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DeVante DeGrate

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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DeVante DeGrate was born on 29 September 1969 in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He is a composer, known for Sex Tape (2014), Think Like a Man (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015).
BornSeptember 29, 1969
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    • Known for

    Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Sex Tape (2014)
    Sex Tape
    5.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2014
    Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, and Terrence Jenkins in Think Like a Man (2012)
    Think Like a Man
    6.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012
    Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, and Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL (2015)
    Magic Mike XXL
    5.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2015
    Who's the Man? (1993)
    Who's the Man?
    5.4
    • Soundtrack(as DeVante Swing)
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Zah1de: TikTok Sportlich
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Kehlani: 1st Position
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Montell Jordan: What's on Tonight
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Jodeci: Freek'n You (1995)
      Jodeci: Freek'n You
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Composer (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1995
    • H-Town: Part Time Lover (1994)
      H-Town: Part Time Lover
      Music Video
      • music composed by
      • 1994
    • Usher: Can U Get Wit It (1994)
      Usher: Can U Get Wit It
      5.2
      Music Video
      • Composer (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1994
    • Jodeci: Feenin' (1994)
      Jodeci: Feenin'
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Jodeci: Cry for You
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Jodeci: Let's Go Through the Motions
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Christopher Williams: All I See
      5.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Jo Jo Hailey, K-Ci Hailey, Jodeci, Dalvin DeGrate, and DeVante DeGrate in Jodeci: Stay (1991)
      Jodeci: Stay
      6.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Jodeci: Forever My Lady (1991)
      Jodeci: Forever My Lady
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991

    Music Department

    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Ivan Sergei, Wade Dominguez, Paula Garcés, Marisela Gonzales, Bruklin Harris, Rahman Ibraheem, Renoly Santiago, and Marcello Thedford in Dangerous Minds (1995)
      Dangerous Minds
      6.5
      • musician: drum programming (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Jodeci: Freek'n You (1995)
      Jodeci: Freek'n You
      5.9
      Music Video
      • song producer (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1995
    • H-Town: Part Time Lover (1994)
      H-Town: Part Time Lover
      Music Video
      • song producer
      • 1994
    • Jo Jo Hailey, K-Ci Hailey, Jodeci, Dalvin DeGrate, and DeVante DeGrate in Jodeci: Stay (1991)
      Jodeci: Stay
      6.0
      Music Video
      • song producer
      • 1991
    • Jodeci: Forever My Lady (1991)
      Jodeci: Forever My Lady
      6.5
      Music Video
      • song producer (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1991

    Soundtrack

    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Should've Wore a Bonnet"
      • writer: "Plan B"
      • 2022–2024
    • Tom & Jerry (2021)
      Tom & Jerry
      5.3
      • writer: "Come & Talk to Me"
      • 2021
    • Unshô Ishizuka, Takehito Koyasu, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Ono, Kenta Miyake, Daisuke Hirakawa, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Fuminori Komatsu in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
      JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "Freek'n You"
      • 2018–2019
    • Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, and Channing Tatum in Magic Mike XXL (2015)
      Magic Mike XXL
      5.6
      • writer: "Freek'n You"
      • 2015
    • Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Sex Tape (2014)
      Sex Tape
      5.1
      • writer: "Freek'n You"
      • 2014
    • Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, and Terrence Jenkins in Think Like a Man (2012)
      Think Like a Man
      6.5
      • writer: "Cry For You"
      • 2012
    • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
      Grand Theft Auto IV
      8.8
      Video Game
      • Soundtrack ("Freek'n You", uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in Little Man (2006)
      Little Man
      4.6
      • writer: "Forever My Lady"
      • 2006
    • T.I.: 24's (2003)
      T.I.: 24's
      6.5
      Music Video
      • writer: "Forever My Lady" (as DeVante Swing)
      • 2003
    • Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut, Tamala Jones, Gabrielle Union, Anthony Anderson, Bobby Brown, Mo'Nique, and Wendy Raquel Robinson in Two Can Play That Game (2001)
      Two Can Play That Game
      6.1
      • writer: "Stay"
      • 2001
    • Above the Rim (1994)
      Above the Rim
      6.6
      • writer: "Part Time Lover"
      • 1994
    • Who's the Man? (1993)
      Who's the Man?
      5.4
      • producer: "Let's Go Through the Motions"
      • writer: "Let's Go Through the Motions" (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1993
    • Chris Rock in CB4 (1993)
      CB4
      6.3
      • writer: "Come and Talk to Me"
      • 1993
    • Christopher Martin and Christopher Reid in Class Act (1992)
      Class Act
      6.1
      • writer: "Forever My Lady" (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1992
    • Strictly Business (1991)
      Strictly Business
      5.5
      • writer: "Times We Share", "Let's Fly" (as DeVante Swing)
      • 1991

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • DeVanté
    • Born
      • September 29, 1969
      • Hampton, Virginia, USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Produced Songs for Tupac Shakur, including Pain.
    • Nickname
      • DeVante Swing

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