The Y's
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| The Y's | |
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| Genres | R&B, pop, hip hop |
| Occupations | Record producers, songwriters |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Members | |
| Justin Timberlake Rob Knox James Fauntleroy |
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The Y's is a R&B/pop production group consisting of Justin Timberlake, James Fauntleroy, and Rob Knox (associates of The Underdogs)
In 2008 Rob Knox and James Fauntleroy ended their associations with production group The Underdogs to start new production group The Y's together with Justin Timberlake.
The production group produced Ciara's worldwide hit "Love Sex Magic", which featured Justin Timberlake.
[edit] Early works
Rob Knox has long been an associate of production group The Underdogs which have been responsible for songs such as Chris Brown
Justin Timberlake co-produced his latest solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds together with super-producer Timbaland and protége Danja. Timberlake followed this success by joining Timbaland and Danja in the studio, producing albums for Duran Duran and Madonna.
[edit] Influences and style
The style of production associated with Rob Knox is often compared with his production partner Timberlake's now long time collaborator Timbaland, as they both possesses great skills with drums and drum patterns. Due to Timbaland being a more well-known producer with a sound many people recognize, combined with the now close work with Timberlake, some of the Rob Knox-produced songs leaked on the Internet has been incorrectly labeled as Timbaland productions.
[edit] Production and Songwriting Highlights
- T.I. - "Dead and Gone" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (Paper Trail)
- Justin Timberlake - "If I" (featuring T.I.) (demo/unreleased)
- Ciara - "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (Fantasy Ride)
- Ciara - "G is for a Girl (A-Z)" (Fantasy Ride)
- Esmée Denters - "Bigger Than The World" (Outta Here)
- Esmée Denters - "Follow My Lead" (Outta Here)
- Leona Lewis - "Don't Let Me Down" (Echo) co-produced by Mike Elizondo
- Leona Lewis - "Playground" (demo/unreleased from the Echo era sessions)
- Rihanna - "Cold Case Love" (Rated R)
- Rihanna - "Hole In My Head" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (Rated R)
- Jamie Foxx - "Winner" (featuring Justin Timberlake & T.I.) (Best Night of My Life)
- Jamie Foxx - "Split Personality" (Best Night of My Life Best Buy Bonus Track)
- Diddy-Dirty Money - "Shades" co-produced with D'Mile
- Free Sol - "Hoodies On, Hats Low" (No Rules)
- Joe Jonas - "Just in Love" (Fast Life)
- Joe Jonas - "I'm Sorry" (Fast Life)
- Joe Jonas - "Fast Life" (Fast Life)
