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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. |accessdateaccess-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref> professionally known as '''Focus...''', is an American music producer from New York City. He gained major recognition in the music industry when he signed with [[Dr. Dre]]'s [[Aftermath Entertainment]], in 2002. Since then he has produced tracks for several prominent artists, including [[Dr. Dre]], [[Eminem]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Rick Ross]], [[John Legend]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[Ice Cube]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Fabolous]], [[50 Cent]], [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Amerie|Ameriie]], [[Christina Milian|Christina Millian]], [[Mac Dre]], [[Marsha Ambrosius]] among others.<ref name="a.Fam MySpace">[http://www.myspace.com/afamentinc "a.Fam MySpace"]</ref>

==Life and career==

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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"/>

The beginning of 2009 saw Focus... leave Aftermath 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 |accessdateaccess-date=March 3, 2010}}</ref>

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 (album)|Compton]]''. ''Compton'' was [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).