Orlando Jahlil Tucker (born February 8, 1988), better known by his stage name Jahlil Beats, is an American
hip hop producer. He is currently signed to
Jay Z
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's
Roc Nation
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. He has produced for artists such as
Puff Daddy,
Lil Wayne
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,
Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition while still a senior in high school, when he performed live on American music executive ...
,
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 music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, ...
,
Chris Brown
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,
Tyga
Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson[Micheal Ray Stevenson ...](_blank)
,
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
,
Ace Hood
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,
Bobby Shmurda
Ackquille Jean Pollard (born August 4, 1994), known professionally as Bobby Shmurda, is an American rapper. Along with Rowdy Rebel, Shmurda is considered a pioneer of Brooklyn drill music. He rose to international fame in 2014 when his song "Hot ...
,
T.I., and
50 Cent
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among others.
He is best known for producing Meek Mill's "
Ima Boss
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" and "
Burn
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", and
Lloyd Banks
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' "Jackpot", which was more famously used by
Bobby Shmurda
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's "
Hot Nigga
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".
Early life
Jahlil Beats was born in
Chester, Pennsylvania
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Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...
. At the age of 12, he started learning audio engineering concepts, and building a passion for music under the guidance of his father (who was in a band) and cousin.
By age fifteen he taught his brother, Anthony Tucker
The Beat Bully how to produce music and they began making beats together. In high school they would give their beats out to friends to rap over.
Jahlil would then go on to college before losing his financial aid and having to drop out.
Musical career
After dropping out of college in 2008, Jahlil Beats returned to his city where he would meet upcoming rapper
Meek Mill
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. Shortly after meeting, they collaborated with each other frequently. It is at that point, that Jahlil says was when he started taking music seriously.
He first became notable after producing several tracks with Haydock Beats for
Tyga
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and
Chris Brown
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's collaboration mixtape ''
Fan of a Fan
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Background
In an interview with MTV, Tyga
Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson[Fabolous
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' EP ''
There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP''.
["On the Come Up" 2012 Freshmen Class Edition]
/ref>
In 2011, Jahlil Beats produced Meek Mill's breakout hit "Ima Boss
"I'm a Boss" is a hip hop song by American rapper Meek Mill, released on May 17, 2011, as the fifth single from the Maybach Music Group compilation album, ''Self Made Vol. 1''. The song is also included on Meek Mill's mixtape, '' Dreamchasers''. ...
".[Jahlil Beats Touts Himself 'Best' Producer, Talks Success, Mentoring]
/ref> His production for that song, would later be named the tenth-best instrumental between 2008 and 2013 by ''Complex
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* Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe
** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...
''. Later that year following a six-label bidding war, on October 16 he signed a publishing deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation
Roc Nation is an entertainment agency founded by Jay-Z in 2008. The company is headquartered in Manhattan and has additional offices in Los Angeles and London. Roc Nation comprises a comprehensive talent agency, sports agency, record label, mana ...
, who also manages Meek Mill. In the following months he collaborated on songs artists such as Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...
, 50 Cent
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, Rihanna
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, J. Cole
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, Busta Rhymes
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, Meek Mill, Nelly
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, Big Sean
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, T.I., Jim Jones
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, Bow Wow, Willow Smith
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, and French Montana
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for their respective forthcoming albums.[Jahlil Beats — 25 New Producers To Watch Out For , Complex]
/ref> He would also start to closely work under No ID
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after signing to Roc Nation. He was even one of the first people to confirm working on Jay-Z's twelfth studio album. On July 20, 2012, he released a six-track free EP titled ''Legend Music''.
On November 6, 2012, he released an instrumental mixtape titled ''Legends Era''. On December 25, 2012, he released an instrumental mixtape titled ''Crack Music 6''. He followed that with ''Legends Era II'' on April 16, 2013. The second installment of ''Legends Era'' featured vocal guest appearances
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by Busta Rhymes
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, French Montana, Young Jeezy
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, Kid Ink
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, Juelz Santana
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, Lil Wayne
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, Game
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, Big Sean
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, Problem, Styles P
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, Vado, Ace Hood
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, and Meek Mill among others. On August 1 he was scheduled to release his second instrumental mixtape of the year ''Genius'', however its release would be pushed back until September 10, 2013. It was met with positive reviews by music critic
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s. On December 25, 2013, Jahlil Beats released the previously announced ''Legends Era III''. The mixtape contained guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa
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, ASAP Rocky
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, Future
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, Tyga, Juicy J
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, The Game, French Montana, Kid Ink, Kirko Bangz
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, Meek Mill, The LOX
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, Ab-Soul
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, Joey Badass
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, Action Bronson
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, Problem, Logic
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, Gunplay, Dizzy Wright
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In December 2011, Wright signed to rapper Hopsin's independent record label, Funk Volume. After signing, he released his ...
, Vado, Ace Hood, Yo Gotti
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, Smoke DZA
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, Trae tha Truth
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, Project Pat
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Houston was formerly a member of hip h ...
, Trina
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Trina has been described by '' XXL'' as "the most ...
, Rockie Fresh, and Jae Millz among others. On October 31, 2014, he released a mixtape titled ''Crack Music 7''.
Production style
Although he used samples early in his career, Beats has stated that he is moving away from using samples in his music: "I ain't trying to share my publishing. If you sample they might take 80%, leave you with 20. They getting paid off a record they did 20 years ago. So I like to do a lot of my stuff from scratch because I want all my publishing. I'm stingy with mine."[Jahlil Beats Details Meek Mill "Dream Chasers 3" Work , Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales , HipHop DX]
/ref> In most of his songs, there can be siren heard throughout the beat. His songs also contain a production tag of his then three-year-old niece saying "Jahlil Beats Holla At Me".
Personal life
His younger brother is record producer The Beat Bully, who produced the Rick Ross
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Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
, Drake
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* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name
* Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* ...
, and French Montana
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song "Stay Schemin'
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"; Ross' " So Sophisticated"; and Meek Mill's "House Party". He has three children, Aaliyah, Amari & Ava Tucker whom he shares with his wife Jacqueline Tucker.
Discography
;Extended plays
* ''Legend Music'' (2012)
* ''The Blessing'' (2015)
; Mixtapes
* ''Crack Music 1'' (2008)
* ''On My Grind'' (2009)
* ''Crack Music 2'' (2009)
* ''Crack Music 3'' (2010)
* ''Still On My Grind'' (2011)
* ''Crack Music 4'' (2011)[Jahlil Beats – Crack Music 4 Hosted by DJ Amir & DatPiff.com // Free Mixtape @ DatPiff.com](_blank)
/ref>
* ''Crack Music 5'' (2011)
* ''Legend Season'' (2012)
* ''Legend Era'' (2012)
* ''Crack Music 6'' (2012)
* ''Legend Era II'' (2013)
* ''Genius'' (2013)
* ''Legend Era III'' (2013)
* ''808 God'' (2014)
* ''Crack Music 7'' (2014)
* ''God's Plan'' (2015) (with CRMC)
* ''New Levels, New Devils'' (2016) (with CRMC)
* ''Fr33 Spirits'' (2017)
Production discography
Singles produced
Other produced
2010
Fabolous
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– '' There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP''
*08. "Tonight" (featuring Red Café)
Meek Mill
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– ''Flamerz 3: The Wait Is Over''
*04. "I'm Tryna" (featuring Mel Luv & E. Ness)
*10. "40 On My Hip" (featuring NH & Nitty)
*11. "I'm Clean" (featuring Young Dro
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)
*12. "Make Em Say"
*13. "Money Like A Mufucka" (featuring K. Smith & Mel Luv)
*16. "I Want Em All (featuring Mel Luv)
*23. "I'm Killin' Em" (featuring Red Café)
Chris Brown
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& Tyga
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– ''Fan Of A Fan''
*06. "48 Bar Rap"
*19. "G Shit"
*20. "Holla At Me"
Meek Mill
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– ''Mr. Philedalphia''
*02. "Indian Bounce"
*03. "Rose Red" (remix) (featuring T.I., Vado, & Rick Ross)
*06. "Legggo" (featuring Peedi Crakk, & Young Chris
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)
*14. "Ballin'" (featuring Shizz & Nitty)
*18. "Where Dey Do Dat" (featuring Young Chris)
*23. "Bullet Wit Ya Name" (featuring Manny Wellz)
Gucci Mane
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– ''Ferrari Music''
*09. " Deuces" (remix) (featuring Chris Brown and Tyga
Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson[Micheal Ray Stevenson ...](_blank)
) (with Kevin McCall
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)
2011
Cory Gunz
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– ''Son Of A Gun''
*20. "I'm Fuckin' Wit It" (featuring Young Hash)
Meek Mill
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– ''Dreamchasers
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''
*08. "Tony Story" (featuring Jahlil Beats)
2012
Jadakiss
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– ''Consignment''
*03. "Paper Tags" (featuring Wale, French Montana
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, and Styles P
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)
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 music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, ...
– ''Dreamchasers 2
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''
*07. "Flexing"
Roscoe Dash
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– ''2.0''
*04. "Zodiak Sign" (featuring Lloyd)
Ace Hood
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– ''Body Bag Vol. 2''
*02. "Wanna Beez"
DJ Khaled
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Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...
– ''Kiss The Ring
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''
*01. "Shout Out To The Real" (featuring Meek Mill, Ace Hood, and Plies)
Meek Mill
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– ''Dreams & Nightmares''
*03. "Young & Gettin' In" (featuring Kirko Bangz) (produced with TM88 & Southside)
Styles P
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– ''The Diamond Life Project''
*02. "Gripping Over There" (featuring French Montana and Pusha T
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)
Skyzoo
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– ''Theo vs. J.J. (Dreams vs. Reaality)''
*11. "#FGR ( First Generation Rich)"
Avatar Darko – ''Soviet Goonion''
*13. "Terminator, Pt. 2"
Skyzoo
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– ''A Dream Deferred''
*06. "Range Over Rhythm"
Yo Gotti
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– ''CM7: The World Is Yours''
*15. "Ain't No Turning Around"
Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, '' Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'', was released the followin ...
– '' It's Tha World''
*02. "Knob Broke"
2013
Ace Hood
Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was signed to record producer DJ Khaled's label We ...
– ''Starvation 2''
*14. "Motive" (featuring Kevin Cossom
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)
N.O.R.E.
Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop du ...
– ''Student of the Game
''Student of the Game'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop recording artist N.O.R.E. (a.k.a. P.A.P.I). The album was released on April 16, 2013, under Militainment Business, Conglomerate and E1 Music. The album features guest appeara ...
''
*17. "Faces Of Death" (featuring Busta Rhymes
Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver ...
, French Montana, Raekwon
Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon The Chef, or simply Raekwon (), is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success ...
, and Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...
)
Kevin Gates
Kevin Jerome Gilyard (born February 5, 1986), better known by his stage name Kevin Gates, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He is currently signed to Bread Winners' Association with a partnership with Atlantic Records. His debut ...
– ''The Luca Brasi Story''
*21. "What's Understood"
French Montana
Karim Kharbouch (Arabic: 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 emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13. ...
– '' Excuse My Fresh''
*02. "Trap House" (featuring Birdman and Rick Ross)
Ash K – ''Relationships 101''
*02. "Bonnie & Clyde 13"
Problem – ''The Separation''
*15. "Do It" (featuring Tyga)
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 ...
– ''Datz WTF I'm Taklin Bout''
*13. "Demons" (featuring Charlie Rock)
Reese – ''DSNRTRAPN''
*04. "Wakebake" (featuring Buddy)
B Money – F.lip A.ll M.oney (advance)
*02. Cakin
*04. Daily On The Block (featuring Meek Mill and T.I.)
Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
– ''Nov 19: The Mixtape''
*08. "Sometimes"
Hardhead – ''Deliberate Mistakes''
*09. "Nameless Celebrities" (featuring Kid Ink and K-Shawn)
Trae Tha Truth
Frazier Othel Thompson III (born July 3, 1980), better known by his stage name Trae tha Truth (or simply Trae), is an American rapper and record executive from Houston, Texas. Embarking on a musical career in 1998, he soon established himself ...
– ''I Am King''
*13. "I Am King"
Casey Veggies
Casey Joseph Jones (born July 18, 1993), better known by his stage name Casey Veggies, is an American rapper and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Since 2007, he has released five independent mixtapes under LA clothing and management comp ...
& Rockie Fresh – ''Fresh Veggies''
*07. "Perception/Love All Around Me" (featuring Kirko Bangz)
Scoe – ''Tha Influence''
*03. "Hunnid Thousand"
*07. "Where They At"
2014
Coke Boys – ''Coke Boys 4''
*09. "Worst Nightmare" (featuring Diddy)
N.O.R.E.
Victor James Santiago Jr. (born September 6, 1977), better known by his stage names Noreaga and later N.O.R.E., is an American rapper. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop du ...
– ''Noreaster''
*05. "#FACTS" (featuring Yung Reallie)
Skyzoo
Gregory Skyler Taylor (born December 24, 1982), known professionally as Skyzoo, is an American Songwriter and rapper. He has released a number of notable solo and collaborative albums, including '' Cloud 9: The 3 Day High'' with 9th Wonder in ...
& Torae – ''Barrel Brothers''
*03. "Make You A Believer"
Young Scrap – ''Faded Ambition''
*06. "Hot Nigga" (freestyle)
Ace Hood
Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was signed to record producer DJ Khaled's label We ...
– ''Body Bag 3: Beast Mix''
*06. "Hot Nigga" (Beast mix)
Batgang – ''4B's''
:04. "Where Dey At" (performed by Kid Ink, Shitty Montana, and King Los
Carlos Coleman (born March 23, 1982), better known by his stage name King Los or simply Los is an American rapper and lyricist. He originally signed to Bad Boy Records during the 2005 in conjunction with his Bloc Incorporated record deal. After ...
)
Problem – ''354: Lift Off''
*04. "Hot Nigga" (featuring Bobby Shmurda)
Rich The Kid
Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), professionally known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. He released his debut studio album, '' The World Is Yours'', on March 30, 2018. His second studio album, '' The World Is Yours 2'', was relea ...
– ''Rich Than Famous''
*04. "Don't Love You"
*06. "Wrist Gone Crazy"
2015
Juicy J
Jordan Michael Houston III (born April 5, 1975), known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, established i ...
– ''Blue Dream & Lean 2''
*03. "Throw Dem Racks"
Dok2
Lee Joon-kyung (; born March 28, 1990) better known by his stage name Dok2 (, pronounced as Dokki), is a South Korean rapper, record producer and co-founder of now-defunct Illionaire Records.
Biography Early life
Dok2's mother is Korean, and h ...
– ''Multillionaire''
*06. "Spirit of Ecstasy"
The Game – ''The Documentary 2
''The Documentary 2'' is the seventh studio album by American rapper the Game. It was released on October 9, 2015, by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music. The album serves as a sequel to his debut album. The project is first half of a two ...
''
* 05. "Standing on Ferraris" (featuring Diddy)
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 music career as a battle rapper, and later formed a short-lived rap group, ...
– Single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
* 01. "Monster
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" (''The Get Back Freestyle)''
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
– ''Black Market
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''
* 07. "Crocodile Python"
Jay Park
Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...
* Lotto
2016
Torae – ''Entitled
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In psycholog ...
''
* 06. "Let 'Em Know"
Beanie Sigel
Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first became known for his association with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, releasing his debut ...
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* Top Shotta
Royce da 5'9"
Ryan Daniel Montgomery, known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Montgomery is currently one half of the rap duo Bad Meets Evil with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, and ...
– '' Tabernacle: Trust the Shooter''
* 08. "Rap on Steroids"
Tink – Single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
* 01. " Count It Up" (''Think Tink)''
Meek Mill – DC4
* 13. "Tony Story 3"
Juelz Santana
LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of East Coast hip hop group The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is best known for his appearances on Cam'ron's 2002 si ...
– TBA
* Time Ticking (with Dave East
David Lawrence Brewster Jr. (born June 3, 1988), better known by his stage name Dave East, is an American rapper. East began his career in 2010, and gained attention in 2014 from his eighth mixtape, ''Black Rose''. Its release garnered the attent ...
featuring Rowdy Rebel
Chad Marshall (born November 24, 1991), known professionally as Rowdy Rebel, is an American rapper from Brooklyn who is signed to GS9 and Epic Records. He is a member of the Brooklyn-based GS9 crew alongside rapper Bobby Shmurda. Rowdy Rebel app ...
and Bobby Shmurda
Ackquille Jean Pollard (born August 4, 1994), known professionally as Bobby Shmurda, is an American rapper. Along with Rowdy Rebel, Shmurda is considered a pioneer of Brooklyn drill music. He rose to international fame in 2014 when his song "Hot ...
* Ol' Thang Back (featuring Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman (also referred to as Meth & Red, Red & Mef, John Blaze and Funk Doc or Funk Doctor Spock and Johnny Blaze) are an American hip hop duo, composed of East Coast rappers Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) and Redman (of Def Squad) ...
)
2017
Juelz Santana – TBA
* The Get Back (featuring A Boogie Wit da Hoodie)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beats, Jahlil
1988 births
Living people
African-American record producers
American hip hop record producers
East Coast hip hop musicians
People from Chester, Pennsylvania
Rappers from Philadelphia
Roc Nation artists
21st-century American rappers
Record producers from Pennsylvania
FL Studio users