The-Dream

After countless hits, a couple Grammys and millions sold, Terius “The-Dream” Nash is empirically one of the most successful songwriters of the last decade. From Rihanna’s “Umbrella” to Mariah’s “Obsessed” to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” his songs have become modern pop classics, and as common in the family car as they are in the club. They’ve also proven him to be a woman’s best friend when she needs a #1 smash, through his uncanny ability to write from the female perspective. It’s a gift The-Dream shares with the legendary songwriters he admires, such as Smokey Robinson and Prince. But when it comes to his solo music, The-Dream remains every man’s secret weapon—capable of soothing, sweet-talking, and seducing over the course of a single verse, making him a sort of musical Cyrano de Bergerac for those in need of assistance.