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{{short description|American record producer}}
{{Infobox Musical artist
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
| Name = Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr
{{Infobox musical artist
| Origin = [[Manhattan]], [[New York]]
| Genrename = [[R&B]], [[hip hop music|Hip-Hop]]Focus...
| Occupationimage = [[Record producer]] = Focus....jpg
| caption = Focus… in 2015
| Years_active =
| Label image_upright = a1.Fam1
| Associated_actsbirth_name = Bernard Edwards Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|6}}
| birth_place = [[Manhattan]], New York City, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| occupation = Record producer
| years_active = 1999–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]|a.Fam}}
| current_member_of = Read the PDF
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Dr. Dre]]|[[Bishop Lamont]]|[[Marsha Ambrosius]]|[[Busta Rhymes]]|[[Beyoncé]]}}
}}
 
'''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." Edwards|access-date=November 29, Jr2019}}</ref> known professionally as '''Focus...''', is aan Atlanta-basedAmerican record producer whofrom firstNew roseYork toCity. fameHe whengained hemajor wasrecognition signedupon tosigning with [[Dr. Dre]]'s [[Aftermath Entertainment]] in 2002. SinceDuring thenhis hetenure haswith alsothe producedlabel, tracksEdwards forworked with artists including Dre himself, [[ChristinaBeyoncé]], Aguillera[[Eminem]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[BeyoncéChristina Aguilera]], [[50 KnowlesCent]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[BishopOutlawz]], Lamont[[The Game (rapper)|the Game]], [[TonyJoe Yayo(singer)|Joe]], amongst[[Petey Pablo]], [[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 &#124; Eminem.Pro - the biggest and most trusted source of Eminem | date=July 7, 2023 }}</ref>
 
==Life and career==
Focus... is the son of [[Bernard Edwards]], co-founder of [[disco]] and [[R&B]] band [[Chic]].<ref name="a.Fam MySpace"/> He was born in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]], 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... 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...' 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"/>
 
Focus... left Aftermath in 2008, 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 2013, 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).
 
==Production==
{{See also|Category:Albums produced by Focus...}}
 
===1999===
 
;[[Solé]] – ''[[Skin Deep (Solé album)|Skin Deep]]''
*"I'm Coming" <small>(Intro)</small>
*"Spell My Name Right" <small>(featuring Mr. Raja) (produced with [[Tricky Stewart]])</small>
*"Antoine's Interlude" <small>(produced with Tricky Stewart)</small>
*"Young Niggas" <small>(produced with Tricky Stewart)</small>
*"Pain" <small>(produced with Tricky Stewart)</small>
 
===2000===
 
;[[Joe (singer)|Joe]] – ''[[My Name Is Joe (album)|My Name Is Joe]]''
*"Get Crunk Tonight"
 
;[[Kandi Burruss]] – ''[[Hey Kandi...]]''
*"Introduction"
*"Hey Kandi"
*"Pants on Fire"
*"Talking' Bout Me"
*"Sucka for You"
*"Outro"
 
===2001===
 
;[[Christina Milian]] – ''[[Christina Milian (album)|Christina Milian]]''
*"It Hurts When..." <small>(produced with [[Montell Jordan]])</small>
*"Twitch" <small>(produced with [[Montell Jordan]])</small>
 
;[[Destiny's Child]] – ''[[8 Days of Christmas]]''
*"Spread a Little Love on Christmas Day" <small>(produced with [[Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Ric Wake]])</small>
 
;[[Various artists]] – ''[[The Wash (soundtrack)|The Wash]]''
*"Riding High" <small>(Daks featuring R.C.)</small>
 
===2002===
 
;[[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]] – ''[[Truthfully Speaking]]''
*"Next To Me"
*"Do Me"
 
;[[Jennifer Lopez]] – ''[[This Is Me... Then]]''
*"Dear Ben" <small>(produced with [[Cory Rooney]])</small>
 
;[[Petey Pablo]] – ''[[Drumline (film)|Drumline]]''
*"Club Banger"
 
;[[Montell Jordan]] – ''[[Montell Jordan (album)|Montell Jordan]]''
*"MJ V Intro"
*MJ Anthem
*Top Or Bottom
*"Mine, Mine, Mine" (included in ''[[Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack)|Rush Hour 2]]'')
*Why Can’t We
*The Rain
 
===2003===
 
;Sly Boogy – ''Judgement Day''
*"California" <small>(featuring [[Butch Cassidy (singer)|Butch Cassidy]], [[Truth Hurts (singer)|Truth Hurts]])</small>
 
;[[Beyoncé Knowles]] – ''[[Dangerously in Love]]''
*"Yes" <small>(produced with [[Beyoncé Knowles]])</small>
 
===2004===
 
;[[Petey Pablo]] – ''[[Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry]]''
*"Roll Off"
 
;[[Mac Dre]] – ''[[Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics]]''
*"Get Stupid"
 
;Wylde Bunch – ''Wylde Tymes at Washington High''
*"Our Lyfe"
 
===2005===
 
;[[Game (rapper)|The Game]] – ''The Documentary''
*"Where I'm From" <small>(featuring [[Nate Dogg]])</small>
 
;[[112 (band)|112]] – ''[[Pleasure & Pain (112 album)|Pleasure & Pain]]''
*"[[U Already Know]]" <small>(produced with [[Sean Garrett]])</small>
 
;[[Outlawz]] – ''[[Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P.]]''
*"Real Talk" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
*"If You Want 2"
*"I Dare U" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
 
;[[Sway & King Tech]] – ''[[Back 2 Basics (Sway & King Tech album)|Back 2 Basics]]''
*"Watch Closer" <small>(featuring [[Chino XL]], Tracy Lane)</small>
*"I Don't Think So" <small>(featuring [[Kam (rapper)|Kam]])</small>
*"We Don't Give A..." <small>(featuring Kallihan, Hellraiza)</small>
*"Hands to the Sky" <small>(featuring Verb & Rock)</small>
 
;[[Tony Yayo]] – ''[[Thoughts of a Predicate Felon]]''
*"Eastside Westside"
*"Project Princess" <small>(featuring [[Jagged Edge (American group)|Jagged Edge]])</small>
*"Live by the Gun"
 
===2006===
 
;[[Tha Mexakinz|Sinful]] – ''Behind 16 Bars''
*"Yo Soy Honesto"
 
;[[Stat Quo]] – ''[[Eminem Presents: The Re-Up]]''
*"By My Side"
 
===2007===
;[[Bishop Lamont]] – ''N***** Noise''
*"Klansmen"
*"American Dreams"
 
;[[Salah Edin]] – ''Nederlands Grootste Nachtmerrie''
*"NGN" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
*"T.H.E.O. (Teleurstelling, Haat, Ergernis & Onbegrip)"
*"Het Land Van..."
*"Geliefd Om Gehaat Te Worden"
*"Opgeblazen" <small>(featuring Opgezwolle)</small>
*"0172"
*"Zwarte Gat Op Het Witte Doek" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
*"Geld" <small>(featuring Caprice)</small>
*"Hosselaar"
*"Vrouwtje Is Een Bitch"
*"Samen Huilen, Samen Lachen"
*"Koning Ter Rijk"
*"Oog Om Oog" <small>(featuring Probz)</small>
*"Paradijs Is Nu"
 
;[[La Fouine]] – ''Aller-Retour''
*"Intro"
*"La Danse Du Ghetto"
*"C'est Pas La Peine"
*"Contrôle Abusif"
*"Laissez-Moi Dénoncer"
*"Partout Pareil"
 
;[[Keke Palmer]] – ''[[So Uncool]]''
*"The Game Song"
*"Music Box"
 
===2008===
 
;[[Girlicious]] – ''[[Girlicious (album)|Girlicious]]''
*"Mirror"
 
;[[Bishop Lamont]] – ''[[The Confessional (album)|The Confessional]]''
*"The Confessional" <small>(Intro)</small>
*"Better Than You"
*"The Name" <small>(featuring Dirty Birdy, Kida, Flii Stylz)</small>
 
===2009===
 
;[[Busta Rhymes]] – ''[[Back on My B.S.]]''
*"[[Respect My Conglomerate]]" <small>(featuring [[Lil Wayne]], [[Jadakiss]])</small>
*"If You Don't Know Now You Know" <small>(featuring [[Big Tigger]])</small>
 
;[[Slaughterhouse (group)|Slaughterhouse]] – ''[[Slaughterhouse (Slaughterhouse album)|Slaughterhouse]]''
*"Lyrical Murderers" <small>(featuring K-Young)</small>
 
===2010===
 
;[[Christina Aguilera]] – ''[[Bionic (Christina Aguilera album)|Bionic]]''
*"Morning Dessert" <small>(Intro)</small>
*"Sex for Breakfast"
 
;[[Bishop Lamont]] – ''[[The Shawshank Redemption/Angola 3]]''
*"Martin Luther King" <small>(Intro)</small>
*"Affirmative Action" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
 
===2011===
 
;[[Marsha Ambrosius]] – ''[[Late Nights & Early Mornings]]''
*"Tears"
 
;[[Schoolboy Q]] – ''[[Setbacks (album)|Setbacks]]''
*"Light Years Ahead (Sky High)" <small>(featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]])</small>
 
;[[Jay Rock]] – ''[[Follow Me Home (album)|Follow Me Home]]''
*"Bout That"
 
;[[Rapper Big Pooh]] – ''Dirty Pretty Things''
*"Right With You" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
*"Real Love" <small>(featuring Focus...)</small>
 
;[[Outlawz]] – ''[[Perfect Timing (Outlawz album)|Perfect Timing]]''
*"Keep It Lit" <small>(featuring Yung Phat Pat)</small>
 
===2012===
 
;[[50 Cent]] – ''[[5 (Murder by Numbers)]]''
*"My Crown"
 
;[[Busta Rhymes]] – ''[[Year of the Dragon (Busta Rhymes album)|Year of the Dragon]]''
*"Do That Thing"
 
;[[Xzibit]] – ''[[Napalm (album)|Napalm]]''
*"Killer's Remorse" <small>(featuring [[Bishop Lamont]], [[Young De]], [[B-Real]])</small>
 
;[[Skyzoo]] – ''[[A Dream Deferred (album)|A Dream Deferred]]''
*"Drew & Derwin" <small>(featuring [[Raheem DeVaughn]])</small>
 
;TheKidJ Presents Handsonhiphop (The Street Album)
*"Love & Hip-hop" <small>(featuring Redd Lettaz)</small>
 
===2013===
 
;[[TGT (group)|TGT]] – ''[[Three Kings (TGT album)|Three Kings]]''
*"Interlude" <small>(credited as B. Edwards Jr.)</small>
 
;[[Slum Village]] – ''[[Evolution (Slum Village album)|Evolution]]''
*"Summer Breeze"
*"1 Nite" <small>(featuring Vice)</small>
 
;[[Terrace Martin]] – ''[[3ChordFold]]''
*"Watch U Sleep"
 
===2015===
 
;[[Dr. Dre]] – ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]''
* "Intro
* "Loose Cannons" {{small|(featuring Xzibit, COLD 187&nbsp;um & Sly Pyper)}}
* "Issues" {{small|(featuring Ice Cube, Anderson .Paak & Dem Jointz)}}
* "Deep Water" {{small|(featuring Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak & Justus)}}
* "One Shot One Kill" {{small|(Jon Connor featuring Snoop Dogg)}}
* "Medicine Man" {{small|(featuring Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson .Paak)}}
 
;[[Wu-Tang Clan]] – ''[[Once Upon a Time in Shaolin]]''
* "Hail, Snow & Earthquakes / Rainy Dayz II" {{small|(featuring Blue Raspberry)}}
 
;[[Amerie|Ameriie]] – ''[[Drive (Amerie EP)|Drive]]''
*"Every Time" {{small|(featuring [[Fabolous]])}}
 
===2016===
 
;[[DJ Mustard]] Presents – ''[[Cold Summer (DJ Mustard album)|Cold Summer]]''
* "Another Summer" {{small|(featuring Rick Ross, John Legend & James Fauntleroy)}}
 
;[[Damian Lillard]] – ''[[The Letter O]]''
* "Thank You" {{small|(featuring Marsha Ambrosius, Brookfield Duece & Danny from Sobrante)}}
 
===2018===
;Marsha Ambrosius – ''Nyla''
* "Flood"
* "I Got It Bad" <small>(produced with Marsha Ambrosius and [[Stereotypes (producers)|Stereotypes]])</small>
* "Let Out"
* "Today" <small>(produced with [[Best Kept Secret (production team)|Best Kept Secret]])</small>
* "Grand Finale"
 
===2019===
;[[Little Brother (group)|Little Brother]] – ''[[May the Lord Watch]]''
* "Black Magic (Make It Better)"
* "Goodmorning Sunshine"
* "Work Through Me" <small>(produced with Blaaq Gold)</small>
 
===2020===
;[[Busta Rhymes]] – '' [[Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God]]''
* "Don't Go" {{small|(featuring Q-Tip)}}
 
;[[Eminem]] – '' [[Music to Be Murdered By#Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe Edition)|Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Deluxe edition)]]''
* "She Loves Me"
 
===2022===
;[[Diamond D]] - ''The Rear View''
* "Live My Life" {{small|(featuring Ashtin Martin)}}
 
==References==
{{reflistReflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=focus-mn0000855825|label=Focus…}}
* {{Discogs artist | artist=181294-Focus-4 | name=Focus…}}
* {{MusicBrainz artist | id=f16acce9-c46a-45af-8509-b9d3b397c26f | name=Focus…}}
* {{Twitter|focus3dots}}
 
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