Jacob Denzal Canady (born December 10, 1998), known professionally as ATL Jacob, is an American

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. He is known for his dark and mellow production style and his frequent collaborations with American rapper

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being a former in-house producer for the latter's record label

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. Born and raised in

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, Canady began his music career at age 14. In 2022, he earned a

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for

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and a nomination for

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for his production on Future's "

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". The song peaked the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while he also produced "

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" by Florida rapper

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, which peaked at number 3 the same year. He was nominated as Producer of the Year for the

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, and won '' XXL''’s 2023 Producer of the Year title. https://www.xxlmag.com/atl-jacob-producer-of-the-year-xxl-awards-2023/#:~:text=The%2023%2Dyear%2Dold%20Atlanta,featuring%20Drake%20and%20sampling%20Tems.

Early life

Jacob Canady was born on December 10, 1998, in

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Career

Canady initially gained interest in record production as a teenager after wanting to rap on his own instrumentals. In 2017, he recalls working as an

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in a studio and being frustrated by artists' attitudes toward engineers. In January 2023, he was voted as the Producer of the Year for the XXL Awards 2023.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob, ATL 1998 births Living people African-American record producers American hip hop record producers Republic Records artists Musicians from Atlanta Southern hip hop musicians Trap musicians