Active since the early 2000s,
Rudy Currence is a singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and producer whose collaborative work and solo releases have covered the genres of contemporary gospel, R&B, and rap. The Rock Hill, South Carolina native has co-written songs for the likes of
Mya,
Ray J, and
Quincy Jones. More notably, he contributed to a pair of songs on
Lecrae's Dove- and Grammy-winning album
Gravity, and he and
Donald Lawrence composed
Karen Clark-Sheard's "Seven A.M.," a Grammy-nominated recording. As an artist on his own,
Currence has released the R&B-oriented albums More Than You'll Ever Know (2003), Here with You (2006), and Digital Analog (2016). The gospel number "Testimony" (2017) was issued as the lead single for another full-length, Stained Glass Windows. ~ Andy Kellman