Respect The Pen: Songs Johnta Austin Reminded Us He Wrote On IG Live

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In what was easily the most concise and throughout “battle” of the entire week of social distancing, Ne-Yo and Johnta Austin went pen for pen, songwriter against songwriter. While many originally believed that Ne-Yo would walk away with the W due to having not only his own hits but having writing records like “Unfaithful” for Rihanna and “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé, Austin had a game plan.

For two hours, Austin cued up records from Mariah Carey, Ginuwine, Chris Brown, and Aaliyah, the last of which blew away plenty on IG and social media.

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However, it wasn’t until Johnta dropped “Sweet Lady” that time for a minute fell flat. The song was on Tyrese’s debut album in 1998 and Austin made the revelation that had everybody’s jaws on the floor – he originally wrote the song when he was 15/16 years old.

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Yeah, pen been too strong. Let’s go over some of the records Johnta penned you didn’t know he did.

1. Ginuwine – "Stingy"

2. Bryson Tiler – "Don't"

3. Aaliyah feat. Tank – "Come Over"

4. Tyrese – "Sweet Lady"

5. Drake – "Faithful"

6. Toni Braxton – "Just Be A Man About It"

7. Janet Jackson feat. Nelly – "Call On Me"

8. Chris Brown – "Poppin"