Go back to previous topic
Forum nameThe Lesson
Topic subjectwhen k-ci and jojo did their duo act, what was devante and dalvin doing?
Topic URLhttp://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2932784
2932784, when k-ci and jojo did their duo act, what was devante and dalvin doing?
Posted by gilmore happy, Sun May-24-15 03:10 AM
i always wondered during those years did those guy do a lot of ghostwriting and ghostproducing for other artists

i can't imagine they just stopped doing music when they musicians

anybody know?
2932797, drugs nm
Posted by DVS, Sun May-24-15 08:22 AM
.
2932825, he never stopped producing and ghost work
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Sun May-24-15 12:19 PM
he gave madonna tracks which weren't used however he got paid.

did a smoking track from what i've been told for Michael Jackson and it remains unreleased which was for the invincible project.

he wasn't just all on the sidelines.

2933811, Are you referencing Devante or Dalvin?
Posted by Remedial, Tue Jun-02-15 10:29 AM
>he gave madonna tracks which weren't used however he got
>paid.
>
>did a smoking track from what i've been told for Michael
>Jackson and it remains unreleased which was for the invincible
>project.
>
>he wasn't just all on the sidelines.
>
>
I think you mean Devante. That man is talented. Cats who don't know need to find out.
2934001, devante of course
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Wed Jun-03-15 01:15 PM
he had stuff that got turned down however he got paid.

dalvin had a few things.
2932841, Eating Bon Bons. Raking leaves. Creating sponges... n/m
Posted by johnbook, Sun May-24-15 02:04 PM

THE HOME OF BOOK-NESS:
http://www.thisisbooksmusic.com/
http://twitter.com/thisisjohnbook
http://www.facebook.com/book1


http://i32.tinypic.com/kbewp4.gif
http://i60.tinypic.com/a59mp3.jpg
2932844, Well I know Devante produced tracks for 2Pac around the same time
Posted by C. Thelonius, Sun May-24-15 02:54 PM
Or at least I remeber No More Pain being my shit back then. I guess I can't think of what else he produced for him off the top.
2932869, y'all talkin' bout them immediate yrs post jodeci for the most part
Posted by gilmore happy, Mon May-25-15 03:31 AM
i'm talkin' bout the years from like 98' all the way up to like 2012

i don't believe for one second that all devante and dalvin was only doing was sitting around and getting high.

there had to be some music being made in between them being on some rick james stuff. i would find it hard to believe that they ain't write or produce stuff for themselves or others
2932946, Dalvin worked a lot with Tim & Bob
Posted by Ray_Snill, Tue May-26-15 08:53 AM
playing drums and ghost-producing some of their stuff



<================================
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/4837778/william-moore-wwe-tackle-o.gif
2933072, oh wow, i never knew that. thanks
Posted by gilmore happy, Wed May-27-15 04:44 AM
2933812, That's a shame though...
Posted by Remedial, Tue Jun-02-15 10:31 AM
>playing drums and ghost-producing some of their stuff

To go from being a well know artist/producer to ghost producing for cats.
2932952, Devante produced for Ray J, Liberty City, and Sisqo
Posted by Brotha Sun, Tue May-26-15 09:58 AM
This is all like 99-2001 tho. Im not sure about after that.

He produced a track for Mya's Liberation album also.
2933073, oh wow, thanks. i'll have to go back and check out these songs
Posted by gilmore happy, Wed May-27-15 04:53 AM
i knew they had to have done some work post jodeci, thanks
2933809, Don't forget he produced for a lot of rock acts too. Aerosmith being the
Posted by Fishgrease, Tue Jun-02-15 10:25 AM
first one that comes to mind. He did their "Lay it Down" song as Donald DeGrate.
2933939, what other rock acts? i'd love to hear some of this music!
Posted by gilmore happy, Tue Jun-02-15 08:07 PM
2934007, a lot?
Posted by SoWhat, Wed Jun-03-15 01:55 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeVante_Swing

Production discography

1990

Al B. Sure! - Private Times...and the Whole 9! - "Touch You", "Had Enuf?", "Sure! Thang", "You Excite Me"
Jeff Redd - A Quiet Storm - "In My House", "Giving My Love to You"

1991

Jodeci - Forever My Lady (entire album)

1992

Jodeci - Strictly Business soundtrack - "Let's Fly"
Christopher Williams - Changes - "All I See", "Please, Please, Please"
Mary J. Blige - What's the 411? - "I Don't Want To Do Anything Else" featuring K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci
Michael Cooper - Get Closer - "I Just Love You", "Do You"
CeCe Peniston - Finally - "I See Love"
Al B. Sure! - Sexy Versus - "Playing Games", "Turn You Out"

1993

Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band (entire album)
Jodeci - Who's the Man? soundtrack - "Let's Go Through the Motions"

1994

Usher - Usher - "Can U Get wit It", "Whispers"
Changing Faces - Changing Faces - "Keep It Right There"
Various Artists - Above the Rim soundtrack - H-Town - "Part Time Lover" , B-Rezell - "Blowed Away"
Various Artists - Murder Was the Case - Jodeci featuring Tha Dogg Pound - Co-Produced - "Come Up To My Room"
Sista - 4 All the Sistas Around da World (entire album, excluding track #9)

1995

Jodeci - The Show, the After Party, the Hotel (entire album)
Al Green - Your Heart's in Good Hands - "Could This Be Love"
Various Artists - Dangerous Minds (soundtrack) - DeVante Swing featuring Static Major - "Gin & Juice"
Tony Thompson - Sexsational - "Slave"

1996

2Pac - All Eyez on Me - "No More Pain"
Montell Jordan - More... - "What's on Tonight"
Various Artists - The Nutty Professor soundtrack - Da Bassment - "Love You Down"
Horace Brown - Horace Brown - "You Need A Man"
Danny Boy - "Slip N' Slide" (Co-Produced)

1997

K-Ci & JoJo - Love Always - "Still Waiting"

1998

R. Kelly - R. - "V.I.P." (Co-Written/Produced w/ R. Kelly and Mr. Dalvin)
Kurupt - Kuruption! - "I Wanna...", "Put That On Something"

1999

Imajin - Imajin - "Fresh", "I Don't Wanna Play Basketball"

2000

Liberty City Fla - Liberty City Fla - "Come On Back"
Dalvin DeGrate - Met.A.Mor.Phic - "Dangerous"
K-Ci & JoJo - X (K-Ci & JoJo album) - "Get Back', "Slip and Fall" (Hidden Track)

2001

Le-Jit - What's The Worst That Could Happen (Soundtrack) - "My Love, Your Love"
Ray J - This Ain't a Game - "Wet Me"
Terrell - Uptown International - "Who Got", "Loyalty"

2010

Danny Boy - It's About Time - "If U Don't Mind", "It's All About U"

2015

Jodeci - The Past, The Present, The Future
2934009, see, that's what i'm sayin'. there's a huge gap of time where there's nothin'
Posted by gilmore happy, Wed Jun-03-15 02:13 PM
i don't believe for a second that for 10 years he ain't write or produced nothin'; whether it be ghostwritten or ghost produced

i wonder what his vault of music is like. devante gotta have a ton of great music that's been unreleased

i still remember this footage from that k-ci and jojo dvd

i liked the rock direction devante was goin' with whatever song this is


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GALB597gG7c
2934111, i believe it.
Posted by SoWhat, Thu Jun-04-15 06:14 AM
2934224, no music at all? not even like half baked written songs or produced songs?
Posted by gilmore happy, Thu Jun-04-15 11:58 PM
i'm sure he got his own home studio.
no doubt those guys were hooked on drugs but to not to ANY music for 10 years straight when for many musicans and or artists that's like breathing. i'd have a hard time believing he ain't write or produce nothing. i bet his half baked written and or produced songs from those years take a huge shit on the music of today too.
2934234, i believe there was a stretch of time during which
Posted by SoWhat, Fri Jun-05-15 06:03 AM
Devante and Dalvin didn't participate in the creation of music that has been released for consumption by the general public via mainstream music channels.

2934229, RE: when k-ci and jojo did their duo act, what was devante and dalvin doing?
Posted by melanon, Fri Jun-05-15 02:19 AM
DeVante was forced to drink urine and anally raped by Suge's goons. I think Dalvin watched.
2934231, what the hell? i think that's just a rumor
Posted by gilmore happy, Fri Jun-05-15 02:50 AM
however i do remember the story about the home invasion where devante was robbed