# Adonis Shropshire

Taurian Adonis Shropshire is an American songwriter and record producer.
Beginning his career in 2001, Shropshire has written or produced numerous hit records for various artists, including Mariah Carey's "I Stay In Love", Usher's "My Boo", P. Diddy's "I Need a Girl (Part One)", "I Need a Girl (Part Two)", Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye", Ciara's "And I", Marques Houston's "Circle", Day26's "Since You've Been Gone", Enrique Iglesias's "Push", Ginuwine's "Last Chance", Beyoncé's "Summertime", and Lee Taemin's "Play Me". He received his first formal credit on "Walking On Sunshine" for Jennifer Lopez in 2001. He is affiliated with Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and has won three Grammy Awards among seventeen nominations.

## History

Adonis was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he attended the Chattanooga Phoenix III High School for the Performing Arts. While in middle school, he met Usher Raymond IV (the two would later form a group before Raymond's move to Atlanta). While frequenting a local studio he learned the art of creating songs, music production, using audio equipment, recording, as well as structuring and writing lyric melody. Currently Adonis is the CEO, and Founder of Beatstreet, Inc.
While having a friendship with R&B trio Blaque, he would travel to various recording sessions with them. Natina Reed and her former Blaque group member Shamari Fears, noticed a particular talent he had for producing vocals and allowed him to contribute in the studio. These sessions were his first "real" recording sessions, which consisted of helping vocal produce three songs for the group's debut album.
In 1997, he moved back to Atlanta to pursue his dream of breaking into the music industry. While in a local singing group he was introduced to Rowdy Records exec Kirk Woods (The Woodland Entertainment Group) who would later become his manager. When the group disbanded in 2000, he started writing songs for other recording artists. This prompted his manager to set up a meeting with famed producer and CEO of Bad Boy Worldwide Sean "Diddy" Combs. While in New York Adonis worked on the album of pop icon Jennifer Lopez's "J.LO". This was Adonis' first songwriting credit. Soon after Diddy signed Adonis to his publishing venture with EMI as part of his "Hit Men Squad." Immediately Adonis began to craft songs for Faith Evans, Carl Thomas, 112, Cheri Dennis, Beyoncé, Usher, B2K, and Ciara
His affiliation with Bad Boy led to him working with Noontime (which had a co-management deal with Bad Boy). That work resulted in him meeting Bryan-Michael Cox. Adonis's relationship with Cox soon had him producing and writing for Chris Brown, Nicole Scherzinger, Mariah Carey and Gwen Stefani. Although prior to working with Cox, Adonis had written and produced an extensive body of work (including Hot 100 #1 hits such as Usher's "My Boo") in addition to P. Diddy's "I Need a Girl (Part One)" and "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" and two Grammy Awards (for work on albums by Carey and Usher), Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye" marked his first Hot R&B Chart #1 hit with Cox.
In 2014 Adonis began working with Kristinia DeBarge on her third studio album. On January 5, 2015, he and DeBarge started releasing new music exclusively through YouTube. She entitled the project "New Music Mondays".

## Selected production and writing credits

| Date | Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| 2001 | Jennifer Lopez | "Walking on Sunshine" | J. Lo | Epic Records |
| 2001 | P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family | "Ride wit Me" | The Saga Continues... | Bad Boy Records |
| 2001 | Faith Evans | "Don't Cry" | Faithfully | Bad Boy Records |
| 2001 | Jennifer Lopez | "Walking on Sunshine (Metro Remix)" | J to tha L-O! The Remixes | Epic Records |
| 2001 | Dream | "This Is Me (Remix)" | Totally Hits | Arista |
| 2002 | Keith Sweat | "Trust Me" | Rebirth | Elektra Records |
| 2002 | P. Diddy | "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (featuring Usher and Loon) | We Invented The Remix: Volume 1 | Bad Boy Records |
| 2002 | P. Diddy | "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (featuring Ginuwine, Loon and Mario Winans) | We Invented The Remix: Volume 1 | Bad Boy Records |
| 2002 | Nivea | "U Don't Even Know" (featuring Nick Cannon) | Nivea | Jive Records |
| 2002 | B2K | "One Kiss" | Pandemonium! | Epic Records |
| 2003 | Latif | "My Man's Girl" | Love In The First | Motown Records |
| 2003 | Latif | "Love in the First" | Love In The First | Motown Records |
| 2003 | Latif | "Put Me On" | Love In The First | Motown Records |
| 2003 | Beyoncé | "Keep Giving Your Love to Me" | Bad Boys II | Bad Boy Records |
| 2003 | Nelly | Shake Ya Tailfeather | Bad Boys II | Bad Boy Records |
| 2003 | Nick Cannon | "Whenever You Need Me" | Nick Cannon | Jive Records |
| 2003 | Loon | "Like a Movie" | Loon | Bad Boy Records |
| 2003 | B2K | "Out The Hood" | You Got Served Soundtrack | Epic Records |
| 2003 | B2K | "Sprung" | You Got Served Soundtrack | Epic Records |
| 2003 | 112 | "Say Yes" | Hot & Wet | Bad Boy Records |
| 2003 | Beyoncé | "Summertime" | The Fighting Temptations (Soundtrack) | Columbia Records |
| 2004 | 8Ball & MJG | "Tryna Get at You" | Living Legends | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Carl Thomas | "She Is" (featuring LL Cool J) | Let's Talk About It | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Carl Thomas | "Let Me Know" | Let's Talk About It | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Carl Thomas | "But Me" | Let's Talk About It | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Usher | "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys) | Confessions | LaFace Records |
| 2004 | Mario Winans | "Never Really Was" | Hurt No More | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Mario Winans | "Can"t Judge Me" | Hurt No More | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Mario Winans | "You Knew" | Hurt No More | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Mario Winans | "Turn Around" | Hurt No More | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Mario Winans | "What's Wrong wit Me" | Hurt No More | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | Ciara | "And I" | Goodies | Jive Records |
| 2004 | O'Ryan | "Take It Slow" | O'Ryan | Universal Records |
| 2004 | O'Ryan | "Anything" | O'Ryan | Universal Records |
| 2004 | O'Ryan | "Introducing" | O'Ryan | Universal Records |
| 2004 | New Edition | "Love Again" | One Love | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | New Edition | "Sexy Lady" | One Love | Bad Boy Records |
| 2004 | New Edition | "Love Again" | One Love | Bad Boy Records |
| 2005 | Chris Brown | "Say Goodbye" | Chris Brown | Jive Records |
| 2005 | Chris Brown | "Winner" | Chris Brown | Jive Records |
| 2005 | Chris Brown | "One Mo 'Gin" | Chris Brown | Jive Records |
| 2005 | Mariah Carey | "So Lonely(One and Only Pt. 2)" | The Emancipation of Mimi | Island |
| 2005 | Marques Houston | "Do You Mind" | Naked | Universal Records |
| 2005 | Teairra Mari | "Act Right" | Roc-A-Fella Presents: Teairra Mari | Roc-A-Fella |
| 2005 | Twista | "So Lonely(One and Only Pt. 3)" | The Day After | Atlantic Records |
| 2005 | Usher | "What You Need" | Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up | LaFace Records |
| 2005 | The Notorious B.I.G. | "Nasty Girl" with Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm | Duets: The Final Chapter | Bad Boy Records |
| 2006 | Danity Kane | "Ride for You" | Danity Kane | Bad Boy Records |
| 2006 | Danity Kane | "One Shot" | Danity Kane | Bad Boy Records |
| 2006 | Danity Kane | "Touching My Body" | Danity Kane | Bad Boy Records |
| 2006 | Marques Houston | "Circle" | Veteran | Universal Records |
| 2006 | Marques Houston | "Exclusively" | Veteran | Universal Records |
| 2006 | Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore | "Figure It Out" | Uncovered/Covered | LaFace Records |
| 2006 | Lloyd | "Lloyd" | Street Love | Motown Records |
| 2006 | Sammie | "Another Last Chance" | Sammie | Motown Records |
| 2006 | Sammie | "Come with Me" | Sammie | Motown Records |
| 2006 | Sammie | "Back to Love" | Sammie | Motown Records |
| 2006 | Ciara | "C.R.U.S.H." | Ciara: The Evolution | Jive Records |
| 2006 | Frankie J | "Priceless" | Priceless | Columbia Records |
| 2006 | Cherish | "Show and Tell" | Unappreciated | Capitol Records |
| 2006 | Cherish | "Oooh" | Unappreciated | Capitol Records |
| 2006 | Cherish | "Moment in time" | Unappreciated | Capitol Records |
| 2006 | Cherish | "Chevy" | Unappreciated | Capitol Records |
| 2006 | Omarion | "Made for T.V." | 21 | Sony Records |
| 2006 | Omarion | "Just Can't Let You Go" | 21 | Sony Records |
| 2006 | Avant | "Mr. Dream" | Director | Geffen Records |
| 2006 | Avant | "Grown Ass Man" | Director | Geffen Records |
| 2006 | Tamia | "Too Grown for That" | Between Friends | Image Records |
| 2007 | J Holiday | "Be with Me" | Back of My Lac' | Jive Records |
| 2007 | J Holiday | "Without You" | Back of My Lac' | Jive Records |
| 2007 | J Holiday | "Thank You" | Back of My Lac' | Jive Records |
| 2007 | B5 | "Erica Kane" | Don't Talk, Just Listen | Bad Boy Records |
| 2007 | B5 | "Right to Left" | Don't Talk, Just Listen | Bad Boy Records |
| 2007 | Keyshia Cole | "Was It Worth It" | Just like You | Geffen Records |
| 2007 | Enrique Iglesias | "Push" | Insomniac | Interscope Records |
| 2007 | Chris Brown | "Throwed" | Exclusive | Jive Records |
| 2007 | Brick & Lace | "BoyFriend" | Love Is Wicked | Interscope Records |
| 2008 | Day26 | "Since You've Been Gone" | Day26 | Bad Boy Records |
| 2008 | Cheri Dennis | "Remind You" | In and Out of Love | Bad Boy Records |
| 2008 | Cheri Dennis | "Dropping Out of Love" | In and Out of Love | Bad Boy Records |
| 2008 | Danity Kane | "2 of You" | Welcome to the Dollhouse | Bad Boy Records |
| 2008 | Algebra | "Tug of War" | Purpose | Universal Records |
| 2008 | Mariah Carey | "I Stay in Love" | E=MC² | Island/DefJam |
| 2008 | Mariah Carey | "For the Record" | E=MC² | Island/DefJam |
| 2008 | Mariah Carey | "4Real 4Real" | E=MC² | Island/DefJam |
| 2008 | Lloyd | "Heart Attack" | Lessons in Love | Universal Records |
| 2008 | Lloyd | "Love Making 101" | Lessons in Love | Universal Records |
| 2008 | Sterling Simms | "Best Friend" | Yours, Mine & The Truth | Def Jam Records |
| 2008 | Sterling Simms | "I Know" | Yours, Mine & The Truth | Def Jam Records |
| 2009 | Pleasure P | "I'm a Beast" | The Introduction of Marcus Cooper | Atlantic Records |
| 2009 | Ginuwine | "Last Chance" | A Man's Thoughts | Warner Bros. Records |
| 2009 | Ginuwine | "One Time for Love" | A Man's Thoughts | Warner Bros. Records |
| 2009 | Ginuwine | "Bridge to Love (featuring Brandy)" | A Man's Thoughts | Warner Bros. Records |
| 2009 | Day26 | "Stadium Music" | Forever in a Day | Bad Boy Records |
| 2009 | Day26 | "Baby Maker" | Forever in a Day |
| 2009 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Goodbye" | Exposed | Def Jam Records |
| 2010 | Justin Bieber | "Overboard" | My World 2.0 | Def Jam Records |
| 2010 | Monica | "Still Standing" (featuring Ludacris) | Still Standing | J Records |
| 2010 | Monica | "Lesson Learned" | Still Standing | J Records |
| 2010 | Toni Braxton | "Wardrobe" | "Pulse" | LaFace Records |
| 2010 | Bertel | "I'm Tryin" | "Goin Hard" | Capitol Records |
| 2011 | Aubrey O'Day | "Automatic" | | SRC Records |
| 2011 | Joe Jonas | "Kleptomaniac" | Fastlife | Hollywood Records |
| 2011 | Ginuwine | "Drink of Choice" | Elgin | Universal Records |
| 2011 | Bobby V | "Outfit" | Fly on the Wall | Capitol Records |
| 2011 | Justin Bieber (feat. Boyz II Men) | "Fa La La" | Under the Mistletoe | Def Jam Records |
| 2011 | Isaac Carree | "As-Is" | Uncommon Me | Universal Records |
| 2011 | Isaac Carree | "Putcha One Hand Up" | Uncommon Me | Universal Records |
| 2011 | Mary J. Blige | "Miss Me with That" | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Geffen Records |
| 2011 | Mary J. Blige | "You Want This" | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Geffen Records |
| 2012 | Jin Akanishi | "Sun Burns Down" | Japonicana | Warner Bros. Records |
| 2012 | Jon B. | "Goin Down" | Comfortable Swagg | Vibezelect |
| 2012 | Chris Brown | "2012" | Fortune | RCA Records |
| 2012 | Lonny Bereal | "Thrilla" | The Love Train | Universal Records |
| 2013 | Fantasia Barrino | "Supernatural Love" | Side Effects of You | RCA Records |
| 2013 | TGT | "All For You" | Three Kings | Atlantic Records |
| 2013 | Tamar Braxton | "No Gift" | Winter Loversland | Epic Records |
| 2013 | Isaac Carree | "I Got You" | Reset | Door 6 Ent. |
| 2013 | Raheem DeVaughn | "Cry Baby" | A Place Called Love Land | Fontana Distribution |
| 2015 | Super Junior-D&E | "The Beat goes On" | The Beat Goes On | SM Entertainment |
| 2015 | Exo | "시선 둘, 시선 하나 (What If...)" | Exodus | SM Entertainment |
| 2015 | Chris Brown | "Right To You" | Royalty | RCA Records |
| 2016 | P. Diddy | "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (featuring Usher and Loon) | Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition | Bad Boy Records |
| 2016 | Day26 | "Since You've Been Gone" | Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition | Bad Boy Records |
| 2016 | Nelly | "Shake Ya Tailfeather" | Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition | Bad Boy Records |
| 2016 | Usher | "Stronger" | Hard II Love | RCA Records |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Hol' On Boy" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Problem" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Afternoon Cigarette" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "I Don't Giva" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Amnesia" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Ricky Bobby" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Church" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2016 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Fadeout" | Thinkin Out Loud | Beatstreet INC. |
| 2017 | LeToya Luckett | "My Love" | Back 2 Life | Eone Music |
| 2017 | LeToya Luckett | "In The Name Of Love" | Back 2 Life | Eone Music |
| 2017 | Fifth Harmony | "Por Favor" (with Pitbull) | Fifth Harmony | Epic Records |
| 2018 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Alright" | Single | Bane Ent. |
| 2019 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Breathe" | Single | Bane Ent. |
| 2019 | Kristinia DeBarge | "Back In The Day" | Single | Bane Ent. |

## Grammy Awards and nominations

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Adonis has received 3 awards from 17 nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2003 | Faithfully | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | Confessions | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Won |
| 2005 | My Boo | Best R&B Song | Nominated |
| 2005 | Confessions | Album Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2005 | Hurt No More | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2005 | My Boo | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Won |
| 2006 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Won |
| 2006 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Album Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2007 | Chris Brown | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2008 | Just like You | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2009 | Back of My Lac' | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Introduction of Marcus Cooper | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2011 | Still Standing | Best R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2011 | My World 2.0 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Nominated |
| 2013 | Fortune | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Nominated |
| 2014 | TGT | Best R&B Album | Nominated |
| 2014 | Side Effects of You | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Nominated |