She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for several R&B and hip hop artists. Cole, Rick Ross, and Nelly, as well as the confident “Pretty Girl Rock.” Hilson balanced work on her long-awaited third album with an acting career that kept her busy during the 2010s and early 2020s. Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, vocal arranger1 and actress. Same Chord Progression throughout rest of song-I never thought Id fall for you as hard as I did (As hard as I did, yeah) You got me thinkin bout our life our house and kids, yeah Every mornin I look at you and smile Cause boy you came around and you knocked me down Knocked me down Sometimes love comes around (Love comes around love comes around) And it knocks you down Just get.
In 2008, she took center stage, releasing a slew of solo singles-including the jumpy Lil Wayne duet “Turnin Me On”-in advance of her debut album, In a Perfect World…, which also included the sumptuous Kanye West and Ne-Yo collab “Knock You Down” and the Justin Timberlake co-write “Slow Dance.” She followed that up with 2010’s No Boys Allowed, which featured cameos from J. Hilson’s first radio breakthrough came on Timbaland’s blippy 2007 smash “The Way I Are,” a co-write that featured her on its insistent hook. As a teenager, she wrote and sang backup on songs by such R&B luminaries as Usher and Ciara she later joined the songwriting collective The Clutch, which led to her working with superproducer Timbaland. Born in Decatur, GA, in 1982, Keri Lynn Hilson started studying music at age 12. Whether you Louie Vouitonned up or Reebokin. A leading figure of the 21st-century pop-R&B boom-both behind the boards and in the spotlight-Keri Hilson made the shift from songwriter to performer look easy when she pulled it off in the late 2000s. Lyrics to Knock You Down (feat Kanye West and Ne-Yo) Knock You Down (feat Kanye West and Ne-Yo) Video: Eh.