Dawaun Parker (born May 9, 1984) is an American
record producer
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and
rapper
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. After graduating from
Berklee College of Music in 2005, he became a producer for
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
’s record label
Aftermath Entertainment
Aftermath Entertainment is an American record label founded by hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It operates as a subsidiary of, and is distributed through, Interscope Records.
Current acts include Dr. Dre himself, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, ...
. He received his first formal credit on
50 Cent’s
''Get Rich or Die Tryin soundtrack, and contributed to several songs on
Busta Rhymes' number 1 album,
''The Big Bang'', as well as Jay-Z's return record,
''Kingdom Come''. Parker co-wrote the number 1 single, "
Crack a Bottle", by Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, and co-produced nearly every track on
''Relapse''.
On October 20, 2010, Parker released his first single, Lost, co-produced by Dr. Dre
and featuring Phil Beaudreau. Since he left Aftermath sometime in 2014, he has been working on several projects, including production on Phil Beaudreau's album ''Ether''.
Production
*
50 Cent – Come & Go
* 50 Cent feat.
Nicole Scherzinger
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&
Young Buck
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Early life
Brown was born in Nashville, T ...
– Fire
* 50 Cent –
I Get It In
* 50 Cent – Talk About Me
* 50 Cent – Death To My Enemies
* 50 Cent feat.
Eminem – Psycho
* 50 Cent –
Straight to the Bank
*
Bishop Lamont – No Stoppin' Carson
* Bishop Lamont – Grow Up
*
Bobby Digital – Up Again
*
Busta Rhymes – Get You Some
* Busta Rhymes – How We Do It Over Here
* Busta Rhymes feat.
Nas
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* National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia
** Nas Air ( ...
– Don't Get Carried Away
* Busta Rhymes feat.
Q-Tip – You Can't Hold The Torch
* Busta Rhymes – Legend Of The Fall Off's
* Busta Rhymes feat. Raekwon – Goldmine
* Busta Rhymes feat. Rick James –
In The Ghetto
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* Busta Rhymes feat.
Stevie Wonder – Been Through The Storm
*
Cory Gunz
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– Go Slow
* Dawaun Parker – Lost (Co-Produced By
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
)
* Dawaun Parker – Schemin'
*
Eminem feat.
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
and 50 Cent – Crack A Bottle
* Eminem – Hello
* Eminem – Medicine Ball
* Eminem –
Same Song & Dance
* Eminem feat. Dr. Dre –
Old Time's Sake
* Eminem – Must Be the Ganja
* Eminem – 3 A.M.
* Eminem – My Mom
* Eminem – Insane
* Eminem – Bagpipes From Baghdad
* Eminem – We Made You
* Eminem – Stay Wide Awake
* Eminem – Déjà Vu
* Eminem – Underground
* Eminem – Im Having A Relapse
* Eminem feat. Dr. Dre – Hell Breaks Loose
* Eminem – Taking My Ball
* Eminem – Music Box
* Eminem – Drop The Bomb On 'Em
* Eminem – So Bad
* Eminem – Walk On Water
* Eminem – Premonition (Intro)
* Eminem – Alfred (Interlude)
* Eminem – Never Love Again
* Eminem – Little Engine
* Eminem – Lock It Up
* Eminem – Alfred (Outro)
* G.A.G.E. feat.
Raekwon
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& Jabar – Goin Leave You
*
Game – Blood of Christ
* Game – Dead People
* The GodBody – Beef
* The GodBody – The Fly Butter (Holy Smokes)
* The GodBody – Just Another Day
* The GodBody – Fell Off
*
Jay Z – 30 Something
* Jay-Z –
Lost One
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Its music video was released on December 4, 2006, Jay-Z's 37th birthday and notably f ...
* Jay-Z – Trouble
* Jay-Z feat.
Ne-Yo
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– Minority Report
*
Joe Budden
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– Hate Me
*
Joyner Lucas
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- Just Like You
* Joyner Lucas - Lullaby
*
Kendrick Lamar
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– Black Boy Fly
*
Raekwon
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– Catalina
*
Raekwon
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– About Me
*
Snoop Dogg –
Round Here
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* Snoop Dogg feat. Dr. Dre and
D'Angelo – Imagine
* Snoop Dogg feat.
Nate Dogg and –
Boss' Life
*
Stat Quo
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– Get Low
*
T.I. – Why You Wanna
*
Travis Barker
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feat.
The Clipse
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& Kobe – City Of Dreams
* Travis Barker and
Yelawolf
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– Director's Cut
*
Young Buck
David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit.
Early life
Brown was born in Nashville, T ...
– Hold On
* Young Buck –
U Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Aftermath Entertainment website
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African-American musicians
American performers of Christian music
Record producers from Rhode Island
Hip hop record producers
Living people
1983 births
Musicians from Providence, Rhode Island
American keyboardists
Berklee College of Music alumni
Aftermath Entertainment artists
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people