Theron Otis Feemster, also known by the names Ron Feemster or Neff-U, is an American

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and songwriter.

Life and career

Feemster was born and raised in

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, where his family was very active in the local non-denominational church, and several family members were musicians. After graduating high school, he studied at

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. After two-and-a-half years at Berklee, Feemster moved to

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, where producer Big Chuck heard his rap and R&B demos. Chuck arranged for Feemster to work with him on several projects, with Feemster getting his first cut with rapper

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. Soon later,

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consulted him to work on

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's 2002 studio album ''

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'' on which he co-wrote four tracks. Also in 2002, he co-wrote and -produced on "

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", which was featured in the film ''

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'' (2002). In 2003, Feemster launched into film composing when he scored the comedy film '' Death of a Dynasty''.

Selected production discography

References

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