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**The Underdogs**
The Underdogs
Genres	R&B, pop, dance-pop, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producers, songwriters
Years active	2000–2008, 2011–present
Labels	J
Mitglieder	Harvey Mason Jr. ; Damon Thomas

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The Underdogs are an American R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason Jr. and Damon Thomas.

Biography

Harvey Mason Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason Sr., a noted session drummer. Damon Thomas was a songwriting and production partner for R&B producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds during the late 1990s, and worked with Babyface on hits such as Dru Hill's "These Are the Times", Faith Evans' "Never Gonna Let You Go", and Pink's "Most Girls". Harvey Mason Jr. was part of the Darkchild crew working alongside Rodney Jerkins before teaming up with Thomas.

Mason and Thomas began working together in 1999, with their first major production being Tyrese's single "I Like Them Girls". Since then, the duo has worked with a number of R&B performers, among them Lionel Richie, Omarion, J. Valentine, Justin Timberlake, Joe, Donell Jones, Olivia, Mario, JoJo, Mario Vasquez, Stacie Orrico, R. Kelly, Jessica Mauboy, Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Katharine McPhee and more.

Among their work has been the soundtrack for the long-planned film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, featuring performances by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose, Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, and Jamie Foxx.

The Underdogs also produced the Aretha Franklin/Mary J. Blige collaboration "Never Gonna Break My Faith" for the Bobby soundtrack.

Damon Thomas was married to celebrity reality star Kim Kardashian from 2000 to 2003.^[1]

In 2011, The Underdogs reunited to produce "Up 2 You" for Chris Brown's album F.A.M.E. and the song "Living Proof" with Mary J. Blige for motion picture The Help. In 2012, The Underdogs wrote and produced the first single from Chris Brown's album Fortune, titled "Turn Up the Music". Also in 2012, The Underdogs produced the soundtrack album for the films Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2.^[2] In 2014, they produced and arranged music for Get On Up depicting the life of James Brown. In 2015, The Underdogs produced and arranged music for the motion picture biopic Straight Outta Compton.

Notable works

S.M. Entertainment Artists

Artist	Year	Song	Album
BoA	2015	Shattered	Kiss My Lips
BoA	2015	Startseite	Kiss My Lips
EXO	2014	Overdose	Overdose
	2014	월광 (Moonlight)	Overdose
	2015	What If...	Exodus
Girls' Generation	2014	Mr.Mr.	Mr.Mr
Girls' Generation	2015	Green Light	Lion Heart
Taeyeon (Girls' Generation)	2016	Hands On me	Why
NCT 127	2017	Limitless	Limitless
SHINee	2013	Symptoms	Everybody
	2015	Love Sick	Odd
	2015	Alive	Odd
Jonghyun (SHINee)	2015	일인극 (MONO-Drama)	BASE
Taemin (SHINee)	2014	소나타 (Play Me)	ACE
Super Junior-D&E	2015	The Beat Goes On	The Beat Goes On
TVXQ	2012	인생은 빛났다 (Viva)	Catch Me

Notes

^ "Kim Kardashian Biography". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^ Rosen, Christopher (October 9, 2012). " 'Pitch Perfect' Soundtrack Producers Break Down The A Cappella Comedy's Songs". The Huffington Post

References

Mitchell, Gail (November 13, 2006). "Underdogs Begin Busy Year With 'Dreamgirls' Soundtrack". Billboard magazine.

External links

[1] "Kim Kardashian Biography". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

[2] Rosen, Christopher (October 9, 2012). " 'Pitch Perfect' Soundtrack Producers Break Down The A Cappella Comedy's Songs". The Huffington Post

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 [[Harvey Mason Jr.]] is the son of [[Harvey Mason|Harvey Mason Sr.]], a noted session drummer. Damon Thomas was a songwriting and production partner for R&B producer [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]] during the late 1990s, and worked with Babyface on hits such as [[Dru Hill]]'s "[[These Are the Times]]", [[Faith Evans]]' "[[Never Gonna Let You Go (Faith Evans song)|Never Gonna Let You Go]]", and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s "[[Most Girls (Pink song)|Most Girls]]". Harvey Mason Jr. was part of the Darkchild crew working alongside [[Rodney Jerkins]] before teaming up with Thomas.
-Mason and Thomas began working together in 1999, with their first major production being [[Tyrese]]'s single "I Like Them Girls". Since then, the duo has worked with a number of R&B performers, among them [[Lionel Richie]], [[Omarion]], [[J. Valentine]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], [[Donell Jones]], [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]], [[Mario (entertainer)|Mario]], [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[Mario Vasquez]], [[Stacie Orrico]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Jessica Mauboy]], [[Chris Brown]], [[Jordin Sparks]], [[Ruben Studdard]], [[Fantasia (singer)|Fantasia]], [[Katharine McPhee]] and more.
+Mason and Thomas began working together in 1999, with their first major production being [[Tyrese]]'s single "I Like Them Girls". Since then, the duo has worked with a number of R&B performers, among them [[Lionel Richie]], [[Omarion]], [[J. Valentine]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], [[Donell Jones]], [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]], [[Mario (American singer)|Mario]], [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[Mario Vasquez]], [[Stacie Orrico]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Jessica Mauboy]], [[Chris Brown]], [[Jordin Sparks]], [[Ruben Studdard]], [[Fantasia (singer)|Fantasia]], [[Katharine McPhee]] and more.
 Among their work has been the soundtrack for the long-planned film adaptation of the Broadway musical ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', featuring performances by [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]], [[Anika Noni Rose]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Keith Robinson (actor)|Keith Robinson]], and [[Jamie Foxx]].