Harvey Mason Jr. is the son of session drummer
Harvey Mason Sr. Damon Thomas was a songwriting and production partner for R&B producer
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds during the late 1990s, and worked with Babyface on hits such as
Dru Hill's "
These Are the Times",
Faith Evans' "
Never Gonna Let You Go", and
Pink's "
Most Girls". Harvey Mason Jr. was part of the Darkchild crew working alongside
Rodney Jerkins before teaming up with Thomas. Mason and Thomas began working together in 1999, with their first major production being
Tyrese's single "I Like Them Girls". Since then, the duo has worked with a number of R&B performers, among them
Lionel Richie,
Omarion,
J. Valentine,
Justin Timberlake,
Victoria Beckham,
Joe,
Donell Jones,
Olivia,
Mario,
JoJo,
Mario Vazquez,
Stacie Orrico,
R. Kelly,
Jessica Mauboy,
Chris Brown,
Jordin Sparks,
Marques Houston,
Ruben Studdard,
Fantasia,
Katharine McPhee and more. Among their work has been the soundtrack for the long-planned film adaptation of the Broadway musical
Dreamgirls, featuring performances by
Jennifer Hudson,
Beyoncé Knowles,
Anika Noni Rose,
Eddie Murphy,
Keith Robinson, and
Jamie Foxx. The Underdogs also produced the
Aretha Franklin/
Mary J. Blige collaboration "Never Gonna Break My Faith" for the
Bobby soundtrack. "
No Air", a collaboration by
Jordin Sparks &
Chris Brown earned the duo a grammy nomination and is known for being one of the greatest duets of all time. Damon Thomas was married to celebrity reality star
Kim Kardashian from 2000 to 2004. In 2011, The Underdogs reunited to produce "Up 2 You" for
Chris Brown's album
F.A.M.E. and the song "Living Proof" with
Mary J. Blige for motion picture
The Help. In 2012, The Underdogs wrote and produced the first single from Chris Brown's album
Fortune, titled "
Turn Up the Music". Also in 2012, The Underdogs produced the soundtrack album for the films
Pitch Perfect and
Pitch Perfect 2. In 2014, they produced and arranged music for
Get On Up depicting the life of James Brown. In 2015, The Underdogs produced and arranged music for the motion picture biopic
Straight Outta Compton. ==Notes==