Errol McCalla Jr.

Errol McCalla Jr.
Also known asPoppi, EPoppi
Born
Houston, Texas, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Ssongwriter
  • producer
  • multi-instrumentalist
LabelEMI Music Publishing

Errol McCalla Jr., also known as "Poppi", is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work with Destiny's Child ("8 Days of Christmas"), Tamia ("Long Distance Love"), and Missy Elliott ("Pussycat"), among others. His work on Elliott's 2002 album Under Construction was nominated for Album of the Year at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004.

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Genius, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album
"Long Distance Love" 2000 Tamia A Nu Day
"Can't No Man"
"Dot" Destiny's Child Charlie's Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
"8 Days of Christmas" 2001 8 Days of Christmas
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
"Dangerously in Love" Survivor
"Love Me Not" (Unreleased)
"Hold My Beer" (Unreleased)
"In Love With Love" (Unreleased)
"Dot" (The E-Poppi Mix)" 2002 This Is the Remix
"Pussycat" Missy Elliott Under Construction
"This Feeling" Truth Hurts Truthfully Speaking
"Dangerously in Love 2" 2003 Beyoncé Dangerously in Love
"Always" Melissa Schuman Love Don't Cost a Thing: The Soundtrack
"We Could Be" 2005 Keyshia Cole The Way It Is
"Never" (Featuring Eve)
"Back To The Music" Vanessa Brown Back To The Music
"Golden" 2011 Yolanda Adams Becoming
"Living Proof"
"What Would You Do"
"Overwhelmed"
"Gotta Tell Ya"

Awards and nominations

Year Awarding Body Award Result Ref
2004 46th Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Under Construction) Nominated
SESAC Awards R&B/Hip-Hop Award Recipients ("Pussycat") Won

References

  1. ↑ "Young Houston Producer up for 4 Grammy Nominations". Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Man Behind Hits by Beyonce, Missy Elliot, and more – Song Hero". Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Errol 'Poppi' McCalla". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Let It Bump! 10 Songs You Didn't Know Missy Elliott Wrote or Produced". January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Billboard". November 3, 2001.
  6. ↑ "Destiny's Child Celebrate '8 Days of Christmas'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Love Me Not". ASCAP. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hold My Beer". ASCAP. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "In Love With Love". ASCAP. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "'Dangerously in Love 2' (2003)". July 29, 2022. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ "10 Underrated Songs by Keyshia Cole". March 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Billboard". May 15, 2004.