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Leigh Elliott, known professionally as Lee Major, is an American
hip hop producer Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, playing samples and "s ...
also known by the monikers Lee Major Kid and The Inkredibles. Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as
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, and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music.


Biography

Lee Major was born in
Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights) with Din ...
. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played the piano, his father played the drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar. He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC. He also began going professionally by the name The Inkredibles. The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace by SpiffTV, who in turn introduced the duo to DJ Nasty. Afterwards The Inkredibles were signed to We The Best Management. Among The Inkredibles' first charting singles was
Young 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 ...
's "
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'', which peaked at No. 16 on the
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in 2008. By the end of 2009 Lee Major had ended his affiliation with his business partner. Through the moniker The Inkredibles, in 2011 he established So Major Music.


Production discography


Mixtapes/EP's Releases

The following is an incomplete list of mixtape & EP tracks produced by Lee Major: *2008: T-Pain – ''PR33 Ringz'' **Track: "Freakin" (ft.
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& T-Pain)
*2008: T-Pain – '' PrEVOLVEr'' **Track: "Keep It Coming" *2012:
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– ''
Rich Forever ''Rich Forever'' is the second mixtape by American rapper Rick Ross. It was released on January 6, 2012. It became one of the most downloaded hip hop mixtapes of all time. The mixtape spawned one commercial single, "Stay Schemin'" and features gue ...
'' **Track: "Keys To The Crib" (ft.
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*2013:
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– ''This Is Me 2'' **Track: "New Girl" *2013:
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, ...
– ''
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'' **Track: "My Life" (ft.
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*2015: Wale – ''Wale x
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: Festivus'' **Track: "Intro Stroke Of Genius" *2015:
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– ''Ingleworld 2'' **Track: "Still Gittin" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger) *2015: Trevor Jackson – "In my Feelings" **Track: "Rock Wit Me" (ft.
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*2015:
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– "ABTA: Still Going In" **Track: "The Pull Up" (Co-Produced with Trauma Tone Beats) *2016: Wale – "Summer on Sunset" **Track: "Still Up Ft. Phil Ade & Jazz Cartier " (Co-Produced by Ari Pen Smith) *2016:
Shy Glizzy Marquis Amonte King (born December 12, 1992), better known by the stage names Jefe or Shy Glizzy (stylized as $hy Glizzy), is an American rapper from Southeast, Washington, D.C. Background Shy Glizzy was born Marquis Amonte King on December 1 ...
– "Young Jefe 2" **Track: "Ride 4 U" (Co Produced by Trauma Tone Beats) *2016: Wale – "Today....i Got Time!" **Track: "Solbiato Freestyle" *2017:
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– "The World Is Yours " **Track: "Give It Up Ft. 3 Glizzy" (Co-Produced by Trauma Tone Beats & Keyflo) *2017:
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feat MIKExAngel – "Anticipation 3" **Track: "Sho Nuff" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger & LVM of Nasty Beat Makers) *2017: MIKExAngel – "Anticipation 3" **Track: "Anxious" – Bonus *2017: MIKExAngel – (Promo Release/Non Album release single) **Track: "My Oh My" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger) *2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin **Track: "Anxious" *2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin **Track: "Wreckless" *2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin **Track: "Set It Off" *2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin **Track: "Never Had It" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger) *2017:
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– (Promo Release/Non Album release single) **Track: "Give It To Me Ft.
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" *2017: Plies – Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3 **Track: "Comin 2 Eazy" (Co-Produced with Trauma Tone) *2018: Wale – Self Promotion **Track: "Body Body Body" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger) *2018:
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– Free Smoke **Track: "Fiscal Thoughts ft Wale & Phil Ade" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger) *2020:
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– (Promo Release/Non Album release single) **Track: "Always Be Gangsta Freestyle (Co-Produced with Trauma Tone)


Film and television

*'' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' **Track:
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– "Get Him" *'' Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming'' **Track:
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– "Don't Get Caught Slippin" *'' America's Best Dance Crew'' **Track:
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– "Rewind" (featuring
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DJ Khaled Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper. Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...
– "Victory" (featuring
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's NBA Playoffs **Track: Wale – "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)"


References


External links


iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles
iStandard Producers, August 24, 2010, retrieved July 3, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Major, Lee African-American rappers Year of birth missing (living people) American hip hop record producers Living people Musicians from Virginia People from Petersburg, Virginia 21st-century American rappers 21st-century African-American musicians