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Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Birth name Kevin Jerome Briggs
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Years active 1998–present

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs is a talented American record producer. He is super famous for creating the music for many hit songs. One of his biggest hits was "No Scrubs" by TLC. He also worked on several songs for Destiny's Child from their album The Writing's on the Wall.

Kevin's girlfriend at the time, Kandi Burruss (who was a singer from the group Xscape), wrote the words for many of his songs. These included "No Scrubs", "Bills, Bills, Bills", and "Bug a Boo" for Destiny's Child. She also wrote "There You Go", the first song by Pink. After the year 2000, Kevin's music style changed. You can hear this new sound in the songs he produced for stars like Whitney Houston and Blu Cantrell.

He even received credit for Ed Sheeran's huge hit song "Shape of You" after a discussion about the song's creation.

Kevin's Amazing Music

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs has helped create many popular songs for some of the biggest names in music. He is known for his unique sound that made these songs stand out.

Working with Famous Artists

In 1999, Kevin produced many songs that became huge hits. He worked with TLC on their album FanMail, creating the chart-topping song "No Scrubs". He also produced several songs for Destiny's Child on their album The Writing's on the Wall. These included "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Bug a Boo". He also worked with Mariah Carey on "X-Girlfriend" and Faith Evans on "Best Man".

In 2000, Kevin continued to produce many more songs. He worked with Kandi Burruss on her album Hey Kandi.... He also produced "It Makes Me Ill" for NSYNC and "There You Go" for Pink. Other artists he worked with that year included Boyz II Men, 3LW, and Mya. He even produced "Pop Ya Collar" for Usher.

Later, in 2002, Kevin produced "One of Those Days" and "Dear John Letter" for the legendary Whitney Houston. He also worked with groups like 702 and Isyss. In 2003, he produced "I Love You" for Blu Cantrell.

More recently, Kevin has continued to make an impact. In 2017, he received credit for the massive hit "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. In 2019, he worked with Ariana Grande on "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and with Avicii on "SOS". His work even appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with "Star-Spangled Man" in 2021.

Awards and Recognition

Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs has received many awards and nominations for his incredible work in music.

Year Work Award Result Ref
2000 42nd Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (No Scrubs) Won
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Bills, Bills, Bills) Nominated
Grammy Award for Album of the Year (FanMail) Nominated
Grammy Award for Record of the Year (No Scrubs) Nominated
MOBO Awards Producer Of The Year Nominated
2020 ASCAP Pop Awards Award-Winning Pop Songs (Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored) Won
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