Elijah Blue Molina (born October 15, 1987), better known by his

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Scoop DeVille, is an American record producer, rapper and DJ. DeVille has produced records for rappers such as

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, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Fat Joe. He produced Kendrick Lamar's "

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" featuring

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, as well as Snoop Dogg's "

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" featuring

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, both of which charted in the top 50 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

Early life

Molina was born in

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, and is the son of Latino hip-hop pioneer

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. At age three, he was seen being carried in his father's arms in the video for Kid Frost's 1990 single “

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”. Raised in a musical family, Molina started rapping at the age of two, writing music at the age of nine, and produced his first hit single, "Mamacita" by

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, at fifteen.

Career

DeVille has produced songs such as "The Recipe" by

featuring

'Poetic Justice' Ft.

'I Wanna Rock' ft.

, "Wait Until Tonight" by 50 Cent, "(Haha) Slow Down" by Fat Joe ft.

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, "Calm Down" by Busta Rhymes ft.

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, "Nate" by

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ft.

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, and "Trouble On Central" by

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. DeVille was nominated for a

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in the categories of

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and Album of the Year for his

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on Kendrick Lamar's major-label debut ''

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''.

Production discography

Singles

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