Carl McCormick (born June 26, 1988), professionally known as Cardiak, is an American record producer. He began producing music in 2008. He has produced music for numerous artists, including

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Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music for ...

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and

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. He has been nominated for two

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, both for his credit as a co-songwriter on the

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song "

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Early life

Carl "Cardiak" McCormick was born on June 26, 1988 in

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. In 2006, McCormick graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School.

Career

McCormick initially began his music career in 2008 as a rapper, but wanted to produce his own music, when a close friend introduced to a

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called

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. After a

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, he decided to produce music full-time rather than rap. The first track he produced landed in the hands of then-rapper

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, who released a studio album called ''Halfway House'', with the track being titled "The Soul". Throughout 2009, he later produced tracks for former

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rapper

, as well as

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, LoLa Monroe,

and

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. McCormick received notoriety for his first major placement in late 2010, when he produced Lloyd Banks' single, " Start It Up", featuring

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, Ryan Leslie,

Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ in 1994. At the age ...

and

, featured on Banks' third studio album, '' H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2)'', which released that November. The single was accompanied by McCormick's two following contributions as a producer, "Take Em to War" (featuring fellow G-Unit cohort

Tony Yayo Marvin Bernard (born March 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed with his childhood friends, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Yayo released his debu ...

) and "Unexplainable" (featuring

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member

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). "Start It Up" peaked at number 52 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. In 2011, he produced for

("Y'all Don't Really Hear Me Tho'"),

("600 Benz"),

("Sparkle") and

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("My City", "Here We Go" and "Sick 'Em"). He produced

's comeback single, "

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". The track was released through 50 Cent's website. Rapper

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released a mixtape, ''The Revival'', which was entirely produced by McCormick. In 2012, McCormick produced Meek Mill's "Lean Wit It", "Polo & Shell Tops", Lloyd Banks' "Show and Prove",

's "Black Flag", Joe Budden's "Cut from a Different Cloth", and

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's "Tell Me That I Can't". He also produced two tracks ("Amsterdam" and "

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") on

' fifth studio album, ''

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'', which was nominated for a

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for

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in 2013. In 2013, McCormick's notoriety continued to soar. He later produced for Vado ("God Hour"), Ace Hood ("The Trailer" and "Have Mercy"),

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("Ballin' Out"), Wale ("Bricks") and Ryan Leslie ("Black Mozart"). Leslie's behind-the-scene process of the making of "Black Mozart" was later detailed in a YouTube mini-documentary, which featured McCormick discussing how he produced the title track and "History" with Leslie. That November, McCormick and

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produced the track "Groundhog Day" for rapper

. The track was later included on a

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bonus disc of Eminem's eighth studio album, ''

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'', which was released on November 5, 2013. The album won a Grammy Award in 2015 for Best Rap Album. Throughout 2014, McCormick only produced four tracks: Kid Ink's "I Don't Care",

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's "Party", Rick Ross' "Family Ties" and

's "

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" (the latter third he co-produced with CritaCal and Illmind, another New Jersey native). He also participated in a YouTube challenge called "Rhythm Roulette", maintained by webizine Mass Appeal (co-owned by rapper

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), which a record producer has to select three records blindfolded to sample while producing an instrumental using it; he created a beat using a sample from Allure's 2001 single, "Cool With Me". In 2015, McCormick was involved in the production of two tracks: "Deep Water" and "For the Love of Money" for rapper-producer

. The latter beat, which developed in early 2014, was solely produced by McCormick and later sent to Dre by his A&R manager, Tyheim Cannon, and

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vice chairman, Steve Berman, for the musician's third studio album, ''Compton'', which was released on August 7, 2015. He continued producing for Fabolous ("Doin' It Well"), Scarface ("Exit Plan"),

("Do It Now") and

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("Worthy"). In early 2016, J. Cole's ''

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'' (2014) and Dr. Dre's ''Compton'' (2016) were nominated for the Best Rap Album Grammy; McCormick contributed tracks as a producer on both. McCormick later received a co-composer credit after contributing to work for

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's fourth studio album, ''Views'', released on April 29 that year. He was credited as composer, but uncredited as co-producer on the album's eighth track, "With You", which featured

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and instead credits

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and

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as co-producers. Murda Beatz later confirmed that he used a sample pack given to him by McCormick for the production of "With You". The album would end up being the most-streamed

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album of the year with 2.45 billion streams and debuting at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, despite lukewarm critical reviews. He and affiliating producer Calvin "CritaCal" Price co-produced

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' "Need to Know" for their album, ''

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''. Later in December, J. Cole released his fourth studio album, ''

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'', featuring the track "Immortal", which credits McCormick and Frank Dukes as its co-producers. His success helped him collaborate with other record producers such as

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, Focus...,

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and others. Within 2017, he expanded outside of hip hop production, working with R&B artists including

("Confidence"),

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(" When We") and PartyNextDoor ("Never Played Me"). However, he still produced for rappers

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("Crash & Burn"), Meek Mill ("Issues"),

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(" Tone It Down"; co-produced with Hitmaka),

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and

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("Paper Chasin'"). He also produced a bulk of singer Asiahn's extended play, ''Love Train'', which was released earlier that year. For the 2018-19 period, McCormick continued his success at music production, producing for

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("Undo"),

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("Demons N Distractions"), Dave East ("Corey"), T.I. ("Laugh at 'Em"), Zoey Dollaz ("Find a Way"),

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("Loaded Gun"),

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("Permanent Scars"), Yuna ("Likes"),

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(" Rule the World"),

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("Wintertime"), Chris Brown ("Come Together"), Rick Ross ("Rich N***a Lifestyle"),

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(" How You Want It?") and co-produced (alongside Hitmaka) the

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single, "Leave 'Em Alone", featuring

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and

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, which itself was a remake of singer

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's 2006 single, " Can't Leave 'em Alone". In mid-2020, he, Hitmaka and Paul Cabbin produced Trey Songz and

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's "Back Home", a title track from the former's eighth studio album, ''Back Home'', which charted at number twelve on the ''Billboard''

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chart. He also produced two tracks for PartyNextDoor's third studio album, ''

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'' ("Nothing Less" and "Believe It"). On the deluxe edition of

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's debut album, '' From King to a God'', McCormick and Hitmaka co-produced the bonus track, "Ameenah's Van". A successful placement that year was McCormick's production of the

single, "

", which was the former's idea after listening to a freestyle, recorded by Lox members

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and Styles P, for a 2008

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mixtape, which they were rapping over the instrumental to

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and

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's 1987 single, " Making Love in the Rain" (which itself was previously sampled by

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's 1993 single, " Just Another Day..." and

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's 1996 ballad, " Days of Our Livez"). Using the same sample and having co-produced it with Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, "Damage" debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in late 2020, number one on R&B radio in June 2021 and was certified two-times platinum by the

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(RIAA) on March 4, 2022. "Damage" was also nominated for a Grammy for

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in February 2022. Throughout 2021, he continued producing tracks for Conway the Machine ("Spoon's House" and "Blood Roses"), Anthony Hamilton ("Love is the New Black"), JoJo ("Worst (I Assume)"), H.E.R. (" Come Through") and Rick Ross ("Revelations"). McCormick continued into 2022 with Tank's "No Limit",

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's "Leak It" and 2023 with Tink's "Goofy",

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's " How Does It Feel" and

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's "Too Far". He,

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Pluss Asheton Terrance O'Neil Hogan, also known as PLUSS and A+, is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Lil Wayne (" Love Me"), Beyoncé (" Formation"), and Kendrick Lamar (" Humble"). He has won a Grammy Award from ...

and Mario Luciano produced "Culture", a track performed by Mez,

Reason Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing valid conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, religion, scien ...

, Symba and 8AE, which was included on the

soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television show, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of m ...

for the boxing drama sequel film, ''

Creed III ''Creed III'' is a 2023 American sports drama film starring and directed by Michael B. Jordan in his directorial debut, and produced by Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Eliza ...

''. On April 26, 2024, PartyNextDoor released his fourth studio album, ''PartyNextDoor 4'', which included the track, "Control", produced by McCormick and Drake's engineer, 40.

Production equipment and style

McCormick uses third-party music plugins and

MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface (; MIDI) is an American-Japanese technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, ...

keyboards by

M-Audio M-Audio (formerly Midiman) is a business unit of inMusic Brands that designs and markets audio and MIDI interfaces, keyboards and MIDI controllers, synthesizers, loudspeakers, studio monitors, digital DJ systems, microphones, and music so ...

and

Native Instruments Native Instruments is a German company that develops, manufactures, and supplies music software and hardware for music production, sound design, performance, and DJing. The company's corporate headquarters and main development facilities are lo ...

to create and produce music through

through a laptop, currently optimized by

Windows 11 Windows 11 is a version of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021, as the successor to Windows 10 (2015). It is available as a free upgrade for devices running Windows 10 that meet the #System requirements, Windo ...

. His production style consists of

trap music Trap music, also known simply as trap, is a subgenre of hip-hop music which originated in the Southern United States, with lyrical references to trap starting in 1991 but the modern sound of trap appearing in 1999. The genre gets its name from t ...

sample-based Sample-based synthesis is a form of audio synthesis that can be contrasted to either subtractive synthesis or additive synthesis. The principal difference with sample-based synthesis is that the seed waveforms are sampled sounds or instruments ...

hip hop laced with live instrumentation,

contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, ...

and

hip hop soul Hip hop soul is a subgenre of contemporary R&B music, most popular during the early and mid 1990s, which fuses R&B or soul singing with hip hop musical production. The subgenre had evolved from a previous R&B subgenre, new jack swing, which had ...

. He currently sells drum kits and sample packs through a

Shopify Shopify Inc., stylized as ''shopify'', headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, operates an e-commerce platform for retail point-of-sale systems that offers payments, marketing, shipping, inventory management, transaction management, and customer eng ...

site called "Flatline Kits", which he has launched in 2014.

Production discography

2008

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ...
– ''
Halfway House A halfway house is a type of prison or institute intended to teach (or reteach) the necessary skills for people to re-integrate into society and better support and care for themselves. Halfway houses are typically either state sponsored for those ...
''

* 08. "The Soul"

Freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...
– ''Month of Madness''

* 07. "Mindstate Takeover" * 12. "Straight Madness" * 28. "NP Finest" * 30. "Back for More"

2009

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– ''The Cold Corner''

* 05. "On My Way" (co-produced with Dilemma)

Havoc – ''From Now On''

* 02. "Whats That Smell" * 04. "Thats How You Feel" * 15. "Sex Tape"

Lil Twist Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Republic Records in 2010.
– ''The Yearbook''

* 12. "I'ma Do Me" * 15. "King"

Lola Monroe – ''Art Of Motivation''

* 12. "Make A Way" * 15. "Art Of Motivation" * 23. "Divas Gettin' Money" (featuring Rasheeda) * 35. "Bout Me"

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''Street Certified''

* 11. "Takeover"

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– '' Ruthless''

* 11. "Bout Me" (featuring Ballgreezy)

Lil Twist – ''Class President''

* 07. "Forever"

Lola Monroe – ''The Untouchables''

* 06. "Crazy World" (featuring

Lil Boosie Torence Ivy Hatch Jr. (born November 14, 1982), better known by his stage name Boosie BadAzz or simply Boosie (formerly Lil' Boosie), is an American rapper. Hatch began rapping in the 1990s as a member of the Southern hip hop collective Concentr ...

) * 13. "Love Me"

2010

Mike Knox – ''Money Machine''

* 04. "They Say I Got Issues" * 07. "Let It Rock" (remix; featuring

Red Cafe Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

and

Beanie Sigel Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his association with Jay-Z and his label Roc-A-Fella Records, to which Grant signed ...

)

Meek Mill – ''Mr. Philadelphia''

* 04. "Hate Is My Motivator" * 09. "This Is How We Do It" (featuring

, Mel Love, and Mike Knox) * 12. "Ain't Gonna Sleep" * 15. "Hardbody" (featuring

Peedi Crakk Pedro Louis Zayas (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage names Peedi Crakk or Peedi Peedi, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his guest appearances on Freeway's 2003 single " Flipside" and Jay ...

and Shizz Nitti)

Lloyd Banks – '' The Hunger for More 2''

* 01. "Take Em To War" (featuring

) * 02. "Unexplainable" (featuring

) * 08. " Start It Up" (featuring

and

)

2011

USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commerc ...
– ''CTE Or Nothing''

* 03. "Off Safety"

Red Cafe Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
– ''Above The Clouds''

* 07. "The Realest" (featuring

and

) * 08. "Big In The Hood" * 12. "We Get It On" (featuring

Omarion Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B singer, dancer and actor. He rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the boy band B2K, which was formed in 1998 and managed by record e ...

)

Maybach Music Group Maybach Music Group (; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and ...
– ''
Self Made Vol. 1 ''Self Made Vol. 1'' is the first compilation album by MMG. The album was released on May 24, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. It features MMG's new roster additions, Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill and Stalley along ...
''

* 03. "600 Benz" (

and

featuring

) * 07. "Rise"

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Teedra Moses Teedra Shenita Moses (born December 17, 1976) is an American contemporary R&B, R&B and soul music, soul singer-songwriter. Early life Moses was born and raised in New Orleans. She later moved to Los Angeles with her mother and three siblings ...

featuring Cyhi Da Prynce and

Currensy Shante Scott Franklin (born April 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Currensy (stylized as Curren$y), is an American rapper. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, he signed with the local record labels Cash Money Records and Young Mo ...

)

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...
– The S.O.U.L. Tape (Mixtape)''

* 08. "Y'all Don't Hear Me Tho" (featuring

)

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''Body Bag Vol.1''

* 10. "Just Living" * 11. "Real Big"

Tory Lanez Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My S ...
– ''Swavey (Mixtape)''

* "Slept On You" (featuring

Bun B Bernard James Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known professionally as Bun B, is an American rapper. He is best known as one half of the Southern rap duo UGK (Underground Kingz), a group he formed in 1987 alongside Pimp C. Aside from his work wi ...

)

Kid Ink – ''Daydreamer''

* 00."My City" (featuring.Killa Kyleon,

& Machine Gun Kelly)

Cory Gunz Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987), better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York City.Jessica Koslow, "Interview: Cory Gunz: Youngest In Charge," February 1, 2005, found aHipHopDx website Acc ...
– ''Son Of A Gun (Mixtape)''

* 13.Sh*t Ain't A Game (featuring Pop Dolla$) * 17.Bedtime * 22.Sick 'Em (Feat. Kid Ink & Gudda Gudda)

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and ...
''

* 07."Letter to My Ex's" * 11."Spoke to My Momma" * 16."Real Big"

Triple C's Triple C's, also known as Carol City Cartel, is an American hip hop group founded by Rick Ross in 2005. The group takes its name from the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, and consists of Gunplay from Miami, Torch from The Bronx, and Yo ...
– ''Money Burning Mother****er (Mixtape)''

* 00."Fly ****"

P.L. – ''The Turning Lane''

* "U Mad"

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Blo ...
– ''
Dreamchasers ''Dreamchasers'' is the eighth mixtape by American rapper Meek Mill (hosted by DJ Drama). It was released on August 11, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and on DatPiff and is the first installment in the ''Dreamchasers'' series. ''Dreamchasers'' fe ...
(Mixtape)''

* 15. "Sparkle" (featuring Young Pooh) * 17. "Y'all Don't Really Hear Me Tho Freestyle"

DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ...
– ''
Third Power In arithmetic and algebra, the cube of a number is its third power, that is, the result of multiplying three instances of together. The cube of a number is denoted , using a superscript 3, for example . The cube operation can also be defi ...
''

* 3. "Lay Low" (feat. (

and

)

Young Chris Christopher Francis Ries (born March 9, 1983), known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He rose to fame as one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same yea ...
& Cardiak – ''The Revival (Mixtape)''

* All tracks

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''The Statement 2 (Mixtape)''

* 11. "Pay Her Bills"

2012

French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Moroccan Arabic, Arabic: IPA pronunciation, æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York ...
& Coke Boys – ''Coke Boys 3 (Mixtape)''

* 05. "Headquarters" (featuring

)

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Blo ...
– ''
Dreamchasers 2 ''Dreamchasers 2'' is the ninth mixtape by American rapper Meek Mill (hosted by DJ Drama). It was released on May 7, 2012, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records, and also released for digital download on DatPiff. It serves as the secon ...
(Mixtape)''

* 09. "Everyday" * 11. "Lean Wit It"

Maybach Music Group Maybach Music Group (; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and ...
– ''
Self Made Vol. 2 ''Self Made Vol. 2'' is the second compilation album by MMG. The album was released on June 26, 2012, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. Like the previous album, ''Self Made Vol. 2'' features contributions from members signed to t ...
''

* 06. "Fountain of Youth"

Stalley Kyle Alfonso Myricks (born October 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Stalley, is an American Rapping, rapper from Massillon, Ohio. Music career In 2008, Stalley made his mixtape debut, ''Goin Ape'', with Terry Urban. In 2009, he follow ...

featuring

Nipsey Hussle Ermias Joseph Asghedom (born Airmiess Joseph Asghedom; August 15, 1985 – March 31, 2019), known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and activist. Emerging from the West Coast hip-hop scene in the mid-20 ...

* 13. "Fluorescent Ink"

Bow Wow – '' Underrated''

* 02. "Where My Dogs At" * 05. "We Going Hard" (feat.

)

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– '' V.6: The Gift''

* 11. "Live It Up" * 14. "Show And Prove"

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
– ''
God Forgives, I Don't ''God Forgives, I Don't'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on July 30, 2012, by Maybach Music Group, Slip-n-Slide Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album was produced by several record producers, includi ...
''

* 07. "Amsterdam" * 14. "Diced Pineapples" (feat.

and

)

DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ...
– '' Quality Street Music''

* 02. "Never Die" (feat.

, Cee Lo Green,

and

Young Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music fo ...

)

Ryan Leslie Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists ...
– '' Les Is More''

* 12. "The Black Flag"

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Blo ...
– '' Dreams & Nightmares''

* 12. "Polo & Shell Tops"

T.I – '' Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head''

* 02. "G Season" (feat.

; co-produced with Chinky P.)

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ...
– '' A Loose Quarter''

* 4. "Cut From a Different Cloth" (feat.

Ab-Soul Herbert Anthony Stevens IV (born February 23, 1987), better known by his stage name Ab-Soul, is an American rapper. Raised in Carson, California, he signed to indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, where he eventually formed We ...

; co-produced by CritaCal) * 13. "All In My Head" (feat.

Royce Da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...

and Kobe Honeycutt) * 14. "More Of Me" (feat. Emanny)

2013

Casey Veggies Casey Joseph Jones (born July 18, 1993), known professionally as Casey Veggies, is an American rapper. A founding member of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future, he co-formed the group with Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy, Left Brain, t ...
– ''Life Changes''

* 6. "Life$tyle"

Wale Wale or WALE may refer to: Places * Wale, Devon, a hamlet in England * Wale, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, a village in Poland People * Wale (surname) *Wale (rapper), stage name of American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Radio and televisi ...
– '' The Gifted''

* 08. "Bricks" (feat.

Yo Gotti Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, singer, and record executive. Rooted in Memphis rap, he released five independent albums—''Youngsta's on a Come Up'' (1996), ''From da Dope ...

& Lyfe Jennings)

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– '' Trials & Tribulations''

* 03. "Another Statistic" * 14. "Mama" (featuring

Betty Wright Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), better known by her stage name Betty Wright, was an American soul music, soul and Rhythm and blues, R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career ...

; produced with CritaCal) * 17. "Have Mercy" (Deluxe edition bonus track)

Ryan Leslie Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists ...
– '' Black Mozart''

* 02. "Black Mozart" * 04. "History" * 09. "Green" (feat.

) * 12. "Coke Cans" (co-produced by Ryan Leslie; additional production by Gabe Lambirth)

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ...
– '' No Love Lost''

* 05. "You & I" featuring Emanny * 07. "All In My Head" featuring

Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...

and Kobe * 09. "Switch Positions" featuring

* 12. "No Love Lost Outro"

The Game – '' OKE: Operation Kill Everything''

* 01. "Kill Everything" (feat. Diddy; co-produced by CritaCal)

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, he is credited with popula ...
– ''
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' is the eighth studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on November 5, 2013, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It is his last album to feature the involvement of the i ...
''

* 03. "Groundhog Day" (Deluxe edition bonus track; co-produced by

and

; additional keyboards by Luis Resto)

2014

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' (2012), was released independently and peake ...
– ''
My Own Lane ''My Own Lane'' is the second studio album by American rapper Kid Ink. The album was released on January 7, 2014, by Tha Alumni Music Group, 88 Classic, and RCA Records. Recording for the album took place during 2013 and finished in November 2013 ...
''

* 12. "I Don't Care" ft

Maejor Ali Brandon Michael Green (born July 23, 1988), known professionally as Maejor (formerly Bei Maejor and later Maejor Ali), is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. Green is known for having produced and written songs for prominent mu ...

(co-produced by Larance Dopson of

1500 or Nothin' 1500 or Nothin' is an American musical ensemble composed of record producers, songwriters, musicians and music videographers, formed in 2006, in Los Angeles, California. With headquarters located in Inglewood, California, 1500 or Nothin' is comp ...

)

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
– '' Hood Billionaire''

* 15. "Family Ties" (co-produced by CritaCal)

J. Cole Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer. Born in a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his d ...
– ''
2014 Forest Hills Drive ''2014 Forest Hills Drive'' is the third studio album by American rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2014, by ByStorm Entertainment, Columbia Records, Dreamville Records and Roc Nation. Recording sessions took place over the whole year, whi ...
''

* 12. "Love Yourz" (produced with Illmind and CritaCal)

2015

Trey Songz Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor (record producer), Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz ...
– '' Intermission I & II''

* 04. "Do It Now" (produced with

and Young 'N Fly)

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...
– '' Compton''

* 09. "Deep Water" (feat.

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first music ...

, Justus and Anderson .Paak; co-produced with Dr. Dre, Focus...,

Dem Jointz Dwayne Allen Abernathy Jr. (born July 17, 1976), known professionally as Dem Jointz, is an American record producer, songwriter and singer. He has been credited with production work for artists including Kanye West, Rihanna, Anderson .Paak, Emi ...

and

DJ Dahi Dacoury Dahi Natche (born March 10, 1983), known professionally as DJ Dahi or simply Dahi, is an American record producer, songwriter, disc jockey and singer from Inglewood, California. Working primarily in hip hop and R&B music, he has been ...

) * 12. "For the Love of Money" (feat.

Jon Connor Jon Kevin Freeman Jr. (born April 13, 1985), better known by his stage name Jon Connor, is an American rapper and record producer. Connor has released various mixtapes and an album effort during his career including the Jay-Z inspired ''The Blu ...

, Jill Scott and Anderson .Paak)

Scarface – '' Deeply Rooted''

* 16. "Exit Plan" (feat.

Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...

; Deluxe edition bonus track)

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...
– '' Summertime Shootout''

* 03. "Doin' It Well" (feat.

and

Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...

; co-produced by CritaCal)

Jeremih Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He embarked on a musical career after meeting record producer Mick Schultz in 2008, and signed a recording contract wi ...
– '' Late Nights''

* 14. "Worthy" (feat.

Jhené Aiko Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (; born March 16, 1988) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and rapper. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K. She was signed by the ...

; co-produced by Hitmaka)

2016

Macklemore Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist rele ...
&
Ryan Lewis Ryan Scott Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American musician and record producer based in Seattle, Washington. Along with producing his own album, ''Instrumentals'', Lewis produced the albums ''The VS. EP'' (2009), '' The Heist'' (2012), and ...
– ''
This Unruly Mess I've Made ''This Unruly Mess I've Made'' is the second and final studio album by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. It was released on February 26, 2016, by Macklemore LLC and Alternative Distribution Alliance. Following the success of the duo's ...
''

* 08. "Need to Know" (featuring

Chance the Rapper Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he released his debut mixtape '' 10 Day'' (2012) during one of his high school suspension ...

; co-produced by CritiCal)

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...
– '' Views''

* 08. "With You" (featuring

; produced by

; co-produced by

; additional production by Cardiak)

J. Cole – ''
4 Your Eyez Only ''4 Your Eyez Only'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. The album was Cole's first release with Interscope—his previous albums w ...
''

* 02. "

Immortal Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life. Immortal or Immortality may also refer to: Film * ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film * ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film '' The Wisdom of ...

" (produced with Frank Dukes; additional production by J. Cole)

2017

Trey Songz – '' Tremaine: The Album''

* 14. "Picture Perfect"

Phora Marco Anthony Archer (born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Phora, is an American rapper and former tattoo artist from Anaheim, California. In 2011, he founded his own record label, Yours Truly. His debut studio album, '' Yours T ...
– '' Yours Truly Forever''

* 07. "Forever"

2020

T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...
– '' The L.I.B.R.A.''

* 06. "Moon Juice" (with

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. ( ; born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, he is widely regarded as one of t ...

featuring

)

2021

Jazmine Sullivan Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She has won two Grammy Awards, a ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, and two BET Awards over the course of her career. In 2022, ''Time'' placed her on their ...
– ''
Heaux Tales ''Heaux Tales'' is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. Released by RCA Records on January 8, 2021, it was her first project since 2015's critically-acclaimed ''Reality Show''. It includes features from Ari Lennox, A ...
''

* 06. "On It"

Unsorted

Mike Knox (2009)

* "Let it Rock" (featuring

)

Audio Push (2010)

* "Got it Goin' on"

Havoc (2010)

* "Thats How You Feel (Remix)" (featuring Nyce Da Future &

Cory Gunz Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987), better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York City.Jessica Koslow, "Interview: Cory Gunz: Youngest In Charge," February 1, 2005, found aHipHopDx website Acc ...

)

Lola Monroe (2010)

* "Overtime" (featuring

Trina Katrina Laverne Kearse (née Taylor; born December 3, 1974), is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles " Nann Nigga", " Shut Up", and " Take It to da House". In 2000, ...

)

Reed Dollaz (2010)

* "I Be On That Money" (featuring

& Eness)

Meek Mill (2010)

* "Let's Get It" (featuring Kre Forch)

Mistah F.A.B. (2010)

* "She Don't Belong To Me" (featuring London)

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, ...
(2011)

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' (2012), was released independently and peake ...
(2011)

* "Insane" * "Tats On My Face" * "Here We Go"

Young Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music fo ...
(2011)

* "Off Safety" (featuring

USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commerc ...

)

Young Chris Christopher Francis Ries (born March 9, 1983), known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He rose to fame as one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same yea ...
(2011)

* "Flatline" (featuring

)

Mike Knox (2011)

* "Get Gully" (featuring

)

Ace Hood (2012)

* "The Trailer" (produced with Frank Dukes)

Slaughterhouse In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a mea ...
(2013)

* "Party" (co-produced by

Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in mus ...

)

Dave East David Lawrence Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988), known professionally as Dave East, is an American rapper. East began his career in 2010, and gained attention in 2014 for his eighth mixtape, ''Black Rose''. Its release caught the attention of fe ...
(2017)

* "Paper Chasin'" (featuring

)

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...
(2019)

* "

Come Together "Come Together" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on the band's 1969 studio album ''Abbey Road''. It was also a double A-side single in the U ...

" (featuring H.E.R.)

H.E.R. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her" and standing for "Having Everything Revealed") is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. She has won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Child ...
(2021)

" *" Come Through" (featuring Chris Brown)

Singles

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– '' The Hunger for More 2'' (2010)

* 08. " Start It Up" (feat.

and

)

Maybach Music Group Maybach Music Group (; abbreviated MMG) is a record label founded by American rapper Rick Ross in 2008. An imprint of gamma. since 2023, the label was previously an imprint of Def Jam Recordings (2009–2011), Warner Records (2011–2012) and ...
– ''
Self Made Vol. 1 ''Self Made Vol. 1'' is the first compilation album by MMG. The album was released on May 24, 2011, by Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. Records. It features MMG's new roster additions, Wale, Meek Mill, Teedra Moses, Pill and Stalley along ...
'' (2011)

* 03. "600 Benz" (

and

featuring

)

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– TBA (2011)

* 00. "Check Me Out"

P.L. – ''The Turning Lane'' (2011)

* "U Mad"

Paypa – ''Feel Good Music'' (Unreleased)

* "Time Zone" feat.

Awards and nominations

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, Album of the Year , ''

Back of My Mind Back of My Mind may refer to: * ''Back of My Mind'' (Christopher Cross album) * ''Back of My Mind'' (H.E.R. album) {{dab ...

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) , , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 ,

, "

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, "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" (

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External links

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Early life

Career

Production equipment and style

Production discography

2008

Freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ... – ''Month of Madness''

2009

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ... – ''The Cold Corner''

Havoc – ''From Now On''

Lil Twist Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Republic Records in 2010. – ''The Yearbook''

Lola Monroe – ''Art Of Motivation''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ... – ''Street Certified''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ... – '' Ruthless''

Lil Twist – ''Class President''

Lola Monroe – ''The Untouchables''

2010

Mike Knox – ''Money Machine''

Meek Mill – ''Mr. Philadelphia''

Lloyd Banks – '' The Hunger for More 2''

2011

USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commerc ... – ''CTE Or Nothing''

Red Cafe Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ... – ''Above The Clouds''

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ... – The S.O.U.L. Tape (Mixtape)''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ... – ''Body Bag Vol.1''

Tory Lanez Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My S ... – ''Swavey (Mixtape)''

Kid Ink – ''Daydreamer''

Cory Gunz Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987), better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York City.Jessica Koslow, "Interview: Cory Gunz: Youngest In Charge," February 1, 2005, found aHipHopDx website Acc ... – ''Son Of A Gun (Mixtape)''

P.L. – ''The Turning Lane''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ... – ''The Statement 2 (Mixtape)''

2012

French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Moroccan Arabic, Arabic: IPA pronunciation, æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York ... & Coke Boys – ''Coke Boys 3 (Mixtape)''

Bow Wow – '' Underrated''

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ... – '' V.6: The Gift''

DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ... – '' Quality Street Music''

Ryan Leslie Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists ... – '' Les Is More''

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Blo ... – '' Dreams & Nightmares''

T.I – '' Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head''

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ... – '' A Loose Quarter''

2013

Casey Veggies Casey Joseph Jones (born July 18, 1993), known professionally as Casey Veggies, is an American rapper. A founding member of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future, he co-formed the group with Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy, Left Brain, t ... – ''Life Changes''

Wale Wale or WALE may refer to: Places * Wale, Devon, a hamlet in England * Wale, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, a village in Poland People * Wale (surname) *Wale (rapper), stage name of American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Radio and televisi ... – '' The Gifted''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ... – '' Trials & Tribulations''

Ryan Leslie Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists ... – '' Black Mozart''

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ... – '' No Love Lost''

The Game – '' OKE: Operation Kill Everything''

2014

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ... – '' Hood Billionaire''

2015

Trey Songz Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor (record producer), Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz ... – '' Intermission I & II''

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ... – '' Compton''

Scarface – '' Deeply Rooted''

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ... – '' Summertime Shootout''

Jeremih Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He embarked on a musical career after meeting record producer Mick Schultz in 2008, and signed a recording contract wi ... – '' Late Nights''

2016

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ... – '' Views''

J. Cole – ''4 Your Eyez Only ''4 Your Eyez Only'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. The album was Cole's first release with Interscope—his previous albums w ...''

2017

Trey Songz – '' Tremaine: The Album''

Phora Marco Anthony Archer (born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Phora, is an American rapper and former tattoo artist from Anaheim, California. In 2011, he founded his own record label, Yours Truly. His debut studio album, '' Yours T ... – '' Yours Truly Forever''

2020

T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ... – '' The L.I.B.R.A.''

2021

Unsorted

Mike Knox (2009)

Audio Push (2010)

Havoc (2010)

Lola Monroe (2010)

Reed Dollaz (2010)

Meek Mill (2010)

Mistah F.A.B. (2010)

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, ... (2011)

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' (2012), was released independently and peake ... (2011)

Young Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music fo ... (2011)

Young Chris Christopher Francis Ries (born March 9, 1983), known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He rose to fame as one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same yea ... (2011)

Mike Knox (2011)

Ace Hood (2012)

Slaughterhouse In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a mea ... (2013)

Dave East David Lawrence Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988), known professionally as Dave East, is an American rapper. East began his career in 2010, and gained attention in 2014 for his eighth mixtape, ''Black Rose''. Its release caught the attention of fe ... (2017)

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ... (2019)

H.E.R. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her" and standing for "Having Everything Revealed") is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. She has won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Child ... (2021)

Freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...
– ''Month of Madness''

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– ''The Cold Corner''

Lil Twist Christopher Lynn Moore (born January 11, 1993), better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, an imprint of Republic Records in 2010.
– ''The Yearbook''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''Street Certified''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– '' Ruthless''

USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commerc ...
– ''CTE Or Nothing''

Red Cafe Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
– ''Above The Clouds''

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...
– The S.O.U.L. Tape (Mixtape)''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''Body Bag Vol.1''

Tory Lanez Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. First discovered by Sean Kingston, he received initial recognition for his mixtape ''Conflicts of My S ...
– ''Swavey (Mixtape)''

Cory Gunz Peter Cory Pankey, Jr. (born June 22, 1987), better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is an American rapper from the Bronx, New York City.Jessica Koslow, "Interview: Cory Gunz: Youngest In Charge," February 1, 2005, found aHipHopDx website Acc ...
– ''Son Of A Gun (Mixtape)''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– ''The Statement 2 (Mixtape)''

French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Moroccan Arabic, Arabic: IPA pronunciation, æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York ...
& Coke Boys – ''Coke Boys 3 (Mixtape)''

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– '' V.6: The Gift''

DJ Drama Tyree Cinque Simmons (born April 22, 1978), known professionally as DJ Drama, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record executive and music promoter. He initially gained recognition as the DJ for Atlanta-based rapper T.I., and continued to gai ...
– '' Quality Street Music''

Ryan Leslie Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists ...
– '' Les Is More''

Meek Mill Robert Rihmeek Williams (born May 6, 1987), known professionally as Meek Mill, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he embarked on his career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group the Blo ...
– '' Dreams & Nightmares''

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ...
– '' A Loose Quarter''

Casey Veggies Casey Joseph Jones (born July 18, 1993), known professionally as Casey Veggies, is an American rapper. A founding member of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future, he co-formed the group with Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy, Left Brain, t ...
– ''Life Changes''

Wale Wale or WALE may refer to: Places * Wale, Devon, a hamlet in England * Wale, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, a village in Poland People * Wale (surname) *Wale (rapper), stage name of American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin Radio and televisi ...
– '' The Gifted''

Ace Hood Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
– '' Trials & Tribulations''

Ryan Leslie Anthony Ryan Leslie (born September 25, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Working predominantly in contemporary R&B and hip hop, he has released six studio albums and written songs for artists ...
– '' Black Mozart''

Joe Budden Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of h ...
– '' No Love Lost''

Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...
– '' Hood Billionaire''

Trey Songz Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor (record producer), Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz ...
– '' Intermission I & II''

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...
– '' Compton''

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...
– '' Summertime Shootout''

Jeremih Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He embarked on a musical career after meeting record producer Mick Schultz in 2008, and signed a recording contract wi ...
– '' Late Nights''

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...
– '' Views''

J. Cole – ''
4 Your Eyez Only ''4 Your Eyez Only'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on December 9, 2016, by Dreamville Records, Roc Nation and Interscope Records. The album was Cole's first release with Interscope—his previous albums w ...
''

Phora Marco Anthony Archer (born October 11, 1994), better known by his stage name Phora, is an American rapper and former tattoo artist from Anaheim, California. In 2011, he founded his own record label, Yours Truly. His debut studio album, '' Yours T ...
– '' Yours Truly Forever''

T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...
– '' The L.I.B.R.A.''

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, ...
(2011)

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' (2012), was released independently and peake ...
(2011)

Young Jeezy Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based rappers T.I. and Gucci Mane, with pioneering the hip hop subgenre trap music fo ...
(2011)

Young Chris Christopher Francis Ries (born March 9, 1983), known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He rose to fame as one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same yea ...
(2011)

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Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– '' The Hunger for More 2'' (2010)

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...
– TBA (2011)