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Bobby Brackins
American singer, songwriter, and record producer from California
Musical artist
Robert Clifton Brackins III (born September 14, 1988) is an American rapper, record producer, and songwriter. Born in Berkeley and raised in East Oakland, California, he is best known as a credited songwriter for the 2014 singles "2 On" by Tinashe and "Loyal" by Chris Brown. As a recording artist, he is known for his guest feature on Ray J's 2013 single "I Hit It First", which peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Brackins signed with Republic Records as a solo act in 2010; his debut single, "143" (featuring Ray J) was released in May of that year and peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut studio album, To Live For (2016) was supported by the singles "Hot Box" (featuring G-Eazy and Mila J) and "My Jam" (featuring Zendaya and Jeremih). He frequently writes for productions by fellow California-based producer Nic Nac, with whom he formed the group Go Dav in 2007.
Early life
Robert Clifton Brackins III was born on September 14, 1988, in Berkeley, California. During Brackins' infancy, his parents relocated to East Oakland, California, where he was raised. His father Robert Clifton Brackins Sr. owned a music studio in the Bay Area. During an interview, Brackins discretely recalls being around artists such as Tony Tony Tony while with his father in the studio. Brackins did not, however, begin to take music seriously until his freshman year of high school when he connected with music producer Nic Nac through a mutual friend. The two began working on music together, after discovering Nic Nac's ability to produce instrumentals, and Brackins' ability to create and write lyrics and melodies. After Graduating high school, Brackins attended San Jose State University, but dropped out and moved to Los Angeles, California where he currently resides.
Career
Brackins musical career began after he formed a band with a group of l American record producer and songwriter (born 1989) For the nursery rhyme, see This Old Man. Musical artist Nicholas Matthew Balding (born July 5, 1989), known professionally as Nic Nac, is an American record producer and songwriter from El Cerrito, California. He is best known for producing a string of successful hip hop singles during the mid-2010s, including "Loyal" for Chris Brown, "Do It Again" for Pia Mia, and DJ Khaled's "I'm the One" and "No Brainer". He began his career as part of the regional hip hop production group Go Dav in the early 2000s, and has since formed the similar musical group, Starting Six. His productions can be identified by the producer tag "Let Me See You!", a voice clip sampled from Wallpaper.'s 2013 song "Hesher". His musical style has been described as similar to fellow California-based producer Mustard, with whom he often collaborates. Nicholas Balding was born on July 5, 1989, in El Cerrito. He started to DJ when he was in fifth grade. His parents got him something called a "DJ In A Box" that came with two turn tables, a mixer, and two speakers. He just used basic drum beats and didn't know how to play piano yet at the time, as he does now. He started to DJ because he lived up the street from a Guitar Center and went there everyday to hang around the people who worked there. They showed him how to DJ, so by the time he got to high school, he met a kid in his class who made beats and he gave him a program. In 2003, when he was in the eighth grade, Balding and his cousin started a DJing group; they were DJing for their friends parties, for school dances, and so on. He was playing songs by different rappers such as the Ying Yang Twins, E-40, Lil Jon, and Too $hort. He got into production when he was fourteen years old in high school and was using Fruity Loops (now FL Studio). Later in high school, Nicholas formed a group with four rapper Aside from writing and producing for other musicians, Brackins has a solo career. His most recent releases include his extended play titled To Live For, which was released on May 13, 2016. The EP features singles such as "Hot Box", featuring rapper G-Eazy and Mila J, and "My Jam" which features Disney channel star Zendaya and Jeremih. The EP also includes features from former "2AM Club" member Marc E. Bassy, Austin Mahone, Ty Dolla $ign, Eric Bellinger, and Mina. Robert Clifton Brackins III was born on September 14, 1988, in Berkeley, California. During Brackins' infancy, his parents relocated to East Oakland, California, where he was raised. His father Robert Clifton Brackins JR. owned a music studio in the Bay Area. During an interview, Brackins discretely recalls being around artists such as Tony Tony Tony while with his father in the studio. Brackins did not, however, begin to take music seriously until his freshman year of high school when he connected with music producer Nic Nac through a mutual friend. The two began working on music together, after discovering Nic Nac's ability to produce instrumentals, and Brackins' ability to create and write lyrics and melodies. After Graduating high school, Brackins attended San Jose State University, but dropped out and moved to Los Angeles, California where he currently resides. Brackins musical career began after he formed a band with a group of l "I definitely contribute to pop culture every year, whether people know it or not." Bobby Brackins is a fixture in the L.A. songwriting scene. The Oakland-born artist has leveraged his natural melodic sense into a music career both behind the scenes and behind the mic, crafting hits for the likes of Tinashe, Chris Brown, and Ty Dolla Sign, while always keeping some material aside for his own use. His musical beginnings were in the Bay Area, as he formed a group called Go Dav in high school with his friend, Nicholas Balding, who would later become Nic Nac, the producer behind Chris Brown's "Loyal," and Pia Mia's "Do It Again," and a consistent collaborator of Bobby's. After Nic moved to L.A. to pursue music, Bobby followed in 2008, where he began to build a solo career, eventually landing his first hit in 2010. "It really all stems from the first big song I ever wrote called “143” which was my song with Ray J," he said. "I got a publishing deal right after that." That deal is what got his foot in the door of the songwriting business. "Right after I got my publishing deal, they started setting up sessions. I was really only focused on my stuff, but I wrote another song for Ray J, “I Hit It First”. After that song came out, my publishers wanted me to start writing not only for myself, but for other people. They started introducing me to other people too. They actually introduced me to my friend Red Wine who made the beat on [Tinashe’s] “2 On”. They make introductions when they can. Some of them don’t end up being the best sessions, but some of them end up being cool connections to build from." Behind The Beat: Bobby Brackins Meeting Ty Dolla $ign and co-writing Chris Brown's "Loyal"Nic Nac
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Robert Clifton Brackins III (born September 14, 1988) is an American rapper, record producer, and songwriter. Brackins was born in Berkeley, California, but was primarily raised in East Oakland, California. He is best known by his hit single "143", featuring Ray J, which reached number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He is also a songwriter, who co-wrote Tinashe's single "2 On" and Chris Brown's hit "Loyal". Brackins also co-wrote and featured on Ray J's controversial track "I Hit It First" which sold over 100,000 copies independently. Early life[]
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Meeting Ty Dolla $ign and co-writing Chris Brown's "Loyal"
The Success of "143" led to Bobby meeting YG and Ty Dolla $ign, who were promoting their own breakout hit, "Toot It and Boot It" at the same time. "Me and YG were doing shows together pretty muc