{{short description|American songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist duo}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Eric Seats & Rapture Stewart |alias = KeyBeats, Key Beats Inc. |genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul|hip-hop}} | years_active = {{flatlist| *1997–2001}} |occupation = {{Hlist | Songwriters | producers | multi-instrumentalists}} |background = person<!-- track if single person or group for hCard microformat: use value person or group_or_band. --> }}
'''Keybeats''', composed of drummer Eric Seats and producer Rapture Stewart, were an American songwriting, production, and instrumentalist duo formed in 1997, moving from California to New York to work with Timbaland's production outfit (in collaboration with Blackground Records) in the late 1990s. The duo is best known for co-writing and producing group 702's hit single "Where My Girls At?", as well as Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat", resulting in eight written and produced tracks on her eponymous 2001 album. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D328214 | title=Aaliyah: The Foundation | website=HitsDailyDouble | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014353/https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D328214 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://robertschmolze.com/go/eric-seats/ | title=Eric Seats | Musician | Producer | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014350/https://robertschmolze.com/go/eric-seats/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-returns-to-music-79059/ | title=Aaliyah Returns to Music | magazine=Billboard | access-date=February 27, 2023 | archive-date=February 27, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227051123/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-returns-to-music-79059/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Keybeats has also worked with Destiny's Child, Tank, and 702, and placed records onto several movie soundtracks. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ToDAAAAMBAJ&dq=keybeats+702&pg=PA28 | title=Making Beautiful Music | website=Jet | date=August 27, 2007 | publisher=Johnson Publishing Company | access-date=February 27, 2023 | archive-date=November 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115221320/https://books.google.com/books?id=6ToDAAAAMBAJ&dq=keybeats+702&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=keybeats%20702&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6xMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=keybeats+destiny%27s+child&pg=PA35 | title=Tank Rolls Out Blackground Debut | magazine=Billboard | date=March 10, 2001 | access-date=February 27, 2023 | archive-date=November 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115221331/https://books.google.com/books?id=6xMEAAAAMBAJ&dq=keybeats+destiny%27s+child&pg=PA35#v=onepage&q=keybeats%20destiny's%20child&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref> Their contributions to "Rock The Boat" were utilized on Kanye West's "Fade" and The Weeknd's "What You Need" from his early ''House of Balloons'' project.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aaliyah-and-the-weeknd-to-appear-on-new-collaborative-single-poison-3119944 | title=Aaliyah and the Weeknd to appear on new collaborative single 'Poison' | website=NME | date=December 17, 2021 | access-date=May 25, 2023 | archive-date=June 4, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604222304/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aaliyah-and-the-weeknd-to-appear-on-new-collaborative-single-poison-3119944 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/318336-the-weeknd-performed-hypnosis-with-an-aaliyah-sample-on-what-you-need-new-song | title=The Weeknd Performed Hypnosis with an Aaliyah Sample on "What You Need" | website=HNHH | date=March 21, 2021 | access-date=May 25, 2023 | archive-date=May 25, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525015712/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/318336-the-weeknd-performed-hypnosis-with-an-aaliyah-sample-on-what-you-need-new-song | url-status=live }}</ref> It was reported on a now-defunct Prince website that he was also inspired by their Aaliyah productions (namely "Rock The Boat") to record minor R&B hit "1000's of X's & O's" off of 2015 album ''Hit n Run Phase One''. {{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Seats is currently a member of Stellar Award-winning gospel group The Soul Seekers, signed to GospoCentric / RCA Inspiration. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soultracks.com/first-listen-eric-seats-turn-me-on | title=First Listen: Eric Seats delivers a cool groove on "Turns Me On" | date=September 20, 2022 | access-date=May 25, 2023 | archive-date=May 25, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525014705/https://www.soultracks.com/first-listen-eric-seats-turn-me-on | url-status=live }}</ref>
==Songwriting and production credits==
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:42em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"|"Where My Girls At?" '''(#4 US, #3 R&B, #22 UK, #65 AUS, #21 GER, #83 FR, #5 CAN)''' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ratedrnb.com/2018/05/15-times-missy-misdemeanor-elliott-brought-fiyah-to-rb-music/ | title=15 Times Missy Elliott Brought 'FIYAH' to R&B Music | date=May 15, 2018 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014344/https://ratedrnb.com/2018/05/15-times-missy-misdemeanor-elliott-brought-fiyah-to-rb-music/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | rowspan="4"| 1999 | rowspan="2"| 702 | rowspan="2"| ''702'' |- ! scope="row"|"Gotta Leave" '''(#58 R&B)''' |- ! scope="row"|"Bedroom" (Interlude) ‹› | rowspan="2"| Shae Jones | rowspan="2"| ''Talk Show'' |- ! scope="row"|"I Want to Stay"‹› |- ! scope="row"|"Pump the Brakes" | rowspan="4"| 2000 | Dave Hollister | rowspan="3"| ''Romeo Must Die (soundtrack)'' |- ! scope="row"|"This Is a Test" | Chanté Moore |- ! scope="row"|"Perfect Man" | Destiny's Child |- ! scope="row"|"Now I Got a Girl" | Torrey Carter | ''The Life I Live'' (Shelved) |- ! scope="row" |"Rock the Boat" '''(#14 US, #2 R&B, #12 UK, #49 AUS, #70 GER, #63 CAN, #9 NLD)''' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2021/08/20/how-aaliyahs-one-in-a-million-changed-music-20-years-after-death/ | title=How Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' changed music 20 years after death | date=August 20, 2021 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014345/https://nypost.com/2021/08/20/how-aaliyahs-one-in-a-million-changed-music-20-years-after-death/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fuse.tv/2016/07/aaliyah-self-titled-final-album-15th-anniversary-producers-interview | title=Aaliyah's Producers Look Back at Her Self-Titled Final Album 15 Years Later | website=Fuse | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=July 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715145033/https://www.fuse.tv/2016/07/aaliyah-self-titled-final-album-15th-anniversary-producers-interview | url-status=live }}</ref> | rowspan="12" |2001 | rowspan="7" |Aaliyah | rowspan="7" |''Aaliyah'' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-producer-rapture-stewart-of-keybeats-talks-aaliyah-making-music-with-static-major-and-playa |title=Producer Rapture Stewart of Keybeats Talks Aaliyah, Making Music With Static Major and Playa (Exclusive Interview) |publisher=YouKnowIGotSoul.com |date= |accessdate=2022-12-29 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014352/https://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-producer-rapture-stewart-of-keybeats-talks-aaliyah-making-music-with-static-major-and-playa |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.popmatters.com/aaliyah-legacy-perfect-rbpop-record | title='Aaliyah': The Legacy of the Perfect R&B/Pop Record | date=July 21, 2022 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 25, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225115103/https://www.popmatters.com/aaliyah-legacy-perfect-rbpop-record | url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|"Extra Smooth" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/what-are-the-best-aaliyah-songs.html | title=The 10 Best Aaliyah Songs That Weren't Radio Hits | date=August 5, 2021 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014346/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/what-are-the-best-aaliyah-songs.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|"U Got Nerve" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/aaliyah-album-aaliyah-week-448230/ | title=Aaliyah Week: Remembering Aaliyah's Final Musical Journey | date=August 26, 2016 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014350/https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/aaliyah-album-aaliyah-week-448230/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|"It's Whatever" |- ! scope="row"|"Those Were the Days" |- ! scope="row"|"Messed Up" |- ! scope="row"|"Erica Kane" <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metrotimes.com/music/remembering-and-releasing-aaliyah-20-years-later-27899886 | title=Remembering and releasing Aaliyah, 20 years later | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229014350/https://www.metrotimes.com/music/remembering-and-releasing-aaliyah-20-years-later-27899886 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|"Independent Women Part II" | rowspan="2"| Destiny's Child | rowspan="2"| ''Survivor'' |- ! scope="row"|"Perfect Man" |- ! scope="row"|"Can't Get Down" | rowspan="2"| Tank | rowspan="2"| ''Force of Nature'' |- ! scope="row"|"Kill 4 You" |- ! scope="row"|"It's on Me" | Ideal | ''Exit Wounds (soundtrack)'' |- ! scope="row"|"Get Krunked" |2002 |Kimberly Scott |''Y'all Ain't Ready'' |- ! scope="row"|"Make Me a Song" '''(#99 US, #54 R&B)''' |2003 |Kiley Dean |''Simple Girl'' (Shelved) |- ! scope="row"|"What You Need" |2011 |The Weeknd |''House of Balloons'' |- ! scope="row"|"Fade" '''(#47 US, #12 R&B, #50 UK, #69 AUS, #37 CAN, #40 FR)''' |2016 |Kanye West |''The Life of Pablo'' |- ! scope="row"|"Dope" (Featuring Marsha Ambrosius) '''(#121 US, #46 R&B)''' |2017 |T.I. |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |- |}
‹› Eric Seats Co-writes/Productions
«» Rapture Stewart Co-writes/Productions
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Awarding Body ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result !Ref |- | 2000 | ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards | Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Where My Girls At?'') | {{Won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+seats+warner+chappell+rapture+stewart&pg=PA19 | title=You Are The Rhythm Of Today And The Soul Of Tomorrow | magazine=Billboard | date=June 17, 2000 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=November 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115221321/https://books.google.com/books?id=mw8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+seats+warner+chappell+rapture+stewart&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=eric%20seats%20warner%20chappell%20rapture%20stewart&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2001 | ASCAP Pop Awards | Award-Winning Pop Songs (''Where My Girls At?'') | {{Won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+seats+warner+chappell+rapture+stewart+billboard&pg=PA7 | title=ASCAP Rules Pop Music in 2001 | magazine=Billboard | date=June 2, 2001 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=November 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115221328/https://books.google.com/books?id=DRQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+seats+warner+chappell+rapture+stewart+billboard&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=eric%20seats%20warner%20chappell%20rapture%20stewart%20billboard&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2003 | ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards | Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Rock the Boat'') | {{Won}} | <ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+seats+warner+chappell+rapture+stewart&pg=PA5 | title=2003 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Winners | magazine=Billboard | date=June 21, 2003 | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=November 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115221322/https://books.google.com/books?id=8A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=eric+seats+warner+chappell+rapture+stewart&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q=eric%20seats%20warner%20chappell%20rapture%20stewart&f=false | url-status=live }}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}}
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