Warryn Campbell

{{Short description|American record producer (born 1975)}} {{ntbcw|Warren Campbell}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Warryn Campbell |image = WarrynCampbell2019.png |image_size = |caption = Campbell in 2019 |landscape = |background = non_performing_personnel |birth_name = Warryn Stafford Campbell Jr. |alias = {{hlist|Smiley|Baby Dubb}} |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|8|21}} |origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |instrument = |genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|gospel|R&B|pop}} |occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter|pastor|actor}} |years_active = |label = My Block |current_member_of = {{hlist|The Soul Seekers}} |spouse = {{marriage|Erica Atkins|May 26, 2001}} }}

'''Warryn Stafford Campbell Jr.''' (born August 21, 1975)<ref name="JET">{{cite journal|title=Mr. and Mrs.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F7QDAAAAMBAJ&q=Warryn+Stafford+Campbell+II&pg=PA27|author=Staff|journal=Jet|access-date=January 3, 2015|date=June 18, 2001|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Warryn S. Campbell (b. 1975)|url=http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/28601900/Warryn-S-Campbell|website=mooseroots.com|publisher=Moose Roots}}</ref> is an American record producer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist.. He has worked with a number of gospel, hip hop and R&B artists. Campbell originally got his start as a session musician and producer under the tutelage of DJ Quik on his third album ''Safe + Sound''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Melanie|title=Interview With Warryn Campbell|url=http://www.gospelflava.com/articles/smiley.html|website=Gospelflava.com|access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Quik-Safe-Sound/release/750883|title=DJ Quik - Safe + Sound|website=Discogs.com|year=1995 |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref>

==Career== His work includes production and songwriting credits for Mary Mary, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Xzibit, Yolanda Adams, Mos Def, Missy Elliott, Kierra Sheard, Brandy, Dave Hollister, Men of Standard, Mario, Kelly Price, Shanice, Dru Hill, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Musiq Soulchild, and more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Credits / Warryn Campbell - TIDAL |url=https://listen.tidal.com/credits/7109362 |website=Tidal |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet The Super Producer Who's Worked With Kanye, Snoop, Missy Elliott & More |url=https://themusic.com.au/features/meet-the-super-producer-whos-worked-with-kanye-snoop-missy-elliott-and-more/lnCJiIuKjYw/13-07-18/ |website=The Music |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=July 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Gail |title=Kelly Price releases first R&B album in eight years |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kellyprice-idINTRE7411E320110502 |website=Reuters |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=2 May 2011}}</ref> He is also a member of the modern quartet-styled traditional gospel group The Soul Seekers signed to GospoCentric Records.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warryn Campbell of The Soul Seekers |url=http://www.dagospeltruth.com/warryn-campbell-of-the-soul-seekers/ |website=Da Gospel Truth |date=September 2010 |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> As a record executive, he briefly served as vice president of A&R for Elektra Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hazelwood |first1=Janell |title=Cool Jobs: Music producer Warryn Campbell, Master of hit-making contemporary soul. |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/warryn-campbell-music-producer-mary-mary-cool-jobs/ |website=Black Enterprise |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=July 24, 2012}}</ref>

He appears in the 2019 movie ''Strive'' as "The Pastor", and also composed the music for the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Strive (2019) Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3505898/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=IMDB |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Liz |title='STRIVE' Starring Danny Glover Trailer Release |url=https://emrmedia.com/film-publicity/strive-starring-danny-glover-trailer-release/ |website=EMR Media |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>

Warryn Campbell is currently the Pastor of California Worship Center of San Fernando, CA.

==Personal life== Campbell is the son of Warryn and Sandra Campbell.<ref>{{Citation|title=Warryn & Sandra Campbell made a girl, named her Joi|url=https://www.facebook.com/joistarr/videos/warryn-sandra-campbell-made-a-girl-named-her-joi-helped-her-grow-into-a-godly-wo/2269556660004728/|website=Facebook|date=April 2, 2020|accessdate=June 13, 2023}}</ref> His younger sister is singer-songwriter Joi Campbell.<ref name="forbes">{{Citation|first=Cheryl|last=Robinson|title=How Grammy-Nominated Artist JoiStaRR Scaled Her Brand With Luxury Real Estate|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylrobinson/2022/07/24/how-grammy-nominated-artist-joistarr-scaled-her-brand-with-luxury-real-estate/?sh=57bfa1a974c2|website=Forbes.com|date=July 24, 2022|accessdate=June 13, 2023}}</ref> On May 26, 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gospelflava.com/articles/ericacampbellwedding.html |title=Articles - Erica Atkins (Mary Mary) and Warryn Campbell Wedding |publisher=GospelFlava.com |date=2001-05-26 |access-date=2013-03-31}}</ref> he married Erica Atkins of the gospel/R&B duo Mary Mary. Their eldest daughter, Krista Nicole Campbell, was born on September 13, 2004. On April 24, 2010, the couple's second child, Warryn Campbell III, was born.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bvbuzz.com/2010/04/29/marymary-singer-has-a-boy/|title=Black News, Entertainment, Style and Culture - HuffPost Black Voices|access-date=2021-12-16|archive-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226195650/http://www.bvbuzz.com/2010/04/29/marymary-singer-has-a-boy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 19, 2011, Erica announced on ''Good Morning America'' that she was pregnant with their third child. She gave birth early to a girl, Zaya Monique Campbell, on January 24, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erica & Warryn Campbell Welcome Their New Baby Girl, Zaya Monique Campbell |url=https://ugospel.com/mary-marys-erica-campbell-gives-birth-to-daughter-zaya-monique/ |website=UGospel |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=25 January 2012}}</ref>

Campbell was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008 and had an emergency operation to remove one kidney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/He_Lives/31503/p1/ |title=He Lives: Warryn Campbell undergoes operation; Mary Mary pull out of UK concert |publisher=Crossrhythms.co.uk |date=2008-04-23 |access-date=2013-03-31}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

===Grammy Awards=== The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. {{awards table}} |- ||2000 ||''Mountain High... Valley Low'' (Yolanda Adams's album) (as producer) |rowspan="2"|Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album |{{won}} |- ||2001 ||''Thankful'' (Mary Mary's album) (as producer)<ref name="grammys">{{cite web |title=Warryn Campbell |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/warryn-campbell/1213 |website=Grammy |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> |{{won}} |- ||2002 ||''Songs in A Minor'' (Alicia Keys's album) (as producer) |Best R&B Album |{{won}} |- ||2003 ||''Full Moon'' (Brandy's album) (as producer) |rowspan="3"|Best Contemporary R&B Album |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|2005 ||''Afrodisiac'' (Brandy's album) (as producer) |{{nom}} |- ||''It's About Time'' (Christina Milian's album) (as producer) |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="6"|2006 |rowspan="2"|''Late Registration'' (Kanye West's album) (as producer)<ref name="grammys"/> |Album of the Year |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|Best Rap Album |{{won}} |- ||''The Cookbook'' (Missy Elliott's album) (as producer) |{{nom}} |- ||''Turning Point'' (Mario's album) (as producer) |Best Contemporary R&B Album |{{nom}} |- ||''Mary Mary'' (Mary Mary's album) (as producer) |Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album |{{nom}} |- ||"Heaven" (Mary Mary)<ref name="grammys"/> |Best Gospel Song |{{nom}} |- ||2007 ||''Unpredictable'' (Jamie Foxx's album) (as producer) |Best R&B Album |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="3"|2008 |rowspan="2"|''Graduation'' (Kanye West's album) (as producer)<ref name="grammys"/> |Album of the Year |{{nom}} |- |Best Rap Album |{{won}} |- ||''Luvanmusiq'' (Musiq Soulchild's album) (as producer) |Best R&B Album |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="4"|2009 ||''The Sound'' (Mary Mary's album) (as producer) |Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album |{{nom}} |- ||''Jennifer Hudson'' (Jennifer Hudson's album) (as producer) |Best R&B Album |{{won}} |- |rowspan="2"|"Get Up"<ref name="grammys"/> |Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance |{{won}} |- |rowspan="3"|Best Gospel Song |{{nom}} |- ||2010 ||"God In Me"<ref name="grammys"/> |{{won}} |- |rowspan="2"|2013 ||"Go Get It"<ref name="grammys"/> |{{won}} |- ||''Write Me Back'' (R. Kelly's album) (as producer) |Best R&B Album |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|2018 ||"Too Hard Not To" (Tina Campbell song) (as writer)<ref name="grammys"/> |Best Gospel Performance/Song |{{nom}} |- ||"My Life" (Walls Group Song) (as writer)<ref name="grammys"/> |Best Gospel Performance/Song |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|2022 |rowspan="2"|''Donda'' (Kanye West album) (as writer and producer)<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Billboard Staff |title=2022 Grammy Nominees: The Complete List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammy-nominations-2022-full-list-1235001871/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=23 November 2021}}</ref> |Album of the Year |{{nom}} |- |Best Rap Album |{{nom}} {{end}}

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