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In 2006, Hilson signed as an artist with Timbaland's label, Mosley Music Group and appeared on a track on Diddy's Press Play.
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In 2004, she was featured on Xzibit's single, "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)". Hilson began songwriting in 2001 and would go on to write tracks for Britney Spears, Ciara, Usher, and Ludacris. She became a songwriter and backing vocalist while in high school, and she attended Emory University.Ģ001–2007: Songwriting and backing vocals During her adolescence, Hilson studied piano and singing, and she joined the girl group D'Signe when she was 14. Keri Lynn Hilson was born in 1982 in Decatur, Georgia. O 1.1 2001–2007: Songwriting and backing vocals Her debut album, In a Perfect World., was released in early 2009, spawning singles "Energy", "Return the Favor", " "Turnin' Me On" and "Knock You Down". Hilson has made cameos in music videos for Usher, Ne-Yo and Nelly, amongst others. In 2007, she guest performed on Timbaland's hits "The Way I Are" and "Scream" and began a solo singing career. Through the early and late 2000s, Hilson wrote songs for multiple rappers and singers, including Britney Spears and Ludacris. She is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. Keri Lynn Hilson (born 1982) is an American recording artist signed to Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records.