James Worthy is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, and audio engineer. Worthy's production, and work includes various recording artists like Fetty Wap, Goodie Mob, Truth Hurts, Robin S, and 112.
Early life
Worthy grew up in Queens, New York City.[1]
Career
Worthy came to prominence working with, producing, and writing for artists such as J Holiday, Robin S., Kurupt, Yung Berg, and many others.[2][3] In 2017, Worthy has also pursued acting, and was featured on "Access Hollywood", and appeared on BET's docu series "From the Bottom Up" Season 1.[4] Later in 2017 he joined the duo group Kings X2 where they released their debut single "Wine For Me". The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Singles Chart.
In 2021, Worthy announced an investment into British Sports and Entertainment company "3 Kingdoms Group".[5] Later in 2023 he launched his Label imprint "Humble Sound Records".
Solo
Worthy embarked on a career as a performer. His debut EP, "Blu Leisure",[6] was released January 11, 2019 through Empire Distribution. Worthy's debut single was entitled "Move" which featured Whodini.[citation needed] On January 17, 2020, Worthy released his sophomore EP "Kaleidoscopes"[7] which was co executive produced by PM Dawn. The lead single for Worthy's 2020 release was titled "This Wave".[8] Following up to 2022 he released a dance house single entitled "See It My Way" which features dance singer Robin S. The song peaked at #1 on the iTunes Dance Single Chart upon its release. His most notable collaborative project entitled "Gipp N Worthy" debuted at #9 on the iTunes R&B/Soul chart with a guest appearance from 112. The first single "TOTW" off the project peaked at #91 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart.
Artist Discography
EP's
- Blu Leisure (2019), Empire Distribution / Humble Sound Music Group
- Kaleidoscopes (2020), Sony Music / Humble Sound Music Group
- Gipp N Worthy (2023), Sony Music / Humble Sound Music Group
- Gipp N Worthy (The Instrumentals) (2024), Sony Music / Humble Sound Records
Solo Lead Singles
- Wine For Me featuring Kings X2 (2017)
- Move featuring Whodini (2018)
- I Can Tell featuring DJ Luke Nasty (2019)
- This Wave featuring Truth Hurts (2020)
- Goldmine featuring J Holiday (2020)
- In The Dark (2021)
- Tick Tock with Big Gipp (2021)
- See It My Way with Robin S (2022)
- TOTW with Big Gipp (2023)
- Out Of Control with Big Gipp (2023)
- Your Heart (2024)
As Featured Artist
- John William Flautist * Night Drive featuring Big Gipp, James Worthy (2021)
- Kaasim * Locked In featuring James Worthy (2021)
- Robin S * What About U featuring James Worthy (2023)
- Leprince * Anywhere featuring James Worthy (2023)
- Khujo * So High featuring James Worthy (2024)
- Khujo * So High with James Worthy (2024)
- Humble Sound Music * Tick Tock (Energy) with James Worthy (2024)
References
- ^ Francis, Kera (October 7, 2016). "James Worthy, not the basketball player, is making moves in the music industry". Andscape.
- ^ Whaley, Kacie (August 25, 2015). "James Worthy is the next breakout music producer". Rollingout.com.
- ^ Burton, Brittany (October 23, 2018). "RESPECT. Magazine Catches Up with James Worthy". respect-mag.com.
- ^ Yohance, Kyles (January 15, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: James Worthy Discusses His Production Work, Appearing On Centric's 'From The Bottom Up' & More". Allhiphop.com.
- ^ "Grammy nominee invests in launch of "next generation" sports agency for Premier League stars". Bdaily Business News. May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Samone, Its K (March 13, 2019). "Music Producer and Artist James Worthy Talks The Release Of His EP Blu Leisure, Cardi B's Grammy Win and His Respect For Kayne West". hotspotatl.com.
- ^ Rossow, Andrew. "Looking at the Music Industry Through 'Kaleidoscopes'". MSNBC.com.
- ^ 2Bees, Miss (February 18, 2020). "ACTOR-SINGER JAMES WORTHY TALKS WORKING WITH 90S LEGENDS, GRAMMYS, KALEIDOSCOPES, & MORE". thesource.com.
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