Bryan Lamar Simmons (born April 4, 1987), professionally known as TM88 (also known as TrackMan 88), is an American record producer and DJ from

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. He is a member of the Atlanta-based record production and songwriting team

808 Mafia 808 Mafia is an American record production and songwriting team, founded by record producers Southside, TM88, and Lex Luger. Southside is currently at the helm of the group. The group also includes producers Young Miami , Fuse 100, Tarentino, P ...

, as one of the lead members next to

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. Simmons produced the global hit

XO Tour Llif3 "XO Tour Llif3" (stylized as "XO TOUR Llif3" and pronounced "XO Tour Life") is a single by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert from the extended play '' Luv Is Rage 1.5'' (2017) and debut album ''Luv Is Rage 2'' (2017). It was released on SoundCloud on ...

. The track would go on to become Grammy nominated and one of the most streamed tracks on

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with around 1.5 billion streams as of July 2021.

Early life and career

Bryan Lamar Simmons was born on April 4, 1987, in

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

. He lived in

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and later moved to

. In 2009, TM88, 22 at the time, started producing instrumentals for Slim Dunkin, an artist at

Brick Squad Monopoly The New 1017 Records, also known as 1017 Global Music, LLC and formerly 1017 Brick Squad, So Icey Entertainment, & 1017 Eskimo, is an American record label founded by Gucci Mane after his departure from Mizay Entertainment and the closing of So ...

before his murder in late 2011. He was introduced to

, whom he started working with. Southside later invited him to join his production team

. In 2012, TM88 had his first major placement as a solo producer on

Waka Flocka Flame Juaquin James Malphurs (born May 31, 1986), known professionally as Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper. Signing to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. Records in 2009, he became a mainstream artist with the release of his singles "O Let's ...

's song "Lurkin" which was on his second studio album

Triple F Life ''Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family'' is the second and last studio album by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. It was released on June 12, 2012, by 1017 Brick Squad, Brick Squad Monopoly, Asylum Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album f ...

. TM88 caught up in 2013 on significant mixtapes from rappers like

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. TM88 later worked with

Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...

and landed a placement on his ninth studio album

Trap House III ''Trap House III'' is a mixtape by American rapper Gucci Mane. The project serves as a sequel to his fourth album ''Back to the Trap House'' (2007). The album was released exclusively to digital download retailers on May 21, 2013 independently by ...

. He then got a production feature on Future's second studio album '' Honest'' on the track "Special" in 2014.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Production discography

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Record producers from Florida Living people 1987 births African-American record producers Trap musicians 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people FL Studio users