Sean Garrett

Sean Garrett
Sean Garrett
Birth name	Garrett Robin Hamler
Also known as	The Pen; The Bottle;
Born	March 30, 1979 (age 45); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; R&B;
Occupations	Rapper; singer; songwriter; record producer;
Discography	Sean Garrett production discography
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Hey Young World; Columbia; Bet I Penned It; Interscope; Atlantic;

Garrett Robin Hamler (born March 30, 1979),^[2] known professionally as Sean Garrett,^{[note 1]} is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is known his songwriting work on a series of commercially successful R&B and hip hop songs, beginning with Usher's 2004 single "Yeah!". Peaking atop the Billboard Hot 100, Garrett co-wrote five other songs which did so—"Goodies" for Ciara that same year; "Check on It" for Beyoncé, "Run It!" for Chris Brown in 2005; "London Bridge" for Fergie, "Grillz" for Nelly in 2006—as well as 17 other singles that peaked atop the UK Singles, US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, or Dance Club Songs charts.^[3] Throughout his career, Garrett has been nominated for four Grammy Awards.^[4]

His other notable songwriting credits include Beyoncé's singles "Diva", "Video Phone", "Get Me Bodied", and "Upgrade U", as well as Destiny's Child's "Soldier", "Lose My Breath", and "Girl", The Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons", Chris Brown's "Wall to Wall" and "Gimme That", and Summer Walker's "No Love". His songwriting is often in tandem with productions by Swizz Beatz, Polow da Don, or Bangladesh.^[5]

As a recording artist himself, Garrett has guest performed on the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "What Them Girls Like" by Ludacris in 2008, "Break Up" by Mario in 2009, and Nicki Minaj's 2010 debut single "Massive Attack". His debut studio album, Turbo 919 (2008) was released only in Japan by Interscope Records. He then released the singles "Get It All" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Feel Love" (featuring Drake or J. Cole) in promotion for his debut mixtape, The Inkwell (2011).

Early life

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he moved with his family to Europe when he was four. His father was in the U.S. military, and they never stayed long in one place. He transferred between army bases across Germany and England. He performed in talent shows that led to a recording contract with Ariola or BMG when he was 17.^[6] A few years later when he returned to the U.S. and began writing and recording songs. Garrett insisted he was an artist, not a songwriter but went back to school, graduated from college with an A.A. degree in business from the University of Maryland's program in Germany. He then took a job as a mortgage broker in South Carolina.

Career

Garrett embarked on a career as a performer. His debut album, Turbo 919, was released June 21, 2008, on his Bet I Penned It Music imprint, through Interscope Records. Garrett's catchphrase, which is featured in multiple songs he has produced, is "Smash on the radio, bet I penned it".

Ludacris appeared on Garrett's debut single, "Grippin'". In return,^{[citation needed]} Garrett was featured on Ludacris's "What Them Girls Like", alongside Chris Brown. He also wrote and produced a song called "I Did It for Love" for South Korean pop singer BoA for her first eponymous English album. Garrett is featured and appears in the music video. In March 2010, Garrett released the first single from his mixtape The Inkwell, "Get It All", which features Nicki Minaj. The lead single for Garrett's 2011 album previously titled Courtesy Of, was released February 4, 2011, featuring J. Cole entitled "Feel Love". In April 2011 the single entitled "In da Box" featuring Rick Ross was released.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN
Turbo 919	Released: August 28, 2008 Label: Bet I Penned It, Interscope Format: CD, digital download	12
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Album details
The Inkwell^[7]	Released: August 24, 2010^[8] Hosted by DJ Green Lantern Formats: Free download Label: Bet I Penned It, Interscope

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	US ^[9]	US R&B	Album
"Grippin'" (featuring Ludacris)	2007	—	40	Turbo 919
"6 in the Morning"	2007	—	—
"Lay Up Under Me"	2008	—	—
"Get It All" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	2010	—	83	The Inkwell
"Feel Love" (featuring J. Cole)	2011	—	49	Non-album singles
"In da Box"^[10] (featuring Rick Ross)	2011	—	54
"Twilight Zone" (featuring Trey Songz and Future)	2013	—	—
"Anytime" (featuring Migos)	2013	—	—
"Look on Your Face"^[11] (featuring Lil Yachty)	2016	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	US Dance	Album
"What Them Girls Like" (Ludacris featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett)	2008	33	17	8	—	Theater of the Mind
"Away" (Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Garrett)	2008	—	—	—	1	Greatest Hits
"I Did It for Love" (BoA featuring Sean Garrett)	2009	—	—	—	19	BoA
"Break Up" (Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett)	2009	14	2	—	—	DNA
"Massive Attack" (Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett)	2010	122	62	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Up in My Heart" (featuring Gucci Mane)	2009	102	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.