Kip Collins

Alarza Lee "Kip" Collins Jr. (April 26, 1969 – August 31, 2006) was an American record producer and composer who had collaborated with a number of music artists in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Early life Collins, the only son of Alarza Collins and Betty Scott Collins, In 2000, Collins wrote, produced, and played instruments for Faith Evans and Jennifer Lopez. The same year, he was hired to create the musical score and produce numerous songs for MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, a musical romantic drama television film, directed by Robert Townsend and starring Beyoncé Knowles. Later on in 2002, Collins became the musical director and composer for the UPN TV series Half & Half. He had been riding his 2000 Yamaha motorcycle when his bike collided with a car backing out of a driveway near Uniondale, New York. Collins was pronounced dead after being taken to Nassau University Medical Center. He was buried on September 11, 2006 at Sunset Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Discography Year Album Song / Artist Role1993 The Truth Aaron Hall Programming Joy and Blues "Head Top" – Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Keyboards/Drum Programming1994 Time to Taste Bass "Dancin' Dirty" – Dirty Curt Producer/Engineer/Mixing Debelah Debelah Morgan Producer 1996 Moods…Moments "You Don't Have To Love Me"; "I Miss You (Come Back Home)"; "Nobody's Body"; "It's Alright" –Monifah Producer/Keyboards1997 Living Single: Music from & Inspired by the Hit TV Show "Don't Waste My Time" – Esaga (featuring Pamela Bryant), "Gamin" – Deborah Williams, "I Commit to You" – Chris Gaddy & Pamela Bryant Mixing/Guitar/Programming/Producer/Engineer 1999 The Notorious K.I.M. "Hold On" – Lil' Kim Keyboards2000 Love Crimes "Are You Fuckin' Around" – Ruff Endz Producer2001 MTV's Hip Hopera: Carmen "The Introduction" – Da Brat, "What We Gonna Do" – Rah Digga, "If Looks Could Kill (You Would Be Dead)" – Beyoncé ft. Mos Def, Sam Sarpong, "Cards Never Lie" – Beyoncé ft. Wyclef Jean, Rah Digga, "The Last Great Seduction" – Beyoncé ft. Mehki Phifer, "B.L.A.Z.E" – Rah Digga ft. Casey Lee, Joy Bryant, "Black & Blue" – Mos Def ft. Mekhi Phifer, "Stop That!" – Beyoncé ft. Mekhi Phifer, "Blaze Finale" – Casey Lee, "Immortal Beloved (Outro)" – Da Brat Producer/ Engineer J. Lo "Come Over" - Jennifer Lopez Instrumentation/Producer Faithfully "Brand New Man" - Faith Evans Producer Kamnesia "Benefits" - Kam Producer 2002-2006 Half & Half UPN Television Show Music Supervisor / Theme Song / Scene Cues 2006 Uncovered/Covered "Just a Dream" - Kenny Lattimore/Chante Moore Producer/Engineer