This list assumes, of course, that you already have a computer. You don't need the fastest computer to record and mix music, but it should be reasonably fast. Anything with a Core i- or even Core 2-series processor should do the trick. Just don't use a netbook.
Ashford & Simpson also had success writing for themselves: Perhaps the best-known song they sang was the 1980s hit Solid As A Rock.. His music is unmatched in terms of great songwriting, Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire said after learning of his friend's death.
Nearly all of them charted, led by Top 40 showings for All Around the World (featuring Ludacris) and Heartbreaker.. Those songs, as well as others, were compiled for release as Journals, a digital download-only album that failed to chart. He also released a concert film for Christmas 2013, Justin Bieber's Believe. A collaboration with Cody Simpson, Home to Mama, was the lone charting release in 2014, a year in which Bieber made headlines for an incident in which he was arrested, as well as for charges of vandalism, assault, and reckless driving.