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Michael Flowers, known professionally as Mike City (born December 2, 1970), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for producing the singles "I Wish" for Carl Thomas, "Heard It All Before" for Sunshine Anderson, "Full Moon" for Brandy and "One Woman Man" for Dave Hollister. He is also known for producing "She's All I Got" performed by Jimmy Cozier.

Career

He became a mentor of Anderson's after a friend discovered her singing a song by Lalah Hathaway in the cafeteria line at North Carolina Central University.

He earned the moniker "Mike City" because he was an avid listener of the house music group Ten City. Initially a songwriter, City became a singer by trade and later a producer after needing an outlet to use the songs he wrote. He started out playing drums and bass, but switched to keyboards after graduating from high school in 1987.

Flowers is also the founder and CEO of Unsung Entertainment, Inc. He is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity, a predominantly African-American national fraternity. He was initiated at Alpha Epsilon Chapter at North Carolina Central University in Spring 1988.

He is noted for production on Brandy's albums Full Moon and Two Eleven.

In 2015, he began a new music project called Lewis City alongside British house and garage producer Danny J Lewis. In 2017, he released his house music inspired second album The Feel Good Agenda, Vol. 1.

Discography

Studio albums

• City Limits (Platinum Entertainment/Intersound, 1998)
• The Feel Good Agenda, Vol. 1 (Unsung Entertainment/BBE, 2017)

Production credits

• Channel Live – Armaghetto (2000)
• Carl Thomas – Emotional (2000)
• Dave Hollister – Chicago '85... The Movie (2000)

02. "Keep On Lovin'"

04. "One Woman Man"

• Usher – 8701 (2001)
• Yolanda Adams – Believe (2001)
• Babyface – Face 2 Face (2001)

01. "Outside In/Inside Out"

• Bilal Oliver – 1st Born Second (2001)
• Brandy – Osmosis Jones (soundtrack) (2001)
• Gerald Levert – Gerald's World (2001)
• Jimmy Cozier – Jimmy Cozier (2001)
• Nate Dogg – Music & Me (2001)
• Ras Kass – Van Gogh (2001)
• Rell – If That's My Baby (single) (2001)
• Ruff Ryders – Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust (2001)
• Sunshine Anderson – Your Woman (2001)
• Brandy – Full Moon (2002)
• Mary Mary – Incredible (2002)
• Nappy Roots – Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz (2002)
• Ras Kass – Goldyn Chyld (2002)
• Dave Hollister – Things in the Game Done Changed (2002)
• Kelly Price – Priceless (2003)

03. You Make Me Feel

13. I Live Here Now

• LSG – LSG2 (2003)

06. Playing with Fire

• Blu Cantrell – Bittersweet (2003)

12. No Place Like Home

• Calvin Richardson – 2:35 P.M. (2003)

12. Cross My Heart

• Nappy Roots – Wooden Leather (2003)
• 702 – Star (2003)
• Carl Thomas – Let's Talk About It (2004)

06. Make It Alright

• Rahsaan Patterson – After Hours

12. Forever Yours (2004)

• JoJo – JoJo (2004)

04. The Happy Song

• Jon B. – Stronger Everyday (2004)

05. Hands On U

• Gerald Levert – Do I Speak for the World (2004)

14. Where Do We Go

• Lalah Hathaway- Outrun the Sky (2004)

01. How Many Times

03. Your Favorite Song

05. Better And Better

• Brandy – Afrodisiac (Special Edition) (2004)

16. Like It Was Yesterday

• Anthony Hamilton – Soulife (2005)

09. Last Night

• Yolanda Adams – Day by Day (2005)

11. I'm Grateful

• Dwele – Some Kinda... (2005)

09. I Think I Love U

• Jamie Foxx – Unpredictable (2005)

07. Extravaganza

09. Get This Money

• Shanice – Every Woman Dreams (2006)

08. That's Why I Love You

• Urban Mystic – Ghetto Revelations II (2006)

10. When U Hurt

• Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (2006)

05. Dem Haters

• Donell Jones – Journey of a Gemini (2006)

05. Spend the Night

09. Lust or Love

• Chris Brown – "You" (2006)
• Defari – Street Music (2006)
• 3LW – Point of No Return (2006)

00. Strictly Business

00. Keep It Sexy

00. Fall Back

• Dave Hollister – The Book of David: Vol. 1 – The Transition (2006)
• Sunshine Anderson – Sunshine at Midnight (2006)
• Carl Thomas – So Much Better (2007)
• Keith Murray – Rap-Murr-Phobia (2007)

04. Don't Fuck wit 'Em

• Brandy – Human (2008)
• Heavy D. – Vibes (2008)

06. Hugs and Kisses

• KeAnthony – A Hustlaz Story (2008)

12. It's Okay

• Musiq Soulchild – "Say It Ain't So" (2008)
• Urban Mystic – GRIII: Old Skool 2 Nu Skool (2009)

12. It Wasn't Me

• Mack 10 – Soft White (2009)

07. "Street Shit" (featuring Glasses Malone)

• Dwele – W.ants W.orld W.omen (2010)
• Donell Jones – Lyrics (2010)

10. The Finer Things in Life

• Faith Evans – Something About Faith (2010)
• Sunshine Anderson – The Sun Shines Again (2010)
• El DeBarge – Second Chance (2010)

01. Lay With You (featuring Faith Evans)

03. Close to You

07. Serenading

• Avant – The Letter (2010)

06. Nightlife

• Ledisi – Pieces of Me (2011)

07. Shut Up

• Lalah Hathaway – Where It All Begins (2011)

06. Always Love You

13. My Heart (iTunes bonus track)

• Anthony Hamilton – Back to Love (2011)

02. Writing on the Wall

• Carl Thomas- Conquer (2011)

05. It's Not The Same

09. Sweet Love

• Mark Morrison – I Am What I Am (2011)

TBR. B'Day ft. Trina

TBR. B'Day (Remix) ft.Warren G

• Dwele – Greater Than One (2012)

05. "What Profit"

11. "Special"

• Mashonda – Love, Mashonda (2012)

04. Touch Me

• Faith Evans featuring Nicci Gilbert & Helene "Mom" Gilbert – R&B Divas (2012)

07. Sometimes

• Brandy – Two Eleven (Deluxe Edition) (2012)

15. Music

• Angie Stone – Rich Girl (2012)

03. Backup Plan

11. Right in Front of Me

• Maysa – Blue Velvet Soul (2013)

13. This Much

• Leela James – Fall for You (2014)

03. Give It

• Faith Evans – Incomparable (2014)

02. Extraordinary

14. Paradise

• Ameriie – Drive (2016)

04. Trouble with Love

• Chico Benymon - "Good Time" (single) (2017)
• Chico Benymon - Don't Talk, Just Listen (2019)

05. My Love Is Real

• A.G. Thomas - "One Man's Trash" (single) (2022)

References

1. "YouKnowIGotSoul Interview With Producer Mike City". youknowigotsoul.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
2. ^ Bouwman, Kimbel (February 3, 2009). "Interview with MICHAEL 'MIKE CITY' FLOWERS, producer for Usher, Rihanna, Brandy, Anthony Hamilton". hitquarters.com. Hit Quarters. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
3. "Did You Know That Iota Phi Theta's Mike City Produced 'I Wish' by Carl Thomas?". watchtheyard.com. Watch The Yard LLC. February 7, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
4. "Sunshine Anderson". vervemusicgroup.com. Verve Music Group. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
5. "Songwriting & Song Pitching Service for Songwriters & Music Publishers". songquarters.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
6. "NC Central University Alumni Association Newsletter" (PDF). nccubaltimore.org. North Carolina Central University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
7. "Mike City – credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
8. "Mike City". discogs. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
9. "Rare Gems: Rell "Say It Aint So" & Musiq Soulchild "Say It Aint So" (Produced by Mike City)". youknowigotsoul.com. You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
10. "Dwele- Greater Than One". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 22, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Official Myspace
• Mike City 2012 audio interview
• Fatal Son interview with Platinum producer Mike City

• Living people
• African-American record producers
• Record producers from Pennsylvania
• African-American male singer-songwriters
• American male singer-songwriters
• American music industry executives
• Musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
• Singers from Philadelphia
• Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
• 21st-century African-American male singers
• 21st-century American male singers
• Singer-songwriters from North Carolina
• 1970 births