Keith Sweat was born in Harlem, New York City, to Juanita Thompson, a hairdresser, and Charles Sweat, a factory worker. After Charles Sweat's passing in 1973, Juanita raised their five kids by herself. He worked as a night stock boy at Macy's Department Store, and then a mail room clerk at Paine Webber, a brokerage firm. In just four years he worked his way up to a lucrative brokerage assistant job on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.[2] Sweat also worked as a supervisor for the New York Mercantile Exchange.[1]
Sweat started his musical career as a member of a Harlem band called Jamilah in 1975.[3] With the help of Jamilah, Sweat was able to hone his craft as a lead singer by performing regionally throughout the tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The group was started by bassist Larry Peoples, guitarist Michael Samuels, and drummer Walter Bradley.[citation needed]
After leaving the group in 1984 to begin a solo career, he sang at nightclubs throughout New York City and landed a chance to record for the independent label, Stadium Records. Sweat recorded only two tunes for Stadium, "Lucky Seven", and "My Mind Is Made Up", which was their third and fourth ever release, but on Stadium's first release, he is credited as co-writer and co-producer of "You Are the One for Me", the last recording ever made by the group GQ. One of GQ's original members is his uncle, Keith "Sabu" Crier.
Later in 1987, Keith Sweat was discovered by Vincent Davis and offered a recording contract with his label, Vintertainment Records, which was founded in 1983 on the foundations of early Hip-Hop and otherwise best known for releasing Joeski Love's "Pee Wee's Dance" in 1985. Vintertainment was distributed by Elektra Records from 1985 until it ceased operations in 1990. On November 24, 1987, Sweat released his debut solo studio album Make It Last Forever, which sold three million copies. The biggest hit from this album was the song that inaugurated the new jack swing era "I Want Her"[5] (No. 1 R&B & No. 5 Pop), which was nominated for the 1989 Soul Train Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year award, while the title track from the album hit No. 2 on the R&B charts. Sweat reached the charts again with his second album I'll Give All My Love to You (1990) which hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart. He released his third album, Keep It Comin' in 1991, which debuted in the Top 20 of the album chart. He produced soul singer Omar Chandler.
In 1992, Sweat discovered the group Silk, and helped craft their debut album, Lose Control, which hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[6]
The album's single "Freak Me" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1993. In 1993, Sweat discovered the Atlanta-based female R&B group Kut Klose. Sweat also produced the group's debut album Surrender, which produced their biggest hit single "I Like", peaking to No. 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
Sweat released his fourth album Get Up on It in the summer of 1994, and his self-titled fifth album in 1996. Both albums reached the top ten on the Billboard 200. The single co/produced and written by Eric McCaine "Twisted" featuring R&B group Kut Klose hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Nobody" hit No. 3, which made them Sweat's biggest hits to date. "Just A Touch" was a cover of the 1979 song "Just a Touch of Love" by Slave. He produced R&B group Dru Hill in 1996.
In the fall of 1997, Sweat discovered the group Ol' Skool and helped with their self-titled debut. He was on their biggest single, "Am I Dreaming", which featured the R&B group Xscape. Sweat also formed the R&B supergroup LSG with Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill, and released their self-titled debut album Levert.Sweat.Gill in 1997.[7] That album featured "My Body", which became a hit single. The album was certified double platinum and reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Sweat's sixth album, Still in the Game was released in 1998, hitting No. 6 on the Billboard 200, and No. 2 on the R&B/Hip Hop albums chart. It featured the singles "Come and Get With Me" (which featured Snoop Dogg) (No. 12 Hot 100) and "I'm Not Ready" (No. 16 Hot 100). Sweat's success on the charts started to diminish in 2000, when he released the album Didn't See Me Coming. None of the singles from the album reached the top forty.
On August 13, 2002, Keith Sweat released his eighth album, Rebirth. The single "One on One" reached No. 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 44 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.His 2008 album Just Me included the single, "Love U Better (featuring Keyshia Cole)". Sweat is currently signed to Kedar Records and released his tenth studio album entitled Ridin' Solo on June 22, 2010. The lead single taken from the album is "Test Drive" and featured label-mate Joe. Since 2007, Sweat has been the host of a nationally syndicated radio program based upon the Quiet storm format. The Keith Sweat Hotel (known as The Quiet Storm with Keith Sweat on WBLS in New York City) is syndicated through Premiere Radio Networks.[8]
Sweat is also the host of a nationally syndicated radio show called The Sweat Hotel, which I s produced and distributed to urban adult contemporary and classic soul radio stations across the U.S. by Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc.[9]
I Put U On
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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Darkchild, uh, uh
Keith Sweat, Da Brat
I like that
Who the one who put you on girl?
I'm the one that put you on
Who the one who put you on girl?
I'm the one that put you on, come on
[Keith]
It's funny how you do forget
Where you were before we met
I gave you things you could not dream
Like the 5-0-6 with the Greenwood Range, yeah
Now girl I'd showed you
Life without jewelry
While I loved you
Gave you all of me
Now you act like
Act like you don't know babe
I'm trying to show you
You were the only one
1 - [Keith]
How can you keep buggin'?
When you were poor and struggling
Girl I'm the one that put you on
Girl I took you shopping
When you didn't have nothing
Girl I'm the one that put you on
[Keith] (Rodney)
(Second verse)
Upgraded you to first class flights
And hit you off with so much ice
I had you wearing the finest clothes
Not every guy wants to creep on the low, oh
I thought I told you
You could never find
A love that's better
Better girl then mine
But now you're forcing
It is all because of me
Act like you know
Cause girl I put you on
Repeat 1
[Da Brat]
I tried to tell my nigga not to put you on
Cause I seen your stanky ass around here before
He said that you adored him
But I knew it was fake
You wasn't in love with him
You wanted the money and fame
So he gave you a slash of the good life
Most hood rats wanna do more than see what it looks like
I shook dice, bet ten g's that you were just for one night
And not for keeps, then I saw you in the car with Keith
At the mall, in the club at the bar with Keith
And didn't nobody know you was a homie but me
My homie put you in the dopest clothes and fresh sneakers
And now you wanna showboat and ask if did he
You ain't pretty bitch
You just popular cause them niggaz done hit it
If it wasn't for him icing you down from ear to ankles
Wouldn't nobody check for you?
So you should thank him
Repeat 1
[Keith] (Da Brat)
Let me tell you girl, oh
You rocking ice because of me
You got a jeep because of me
You're looking fly because of me
You got a Benz because of me
You got a house because of me
You got it all because of me
You got minks because of me
I put you on (yeah, yeah)
I put you on (who is put this on? Darkchild)
I put you on (who is on this? Da Brat)
I put you on (Keith Sweat, it's like that)
I put you on (You know Rodney Jerkins is dopest)
I put you on (1999)
I put you on (You know how we do)
I put you on (To the two to the two)
I put you on (Like that from all of my crew)
Fade out with ad-libs
The song I Put You On by Keith Sweat featuring Da Brat talks about how Keith gave everything to his girl and made her life better. He upgraded her lifestyle by taking her shopping, gave her the best things, and treated her like a princess. Keith Sweat was the one who put her on and gave her everything she needed. However, the girl seems to forget all about Keith now and acts like she doesn't know him.
Da Brat's rap verse gives a different perspective. She tells Keith not to put the girl on because she seems like she only wants the money and fame. Da Brat had seen this girl before, and it was all fake. The girl only wanted everything Keith Sweat could give her. Da Brat tells the girl that she has everything because of Keith Sweat and that without him, nobody would check for her. She tells the girl to thank him for everything he has done for her.
Overall, the lyrics of the song are trying to convey that one should never forget where they came from and acknowledge the people who helped them reach their current position. Keith Sweat gave everything to this girl, and she shouldn't forget that.
Line by Line Meaning
Darkchild, uh, uh
The song is produced by Rodney Jerkins (Darkchild) and starts with his signature sound.
I'm the one that put you on
Keith Sweat reminds his ex-girlfriend that he is the one responsible for her luxurious lifestyle.
It's funny how you do forget
Where you were before we met
Keith Sweat thinks it's strange how his ex-girlfriend seems to forget her struggles before they began dating.
I gave you things you could not dream
Like the 5-0-6 with the Greenwood Range, yeah
Keith Sweat tells his ex-girlfriend he gave her luxurious things she never thought she could have, such as a BMW 5 Series and a Cadillac Escalade with a rooftop garden.
Now girl I'd showed you
Life without jewelry
While I loved you
Gave you all of me
Keith Sweat claims he showed his ex-girlfriend a life without materialistic things and gave her all of his love.
Act like you know babe
I'm trying to show you
You were the only one
Keith Sweat reminds his ex-girlfriend that she was the only one he loved and tries to make her understand that he's not just replaceable.
How can you keep buggin'?
When you were poor and struggling
Girl I'm the one that put you on
Girl I took you shopping
When you didn't have nothing
Girl I'm the one that put you on
Keith Sweat questions why his ex-girlfriend is complaining when he's the one who helped her when she had nothing and took her shopping.
Upgraded you to first class flights
And hit you off with so much ice
I had you wearing the finest clothes
Not every guy wants to creep on the low, oh
Keith Sweat brags about upgrading his ex-girlfriend's life with first-class flights, expensive jewelry, and high-end clothing. He also implies that not every guy wants to have secret relationships with girls.
But now you're forcing
It is all because of me
Act like you know
Cause girl I put you on
Keith Sweat accuses his ex-girlfriend of trying to be someone else and reminds her again that he's the one behind her luxurious life.
I tried to tell my nigga not to put you on
Cause I seen your stanky ass around here before
He said that you adored him
But I knew it was fake
You wasn't in love with him
You wanted the money and fame
Da Brat confesses to her friend (Keith Sweat) that she warned him about her ex-girlfriend who only cares about money and fame.
So he gave you a slash of the good life
Most hood rats wanna do more than see what it looks like
I shook dice, bet ten g's that you were just for one night
And not for keeps, then I saw you in the car with Keith
Da Brat claims Keith Sweat's ex-girlfriend was only interested in the lavish lifestyle he offered and not a long-term relationship. She also reveals that she bet $10,000 that the relationship wouldn't last and was surprised to see her riding in his car.
And didn't nobody know you was a homie but me
My homie put you in the dopest clothes and fresh sneakers
And now you wanna showboat and ask if did he
You ain't pretty bitch
You just popular cause them niggaz done hit it
Da Brat tells Keith Sweat's ex-girlfriend that nobody knew her before she started dating Keith and that he's the one who made her popular by dressing her in the finest clothes and shoes. She also insults her looks and says she's only popular because guys had sex with her.
If it wasn't for him icing you down from ear to ankles
Wouldn't nobody check for you?
So you should thank him
Da Brat argues that if Keith Sweat didn't buy her all that jewelry, nobody would have been interested in her, so she should be grateful to him.
You rocking ice because of me
You got a jeep because of me
You're looking fly because of me
You got a Benz because of me
You got a house because of me
You got it all because of me
You got minks because of me
Keith Sweat repeats all the things he bought for his ex-girlfriend, reminding her again that her luxurious life is due to his generosity.
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Nice Guy Curse
That beat was kicking.
Pauline Mitchell
I LOVE YOU and YOUR MUSIC KEITH DOUGLASS SWEAT SWEAT AND MAY GOD CONTINUES TO BLESS US AND KEEP US IN PERFECT PEACE WHO MIND IS STAYED ON JESUS CHRIST NAME AMEN .
W Ghost
Keith said it right , this goes out to any man out there who got real men dignity
RomEmpire
Gave her everything now shes running on the low
కꫀᡶꫝ
I first heard this watching Blue Streak. Great movie and great song!
Bricen Thomas
this my jams
Shon Moore
this album the epitome of my weakness of trying to be Captain Save A Ho!
Petarus Dimontrejivkovski
fantastic song - greetings from germany - berlin
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2020 baller ish lol
W Ghost
All that gender inequality nonsense hold no weight.
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