Grammy Award winning songwriter Makeba Riddick-Woods is no stranger to songwriting, having written multiple #1 songs for Beyonce (“déjà vu”), Jennifer Lopez (“All I Have”), Rihanna (“Rude Boy”) and more. Makeba recently earned her first #1 Billboard Gospel song “Wont He Do It” as recorded by RCA Inspiration artist Koryn Hawthorne. With Makeba’s songwriting assistance, Koryn Hawthorne has become the first woman to top four gospel charts simultaneously in five years. Makeba Riddick-Woods (also known as "Girl Wonder") was signed to her first publishing deal at the age of 20 years old by Sean Puffy Combs, to EMI Music Publishing after co/writing her first Billboard Hot 100 record for Jennifer Lopez titled "All I Have" featuring LL Cool J. She later was managed by Jay-Z’s record label and production house, Roc Nation, for 10 years. Their official website describes her as one of the industry’s top Pop songwriters and vocal producers. Since then, Makeba has gone on to write some of the biggest pop records for countless notable artists of the last decade including: Toni Braxton, Beyoncé, Selena Gomez, Mariah Carey, Ellie Golding and Rihanna to name a few. In recent years she has shifted gears and began lending her talents to countless TV shows as a music producer and songwriter. Lee Daniels enlisted her help for his 2 hit TV shows, Empire and Star on FOX and others include Greenleaf on the OWN network and Sunday Best on BET.
