Royce David Pearson (born February 10, 1999), is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He has collaborated with and produced singles for multiple rappers including BlocBoy JB,

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, Gunna,

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, and most prominently

Lil Mosey Lathan Moses Stanley Echols (born January 25, 2002), known professionally as Lil Mosey, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame in late 2017 with the release of his single "Pull Up". Mosey's debut studio album ''Northsbes ...

. David is known for producing singles like " Noticed", "

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", and "

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" by American rapper Lil Mosey, with the three peaking at 80, 97, and 62 on the US ''

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'' respectively. "Noticed" topped the Swedish national record chart,

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, in October 2018.

Early life and career

Royce David Pearson was born on February 10, 1999, in

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. He attended and graduated from Lakeside School. He began his music career making music alongside fellow rapper

in 2016 as the two started working together In 2018, David produced Mosey's debut studio album, ''

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''. The album was awarded with RIAA Gold certification and peaked at 29 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In 2019, David produced ''

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'' by Lil Mosey featuring Chris Brown, Trippie Redd, Gunna, and AJ Tracey. The album peaked at twelfth position on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Due to their longtime collaboration, David has been recognized as the key element to Mosey's sound. He is also noted for his

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, "Aye Royce, you did it right here!"

Production discography

Singles

Production credits

2017

Nathan Nzanga – Trixie *01. "Trixie"

2018

Nathan Nzanga – Welcome To Naytropolis!!! *03. "1st Gen"

–

*01. "Kamikaze" *02. "Fu Shit" *03. "Noticed" *04. "Rarri" *06. "Burberry Headband" *07. "Greet Her" *08. "That's My Bitch" *09. "Yoppa (featuring Blocboy JB)" *10. "Boof Pack" *11. "Trapstar" *12. "Bust Down Cartier"

*00. "K For Christmas"

2019

–

*02. "Stuck In A Dream (featuring Gunna)" *03. "Live This Wild" *04. "So Fast" *05. "Rose Gold" *06. "Never Scared (featuring

)" *07. "Bankroll (featuring

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)" *08. "Speed Racin" *09. "Jet To The West" *10. "See My Baby" *11. "Dreamin" *12. "Rockstars" *13. "Space Coupe" *14. "G Walk (featuring

)" *15. "Kari's World"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Royce 1999 births Living people People from Seattle Record producers from Washington (state) Songwriters from Washington (state) Lakeside School alumni