In reply to mobwife: brass knuckles & nunchucks.

Well he was signed to Motown Records when he was younger, and most of the artists that he writes and produces for are R&B artists, such as Brandy, Lloyd, Cee-Lo (e.g. Forget You), Melanie Fiona, Alicia Keys, etc. Yes, he's usually categorised under the 'Pop' genre, but some of the songs on his new album, like 'Treasure', and 'Moonshine' are way more R&B than a lot of the songs 'R&B' artists are putting out right now (*ahem* Usher, Ne-Yo, etc).