Ronald Colson Explained

Ronald Colson
Alias:	Flip, Flippa, Flippa123
Birth Place:	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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Ronald Colson, also known as Flippa, is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his frequent work with production team Pop & Oak, including Usher's "Good Kisser", Nicki Minaj's "Right by My Side", Chris Brown's "Bassline", and Brandy's "Beggin & Pleadin", as well as many other song and album contributions. Colson remains close to the production team, and still works with Pop Wansel frequently. ^{[1] [2]}

He is also known for work with Top Dawg Entertainment artists Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp a Butterfly opener "Wesley's Theory") and Jay Rock ("Money Trees Deuce"). ^[3]

Selected songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"I.F.U"	2012	Usher	Looking 4 Myself
"Bassline"		Chris Brown	Fortune
"Numb" (Featuring Eminem)		Rihanna	Unapologetic
"Right by My Side" (Featuring Chris Brown)		Nicki Minaj
"Fall Asleep"		Wiz Khalifa	O.N.I.F.C.
"Stackin'" (Featuring Juicy J)
"Good Kisser"	2014	Usher	Hard II Love
"Streets of London" (Featuring Skye Edwards & Lindsey Stirling)		Marsha Ambrosius	Friends & Lovers
"Wonderful"		Mary J. Blige	Think Like a Man Too Soundtrack
"Kiss and Make Up"
"Going Under"		K. Michelle	Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?
"Something About the Night"
"Drake Would Love Me"
"Chasing Time"		Azealia Banks	Broke with Expensive Taste
"Deal"	2015	Miguel	Wildheart
"What's Normal Anyway" ^[4]
"Leaves"
"Lighthouse"		Jill Scott	Woman
"Wesley's Theory" (Featuring George Clinton & Thundercat)		Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp a Butterfly
"Money Trees Deuce" (Featuring Lance Skiiiwalker)		Jay Rock	90059
"Straight Up" (Featuring Jagged Edge)		Ty Dolla Sign	Free TC
"Drive"		Dornik	Dornik
"Job" (Featuring Anthony Hamilton & Jadakiss)		August Alsina	This Thing Called Life
"Eldorado"	2016	Ro James	Eldorado
"Selfish"		Big Sean & Jhené Aiko	Twenty88
"Push It"
"Talk Show"
"Beggin & Pleadin"		Brandy
"Dollar Bills" (Featuring Steve Lacy)	2017	Syd	Fin
"Treading Water" (Unreleased)^[5] ^[6]
"Anymore"		Ella Mai	Ready EP
"Shockandawe"		Miguel
"Forever I'm Ready"	2018	Jeremih	The Chocolate Box EP
"Take You There"		H.E.R.	I Used to Know Her: Part 2 EP
"Can't Help Me"	2019		I Used to Know Her
"Feel a Way"
"Racks" (Featuring Cordae)
"As I Am"
"Have Mercy"		Cordae	The Lost Boy
"Comfortable"	2020	H.E.R.	The Photograph Soundtrack
"We Made It"	2021		Back of My Mind
"Back of My Mind" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
"Process"

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
2015	57th Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ("Good Kisser")		^[7]
2016	58th Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Album of the Year (To Pimp a Butterfly)
2021	Hollywood Music in Media Awards	Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series ("Change")		^[8]
	Guild of Music Supervisors Awards	Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television ("Change")		^[9]
2022	64th Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Back of My Mind)
	Children's and Family Emmy Awards	Outstanding Short-Form Program (Credited Writer - We the People)		^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jackson . Vincent . 2014-08-16 . Writing a hit for R&B star . limited . 2023-07-22 . Press of Atlantic City . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722205036/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/writing-a-hit-for-r-b-star/article_531dea14-899f-5015-9323-f25d9bc748e7.html . live .
2. Web site: Jackson . Vincent . 2016-02-15 . Two South Jersey natives among Grammy nominees . limited . 2023-07-22 . Press of Atlantic City . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722205035/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/two-south-jersey-natives-among-grammy-nominees/article_54f72c5c-97f0-58f0-8827-6bc14037cc88.html . live .
3. Web site: 6 "90059" Producers To Know. www.hotnewhiphop.com. July 23, 2023. July 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230723001808/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/36763-6-90059-producers-to-know-news. live.
4. Web site: The Toughest Song I Wrote: Miguel on Getting Vulnerable With 'What's Normal Anyway'. Steven J.. Horowitz. February 9, 2016. Vulture. July 23, 2023. July 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230723001350/https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/toughest-song-i-wrote-miguel.html. live.
5. Web site: 2017-03-27 . Syd – "Treading Water" . 2023-07-22 . Stereogum . en . July 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723032408/https://www.stereogum.com/1932010/syd-treading-water/music/ . live .
6. Platon . Adelle . 2017-03-28 . Hear The Internet's Syd Float on 'Treading Water' . 2023-07-22 . . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722205035/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/syd-treading-water-video-the-internet-7743367/ . live .
7. Web site: Ronald "Flip" Colson . 2023-07-22 . . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722205035/https://www.grammy.com/artists/ronald-flip-colson/18373 . live .
8. Web site: HMMA Winners. July 23, 2023. March 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312151025/http://www.hmmawards.com/hmma-winners/. live.
9. Web site: 'Eyes of Tammy Faye,' 'Encanto,' 'Being the Ricardos' Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees. Jazz. Tangcay. February 10, 2022. July 23, 2023. February 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210181856/https://variety.com/2022/artisans/awards/guild-music-supervisors-nominations-2022-encanto-tammy-faye-being-ricardos-1235177080/. live.
10. Web site: The 1st Annual Children's & Family Emmy Award Winners. July 24, 2023. May 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230521195735/https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-1st-Annual-Childrens-Family-Emmy-Award-Winners-FINAL.pdf. live.