June James (born October 11, 1990), also known as June, The Genius, is an American record producer from Houston, Texas. In 2016, he signed a record deal with Think It's A Game Entertainment and produced YFN Lucci's second

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''Wish Me Well 2'', which included the hit single "

Key to the Streets "Key to the Streets" is a song by American hip hop recording artist YFN Lucci. It was released on February 23, 2016, as the third single from his mixtape ''Wish Me Well 2''. The track features Quavo and Takeoff from hip hop trio Migos and Trouble ...

". That was followed by producing Lucci's first single off his EP ''

Long Live Nut ''Long Live Nut'' is the debut EP by American rapper YFN Lucci. It was released on April 4, 2017, by Think It's A Game Records and Empire Distribution. It features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Boosie Badazz, Lil Durk, PnB Rock, Dreezy, an ...

,'' "

Everyday We Lit "Everyday We Lit" is a song by American hip hop music, hip hop recording artist YFN Lucci. It was released on December 16, 2016, as the first Single (music), single from his debut Extended play, EP, ''Long Live Nut'' (2017). The song, produced by ...

" featuring PnB Rock which has peaked at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became his highest charting produced single thus far.

Early life

June James was born on October 11, 1990, in Houston, Texas where he grew up. James studied at Texas Southern University where he was a member of the

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alongside The Chopstars DJ Hollygrove. While a member he met other artists and DJs which led him to curate LAD DJ's – a coalition started in 2011 that grew to about 40 members. He also founded the music group, The Hit Cartel in 2014 which includes producers, engineers, songwriters, disc jockeys, and artists. Since then, June has produced for multiple artists, including T.I., Gucci Mane, and Young Dolph. He was awarded “Producer of the Year” at Houston's Hottest Awards in 2014 and was awarded his second “Producer of the Year” award at the 2015 Go DJ Awards. In February 2016, he produced tracks on Lucci's ''Wish Me Well 2'' mixtape, which peaked at number 183 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The mixtape's hit single "

" featuring

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and

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, peaked at number 70 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The official remix version of the song featured

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, Lil Wayne and Quavo. "Key to the Streets" was included on '' XXL'' magazine's 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2016 list and '' Vibe'' magazine's The 60 Best Songs Of 2016 list.

Career

In December 2016, June signed an exclusive songwriter and co-publishing agreement with Think It's A Game Entertainment and continued his success with the company after James’ “Key To The Streets” went to No. 1 on Urban Radio on November 14. James also produced the song's remix featuring guest artists 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne and Quavo, as well as the Genius Mix from “The Key To The Streets Keychain Remix Pack”. He worked with YFN Lucci on his debut hit "

" featuring PnB Rock. James also produced the track "

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" on Travis Scott's album '' Astroworld'' that debuted at number one on ''

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'' 200 Chart With Second-Largest Debut of 2018. The track features vocals from Gunna and Nav. James also worked on the track "Underdog" with American rappers Lil Baby and Gunna on their mixtape "

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". In 2019, James worked with rapper Drake on his track titled "When To Say When" featuring samples of

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"Song Cry" that appeared on the OVO leader's YouTube channel as an official video.

Production

EPs * ''

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2018) Mixtapes * ''Wish Me Well'' (2014) * ''Wish Me Well 2'' (2016) Singles * ''Key To The Streets'' YFN Lucci (2016) * ''Everyday We Lit'' YFN Lucci & PnB Rock (2017) * ''Chosen One'' YoungBoy Never Broke Again (2017) * ''Shawty Wassup''

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(2017) * ''Never Worried'' YFN Lucci (2017) * ''Aqquital''

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& YoungBoy Never Broke Again (2017) * ''OK Bitch''

(2018) * ''Nicki Minaj'' YoungBoy Never Broke Again (2018) * ''Chosen One'' YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Kodak Black (2018) * ''Yosemite'' Travis Scott (2018) * ''Everyday We Sick'' Lil Wayne (2018) * ''Put a Date on It'' Yo Gotti & Lil Baby(2019) * ''Out Tha Mud'' Roddy Ricch (2019) * ''Virgil Discount''

T.R.U. & Skooly (2020) * ''When To Say When'' Drake (2020)

References

External links

June James at Discogs
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