Brandon Hodge is an American R&B producer and songwriter known for his production/songwriting work with TGT members Tyrese Gibson and Tank, as well as writing and/or producing R&B hits "No Limit", "Love 'Em All", "U + Me (Love Lesson)", and "Lean Into It".
Songwriting and production career Discovered in the late 2000s by Rihanna producers Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers who had formed a joint-venture publishing agency with Universal Music Publishing Group and were looking for songwriters, Hodge was quickly signed to a publishing deal alongside artist Shontelle. In 2011, Hodge executive-produced Gibson's album Open Invitation, co-writing and producing minor R&B hit singles "Stay", "Too Easy", and "Best of Me", ultimately creating 12/14 songs on the original project. Hodge was nominated alongside Gibson for the project in the Best R&B Album category (as main producer) at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2016, Hodge co-wrote and co-produced "No Limit", the lead single for Usher's project Hard II Love. The single peaked in the top 10 of the R&B charts and Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Hodge's biggest hit to date. After contributing five songs to 2016 Tank album Sex Love & Pain II, Hodge was commissioned for Tank's weekly-summer-release EP project #TankTuesdays, producing first installment "No Drugs", second installment "For Life", and third installment "All About You". In 2017, Hodge was praised by pop culture publication Vulture for his numerous "current but faintly retro" creations on Mary J. Blige album Strength of A Woman, describing his work (as well as the contributions of fellow producer Darhyl Camper) as "tasteful but buoyant, [and] right on time without necessarily straining to conform to the times."
In 2023, Hodge produced Gibson single "Don’t Think You Ever Loved Me" featuring musicians Lenny Kravitz and Le'Andria Johnson, which climbed into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Chart, becoming Gibson's first top 10 hit in nearly seven years. Hodge-produced single "Love Transaction" followed several months later, debuting in the Top 30 of the Adult R&B Airplay Chart.
Selected songwriting and production credits Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.
Title Year Artist Album Label "Amazing"2010TankNow or NeverAtlantic Records "Make It"Arika KaneArika KaneBSE Recordings "Bcuz I Luv U" "4 The Lovers" "Drink the Kool-Aid"Ice CubeI Am the WestLench Mob / EMI / Caroline Records "Get It Right" (featuring Taraji P. Henson)2011Mary J. BligeMy Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Geffen Records "I Wish"2013Lyfe JenningsLucidMass Appeal / Fontana "College" "ABC's" (featuring Phoenix & Elijah Jennings) "No Fun" (featuring Problem)TGTThree KingsAtlantic Records "Sex Never Felt Better" "I Need" "Explode" "FYH" "Running Back" "Love 'Em All"2014K. MichelleAnybody Wanna Buy a Heart?Atlantic Records "Cry" "How Do You Know?" "Build a Man" "God I Get It" "Autumn Leaves" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)Chris BrownXRCA Records "What's Best For You"Trey SongzTriggaSongbook / Atlantic Records "Congratulations"2015Ne-YoNon-FictionCompound / Motown "Who's Gonna (Nobody)"Chris BrownRoyaltyCBE / RCA Records "Shoulda Been There" (featuring B.o.B)Sevyn StreeterShoulda Been There, Pt. 1CBE / Atlantic Records "Chaise Lounge"TamiaLove LifePlus One / Def Jam Recordings "Free Fallin'"Tamar BraxtonCalling All LoversEpic / Streamline Records "Would You Know?"August AlsinaThis Thing Called LifeDef Jam Recordings "Song Cry" "Other Side" "No Limit" (featuring Young Thug)2016UsherHard II LoveRCA Records "Lean Into It"JoeMy Name Is Joe ThomasPlaid Takeover / BMG "Worth It"Young ThugSlime Season 3300 / Atlantic Records "She With the Shit" (featuring Rich Homie Quan)TankSex Love & Pain IIR&B Money / Atlantic Records "I Love Ya" (featuring Yo Gotti) "So Cold" "Already in Love" (featuring Shawn Stockman) "Him Her Them" "No Drugs"#TankTuesdays "For Life" "All About You" "U + Me (Love Lesson)"2017Mary J. BligeStrength of a WomanCapitol Records "It's Me" "Indestructible" "Survivor" "Strength of a Woman" "The Naked Truth" "Love in the Middle" "Incredible"Bell Biv DeVoeThree StripeseOne "All The Lovers"2020K. MichelleAll Monsters Are HumaneOne "Ciara's Prayer" "G Wagon" (featuring Sevyn Streeter & Tkay Maidza)2022BabyfaceGirls Night OutCapitol Records "Fast Car"SydBroken Hearts ClubColumbia Records "Don't Cheat"2023JeezyI Might Forgive... But I Don't Forget CTE World "Luckiest Man"2024UsherComing Home Mega / Gamma
Executive-produced projects + Albums with more than 50% B.A.M. production credits, showing year released and album name Album Artist Year Label Open InvitationTyrese Gibson2011Voltron / EMI Records Black Rose2015Voltron / Caroline Records
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award ResultRef 2013 55th Annual Grammy Awards Best R&B Album (Open Invitation) 2017 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Most-Performed Songs ("No Limit")
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