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Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
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Industry Baby
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The Scotts
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''Billboard'' Hot 100. Most of their songs use their signature
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History
The duo met while Baptiste and Biral were attending New York University and started producing in 2014. They have produced many hit singles, with their first notable track being "
Mo Bamba
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Sheck Wes
Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall (born September 10, 1998), known professionally as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2017 song "Mo Bamba", which became popular in 2018.
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in 2017, which peaked at number six on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. Their highest-charting singles currently are "
The Scotts
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Travis Scott and
Kid Cudi
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Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. First previewed in a Super Bowl LV commercial in February 2021, the song was released on March 26, 2021, through Columbia Records as the lead single and title ...
" and "
Industry Baby
"Industry Baby" is a song by American rappers Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, released on July 23, 2021, through Columbia Records. The song features co-production by American rapper and record producer Kanye West and production duo Take a Daytrip. I ...
" by
Lil Nas X
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, all of which peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Legal issues
In October 2019, two Atlanta producers, Don Lee and Glen Keith Demeritt III, claimed that the
Lil Nas X
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" was a copy of the song "Broad Day" by Puerto Reefa and Sakrite Duexe, which they produced. The two sued Lil Nas X, Cardi B, and Take a Daytrip. , the case is ongoing.
Discography
Singles
* "I Don't Mind" (2017)
* "Fiji" (2017)
* "Stressed" (2019)
* "Louis" (2019)
* "Lighthouse" (2019)
Featured singles
* "Raw Emotions" (2017)
* "Poison" (2020)
* "Soda" (2020)
* "Y Don't U" (2021)
Production discography
Charted songs
References
External links
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American musical duos
American hip hop record producers
Record production duos
American songwriting teams
Hip hop duos