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American record producer
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Bernard Edwards JR.
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Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Bernard Edwards Jr. (born November 6, 1972), known professionally as Focus..., is an American record producer from New York City. He gained major recognition upon signing with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment in 2002. During his tenure with the label, Edwards worked with artists including Dre himself, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, John Legend, the Game, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, 50 Cent, Schoolboy Q, Joe, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Mac Dre, and Marsha Ambrosius, among others.

Life and career

Focus... is the son of the late Bernard Edwards, co-founder of disco and R&B band Chic. He was born in Manhattan, New York City, and raised in the Tri-State Region. Edwards Jr. credits his father with his love for the production side of music, which he developed from an early age, attending numerous studio sessions with his father.

Focus...'s production talents were first recognized by Dr. Dre when an artist Edwards Jr. had produced, Daks, greatly impressed the Aftermath label head. He later signed Focus... so that the two could then continue working together.

The beginning of 2009 saw Focus leave Aftermath after seven years with the label.

In 2014, Focus returned to Aftermath Entertainment as an official staff producer where he worked side by side with Dr. Dre and collaborators to help craft the Grammy nominated, highly anticipated album Compton. Compton was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Focus is now the CEO of his own entertainment company N|VZXN Entertainment.

Production

1999

Solé – Skin Deep
  • "I'm Coming"
  • "Spell My Name Right"
  • "Antoine's Interlude"
  • "Young Niggas"
  • "Pain"

2000

JoeMy Name Is Joe
  • "Get Crunk Tonight"
Kandi BurrussHey Kandi...
  • "Introduction"
  • "Hey Kandi"
  • "Pants on Fire"
  • "Talking' Bout Me"
  • "Sucka for You"
  • "Outro"

2001

Christina MilianChristina Milian
  • "It Hurts When..."
  • "Twitch"
Destiny's Child – 8 Days of Christmas
  • "Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day"
Various artists – The Wash
  • "Riding High"

2002

Truth HurtsTruthfully Speaking
  • "Next To Me"
  • "Do Me"
Jennifer LopezThis Is Me... Then
  • "Dear Ben"
Petey PabloDrumline
  • "Club Banger"
Montell JordanMontell Jordan
  • "MJ V Intro"
  • MJ Anthem
  • Top Or Bottom
  • "Mine, Mine, Mine" (included in Rush Hour 2)
  • Why Can’t We
  • The Rain

2003

Sly Boogy – Judgement Day
  • "California"
Beyoncé Knowles – Dangerously in Love
  • "Yes"

2004

Petey PabloStill Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
  • "Roll Off"
Mac DreRonald Dregan: Dreganomics
  • "Get Stupid"
Wylde Bunch – Wylde Tymes at Washington High
  • "Our Lyfe"

2005

The GameThe Documentary
  • "Where I'm From"
112 – Pleasure & Pain
  • "U Already Know"
Outlawz – Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P.
  • "Real Talk"
  • "If You Want 2"
  • "I Dare U"
Sway & King Tech – Back 2 Basics
  • "Watch Closer"
  • "I Don't Think So"
  • "We Don't Give A..."
  • "Hands to the Sky"
Tony YayoThoughts of a Predicate Felon
  • "Eastside Westside"
  • "Project Princess"
  • "Live by the Gun"

2006

Stat QuoEminem Presents: The Re-Up
  • "By My Side"

2007

Bishop LamontN***** Noise
  • "Klansmen"
  • "American Dreams"
Salah EdinNederlands Grootste Nachtmerrie
  • "NGN"
  • "T.H.E.O. (Teleurstelling, Haat, Ergernis & Onbegrip)"
  • "Het Land Van..."
  • "Geliefd Om Gehaat Te Worden"
  • "Opgeblazen"
  • "0172"
  • "Zwarte Gat Op Het Witte Doek"
  • "Geld"
  • "Hosselaar"
  • "Vrouwtje Is Een Bitch"
  • "Samen Huilen, Samen Lachen"
  • "Koning Ter Rijk"
  • "Oog Om Oog"
  • "Paradijs Is Nu"
La FouineAller-Retour
  • "Intro"
  • "La Danse Du Ghetto"
  • "C'est Pas La Peine"
  • "Contrôle Abusif"
  • "Laissez-Moi Dénoncer"
  • "Partout Pareil"
Keke PalmerSo Uncool
  • "The Game Song"
  • "Music Box"

2008

Girlicious – Girlicious
  • "Mirror"
Bishop LamontThe Confessional
  • "The Confessional"
  • "Better Than You"
  • "The Name"

2009

Busta RhymesBack on My B.S.
  • "Respect My Conglomerate"
  • "If You Don't Know Now You Know"
Slaughterhouse – Slaughterhouse
  • "Lyrical Murderers"

2010

Christina AguileraBionic
  • "Morning Dessert"
  • "Sex for Breakfast"
Bishop LamontThe Shawshank Redemption/Angola 3
  • "Martin Luther King"
  • "Affirmative Action"

2011

Marsha AmbrosiusLate Nights & Early Mornings
  • "Tears"
Schoolboy QSetbacks
  • "Light Years Ahead (Sky High)"
Jay RockFollow Me Home
  • "Bout That"
Rapper Big PoohDirty Pretty Things
  • "Right With You"
  • "Real Love"
Outlawz – Perfect Timing
  • "Keep It Lit"

2012

50 Cent5 (Murder by Numbers)
  • "My Crown"
Busta RhymesYear of the Dragon
  • "Do That Thing"
XzibitNapalm
  • "Killer's Remorse"
SkyzooA Dream Deferred
  • "Drew & Derwin"
TheKidJ Presents Handsonhiphop (The Street Album)
  • "Love & Hip-hop"

2013

TGT – Three Kings
  • "Interlude"
Slum Village – Evolution
  • "Summer Breeze"
  • "1 Nite"
Terrace Martin3ChordFold
  • "Watch U Sleep"

2015

Dr. DreCompton
  • "Intro
  • "Loose Cannons" (featuring Xzibit, COLD 187 um & Sly Pyper)
  • "Issues" (featuring Ice Cube, Anderson .Paak & Dem Jointz)
  • "Deep Water" (featuring Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak & Justus)
  • "One Shot One Kill" (Jon Connor featuring Snoop Dogg)
  • "Medicine Man" (featuring Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson .Paak)
Wu-Tang Clan – Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
  • "Hail, Snow & Earthquakes / Rainy Dayz II" (featuring Blue Raspberry)
AmeriieDrive

2016

DJ Mustard Presents – Cold Summer
  • "Another Summer" (featuring Rick Ross, John Legend & James Fauntleroy)
Damian LillardThe Letter O
  • "Thank You" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius, Brookfield Duece & Danny from Sobrante)

2018

Marsha Ambrosius – Nyla
  • "Flood"
  • "I Got It Bad"
  • "Let Out"
  • "Today"
  • "Grand Finale"

2019

Little Brother – May the Lord Watch
  • "Black Magic (Make It Better)"
  • "Goodmorning Sunshine"
  • "Work Through Me"

2020

Busta RhymesExtinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God
  • "Don't Go" (featuring Q-Tip)
EminemMusic to Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe edition)
  • "She Loves Me"

2022

Diamond D - The Rear View
  • "Live My Life" (featuring Ashtin Martin)
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