Cardiak

{{Short description|American record producer}}

{{Autobiography|date=May 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Cardiak

| image = Cardiak.jpg

| caption = Cardiak in 2016

| birth_name = Carl McCormick

| alias = {{hlist|Cardiak|Cardiak Flatline}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|26}}

| birth_place = Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|R&B|pop}}

| occupation = Record producer

| years_active = 2008–present

| label = Universal{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/september-14-2022-billboard-bulletin.pdf|title=september-14-2022-billboard-bulletin.pdf|date=2022-09-14|accessdate=2024-04-26|magazine=Billboard}}

}}

Carl McCormick (born June 26, 1988), professionally known as Cardiak, is an American record producer. He began producing music in 2008.

He has produced music for numerous artists, including Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross, Wale, Jeezy, Meek Mill, J. Cole, Dr. Dre, Fabolous, Ace Hood, Chris Brown and Trey Songz.{{Cite web |last=Whittaker |first=Celeste E. |title=Willingboro native Cardiak makes hearts beat faster |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/life/2017/01/18/cardiak-willingboro-grammy-producer/96255750/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Courier-Post |language=en-US}} He has been nominated for two Grammys, both for his credit as a co-songwriter on the H.E.R. song "Damage".{{cite web |title=Cardiak |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/Cardiak/37979 |website=grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=29 April 2024}}

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Early life

Carl "Cardiak" McCormick was born on June 26, 1988 in Willingboro Township,{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Lisa |title=Willingboro native shares his musical talents with hip-hop artists -- and the world |url=https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/local/2017/01/23/willingboro-native-shares-his-musical/17658686007/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Burlington County Times |language=en-US}} New Jersey.

In 2006, McCormick graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School.

Career

McCormick initially began his music career in 2008 as a rapper, but wanted to produce his own music, when a close friend introduced to a digital audio workstation computer software called FL Studio.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-24 |title=Famous Producers who use FL Studio |url=https://producersources.com/music-production/famous-producers-who-use-fl-studio/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Producer Sources |language=en-US}} After a train of thought, he decided to produce music full-time rather than rap.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-22 |title=H Network: In The Studio - Cardiak |url=https://www.hypefresh.com/in-the-studio-with-cardiak/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=HypeFresh Inc |language=en-US}} The first track he produced landed in the hands of then-rapper Joe Budden, who released a studio album called Halfway House, with the track being titled "The Soul".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48lT1VeLw_c |title=cardiak producer of the soul by Joe budden |date=2008-11-30 |type=Video |language=en |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183010/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48lT1VeLw_c |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |via=YouTube |url-status=bot: unknown }}

Throughout 2009, he later produced tracks for former G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks, as well as Lil Twist, LoLa Monroe, Ace Hood and Freeway. McCormick received notoriety for his first major placement in late 2010, when he produced Lloyd Banks' single, "Start It Up", featuring Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Swizz Beatz and Fabolous, featured on Banks' third studio album, H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2), which released that November. The single was accompanied by McCormick's two following contributions as a producer, "Take Em to War" (featuring fellow G-Unit cohort Tony Yayo) and "Unexplainable" (featuring The Lox member Styles P). "Start It Up" peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Randy |date=2023-04-14 |title=Lloyd Banks Reveals He Nearly Signed With G.O.O.D Music |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/660473-lloyd-banks-reveals-he-nearly-signed-with-g-o-o-d-music |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} In 2011, he produced for Fabolous ("Y'all Don't Really Hear Me Tho'"), Wale ("600 Benz"), Meek Mill ("Sparkle") and Kid Ink ("My City", "Here We Go" and "Sick 'Em"). He produced 50 Cent's comeback single, "Outlaw". The track was released through 50 Cent's website.{{Cite web |date=2011-05-17 |title=50 Cent's First Single 'Outlaw' Produced by Cardiak ? |url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2011/05/50-cents-first-single-outlaw-produced-by-cardiak/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=HipHop-N-More |language=en-US}} Rapper Young Chris released a mixtape, The Revival, which was entirely produced by McCormick.{{Cite web |date=2011-11-02 |title=Young Chris & Cardiak, The Revival - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/young-chris-cardiak-the-revival/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}

In 2012, McCormick produced Meek Mill's "Lean Wit It", "Polo & Shell Tops", Lloyd Banks' "Show and Prove", Ryan Leslie's "Black Flag", Joe Budden's "Cut from a Different Cloth", and Trae tha Truth's "Tell Me That I Can't". He also produced two tracks ("Amsterdam" and "Diced Pineapples") on Rick Ross' fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2013.{{Cite web |date=2012-05-29 |title=Behind the Beats: Cardiak Breaks Down His Six Most Crucial Records - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/behind-the-beats-cardiak-breaks-down-his-six-most-crucial-records/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bristout |first=Ralph |date=2012-12-28 |title=Cardiak Breaks Down Eight More Crucial Records He Produced (Part II) - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/cardiak-breaks-down-eight-more-crucial-records-he-produced-part-ii/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}} In 2013, McCormick's notoriety continued to soar. He later produced for Vado ("God Hour"), Ace Hood ("The Trailer" and "Have Mercy"), French Montana ("Ballin' Out"), Wale ("Bricks") and Ryan Leslie ("Black Mozart").{{Cite web |last=Pastuk |first=Slava |date=2013-07-11 |title=Behind the Boards... With Cardiak |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/644736/behind-the-boards-with-cardiak |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Vice |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ryan Leslie Previews Upcoming Album in New Documentary "Black Mozart" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/edwin-ortiz/ryan-leslie-black-mozart-documentary |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Complex |language=en-us}} Leslie's behind-the-scene process of the making of "Black Mozart" was later detailed in a YouTube mini-documentary, which featured McCormick discussing how he produced the title track and "History" with Leslie.

That November, McCormick and Frank Dukes produced the track "Groundhog Day" for rapper Eminem. The track was later included on a deluxe edition bonus disc of Eminem's eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, which was released on November 5, 2013. The album won a Grammy Award in 2015 for Best Rap Album.{{Cite news |last=music |first=Guardian |date=2015-02-08 |title=Grammys 2015: The Marshall Mathers LP2 by Eminem wins rap album of the year |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/08/grammys-2015-the-marshall-mathers-lp2-by-eminem-wins-rap-album-of-the-year |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=2015-02-08 |title=Eminem Won the Grammy for Best Rap Album — Here's Why He Was a Terrible Choice |url=https://www.mic.com/articles/110116/eminem-won-the-grammy-for-best-rap-album-better-than-iggy-azalea-but-not-by-much |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Mic |language=en}}

Throughout 2014, McCormick only produced four tracks: Kid Ink's "I Don't Care", Slaughterhouse's "Party", Rick Ross' "Family Ties" and J. Cole's "Love Yourz" (the latter third he co-produced with CritaCal and Illmind, another New Jersey native).{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJLwWRfgGk |title=The Making Of J. Cole's "Love Yourz" With !llmind {{!}} Deconstructed |date=2019-06-25 |language=en |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183013/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJLwWRfgGk |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com |url-status=bot: unknown }} He also participated in a YouTube challenge called "Rhythm Roulette", maintained by webizine Mass Appeal (co-owned by rapper Nas), which a record producer has to select three records blindfolded to sample while producing an instrumental using it; he created a beat using a sample from Allure's 2001 single, "Cool With Me".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRBJ7BnFjg4 |title=Rhythm Roulette: Cardiak |date=2014-09-28 |language=en |publisher=Mass Appeal |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183013/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRBJ7BnFjg4 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com |url-status=bot: unknown }}

In 2015, McCormick was involved in the production of two tracks: "Deep Water" and "For the Love of Money" for rapper-producer Dr. Dre. The latter beat, which developed in early 2014, was solely produced by McCormick and later sent to Dre by his A&R manager, Tyheim Cannon, and Interscope Records vice chairman, Steve Berman, for the musician's third studio album, Compton, which was released on August 7, 2015.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAXyn6ChaKw |title=In The Studio - Cardiak x Hypefresh |date=2017-02-22 |type=Video |language=en |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183011/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAXyn6ChaKw |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |via=www.youtube.com |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONdWmh5mROM |title=Inside Tracks: Producer Cardiak |date=2018-09-04 |type=Video |language=en |publisher=Universal Music Publishing Group |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183011/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONdWmh5mROM |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |via=YouTube |url-status=bot: unknown }} He continued producing for Fabolous ("Doin' It Well"), Scarface ("Exit Plan"), Trey Songz ("Do It Now") and Jeremih ("Worthy").

In early 2016, J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014) and Dr. Dre's Compton (2016) were nominated for the Best Rap Album Grammy; McCormick contributed tracks as a producer on both.{{Cite web |title=Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Album: 'To Pimp A Butterfly' {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/videos/best-rap-album-kendrick-lamar |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=grammy.com}} McCormick later received a co-composer credit after contributing to work for Drake's fourth studio album, Views, released on April 29 that year. He was credited as composer, but uncredited as co-producer on the album's eighth track, "With You", which featured PartyNextDoor and instead credits Murda Beatz and Nineteen85 as co-producers. Murda Beatz later confirmed that he used a sample pack given to him by McCormick for the production of "With You".{{Cite web |last=Garrison |first=Lucas |date=2018-07-03 |title=All 71 People Credited on Drake's 'VIEWS' Album |url=https://djbooth.net/features/2016-05-02-drake-views-credits-all |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=DJBooth |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-04-28 |title=Drake Shares VIEWS Production Credits Featuring Kanye West, Teases Album Guests |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65140-drake-shares-views-production-credits-featuring-kanye-west-teases-album-guests/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} The album would end up being the most-streamed Spotify album of the year with 2.45 billion streams and debuting at number one on the Billboard 200, despite lukewarm critical reviews.{{Cite web |title=Drake tops Spotify's 2016 list with 4.7 billion streams |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2016/12/01/drake-tops-spotify-s-2016-list-47-billion-streams/15733936007/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Drake's 'Views' is 2016's top album as streaming overtakes digital sales |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/01/05/nielsen-music-year-end-2016/96121798/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Drake's VIEWS Has Over 3 Billion Streams On Spotify |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/11/07/drake-views-3-billion-streams-spotify |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=The FADER |language=en}} He and affiliating producer Calvin "CritaCal" Price co-produced Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Need to Know" for their album, This Unruly Mess I've Made. Later in December, J. Cole released his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only, featuring the track "Immortal", which credits McCormick and Frank Dukes as its co-producers.{{Cite web |title=Here Are The Full Album Credits For J. Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/12/09/full-production-credits-j-cole-4-your-eyez-only-album |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=The FADER |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Here Are the Full Credits for J. Cole's '4 Your Eyez Only' Album |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/edwin-ortiz/j-cole-4-your-eyez-only-credits |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Max |date=2016-12-09 |title=Here Are the Full Production Credits for J. Cole's '4 Your Eyez Only' Album - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/j-cole-4-your-eyez-only-production-credits/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMLl3eDRhq4 |title=Cardiak x The Making of Immortal |date=2016-12-16 |type=Video |language=en |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426183009/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMLl3eDRhq4 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |via=YouTube |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{Cite web |last=James |first=Andy |date=2018-02-12 |title=Beat Break: Cardiak Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs |url=https://djbooth.net/features/2017-04-26-cardiak-beat-break-interview |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=DJBooth |language=en}}

His success helped him collaborate with other record producers such as Hitmaka,{{Cite web |last=Setaro |first=Shawn |title=Hitmaka Plots His 'World Domination,' Shares Kanye West, DMX, Jeremih, and Nicki Minaj Stories |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/shawn-setaro/hitmaka-yung-berg-interview |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Complex |language=en-us}} Focus..., Symbolyc One and others. Within 2017, he expanded outside of hip hop production, working with R&B artists including Chris Brown ("Confidence"), Tank ("When We"){{Cite web |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=2018-03-06 |title=How a Veteran R&B Singer Scored the Biggest Hit of His Career |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/how-a-veteran-r-and-b-singer-made-the-biggest-hit-of-his-career.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Vulture |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Penrose |first=Nerisha |date=2018-02-14 |title=Tank Nabs Trey Songz & Ty Dolla $ign for His Steamy 'When We (Remix)': Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tank-when-we-remix-trey-songz-ty-dolla-sign-8099721/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} and PartyNextDoor ("Never Played Me"). However, he still produced for rappers G-Eazy ("Crash & Burn"), Meek Mill ("Issues"), Gucci Mane ("Tone It Down"; co-produced with Hitmaka),{{Cite web |last=Emmanuel |first=C.M. |date=2017-06-20 |title=Gucci Mane and Chris Brown Drop New Song 'Tone It Down' - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/gucci-mane-chris-brown-tone-it-down/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}} Dave East and ASAP Ferg ("Paper Chasin'"). He also produced a bulk of singer Asiahn's extended play, Love Train, which was released earlier that year.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-07 |title=Asiahn, "Love Train 2" |url=https://erasingclouds.org/2019/02/07/asiahn-love-train-2/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=erasing clouds |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-21 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Asiahn Talks Music, Heartbreak, Anime and Authenticity (Interview) - YouKnowIGotSoul.com |url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/exclusive-asiahn-talks-music-heartbreak-anime-and-authenticity-interview |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=YouKnowIGotSoul.com {{!}} New R&B Music, Songs, Podcast, Interviews |language=en-US}} For the 2018-19 period, McCormick continued his success at music production, producing for RL Grime ("Undo"), Cozz ("Demons N Distractions"), Dave East ("Corey"), T.I. ("Laugh at 'Em"), Zoey Dollaz ("Find a Way"), 6lack ("Loaded Gun"), YoungBoy Never Broke Again ("Permanent Scars"), Yuna ("Likes"), 2 Chainz ("Rule the World"),{{Cite web |title=Hip Hop Awards 2022: See Hitmaka's Musical Journey to 'Producer of the Year' |url=https://www.bet.com/hip-hop-awards/articles/if7z9u/hip-hop-awards-2022-see-hitmakas-musical-journey-to-producer-of-the-year |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=BET |language=en}} Cordae ("Wintertime"), Chris Brown ("Come Together"), Rick Ross ("Rich N***a Lifestyle"), Teyana Taylor ("How You Want It?"){{Cite web |date=2019-08-02 |title=Teyana Taylor Debuts "How You Want It?" Video Feat. King Combs |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/teyana-taylor-king-combs-how-you-want-it-video-659491/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}} and co-produced (alongside Hitmaka) the Quality Control Music single, "Leave 'Em Alone", featuring Layton Greene, Lil Baby, City Girls and PnB Rock, which itself was a remake of singer Ciara's 2006 single, "Can't Leave 'em Alone".{{cn|date=April 2024}}

In mid-2020, he, Hitmaka and Paul Cabbin produced Trey Songz and Summer Walker's "Back Home", a title track from the former's eighth studio album, Back Home, which charted at number twelve on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Trevor |date=2020-10-23 |title=Trey Songz Scores Third No. 1 on Top R&B Albums With 'Back Home' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/trey-songz-back-home-number-1-rb-albums-chart/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} He also produced two tracks for PartyNextDoor's third studio album, Partymobile ("Nothing Less" and "Believe It"). On the deluxe edition of Conway the Machine's debut album, From King to a God, McCormick and Hitmaka co-produced the bonus track, "Ameenah's Van". A successful placement that year was McCormick's production of the H.E.R. single, "Damage", which was the former's idea after listening to a freestyle, recorded by Lox members Jadakiss and Styles P, for a 2008 DJ Clue mixtape, which they were rapping over the instrumental to Herb Alpert, Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson's 1987 single, "Making Love in the Rain" (which itself was previously sampled by Queen Latifah's 1993 single, "Just Another Day..." and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's 1996 ballad, "Days of Our Livez"). Using the same sample and having co-produced it with Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, "Damage" debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in late 2020, number one on R&B radio in June 2021{{Cite web |last=Folk |first=Antwane |date=2021-06-17 |title=H.E.R.'s 'Damage' Hits No. 1 on R&B Radio |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2021/06/h-e-r-damage-hits-number-one-on-rnb-radio/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Rated R&B |language=en-US}} and was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 4, 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=2020-10-21 |title=H.E.R. Performs at Los Angeles' Roxie Theatre in 'Damage' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/h-e-r-damage-video-1079001/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=2020-10-21 |title=H.E.R. Gets Vulnerable on New Song 'Damage' |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2020/10/her-gets-vulnerable-on-new-song-damage/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Rated R&B |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=2022-03-05 |title=H.E.R.'s 'Damage' Certified 2X Multi-Platinum by RIAA |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2022/03/h-e-r-damage-certified-2x-multi-platinum-by-riaa/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Rated R&B |language=en-US}} "Damage" was also nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song in February 2022.

Throughout 2021, he continued producing tracks for Conway the Machine ("Spoon's House" and "Blood Roses"), Anthony Hamilton ("Love is the New Black"), JoJo ("Worst (I Assume)"), H.E.R. ("Come Through"){{Cite web |title=H.E.R. and Chris Brown Team Up on 'Come Through' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/04/22/her-chris-brown-come-through/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US}} and Rick Ross ("Revelations"). McCormick continued into 2022 with Tank's "No Limit", Ari Lennox's "Leak It" and 2023 with Tink's "Goofy", Chloe Bailey's "How Does It Feel" and Kiana Ledé's "Too Far". He, Elite, Pluss and Mario Luciano produced "Culture", a track performed by Mez, Reason, Symba and 8AE, which was included on the soundtrack for the boxing drama sequel film, Creed III.

On April 26, 2024, PartyNextDoor released his fourth studio album, PartyNextDoor 4, which included the track, "Control", produced by McCormick and Drake's engineer, 40.{{Cite web |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=2024-04-26 |title=PARTYNEXTDOOR Strikes Again With Moody Sequel Album "P4" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/793288-partynextdoor-strikes-again-with-moody-sequel-album-p4-hip-hop-news |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}

Production equipment and style

McCormick uses third-party music plugins and MIDI keyboards by M-Audio and Native Instruments to create and produce music through FL Studio through a laptop, currently optimized by Windows 11.

His production style consists of trap music, sample-based hip hop laced with live instrumentation, contemporary R&B and hip hop soul.{{Cite web |title=Photos: Willingboro native shares his musical talents with hip-hop artists -- and the world |url=https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/picture-gallery/lifestyle/2017/01/17/photos-willingboro-native-shares-his/561185007/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Burlington County Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Romalino |first=Carly Q. |title=South Jersey's best 2017 moments in music |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2017/10/06/south-jerseys-best-2017-moments-music/733071001/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Courier-Post |language=en-US}}

He currently sells drum kits and sample packs through a Shopify site called "Flatline Kits", which he has launched in 2014.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Production discography

{{Section update|date=April 2024|reason=His discography is not up to date with recent placement as producer by sources. It has been inaccurate since 2021}}

= 2008 =

== [[Joe Budden]] – ''[[Halfway House (album)|Halfway House]]'' ==

  • 08. "The Soul"

== [[Freeway (rapper)|Freeway]] – ''Month of Madness'' ==

  • 07. "Mindstate Takeover"
  • 12. "Straight Madness"
  • 28. "NP Finest"
  • 30. "Back for More"

= 2009 =

== [[Lloyd Banks]] – ''The Cold Corner'' ==

  • 05. "On My Way" (co-produced with Dilemma)

== [[Havoc (Mobb Deep)|Havoc]] – ''From Now On'' ==

  • 02. "Whats That Smell"
  • 04. "Thats How You Feel"
  • 15. "Sex Tape"

== [[Lil Twist]] – ''The Yearbook'' ==

  • 12. "I'ma Do Me"
  • 15. "King"

== Lola Monroe – ''Art Of Motivation'' ==

  • 12. "Make A Way"
  • 15. "Art Of Motivation"
  • 23. "Divas Gettin' Money" (featuring Rasheeda)
  • 35. "Bout Me"

== [[Ace Hood]] – ''Street Certified'' ==

  • 11. "Takeover"

== [[Ace Hood]] – ''[[Ruthless (Ace Hood album)|Ruthless]]'' ==

  • 11. "Bout Me" (featuring Ballgreezy)

== Lil Twist – ''Class President'' ==

  • 07. "Forever"

== Lola Monroe – ''The Untouchables'' ==

  • 06. "Crazy World" (featuring Lil Boosie)
  • 13. "Love Me"

= 2010 =

== Mike Knox – ''Money Machine'' ==

== Meek Mill – ''Mr. Philadelphia'' ==

  • 04. "Hate Is My Motivator"
  • 09. "This Is How We Do It" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Mel Love, and Mike Knox)
  • 12. "Ain't Gonna Sleep"
  • 15. "Hardbody" (featuring Peedi Crakk and Shizz Nitti)

== Lloyd Banks – ''[[The Hunger for More 2]]'' ==

= 2011 =

== [[USDA]] – ''CTE Or Nothing'' ==

  • 03. "Off Safety"

== [[Red Cafe]] – ''Above The Clouds'' ==

== [[Maybach Music Group]] – ''[[Self Made Vol. 1]]'' ==

== [[Fabolous]] – '''The S.O.U.L. Tape (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 08. "Y'all Don't Hear Me Tho" (featuring Red Cafe)

== [[Ace Hood]] – ''Body Bag Vol.1'' ==

  • 10. "Just Living"
  • 11. "Real Big"

== [[Tory Lanez]] – ''Swavey (Mixtape)'' ==

  • "Slept On You" (featuring Bun B)

== Kid Ink – ''Daydreamer'' ==

  • 00."My City" (featuring.Killa Kyleon, Red Cafe & Machine Gun Kelly)

== [[Cory Gunz]] – ''Son Of A Gun (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 13.Sh*t Ain't A Game (featuring Pop Dolla$)
  • 17.Bedtime
  • 22.Sick 'Em (Feat. Kid Ink & Gudda Gudda)

== [[Ace Hood]] – ''[[Blood, Sweat & Tears (Ace Hood album)|Blood, Sweat & Tears]]'' ==

  • 07."Letter to My Ex's"
  • 11."Spoke to My Momma"
  • 16."Real Big"

== [[Triple C's]] – ''Money Burning Mother****er (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 00."Fly ****"

== P.L. – ''The Turning Lane'' ==

  • "U Mad"

== [[Meek Mill]] – ''[[Dreamchasers]] (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 15. "Sparkle" (featuring Young Pooh)
  • 17. "Y'all Don't Really Hear Me Tho Freestyle"

== [[DJ Drama]] – ''[[Third Power (album)|Third Power]]'' ==

== [[Young Chris]] & Cardiak – ''The Revival (Mixtape)'' ==

  • All tracks

== [[Ace Hood]] – ''The Statement 2 (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 11. "Pay Her Bills"

= 2012 =

== [[French Montana]] & Coke Boys – ''Coke Boys 3 (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 05. "Headquarters" (featuring Red Cafe)

== [[Meek Mill]] – ''[[Dreamchasers 2]] (Mixtape)'' ==

  • 09. "Everyday"
  • 11. "Lean Wit It"

== [[Maybach Music Group]] – ''[[Self Made Vol. 2]]'' ==

== [[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow]] – ''[[Underrated (Bow Wow album)|Underrated]]'' ==

  • 02. "Where My Dogs At"
  • 05. "We Going Hard" (feat. Ace Hood)

== [[Lloyd Banks]] – ''[[V.6: The Gift]]'' ==

  • 11. "Live It Up"
  • 14. "Show And Prove"

== [[Rick Ross]] – ''[[God Forgives, I Don't]]'' ==

  • 07. "Amsterdam"
  • 14. "Diced Pineapples" (feat. Wale and Drake)

== [[DJ Drama]] – ''[[Quality Street Music]]'' ==

== [[Ryan Leslie]] – ''[[Les Is More]]'' ==

  • 12. "The Black Flag"

== [[Meek Mill]] – ''[[Dreams & Nightmares]]'' ==

  • 12. "Polo & Shell Tops"

== [[T.I]] – ''[[Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head]]'' ==

  • 02. "G Season" (feat. Meek Mill; co-produced with Chinky P.)

== [[Joe Budden]] – ''[[A Loose Quarter]]'' ==

  • 4. "Cut From a Different Cloth" (feat. Ab-Soul; co-produced by CritaCal)
  • 13. "All In My Head" (feat. Royce Da 5'9" and Kobe Honeycutt)
  • 14. "More Of Me" (feat. Emanny)

= 2013 =

== [[Casey Veggies]] – ''Life Changes'' ==

  • 6. "Life$tyle"

== [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] – ''[[The Gifted (album)|The Gifted]]'' ==

  • 08. "Bricks" (feat. Yo Gotti & Lyfe Jennings)

== [[Ace Hood]] – ''[[Trials & Tribulations (Ace Hood album)|Trials & Tribulations]]'' ==

  • 03. "Another Statistic"
  • 14. "Mama" (featuring Betty Wright; produced with CritaCal)
  • 17. "Have Mercy" (Deluxe edition bonus track)

== [[Ryan Leslie]] – ''[[Black Mozart (Ryan Leslie album)|Black Mozart]]'' ==

  • 02. "Black Mozart"
  • 04. "History"
  • 09. "Green" (feat. Fabolous)
  • 12. "Coke Cans" (co-produced by Ryan Leslie; additional production by Gabe Lambirth)

== [[Joe Budden]] – ''[[No Love Lost (Joe Budden album)|No Love Lost]]'' ==

  • 05. "You & I" featuring Emanny
  • 07. "All In My Head" featuring Royce da 5'9" and Kobe
  • 09. "Switch Positions" featuring Omarion
  • 12. "No Love Lost Outro"

== [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] – ''[[OKE: Operation Kill Everything]]'' ==

  • 01. "Kill Everything" (feat. Diddy; co-produced by CritaCal)

== [[Eminem]] – ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]'' ==

= 2014 =

== [[Kid Ink]] – ''[[My Own Lane]]'' ==

== [[Rick Ross]] – ''[[Hood Billionaire]]'' ==

  • 15. "Family Ties" (co-produced by CritaCal)

== [[J. Cole]] – ''[[2014 Forest Hills Drive]]'' ==

  • 12. "Love Yourz" (produced with Illmind and CritaCal)

= 2015 =

== [[Trey Songz]] – ''[[Intermission I & II]]'' ==

  • 04. "Do It Now" (produced with Hitmaka and Young 'N Fly)

== [[Dr. Dre]] – ''[[Compton (album)|Compton]]'' ==

== [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]] – ''[[Deeply Rooted]]'' ==

  • 16. "Exit Plan" (feat. Akon; Deluxe edition bonus track)

== [[Fabolous]] – ''[[Summertime Shootout]]'' ==

== [[Jeremih]] – ''[[Late Nights]]'' ==

  • 14. "Worthy" (feat. Jhené Aiko; co-produced by Hitmaka)

= 2016 =

== [[Macklemore]] & [[Ryan Lewis]] – ''[[This Unruly Mess I've Made]]'' ==

== [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]] – ''[[Views (album)|Views]]'' ==

== J. Cole – ''[[4 Your Eyez Only]]'' ==

  • 02. "Immortal" (produced with Frank Dukes; additional production by J. Cole){{cite web|url=http://dreamville.com/4YEOCredits/|title=4YEO Credits – Dreamville|publisher=Dreamville|accessdate=February 24, 2017}}

= 2017 =

== Trey Songz – ''[[Tremaine: The Album]]'' ==

  • 14. "Picture Perfect"

= [[Phora]] – ''[[Yours Truly Forever]]'' =

  • 07. "Forever" {{small|(produced with Eskupe & Anthro Beats)}}

= 2020 =

== [[T.I.]] – ''[[The L.I.B.R.A.]]'' ==

= 2021 =

== [[Jazmine Sullivan]] – ''[[Heaux Tales]]'' ==

  • 06. "On It" {{small|(featuring Ari Lennox; produced with Wu10)}}

Unsorted

= Mike Knox (2009) =

= [[Audio Push]] (2010) =

  • "Got it Goin' on"

= [[Havoc (Mobb Deep)|Havoc]] (2010) =

  • "Thats How You Feel (Remix)" (featuring Nyce Da Future & Cory Gunz)

= Lola Monroe (2010) =

  • "Overtime" (featuring Trina)

= Reed Dollaz (2010) =

= Meek Mill (2010) =

  • "Let's Get It" (featuring Kre Forch)

= [[Mistah F.A.B.]] (2010) =

  • "She Don't Belong To Me" (featuring London)

= [[50 Cent]] (2011) =

= [[Kid Ink]] (2011) =

  • "Insane"
  • "Tats On My Face"
  • "Here We Go"

= [[Young Jeezy]] (2011) =

  • "Off Safety" (featuring USDA)

= [[Young Chris]] (2011) =

= Mike Knox (2011) =

= Ace Hood (2012) =

  • "The Trailer" (produced with Frank Dukes)

= [[Slaughterhouse]] (2013) =

= [[Dave East]] (2017) =

  • "Paper Chasin'" (featuring ASAP Ferg){{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dave-east-paper-chasing-feat-asap-ferg-new-song.1973137.html|title=Dave East – Paper Chasing Feat. A$AP Ferg|website=HotNewHipHop|date=March 3, 2017}}

= [[Chris Brown]] (2019) =

= [[H.E.R.]] (2021) =

Singles

= [[Lloyd Banks]] – ''[[The Hunger for More 2]]'' (2010) =

= [[Maybach Music Group]] – ''[[Self Made Vol. 1]]'' (2011) =

= [[Lloyd Banks]] – TBA (2011) =

  • 00. "Check Me Out"

= P.L. – ''The Turning Lane'' (2011) =

  • "U Mad"

= Paypa – ''Feel Good Music'' (Unreleased) =

Awards and nominations

{{Awards table|5}}

|-

! scope="row" | 2022

| Grammy Awards

| Album of the Year

| Back of My Mind (H.E.R.)

| {{nominated}}

| {{cite web |title=64th Annual GRAMMY Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/64th-annual-grammy-awards-2021}}

|-

! scope="row" | 2022

| Grammy Awards

| Best R&B Song

| "Damage" (H.E.R.)

| {{nominated}}

| {{cite web |title=64th Annual GRAMMY Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/64th-annual-grammy-awards-2021}}

|-

! scope="row" | 2025

| Grammy Awards

| Best R&B Song

| "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" (Coco Jones)

| {{nominated}}

| {{cite web |last1=Frazier |first1=Nina |title=2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/producers-engineers-wing-grammy-week-2025-celebration-jimmy-douglass-honoree |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=24 November 2024}}

|-

{{end}}

References

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