London Tyler Holmes (born March 27, 1991), known professionally as London on da Track, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter.
He is a frequent collaborator of fellow Atlanta rapper
Young Thug
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and has also worked with
Kodak Black
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,
Birdman,
Lil Wayne
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,
Lil Baby
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Rich Homie Quan
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Gucci Mane
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,
Giggs,
Drake
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,
Post Malone
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,
T.I.,
21 Savage
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50 Cent
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Sfera Ebbasta
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Summer Walker and
Ariana Grande
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, among others.
Early life
Holmes was born on March 27, 1991 in
Memphis, Tennessee
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, but moved to
Atlanta
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at age 10. He learned to play piano and keyboards during church. After high school, Holmes briefly attended
Full Sail University
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in
Florida
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, although he never graduated.
Career
London began rapping at the age of sixteen with the group Dem Guyz. The group used to download beats on
SoundClick for 99 cents, although most of the beats cost $100 for exclusive rights. As a way to save money, London drew upon his experience playing piano arrangements in church and began making beats for rappers. With the help of online software he was able to refine his craft. He gained local acclaim when he began producing beats for the
Rich Kidz . Soon after, others began asking for his compositions. Early on in his career, London would give away his beats for free as a means to build connections and garner more publicity. The first song he produced that received radio play was "Pieon" by Rich Kidz. The success of "Pieon" motivated London to continue producing. In 2011, he recorded his first of many collaborations with
Young Thug
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, "Curtains". London continued to give his beats away for free before signing his first label deal with
Cash Money Records
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.
In August 2014, American rapper and Cash Money Records chief executive officer (CEO)
Bryan "Birdman" Williams, called London "the best producer in the business, as we speak today".
London's frequent collaborator, Atlanta-based rapper
Young Thug
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has stated London is his favorite producer to work with and will go down as "the greatest producer ever".
''
Complex
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'' included him on their 2013 list of "25 New Producers To Watch For".
In August 2014, three singles, produced by London on da Track, charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at the same time, with "
Lifestyle
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" at 16, "
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" at 42, and "
Hookah
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" at 85.
In 2018, he appeared in ''
Black Ink Crew: Chicago''. That same year, he was named to
Spotify
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's Secret Genius Ambassador's list. In 2019, he appeared in
Netflix
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's ''
Rhythm + Flow'', as a producer advisor in the finale.
In 2020, London worked with
Ariana Grande
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on a song called "
Positions", The song debuted at No. 1 on the US ''
''Billboard'' Hot 100'', becoming his first chart topper as a composer, lyricist and a producer. The song also debuted at No. 1 on the ''
''Billboard'' Global 200'' and ''
''Billboard'' Global Excl. U.S.'' chart.
Personal life
Holmes has 4 children; a daughter with singer
Summer Walker born in 2021, as well as another daughter and 2 sons from previous relationships.
Discography
Mixtapes
*''The DefAnition''
(with Dae Dae
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Early life
Dae Dae grew up in Atlanta's Boulevard Fourt ...
) (2016)
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Production discography
Charting singles
References
External links
*
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1991 births
African-American record producers
American hip hop record producers
Cash Money Records artists
Living people
Musicians from Atlanta
Southern hip hop musicians
Ableton Live users
21st-century African-American people