Biography

Stephen Garrett was a Grammy Award-winning American recording artist and record producer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the R&B trio Playa. Stephen Garrett gained posthumous fame for writing and appearing on Lil' Wayne's 2008 album Tha Carter III on the song "Lollipop". He was a songwriter for several artists, including Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Pretty Ricky, and Destiny's Child.

Stephen Garrett wrote most of the lyrics on Aaliyah's self-titled 2001 album. He earned Aaliyah four top 25 Billboard Hot 100 singles during his time working with the late R&B star. He was frequently a collaborator with R&B group Pretty Ricky, working with them on several songs, including "Juicy", from their 2005 album Bluestars. A YouTube video featuring Stephen alongside Smoke E. Digglera of Playa was also heavily sampled on Drake's song "Look What You've Done" from his 2011 album Take Care.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast