Joseph French, known professionally as Joey French, is an American

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and

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from

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. French gained recognition for producing on

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signee

Waka Flocka Flame Juaquin James Malphurs (born May 31, 1986), known professionally as Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper. Signing to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. Records in 2009, he became a mainstream artist with the release of his singles "O Let's ...

's debut album, ''

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''.

Life and career

In 2010, French produced the bonus track "Rumors" on ''Flockaveli'' by Waka Flocka Flame. In 2015, French was the

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of ''Every Scar Has A Story'' by Dorian.

Personal life

French owns the production company JoHoSoPhat Productions located in Indianapolis, IN. French names hip-hop producer

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as his primary influence.

Production credits

* 2010:

- "Rumors" from ''Flockaveli'' * 2011: Ryan McDaniel- "Naive" * 2015: Dorian - "Sex God" feat. G. Martin from ''Every Scar Has A Story'' * 2015: Dorian - ''Every Scar Has A Story'' (co-executive producer) ''Spotify'' * 2016: Trajik "Country Time" * 2017: The Combine/CBS Sports Making Of A Pro QB "Dime City" * 2017:

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"Penny" from ''Day 2'' * 2018:

"Here We Go Again" from '' Vasi World '' * 2018: Trajik "Traptown,USA" * 2018: Mike Eazy BEazy "Complacent" * 2018: Ceejay 2 Kold "Whole Lotta" * 2018: Fox Network "Bad As It Get's" '' Star '' * 2019: Fox Network "Jalen Ramsey Documentary" "All Good"

References

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