Japhe Tejeda
Born
Alma materUniversity at Albany, SUNY
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
LabelsT.W.IsM. / A&M Records[1]

Japhe Tejeda was an American singer, songwriter, and producer, best known for co-writing The Boy Is Mine, as well as other various work with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins.[2][3] Tejeda is a former member of the R&B vocal quartet 1 Accord, who were one of the first signees on Shaquille O'Neal's short-lived The World Is Mine (T.W.IsM.) imprint in collaboration with A&M Records.[4][5]

Songwriting and production credits

Title Year Artist Album
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" 1996 Aaliyah One in a Million
"Don't Wanna Be a Player" [6] 1997 Joe All That I Am
"The Boy Is Mine" [7][8] 1998 Brandy & Monica Never Say Never & The Boy Is Mine
"Never Say Never" Brandy Never Say Never
"Put That on Everything"
"Happy"
"Tomorrow"
"I Warned You" Keith Washington KW
"Tell Me (Are You with It)"
"You Let Me Down"
"Are You Missin' My Love?" Jesse Powell 'Bout It
"Up and Down"
"Oogie Boogie" MC Lyte Seven & Seven
"Girlfriend" 1999 No Authority What I Wanna Do
"Still Not A Player" (Featuring Joe) 2001 Big Pun Endangered Species
"Don't Leave" 2005 N2U Issues
"The Girl Is Mine" (Featuring Destiny's Child & Brandy) [9] 2015 99 Souls Non-album single
"Right Back" (Featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) [10] 2019 Khalid Free Spirit
"Playa" (Featuring H.E.R.) 2022 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Me vs. Myself
"Bionic Boy" Jamie Jones Non-album single
"Mine" Tink Pillow Talk
"Need Me" 2023 Lil Tecca Tec

Guest & miscellaneous vocal appearances

List of guest appearances as a member of 1 Accord or with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Don't Wanna Be Alone" 1996 Shaquille O'Neal You Can't Stop the Reign
"Stay With Me (LP Version)" 1996 Jason Weaver & Horace Brown Stay With Me (Shelved)
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" 1997 Simone Hines Simone Hines
"Don't Stop, Don't Quit" 1997 1 Accord Booty Call: The Soundtrack
"River (Interlude)" 1998 Shaquille O'Neal Respect

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
1999 41st Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (The Boy Is Mine) Nominated [11][12]

References

  1. "Shaq Signs Record Deal With A&M". AP News. February 10, 1998. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Herstory 21: Why Brandy & Monica "The Boy is Mine" Still Triggers Nostalgia". January 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. Chrysanthe, Eva (November 19, 1995). "Bronxdale Housing Project". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. Sandler, Adam (February 9, 1998). "Shaq signs with A&M Records". Variety. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  7. "Brandy & Monica - the Boy is Mine". Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  8. "Songwriters & Publishers: No.1 Song Credits". Billboard. June 27, 1998. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  9. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  11. "Japhe Tejeda - Artist". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  12. "More Grammy Awards nominees". January 6, 1999. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.


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