112

Band

Active 1993-present
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Albums 6
Tracks 103
Most frequent collaborator Stevie J · 20 tracks
Genres R&BHip HopHip Hop Soul
Songwriter
78%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 80 of 103 tracks

Did 112 write their own songs?

On most of them, and as a group rather than through one writer. Members are credited on 78 of the 103 tracks, split evenly: Michael Keith on 69, Slim on 67, Daron Jones on 66 and Q on 62. Only eleven tracks carry no writer from outside the group.

By the Numbers

6
Studio Albums
103
Tracks Credited
78%
Self-Written
33
Years Active
162
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 80 / 103 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 103 tracks: how many 112 wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

112 has a writing credit78%
11%
67%
22%
Sole author11tracks11%
Co-written69tracks67%
Outside writers23tracks22%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
112's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 103 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)78%
Composer (music)76%
Producer30%
Performer100%

Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on

Percentage of all 103 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.

MemberPeriodLyricsMusicProductionPerformance
Slim 1993-present
67%
65%
0%
0%
Michael Keith 1993-present
69%
67%
0%
0%
Q 1993-2017
73%
71%
0%
0%
Daron Jones 1993-2017
67%
65%
30%
0%
Reginald Finley 1993-1995
0%
0%
0%
0%
Aldon Lagon 1993-1995
0%
0%
0%
0%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

112's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 78%
68%
84%
86%
94%
53%
93%
1996112
1998Room 112
2001Part III
2003Hot & Wet
2005Pleasure & Pain
2017Q, Mike, Slim, Daron
Early · 76% written
Mid · 90% written
Late · 72% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

76%
1990s
112, Room 112
77%
2000s
Part III, Hot & Wet +1 more
93%
2010s
Q, Mike, Slim, Daron

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where 112 sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

112
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Xscape17%
Backstreet Boys25%
Monica34%
Kelly Rowland53%
Dru Hill64%
Montell Jordan94%
78%112
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Cupid
112
Written by Arnold Hennings, Courtney Sills, Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Slim, Q, Marvin Scandrick, Quinnes Parker
Co-wrote
Come See Me
112
Written by Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Sean Combs, Mr. Cheeks, Terrance Kelly
Outside writers
Anywhere
Room 112
Written by Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Q, Slim, Lamont Maxwell, Poo Bear, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick, Jason Boyd
Co-wrote
Love Me
Room 112
Written by Leslie Brathwaite, Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Q, Slim, Lamont Maxwell, Mase, Luther Vandross, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick, Mason Betha
Co-wrote
Peaches & Cream
Part III
Written by Mario Winans, Sean Combs, Michael Keith, Q, Poo Bear, Courtney Sills, Aljamaal Jones, Quinnes Parker, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd
Co-wrote
It's Over Now
Part III
Written by Daron Jones, Q, Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson, Quinnes Parker, Melvin Glover
Co-wrote
Dance with Me
Part III
Written by Daron Jones, Poo Bear, Q, Michael Keith, Slim, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick
Co-wrote
Hot & Wet
Hot & Wet
Written by Michael Keith, Q, Slim, Daron Jones, Jordan, Sean Combs, Christopher Bridges, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick
Co-wrote
What If
Pleasure & Pain
Written by Darrell "Delite" Allamby
Outside writers

Discography 6 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

112103 tracks
SJ20Stevie J, 20 tracks Photo of Sean Combs20Sean Combs, 20 tracks on Puff Daddy's page LM17Lamont Maxwell, 17 tracks SJ14Steven Jordan, 14 tracks CS11Courtney Sills, 11 tracks MC10Michael Carlos Jones, 10 tracks MW9Mario Winans, 9 tracks T&8Tim & Bob, 8 tracks PB8Poo Bear, 8 tracks TK7Tim Kelley, 7 tracks BR6Bob Robinson, 6 tracks SG6Sean Garrett, 6 tracks BE6Blac Elvis, 6 tracks AH5Arnold Hennings, 5 tracks J"5Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, 5 tracks JB4Jason Boyd, 4 tracks MD4Marcus Devine, 4 tracks RD4Rafael Dewayne Ishman, 4 tracks FE3Faith Evans, 3 tracks TN3The Notorious B.I.G., 3 tracks M3Mase, 3 tracks RF3Richard Finch, 3 tracks SR3Sylvia Robinson, 3 tracks AJ3Aljamaal Jones, 3 tracks J3Jordan, 3 tracks BC3Bryan-Michael Cox, 3 tracks KF3Ken Fambro, 3 tracks WM2Wanya Morris, 2 tracks on Boyz II Men's page KW2Kevin Wales, 2 tracks DR2DJ Rogers Jr., 2 tracks HW2Harry Wayne Casey, 2 tracks CW2Christopher Wallace, 2 tracks on The Notorious B.I.G.'s page JW2Jeffrey Walker, 2 tracks J2J-Dub, 2 tracks LZ2Lil' Zane, 2 tracks AD2Anthony Dent, 2 tracks T2T.I., 2 tracks JD2Jermaine Dupri, 2 tracks JA2Johnta Austin, 2 tracks RJ2Ralph Jeanty, 2 tracks SM2Sean McMillion, 2 tracks TE2The Exclusives, 2 tracks SM2Stephen M. Fisher, 2 tracks A"2Anthony "Ant" Smith, 2 tracks AR1Alex Richbourg, 1 track BB1Burt Bacharach, 1 track HD1Hal David, 1 track MC1Mr. Cheeks, 1 track TK1Terrance Kelly, 1 track DP1David Porter, 1 track AB1Al B. Sure!, 1 track KW1Kyle West, 1 track EC1Edmund Clement, 1 track AB1Albert Brown, 1 track HC1H.W. Casey, 1 track Y1Younglord, 1 track LB1Leslie Brathwaite, 1 track LV1Luther Vandross, 1 track LK1Lil' Kim, 1 track CT1Carl Thomas, 1 track ZC1Zane Copeland, Jr., 1 track SC1Shawn Colvin, 1 track JL1John Leventhal, 1 track KH1Kenneth Hickson, 1 track 8&18Ball & MJG, 1 track MG1Marlon Goodwin, 1 track JL1Jerome Leggette, 1 track RB1Raymond Brown, 1 track DB1Dwayne Bastiany, 1 track ER1Eric Roberson, 1 track JD1Jerome Dale, 1 track SB1Scotty Beats, 1 track KP1Kelly Price, 1 track CC1Clifton Chase, 1 track CC1Cheryl Cook, 1 track MG1Master Gee, 1 track WM1Wonder Mike, 1 track GO1Guy O'Brien, 1 track MW1Michael Wright, 1 track GC1Gromyko Collins, 1 track DW1Diane Warren, 1 track KK1Kris Kellow, 1 track LB1Lensky Bros., 1 track MM1Melle Mel, 1 track T1Twista, 1 track RK1R. Kelly, 1 track RK1Robert Kelly, 1 track DR1D.J. Rogers Jr., 1 track CH1Clifford Harris, 1 track on T.I.'s page L1Ludacris, 1 track RH1Robert Hankerson, 1 track TI1The Isley Brothers, 1 track WD1William DeVaughn, 1 track SD1Saint Denson, 1 track DS1DeVante Swing, 1 track RT1Roger Troutman, 1 track Z1Zapp, 1 track DD1Donald DeGrate, 1 track TT1Terry Troutman, 1 track KN1Kenton Nix, 1 track C1Chingy, 1 track WM1William Maragh, 1 track SC1Super Cat, 1 track KH1K. Hatcher, 1 track HA1Herb Alpert, 1 track AA1Andy Armer, 1 track RB1Randy Badazz, 1 track GC1George Clinton, 1 track S1Shawnna, 1 track PW1Philippé Wynne, 1 track S1Spi, 1 track AS1Adonis Shropshire, 1 track D&1Dre & Vidal, 1 track D"1Darrell "Delite" Allamby, 1 track F1Focus..., 1 track PI1Peter Ivers, 1 track JP1John Parker, 1 track BE1Bernard Edwards, Jr., 1 track RL1Ryan Leslie, 1 track U1Usher, 1 track UR1Usher Raymond, 1 track JK1Joe Kent, 1 track MW1Mark Williams, 1 track T1Trackboyz, 1 track CH1Clifford Harris, Jr., 1 track SC1Shawn Carter, 1 track BS1Beanie Sigel, 1 track RR1Rick Rock, 1 track DG1Dwight Grant, 1 track RT1Ricardo Thomas, 1 track W1WyldCard, 1 track WC1Warryn Campbell, 1 track HL1Harold Lilly, 1 track BW1Bill Williams Jr., 1 track LH1Leon Haywood, 1 track MM1Marshall McQueen Jr., 1 track A"1Antoine "Bam" Macon, 1 track RB1Ryan Bowser, 1 track JJ1Juicy J, 1 track DP1DJ Paul, 1 track JH1Jordan Houston, 1 track B1Bam, 1 track T61Three 6 Mafia, 1 track M1MelloTheProducer, 1 track DA1Dimitri A. McDowell, 1 track BC1Brandon Casey, 1 track BC1Brian Casey, 1 track JE1Jagged Edge, 1 track CA1Corey A. Thomas, 1 track JB1Joshua Bush, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 155. SJ Stevie J · LM Lamont Maxwell · SJ Steven Jordan · CS Courtney Sills · MC Michael Carlos Jones

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Members are credited on 78 of the group's 103 tracks, and they write as a four-piece rather than through one member: Michael Keith is on 69, Slim 67, Daron Jones 66 and Q 62. Only eleven tracks carry no outside name at all, because Bad Boy put Sean Combs and Stevie J on nearly everything. Jones also produces, which is what keeps the group's hand on its own records.

Quick Facts

  • FromAtlanta, Georgia, formed in 1993
  • Self-writtenMembers are credited on 78 of the 103 tracks
  • Even splitAll four members sit between 62 and 69 credits
  • Biggest song"Peaches & Cream" reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Best sellersThe debut and Room 112 are both certified 2x platinum
  • GrammyOne win from two nominations

Creative Fingerprint

Four singers who wrote together on almost every song, always with the label's producers in the room.

The Story

112 are an R&B group from Atlanta, discovered by the production duo Tim & Bob and signed to Bad Boy in 1995. Six studio albums have followed. "I'll Be Missing You", which they sang on, won a Grammy in 1998.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Award, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be Missing You" (1998)

Frequently Asked Questions 112

Did 112 write their own songs?
On most of them, and as a group rather than through one writer. Members are credited on 78 of the 103 tracks, split evenly: Michael Keith on 69, Slim on 67, Daron Jones on 66 and Q on 62. Only eleven tracks carry no writer from outside the group.
Who wrote "Peaches & Cream"?
The group with their co-writers. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, their highest-charting single.
How many albums have 112 released?
Six: the self-titled debut in 1996, Room 112 in 1998, Part III in 2001, Hot & Wet in 2003, Pleasure & Pain in 2005 and Q, Mike, Slim, Daron in 2017.
Who is in 112?
Slim and Michael Keith are the current line-up. Q and Daron Jones were members from 1993 to 2017. Reginald Finley and Aldon Lagon were in the group before it signed.
Which album sold the most?
The self-titled debut and Room 112 are both certified 2x platinum by the RIAA. Part III is platinum and Pleasure & Pain gold.
Have they won a Grammy?
One, for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1998, for "I'll Be Missing You" with Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. They have one win from two nominations.
Who writes with them?
Sean Combs on 19 tracks, Lamont Maxwell on 17 and Stevie J on 14. Courtney Sills and Michael Carlos Jones each appear around ten times.
Does anyone in the group produce?
Daron Jones does, across every album from the debut onward, which is unusual for a Bad Boy vocal group.
Which album did they write most of?
Room 112 and Q, Mike, Slim, Daron. All four members are credited on sixteen of nineteen tracks on the first and fourteen of fifteen on the second.
Why do a few tracks have no writer?
Four are intros, interludes and a medley. The album articles publish no writer for them.

Sources

Wikipedia: 112 Wikipedia: 112 discography