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'''Bernard Edwards Jr.''' (born November 6, 1972),<ref>{{cite web |title=Focus – artist |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/focus_f1 |website=rateyourmusic.com |publisher=Sonemic, Inc. |access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref> 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, [[Beyoncé]], [[Eminem]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[50 Cent]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Outlawz]], [[The Game (rapper)|the Game]], [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], [[Petey Pablo]] and, [[Marsha Ambrosius]] and [[Bishop Lamont]], among others.<ref name="a.Fam MySpace">[http://www.myspace.com/afamentinc "a.Fam MySpace"]</ref> Edwards formed the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] Read the PDF with fellow Aftermath producers, [[Dem Jointz]] and [[Mr. Porter]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eminem.news/read-the-pdf-hype.html | title=Read the PDF on How Project Came to Life and Who Inspired Them | Eminem.Pro - the biggest and most trusted source of Eminem | date=July 7, 2023 }}</ref>
==Life and career==
Focus... is the son of the late [[Bernard Edwards]], co-founder of [[disco]] and [[R&B]] band [[Chic (band)|Chic]].<ref name="a.Fam MySpace"/> He was born in [[Manhattan]], New York City, and raised in the [[Tri-State Region]].<ref name="a.Fam MySpace"/> 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.<ref name="a.Fam MySpace"/>
Focus...'s production talents were first recognized by Dr. Dre when an artist Edwards Jr. had produced, Daks, greatly impressed the Aftermath label head.<ref name="hitquarters.com">[http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Focus_Interview.html "Interview With Focus..."], ''[[HitQuarters]]'', March 1, 2010.</ref> He later signed Focus... so that the two could then continue working together.<ref name="hitquarters.com"/>
TheFocus... beginningleft ofAftermath 2009in saw Focus leave Aftermath2008, after seven years with the label.<ref>{{Cite news|title= Focus... Leaves Aftermath, Focuses on his label a.Fam Entertainment |url=http://thehypemagazine.blogspot.com/2009/05/focus-leaves-aftermath-focuses-on-his.html|publisher= The Hype Machine |date=May 25, 2009 |access-date=March 3, 2010}}</ref>
In 20142013, 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 (album)|Compton]]''. ''Compton'' was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).
Focus is now the CEO of his own entertainment company N|VZXN Entertainment.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
==Production==
===2006===
;[[Tha Mexakinz|Sinful]] – ''Behind 16 Bars''
*"Yo Soy Honesto"
;[[Stat Quo]] – ''[[Eminem Presents: The Re-Up]]''
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