In this VladTV exclusive, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins sat down for an interview detailing his legendary career, which is responsible for over 1 billion records sold. The producer described signing a million-dollar publishing deal at only 17-years-old, as well as his experiences with other producers such as Sean “Puffy” Combs and Teddy Riley.

Darkchild described producing Jodeci and catching a major break by producing on Mary J. Blige’s “Share My World” album. From there, he worked with late greats like Whitney Houston and Aaliyah before creating some of his biggest hits with Destiny’s Child, J-Lo, Brandy, and Monica. Darkchild also detailed his working and personal relationship with Michael Jackson.