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Darren Lighty

American musician

Summary

American musician

Field	Value
name	Darren Lighty
birth_name	Darren F. Lighty
alias	D-Life, Smooth
birth_date
birth_place	Paterson, New Jersey
genre	Hip hop, R&B
occupation	Session musician, Record producer, Background vocalist
instrument	Keyboards
years_active	1990–present
label	Cold Chillin', Divine Mill
associated_acts	Intelligent Hoodlum, Heavy D, Blackstreet, Marley Marl, Next, Donell Jones, Naughty By Nature, Jaheim, Craig G
website	Darren Lighty's Twitter Page

Darren Lighty (born April 6, 1969 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American hip-hop and R&B record producer and songwriter.

Lighty got his initial start in the industry as part of the group The Flex, which also included his brother Cliff Lighty and Eric Williams. They were discovered by hip hop producer Marley Marl, who had them sing the hooks on songs he produced for LL Cool J, Heavy D. & the Boyz, Craig G and Intelligent Hoodlum. The group disbanded before recording an album and the trio went their separate ways. Darren and his brother Cliff continued on as songwriters and session musicians, while Eric Williams became a member of Teddy Riley's group Blackstreet.

In the early 2000s, Lighty closely worked with Eddie F. on several songs as a producer. He later collaborated with Naughty by Nature member Kay Gee for production and songwriting. Lighty has worked with artists such as Aaliyah, Donell Jones, Jaheim, Next, Luther Vandross, Queen Latifah, Nas, Mario and more.

References

"Eight inducted into EHS 'Wall of Fame'". Hampton County Guardian.
"Eight inducted into EHS 'Wall of Fame'". Hampton County Guardian.
"Eight inducted into EHS 'Wall of Fame'". Hampton County Guardian.
"Eight inducted into EHS 'Wall of Fame'". Hampton County Guardian.

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