Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Roy Jerkins (Pleasantville, New Jersey, 29 juli 1977), ook bekend als Darkchild, is een Grammy-winnende songwriter, muziekproducent en muzikant. Na veel gewerkt te hebben met zijn broer Fred Jerkins III en schrijver LaShawn Daniels, is Jerkins de laatste tien jaar een gewilde producer, gevraagd door artiesten als Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston en Lionel Richie. Hij vergaarde successen met Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez en de Pussycat Dolls en werkte mee met albums van Brandy, Ciara, LeToya, Teairra Marí, Anastacia, Melanie Brown en Se7en. Zijn grootste hit tot nu toe is The Boy Is Mine van Brandy en Monica.

Discografie

Singles 
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|Jaar
! width="216" rowspan="2"|Nummer
! width="216" rowspan="2"|Artiest
! colspan="3"|Piek
|-
! width="36"|NL
! width="36"|Hot 100
! width="36"|UK
|-
| 1995
| The Way That You Love (Remix)
| Vanessa Williams
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|67
| align="center"|52
|-
| 1996
| The Things You Do
| Gina Thompson
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|41
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1997
| Yeah Yeah Yeah
| Simone Hines
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Don't Wanna Be a Player
| Joe
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|25
| align="center"|16
|-
| I Can Love You
| Mary J. Blige  (feat. Lil' Kim)
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|28
| align="center"|—
|-
| Don't Stop
| No Authority
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|54
|-
|rowspan="7"| 1998
| Let Me Return the Favor
| Andrea Martin
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|82
| align="center"|
|-
| Daydreamin'''
| Tatyana Ali
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|6
| align="center"|6
|-
| The Boy Is Mine| Brandy and Monica
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|2
|-
| Top of the World| Brandy (feat. Ma$e)
| align="center"|52
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|2
|-
| Angel of Mine| Monica
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|55
|-
| It's Not Right, But It's Okay| Whitney Houston
| align="center"|12
| align="center"|4
| align="center"|3
|-
| Angel in Disguise| Brandy
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|72
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1999
| If You Had My Love| Jennifer Lopez
| align="center"|2
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|4
|-
| Sunshine| Coko
| align="center"|19
| align="center"|70
| align="center"|—
|-
| Say My Name| Destiny's Child
| align="center"|7
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|3
|-
| U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)| Brandy (feat. Shaunta & Da Brat)
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|79
| align="center"|—
|-
| Damn| So Plush
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2000
| He Wasn't Man Enough| Toni Braxton
| align="center"|5
| align="center"|2
| align="center"|5
|-
| Holler| Spice Girls
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|107
| align="center"|1
|-
| If I Told You That| Whitney Houston & George Michael
| align="center"|31
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|9
|-
| Time Limit| Hikaru Utada
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2001
| You Rock My World| Michael Jackson
| align="center"|2
| align="center"|10
| align="center"|2
|-
| Satisfied| Rhona
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Everything| Canela
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| I Remember (Remix)
| Debelah Morgan
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2002
| Overprotected (Darkchild Remix)| Britney Spears
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|86
| align="center"|4
|-
| I Love Rock 'n' Roll| Britney Spears
| align="center"|18
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|13
|-
| What About Us?| Brandy
| align="center"|11
| align="center"|7
| align="center"|4
|-
| All Eyez on Me| Monica
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|69
| align="center"|—
|-
| Get With Me| 3rd Storee
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| If Only You Knew| Prymary Colorz
| align="center"|78
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Turntable| TLC
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
| I'm Good| Blaque
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| All I Do| B5
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2004
| You Don't Know| Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
| align="center"|84
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Lose My Breath| Destiny's Child
| align="center"|10
| align="center"|3
| align="center"|2
|-
| One Wish| Ray J
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|11
| align="center"|13
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| Cater 2 U| Destiny's Child
| align="center"|60
| align="center"|14
| align="center"|—
|-
| What I Need| Ray J
| align="center"|58
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="8"| 2006
| Enough Cryin'| Mary J. Blige
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|32
| align="center"|46
|-
| Cry No More (Remix)
| Shareefa  (feat. Streetz & Young Deuces)
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|40
| align="center"|—
|-
| Need a Boss| Shareefa
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|67
| align="center"|—
|-
| Déjà Vu| Beyoncé  (feat. Jay-Z) 
| align="center"|13
| align="center"|4
| align="center"|1
|-
| So Lonely| Twista  (feat. Mariah Carey)
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|67
| align="center"|—
|-
| The One You Need| Megan Rochell  (feat. Fabolous) 
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Can't Get Enough| Tamia
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Turn the Page| Bobby Valentino
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2007
| Be with Me| J. Holiday
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Can't Leave 'Em Alone| Ciara  (feat. 50 Cent) 
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|40
| align="center"|109
|-
| Shoulda Let You Go| Keyshia Cole
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|41
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="8"| 2008
| Feedback| Janet Jackson
| align="center"|59
| align="center"|19
| align="center"|—
|-
| I'm Grown| Tiffany Evans  (feat. Bow Wow) 
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
| Luv| Janet Jackson
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|101
| align="center"|—
|-
| When I Grow Up| Pussycat Dolls
| align="center"|21
| align="center"|9
| align="center"|3
|-
| Angel| Natasha Bedingfield
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|63
| align="center"|—
|-
| Right Here (Departed)| Brandy
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|34
| align="center"|—
|-
| Long Distance| Brandy
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|101
| align="center"|—
|-
| The Definition| Brandy
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2009
| Girls| Se7en (feat. Lil' Kim)
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|-
|2010
|Telephone
|Lady Gaga (feat. Beyonce)
|6
|1
|1
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2011
| I Forgive You| Kelly Clarkson)
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
| align="center"|—
|}

 Albums 
 1996: Gina Thompson – Nobody Does It Better 1997: No Authority – Keep On 1998: Brandy – Never Say Never 1998: Whitney Houston – My Love Is Your Love 1999: Coko – Hot Coko 2000: Spice Girls – Forever 2001: Rhona – Rhona 2001: So Plush – So Plush 2001: Michael Jackson – Invincible 2001: Canela – Canela 2002: Brandy – Full Moon 2004: Blaque – Torch 2005: Joy Enriquez – Atmosphere Of Heaven 2005: Ray J – Raydiation 2005: Rodney Jerkins – Versatility 2008: Janet Jackson – Discipline 2008: Brandy – Human 2009: Melanie B – Reimagined 2009: Rock City – Wake the Neighbors 2009: Natasha – Uncontrollable 2012: Nelly Furtado – The Spirit Indestructable''

Externe link 
 

Amerikaans rapper
Amerikaans muziekproducent