Ken Fambro
Rickie Kenneth Fambro | |
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| Born | East Point, Georgia / Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Labels | Hitco Music Publishing |
Kenneth "K-Fam" Fambro is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist best known for producing and co-writing for Boyz II Men, Destiny's Child, and Robyn, among others.[1][2] Fambro, a pianist and drummer by ear, was an early protégé of Antonio "L.A." Reid, who brought him to LaFace Records / Arista Records where he worked alongside production outfit Organized Noize. This opportunity resulted in placements on Boyz II Men's Full Circle, Sam Salter single "Once My Sh..", "Now That She's Gone" from Destiny's Child album The Writing's on the Wall, and single "Ya Di Ya" from Gina Thompson and rapper Missy Elliott, as well as contributions on various 112 projects.[3][4][5] Fambro recently contributed to country/trap artist Blanco Brown's 2019 debut album Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs.[6][7][8]
Songwriting, instrumental and production credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Atlanta Madness" (Featuring Total Control) [9] | 1992 | A+ Plus | I Bet U Could |
| "Zoom" | |||
| "Hokie Pokie" | |||
| "I Bet U Could" | |||
| "I Don't Wanna Use Your Love" | |||
| "Love Is Difficult" | |||
| "Would U Lie To Me" | 1994 | On Edge | On Edge |
| "Black Berry Juice (Interlude)" | |||
| "Black Berry Juice (Outerlude)" | |||
| "Old School Flava" | Treacherous Three | Old School Flava | |
| "Lower the Boom" | |||
| "Mo' Money Mo" | |||
| "We Wit It" (Featuring Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Heavy D, Melle Mel, Tito) | |||
| "A True Story" | |||
| "Let a Playa Get His Freak On" (Featuring Jazze Pha) | 1997 | LSG | Levert.Sweat.Gill |
| "The Comeback" (Featuring Tha Dogg Pound) | 1998 | TQ | They Never Saw Me Coming |
| "What's Up" (Featuring Left Eye) | De De O'Neal | Non-album single | |
| "Now That She's Gone" | 1999 | Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall |
| "Came in the Door Pimpin'" (Featuring Too Short) | Dave Hollister | Ghetto Hymns | |
| "I Think About It" | Men of Vizion | MOV | |
| "Real Love" | |||
| "The Rain" | |||
| "My Only Reason" [10] | Robyn | My Truth | |
| "My Truth" | |||
| "Giving You Back" | |||
| "Ya Di Ya" (Featuring Missy Elliott) | Gina Thompson | If You Only Knew (Shelved) | |
| "You Bring Out the Freak" | 2000 | Profyle | Nothin' but Drama |
| "Die Famous" | Lil Zane | Young World: The Future | |
| "Once My Sh.." | Sam Salter | Little Black Book (Shelved) | |
| "Let Me Know" | Gerald Levert | G (International Editions) | |
| "The Story of Beauty" | 2001 | Destiny's Child | Survivor |
| "I Gotta Leave You / I'm Leaving" (Unreleased) [11] | |||
| "I Appreciate You" | Pam & Dodi | Pam & Dodi | |
| "I'm Leaving" (With Trina Powell) | Jesse Powell | JP | |
| "Maybe" | Raphael Brown | Private Life (Shelved) | |
| "Ain't a Thang Wrong" (Featuring Rob Jackson) | 2002 | Boyz II Men | Full Circle |
| "Whatcha Need" | |||
| "I'm OK, You're OK" | |||
| "On the Road Again" | |||
| "Makin' Love (Interlude)" | |||
| "Twisted" | Luis Fonsi | Fight the Feeling | |
| "Make It Last Forever" | 2003 | Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore | Things That Lovers Do |
| "Still In Love" | 2004 | Gordon Chambers | Introducing... |
| "Why Can't We Get Along" | 2005 | 112 | Pleasure & Pain |
| "What Is This?" | Scar & CeeLo Green | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | |
| "Love Sick" | 2008 | Cherish | The Truth |
| "Get It Girl" (Unreleased) | 2010 | Ciara | Basic Instinct |
| "Bang" (Featuring 2 Chainz & Salo) | 2011 | Lloyd | King of Hearts |
| "Break Up Season" | Keke Palmer | Undefeated (Shelved) | |
| "You Deserve" | 2014 | August Alsina | Testimony |
| "True Colors" | 2017 | 112 | Q, Mike, Slim, Daron |
| "Thank You Interlude" | |||
| "IMMABEHOME" | Adrian Marcel | #GMFU – Got Me F%^&ed Up | |
| "HeadNod" | 2019 | Blanco Brown | Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| "To Da River" | 2003 | T-Bone, Lil Zane, Montell Jordan | The Fighting Temptations (Soundtrack) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2000 | Swedish Grammis Awards | Best Album (My Truth) | Nominated | [12] |
References
- ^ "I dO MUSIC: The Ken "K-Fam" Fambro Episode". Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Hip-pop teen on the brink of breakout". Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Slow Jam Saturday: Sam Salter, Once My Sh.. - Reviews & Dunn". September 4, 2021. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "HITCO: One Stop, Hit Shop". Billboard. September 4, 1999.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie (April 30, 2020). "Blanco Brown's 'Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs' Set For October". MusicRow. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Blanco Brown'S Debut Album "Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs" Out Now". Blanco Brown. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "BLANCO BROWN SET TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM HONEYSUCKLE & LIGHTNING BUGS OCTOBER 11 - BBR Music Group". Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ Flick, Larry (June 27, 1992). "Single Reviews: A+ With Total Control - "Atlanta Madness"". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "Swedish Charts". December 30, 1999. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "ACE Title Search". Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ "ÅRETS ALBUM 2000". Grammis.