Peaking atop the Billboard Hot 100, Garrett co-wrote five other songs which did so—"Goodies" for Ciara that same year; "Check on It" for Beyoncé, "Run It!"
Garrett insisted he was an artist, not a songwriter but went back to school, graduated from college with an A.A. degree in business from the University of Maryland's program in Germany.
His debut studio album, Turbo 919, was released June 21, 2008, on his Bet I Penned It Music imprint, through Interscope Records.
He also wrote and produced a song called "I Did It for Love" for South Korean pop singer BoA for her first eponymous English album.
The lead single for Garrett's 2011 album previously titled Courtesy Of, was released February 4, 2011, featuring J. Cole entitled "Feel Love".