Keybeats

Keybeats, composed of drummer Eric Seats and producer Rapture Stewart, were an American songwriting, production, and instrumentalist duo formed in 1997, moving from California to New York to work with Timbaland's production outfit (in collaboration with Blackground Records) in the late 1990s. The duo is best known for co-writing and producing group 702's hit single "Where My Girls At?", as well as Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat", resulting in eight written and produced tracks on her eponymous 2001 album. [1][2][3] Keybeats has also worked with Destiny's Child, Tank, and 702, and placed records onto several movie soundtracks. [4][5] Their contributions to "Rock The Boat" were utilized on Kanye West's "Fade" and The Weeknd's "What You Need" from his early House of Balloons project.[6][7] It was reported on a now-defunct Prince website that he was also inspired by their Aaliyah productions (namely "Rock The Boat") to record minor R&B hit "1000's of X's & O's" off of 2015 album Hit n Run Phase One.

Eric Seats & Rapture Stewart
Also known asKeyBeats, Key Beats Inc.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriters
  • producers
  • multi-instrumentalists
Years active
  • 1997–2001

Seats is currently a member of Stellar Award-winning gospel group The Soul Seekers, signed to GospoCentric / RCA Inspiration. [8]

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"Where My Girls At?" (#4 US, #3 R&B, #22 UK, #65 AUS, #21 GER, #83 FR, #5 CAN) [9] 1999 702 702
"Gotta Leave" (#58 R&B)
"Bedroom" (Interlude) ‹› Shae Jones Talk Show
"I Want to Stay"‹›
"Pump the Brakes" 2000 Dave Hollister Romeo Must Die (soundtrack)
"This Is a Test" Chanté Moore
"Perfect Man" Destiny's Child
"Now I Got a Girl" Torrey Carter The Life I Live (Shelved)
"Loose Rap" (Featuring Static Major) 2001 Aaliyah Aaliyah [10][11]
"Rock the Boat" (#14 US, #2 R&B, #12 UK, #49 AUS, #70 GER, #63 CAN, #9 NLD) [12][13]
"Extra Smooth" [14]
"U Got Nerve" [15]
"It's Whatever"
"Those Were the Days"
"Messed Up"
"Erica Kane" [16]
"Independent Women Part II" Destiny's Child Survivor
"Perfect Man"
"Can't Get Down" Tank Force of Nature
"Kill 4 You"
"It's on Me" Ideal Exit Wounds (soundtrack)
"Incense Burning" Playa
"Make Me a Song" (#99 US, #54 R&B) 2003 Kiley Dean Simple Girl (Shelved)
"What You Need" 2011 The Weeknd House of Balloons
"Fade" (#47 US, #12 R&B, #50 UK, #69 AUS, #37 CAN, #40 FR) 2016 Kanye West The Life of Pablo
"Dope" (Featuring Marsha Ambrosius) (#121 US, #46 R&B) 2017 T.I. Non-album single

‹› Eric Seats Co-writes/Productions

«» Rapture Stewart Co-writes/Productions

Awards and nominations
Year Awarding Body Award Result Ref
2000 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Where My Girls At?) Won [17]
2001 ASCAP Pop Awards Award-Winning Pop Songs (Where My Girls At?) Won [18]
2003 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Rock the Boat) Won [19]

References
  1. "Aaliyah: The Foundation". HitsDailyDouble.
  2. "Eric Seats | Musician | Producer".
  3. "Aaliyah Returns to Music". Billboard.
  4. "Making Beautiful Music". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. August 27, 2007.
  5. "Tank Rolls Out Blackground Debut". Billboard. March 10, 2001.
  6. "Aaliyah and the Weeknd to appear on new collaborative single 'Poison'". NME. December 17, 2021.
  7. "The Weeknd Performed Hypnosis with an Aaliyah Sample on "What You Need"". HNHH. March 21, 2021.
  8. "First Listen: Eric Seats delivers a cool groove on "Turns Me On"". September 20, 2022.
  9. "15 Times Missy Elliott Brought 'FIYAH' to R&B Music". May 15, 2018.
  10. "Producer Rapture Stewart of Keybeats Talks Aaliyah, Making Music With Static Major and Playa (Exclusive Interview)". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  11. "'Aaliyah': The Legacy of the Perfect R&B/Pop Record". July 21, 2022.
  12. "How Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' changed music 20 years after death". August 20, 2021.
  13. "Aaliyah's Producers Look Back at Her Self-Titled Final Album 15 Years Later". Fuse.
  14. "The 10 Best Aaliyah Songs That Weren't Radio Hits". August 5, 2021.
  15. "Aaliyah Week: Remembering Aaliyah's Final Musical Journey". August 26, 2016.
  16. "Remembering and releasing Aaliyah, 20 years later".
  17. "You Are The Rhythm Of Today And The Soul Of Tomorrow". Billboard. June 17, 2000.
  18. "ASCAP Rules Pop Music in 2001". Billboard. June 2, 2001.
  19. "2003 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Winners". Billboard. June 21, 2003.
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