Jamaal Talib Henry (born September 26, 1994), known professionally as Maaly Raw, is an American record producer and songwriter. He gained prominence in 2016 as the architect behind some of fellow Philadelphia native
Lil Uzi Vert
Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their face tattoo, facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous ...
's most popular songs. In 2017, the duo teamed up on four tracks from Uzi's album, ''
Luv Is Rage 2
''Luv Is Rage 2'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on August 25, 2017, through Generation Now and Atlantic Records. The album serves as a sequel to Uzi's commercial debut mixtape ''Luv Is Rage'' (2015). It ...
''.
Maaly has also developed a collaborative relationship with New York stable
A$AP Mob, having produced tracks on ''
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends'',
A$AP Twelvyy
Jamel Phillips (born May 30, 1989),https://www.instagram.com/p/BGCiV-ZhwX9/ better known as his stage name ASAP Twelvyy (stylized as A$AP Twelvyy), is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a member of the hip hop group ASAP Mob, fr ...
's debut album, ''12'', and
A$AP Ferg
Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Ferg (stylized as A$AP Ferg), is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop collec ...
's third studio album, ''
Still Striving
''Still Striving'' is the second mixtape by American rapper ASAP Ferg. It was released through ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records on August 18, 2017. The album features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Cam'ron, Dave East, Lil Y ...
''. The producer still sticks close to home however, working extensively with Philly rapper Kur on several of his projects. He is recognizable from his
producer tag
A producer tag (sometimes simply called a tag) is the element of a song, typically at the beginning of it, inserted there by the song's producer – a short sound meant to familiarize the listener with who is responsible for the production of the ...
"Dat Be Maaly Raw!". Maaly has gone on to work with
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, ...
,
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. ...
,
Lil Yachty
Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...
,
Lil Uzi Vert
Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their face tattoo, facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous ...
,
Coi Leray, among others.
Early life
Jamaal Talib Henry was born on September 26, 1994 in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, where his mom was a teacher and his father was a computer technician. He is the youngest of four siblings, three boys and one girl. He lived in
West Philadelphia
West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of the city of Philadelphia. Alhough there are no officially defined boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Avenue to the nort ...
,
Southwest Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia (formerly Kingsessing Township) is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The section can be described as extending from the western side of the Schuylkill River to the city line, with the SEPTA. The nor ...
and
Delaware County, and started producing music during his high school years when he attended
Upper Darby High School
Upper Darby High School (UDHS) is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Upper Darby School District. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, ...
. Henry was a basketball player. He stopped playing basketball in 2010 after his best friend and local Philly legend, Quandaar White, lost his life playing football. White and Henry grew up down the street from one another. Because his dad was a trumpet player in a West Philly High School band, Henry was introduced to music at a young age. In grade school, he started playing the clarinet. Much of Henry's childhood was spent in Southwest Philly with his cousin Nasir and his brother B-Jones. In West Philadelphia, Henry learned musical production through B-Jones, who had taught him to use the
Fruity Loops
FL Studio (previously known as FruityLoops before 2003) is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by the Belgian company Image-Line.
FL Studio features a graphical user interface with a pattern-based music sequencer. The program is availa ...
software at the age of 17.
A year later, he collaborated with a street rapper named Kur on a project, which he described as his debut as a professional.
Career
He started working with local rapper Kur who introduced him to another local artist Lil Uzi Vert. Henry had produced a song by Kur featuring Lil Uzi called "I Don't Give a Fuck", which led to constant collaborations between Henry and Lil Uzi. Both Henry and Charlie Heat co-produced Uzi's debut project ''The Real Uzi''. His first official hit came with "
Money Longer
"Money Longer" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released for digital download on February 6, 2016 as the first single from their fourth mixtape '' Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World'', and as a bonus track from Japanese versio ...
" off Uzi's project ''Lil Uzi vs The World'', which has since gone double platinum. Henry also produced the songs "Canadian Goose", and "Hi Roller" off the project. ''XXL'' and ''HotNewHipHop'' both listed Henry as a top 30 producer of 2016. Henry then went on to produce three more tracks off Uzi's next project ''The Perfuct Luv Tape'', which includes "Do What I want", "Ghetto Flowers", and "Original Uzi". In 2018, Henry went gold with the Playboi Carti track "Shoota" featuring Lil Uzi Vert. He also went gold with Meek Mill's ''Championships'' by producing the track "Almost Slipped". He is responsible for four tracks off Uzi's follow up tape ''Luv is Rage 2'', which went platinum. ''
The Fader
''The Fader'' (stylized as ''FADER'') is a magazine based in New York City that was launched in 1999 by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes.
It is o ...
'' described his production style as "hurls songs forward, their momentum deftly guided by his wickedly weird and winding melodies, and drums that at once skitter across and barrel down your insides." Henry cites
Lex Luger
Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. In 2011 he began working with WWE on its wellness policy. He is best known for ...
as an influence to this musical work.
Production discography
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Lil Uzi Vert
Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their face tattoo, facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous ...
- ''The Real Uzi'' (2014): "Dumber", "I'm Sorry", "I Don't Know Nuffin", "Like 50", "Trappin Work"
* Quilly - ''Haines Street Hustler 5'' (2014)
* Lil Uzi Vert - ''Luv Is Rage'' (2015): "Safe House", "Enemies"
* Lil Uzi Vert - Non-album single: "Uzi Manson" (2015)
*
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. ...
- ''
MC4'' (2016): "2 Times"
* Lil Uzi Vert - ''
Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World'' (2016): "Canadian Goose, "Hi Roller", "
Money Longer
"Money Longer" is the debut single by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released for digital download on February 6, 2016 as the first single from their fourth mixtape '' Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World'', and as a bonus track from Japanese versio ...
"
*
Desiigner
Sidney Royel Selby III (born May 3, 1997), better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American rapper and singer. In December 2015, his debut single "Panda" reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2019, he was released fr ...
- ''
New English'' (2016): "Da Day"
* Lil Uzi Vert - ''
The Perfect LUV Tape
''The Perfect LUV Tape'' is the fourth mixtape by American rapper and singer Lil Uzi Vert. It was released through Generation Now and Atlantic Records on July 31, 2016. The mixtape features guest appearances from American rappers Playboi Carti, ...
'' (2016): "Do What I Want", "Of Course We Ghetto Flowers", "Original Uzi (4 of Us)"
*
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 ...
- ''
Keep Flexin
''Keep Flexin'' is a mixtape by American rapper Rich the Kid. It was released on October 31, 2016. The mixtape features guest appearances from rappers Desiigner, Migos, Young Thug, Famous Dex, Playboi Carti and Jeremih. The mixtape features p ...
'' (2016): "Liar Liar"
*
ASAP Mob
ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob, ASAP being an acronym for "Always Strive And Prosper") is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006 in Harlem, New York City, that consists of rappers (most of whom carry the "ASAP" moniker), record producers, ...
- ''
Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends'' (2016): "Runner"
*
Lil Yachty
Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...
- Non-album single: "Terminator" (2016)
*
ASAP Ferg - ''
Still Striving
''Still Striving'' is the second mixtape by American rapper ASAP Ferg. It was released through ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records on August 18, 2017. The album features guest appearances from Meek Mill, Cam'ron, Dave East, Lil Y ...
'' (2017): "Aww Yeah"
* Lil Uzi Vert - ''
Luv Is Rage 2
''Luv Is Rage 2'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. It was released on August 25, 2017, through Generation Now and Atlantic Records. The album serves as a sequel to Uzi's commercial debut mixtape ''Luv Is Rage'' (2015). It ...
'' (2017): "444+222", "Early 20 Rager", "UnFazed", "Dark Queen"
*
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, ...
- ''
Meekend Music'' (2017): "Backboard"
* Meek Mill - ''
Wins & Losses
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'' (2017): "Ball Player"
*
G Herbo
Herbert Randall Wright III (born October 8, 1995), better known by his stage name G Herbo (formerly Lil Herb), is an American rapper from Chicago.
G Herbo is signed to Machine Entertainment Group. He has released the mixtapes '' Welcome to Faz ...
- ''
Humble Beast
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'' (2017): "Black", "Lil Gangbangin Ass"
*
Dave East
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- ''Karma'' (2017): "Feeling a Way"
*
PnB Rock
Rakim Hasheem Allen (December 9, 1991 – September 12, 2022), better known by his stage name PnB Rock, was an American rapper and singer. He gained a large following in 2016 with his song "Selfish", which peaked at number 51 on the US ''Billbo ...
- ''
GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions'' (2017): "New Day"
*
Lil Skies
Kimetrius Christopher Foose (born August 4, 1998 ), better known by his stage name Lil Skies, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania signed to All We Got Entertainment through Atlantic Records.
His three hi ...
- ''
Life of a Dark Rose
''Life of a Dark Rose'' is the fourth mixtape by Lil Skies, released on January 10, 2018, by All We Got Entertainment and Atlantic Records. The mixtape debuted at number 23 and peaked at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. The m ...
'' (2017): "The Clique"
* Mir Fontane - "Still in the Hood" (2017)
* Meek Mill - ''
Championships'' (2018): "Almost Slipped"
*
Nav - ''
Reckless'' (2018): "Hold Your Hand"
* Kur - ''Smked Out'' (2018): "Home Invasion"
* Young Nudy - ''SlimeBall 3'' (2018): "InDaStreets"
*
Playboi Carti
Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Carter was initially signed to local underground label Awful Records prior to signing with ASAP Mob's AWGE Label under Interscope R ...
- ''
Die Lit
''Die Lit'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on May 11, 2018, by AWGE Label and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Skepta, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Pi'erre Bourne, Nicki M ...
'' (2018): "Shoota"
*
AJ Tracey
Ché Wolton Grant (born 4 March 1994), known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is from Ladbroke Grove, West London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by ''The Guardian'' i ...
- ''
AJ Tracey
Ché Wolton Grant (born 4 March 1994), known professionally as AJ Tracey, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is from Ladbroke Grove, West London. Tracey rose to popularity in 2016 and was listed by ''The Guardian'' i ...
'' (2019): "Jackpot"
*
Izi - Aletheia (2019): "Uh, che Peccato!"
* PNB Rock - "Right Now"
* MoneyMarr - "Insane"
* Nav - "Hold Your Hand"
* UnoTheActivist - "Purgatory"
* 88GLAM - "Nice Talk"
* Ronnie Flex - "Non Stop"
* 88GLAM featuring Gunna - "Racks"
* Kur featuring Tierra Whack - "Oh My God"
* Young Nudy - "Slimeball"
* Young Nudy - "InDaStreets"
*
Playboi Carti
Jordan Terrell Carter (born September 13, 1996), known professionally as Playboi Carti, is an American rapper. Carter was initially signed to local underground label Awful Records prior to signing with ASAP Mob's AWGE Label under Interscope R ...
- ''
Whole Lotta Red
''Whole Lotta Red'' is the second studio album by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on December 25, 2020, by Interscope Records as well as ASAP Rocky's AWGE label. Work on the album commenced in late 2018 and concluded in November 202 ...
'': "Teen X", "New N3on"
*
Coi Leray - "
No More Parties" (2021)
*
Coi Leray - "No More Parties (Remix)" (2021)
*
Lil Uzi Vert
Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their face tattoo, facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous ...
- Red & White EP: "Flex Up", "Believe Me"
*
DC the Don
Daijon Cotty Davis (born August 3, 1999), known professionally as DC the Don, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Aside from his work as a rapper, he is also noted as being a former basketball player playing ...
- "Zombieland" (2022)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maaly Raw
1994 births
Living people
Record producers from Pennsylvania
Musicians from Philadelphia