Digi+Phonics

Tae Beast grew up in the Los Angeles, California area. He started producing for Black Hippy members Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. In November 2012, Complex named Digi Phonics (Sounwave, Tae Beast, Willie B & Dave Free) as one of the "Top 25 New Producers to Watch Out For".{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/25-new-producers-to-watch-out-for/digi-phonics |title=Digi + Phonics — 25 New Producers To Watch Out For |publisher=Complex |access-date=2013-09-01}} In July 2013, BET named Digi+Phonics as a group, as one of the top ten young producers on the rise.{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/nti147/10-young-producers-on-the-rise/5ykijb |title=10 Young Producers On the Rise |publisher=BET |access-date=2013-09-01}} Members of the group also worked on ScHoolboy Q's major label debut album Oxymoron.

Donte Perkins, better known by his stage name TaeBeast, is an American record producer from Los Angeles, California. His is influenced by the likes of J Dilla, RZA and Kanye West.

TaeBeast originally got linked up with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) after playing a few beats for Black Hippy's Ab-Soul, in 2010, one of which became "Turn Me Up". Soon after he had a meeting with TDE, it resulted in him signing with the record label as a producer.{{cite web |title=Let The Beat Build - Digi-Phonics On Kendrick Lamar & Dr. Dre | Let The Beat Build | Noisey |url=http://noisey.vice.com/let-the-beat-build/let-the-beat-build-digi-phonics-on-kendrick-lamar-and-dr-dre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531232310/http://noisey.vice.com/let-the-beat-build/let-the-beat-build-digi-phonics-on-kendrick-lamar-and-dr-dre |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=2013-09-01 |publisher=Noisey.vice.com}} On July 15, 2010, Tae Beast released his first project, an instrumental mixtape titled The Tae Beast Tape.{{cite web|url=http://taebeastproducer.bandcamp.com/album/tde-presents-thetaebeasttape |title=TDE Presents::TheTaeBeastTape | taebeast |publisher=Taebeastproducer.bandcamp.com |date=2010-07-15 |access-date=2013-09-01}} On October 1, 2012, he released the sequel to his first mixtape, aptly titled The Tae Beast Tape 2.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-tae-beast-tape-2/id575206813 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701145640/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-tae-beast-tape-2/id575206813 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2014 |title=iTunes - Music - The Tae Beast Tape 2 by Tae Beast |publisher=iTunes |date=2012-10-01 |access-date=2013-09-01}} In early 2014, he earned placement on ScHoolboy Q's album Oxymoron by producing "Grooveline Pt. 2" and produced the song "Alright" by Logic featuring Big Sean.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/04/xxl-songs-of-the-week-1/3/|title=XXL's Best Songs Of The Week - XXL|date=25 April 2014 |access-date=1 July 2016}} He then produced two songs on Ab-Soul's third studio album These Days....{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/article/2014/06/25/tde-top-dawg-entertainment-in-house-producers-affiliates/|title=Meet the Producers Who Helped Shape TDE's Sound - Myspace|access-date=1 July 2016}}

TaeBeast is known for his drum loops and sample chopping in his productions. His best known productions include Kendrick Lamar's "Hood Politics", ScHoolboy Q's "Groovy Tony", Mac Miller's "Small Worlds" and J. Cole's "Punchin' the Clock". He has produced for Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Sir, Mac Miller, Logic, Jhené Aiko, Big Sean, Young Thug, J. Cole and others.

{{Main|Sounwave}}

Mark Anthony Spears, better known by his stage name Sounwave, is an American record producer from Compton, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/2013/05/istandard-producers-weigh-in-on-xxls-2013-freshman-producers-list/14/ |title=iStandard Producers Weigh In On XXL's 2013 Freshman Producers List - Page 14 of 16 - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2013-05-01 |access-date=2013-09-01}} Sounwave credits "Up Jumps da Boogie" by Timbaland as the first hip hop instrumental he ever listened to. From the age of ten he started using a Korg drum machine to make simple drum beats. From there, he graduated to a 4-track machine and then to the MTV Music Generator for PlayStation. After using that for a while he hooked up with rapper Bishop Lamont from Carson, California, and a song he produced for him with MTV Music Generator received local radio placement. In 2005, Sounwave was originally discovered by Top Dawg Entertainment co-founder Terrence "Punch" Henderson, who had him meet with TDE CEO, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith was originally unimpressed with Sounwave, however, he persisted and honed his craft which ended up "blowing away" Tiffith.

Sounwave's earliest work for Top Dawg Entertainment surfaced on the self-titled Kendrick Lamar EP, and Jay Rock's compilation track "Fa Sho" in 2009 and 2010 respectively.{{cite web |last=Sutherland |first=Sam |url=http://www.aux.tv/2013/03/heat-rising-sounwave-made-his-first-beats-using-a-video-game-and-now-hes-top-dawg-entertainment-family/ |title=HEAT RISING: Sounwave made his first beats using a video game, and now he's Top Dawg Entertainment family |publisher=Aux.tv |date=2013-03-20 |access-date=2013-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111033839/http://www.aux.tv/2013/03/heat-rising-sounwave-made-his-first-beats-using-a-video-game-and-now-hes-top-dawg-entertainment-family/ |archive-date=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead }} In 2011, Sounwave produced a bulk of Kendrick Lamar's mixtape/album Section.80, which landed him on Complex{{'}}s "15 New Producers to Watch" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/15-new-producers-to-watch-out-for/sounwave |title=Sounwave — 15 New Producers To Watch Out For |publisher=Complex |access-date=2013-09-01}} He also produced three songs on Lamar's critically acclaimed second album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012). Sounwave is best known for producing Kendrick Lamar's hit single "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe", among other songs such as "M.A.A.D. City", "A.D.H.D" and ScHoolboy Q's "There He Go". Then in 2014, he earned placement on Top Dawg Entertainment artist Isaiah Rashad's Cilvia Demo and produced "Hoover Street" and "Prescription/Oxymoron" on ScHoolboy Q's Oxymoron. He also is known for not significantly producing for artists outside of the Top Dawg Entertainment label, except "Finally Here" by Flo Rida from his second album R.O.O.T.S. (2009). Sounwave is also credited with production on four tracks on ScHoolboy Q's fourth studio album, Blank Face LP. He was a major contributor to Black Panther: The Album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/meet-sounwave-kendrick-lamar-and-black-panther-producer-w520584|title=Sounwave: How the Kendrick Lamar and 'Black Panther' Producer Quietly Made America's Soundtrack|first=Jeff|last=Weiss|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=August 23, 2019}} In 2019, Sounwave co-wrote the song "London Boy" with Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff, produced by Swift and Antonoff, a co-production by Sounwave, for Swift's seventh studio album Lover (2019).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/23/taylor-swift-lover-full-album-credits|title=Here are the full credits for Taylor Swift's new album, Lover|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2019-08-25}} In 2022, Sounwave co-wrote and co-produced on Swift's tenth studio album Midnights (2022), including "Lavender Haze", "Karma", and "Glitch".{{Cite magazine |date=2022-10-26 |title='Midnights' Co-Producer Sounwave Says 'Karma' Was a 'Last-Minute Hail Mary' He Sent Taylor Swift |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-midnights-karma-sounwave-1234617640/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

{{Main|Dave Free}}

David Friley, better known by the names Dave Free, Dee.Jay.Dave, or Miyatola serves as a member of Digi+Phonics, former president of Top Dawg Entertainment, a music video director and Kendrick Lamar's manager.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1552404/kendrick-lamar-top-dawg-entertainment-take-over-sxsw-day-in-the |title=Kendrick Lamar, Top Dawg Entertainment Take Over SXSW: Day in the Life |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2013-09-01}} When co-directing music videos alongside Lamar, they are collectively known as The Little Homies.{{Cite web | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/2246258/kendrick-lamar-dave-free-little-homies/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825002636/http://www.mtv.com/news/2246258/kendrick-lamar-dave-free-little-homies/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 25, 2015 | title=Here's How Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free Became Super Duo 'The Little Homies' | website=MTV }}{{cite web | url=https://djbooth.net/features/2016-04-07-the-little-homies-video-breakdown | title=The Little Homies Have the Best Creative Vision in Rap | date=12 February 2018 }} Shortly after launching Top Dawg Entertainment and signing Jay Rock, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith reached out to Kendrick Lamar's childhood friend Dave Free to serve as president and general manager of the record label.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/05/30/153989940/a-new-hip-hop-business-model-that-sounds-familiar |title=A New Hip-Hop Recipe With A Familiar Sound : The Record |publisher=NPR |date=2012-05-30 |access-date=2013-09-01}} During 2004 he served as social media director of the label.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/10/tde-sidebar-kendrick-coverage/ |title=More Levels, The Brains Behind Top Dawg Entertainment [September 2012 Story] - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2012-10-24 |access-date=2013-09-01}} By February 2006, he had been promoted to president of the TDE.{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/02/kendrick-lamar-to-release-new-album-in-september|title=Kendrick Lamar Addresses Macklemore Text, Will Reportedly Release His New Album In September|website=Complex Networks|access-date=1 July 2016}}

He is best known for producing Ab-Soul's song "Terrorist Threats". Recently he has been more involved with the business side of Top Dawg Entertainment rather than producing.{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/07/best-friends-of-rappers/dave-free |title=Dave Free — Rapper BFFs You Should Know |publisher=Complex |date=2013-07-29 |access-date=2013-09-01}} In 2020, Free co-founded production company PGLang, alongside Lamar. On January 13, 2022, it was announced that he is going to produce an untitled film with Lamar through PGLang as well as Trey Parker and Matt Stone through Parker County, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-01-13 |title=Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free & 'South Park' Duo Matt Stone And Trey Parker To Produce Comedy Penned By Vernon Chatman For Paramount |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/kendrick-lamar-dave-free-matt-stone-trey-parker-to-produce-paramount-comedy-1234912409/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

{{main|Willie B (producer)}}

Willie Brown better known by his stage names Willie B and The Ichiban Don, is American hip hop recording artist and record producer that began producing professionally in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/re-produced-profile-willie-b-1219121 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119113500/http://www.djbooth.net/index/news/entry/re-produced-profile-willie-b-1219121 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-date=2013-11-19 |title=Re-Produced Profile: Willie B. (of Digi+Phonics) [DJBooth Interview Exclusive] - Hip Hop News |date=18 December 2012 |publisher=www.djbooth.net |access-date=2013-09-01 }} On January 6, 2011, Willie B released a mixtape titled I'm Not a Producer hosted by DJ Age & featuring guest appearances from Jay Rock, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Crooked I, Kendrick Lamar, Bishop Lamont, Glasses Malone, and Kurupt.{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Willie-B-Im-Not-A-Producer-mixtape.186063.html |title=Willie B - Im Not A Producer Hosted by DJ AGE // Free Mixtape @ |publisher=Datpiff.com |access-date=2013-09-01}} He is best known for producing Kendrick Lamar's "Ignorance Is Bliss" and "Rigamortis" from Lamar's Overly Dedicated and Section.80, respectively. He has also produced Ab-Soul's "Black Lip Bastard", and ScHoolboy Q's "Gangsta in Designer (No Concept)", from his second studio album Habits & Contradictions, among other songs for TDE. Outside of TDE he has produced for artists such as Freddie Gibbs, Childish Gambino, Wale and Apollo the Great, among others.{{cite web |last=Fairfax |first=Jesse |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23244/title.producer-willie-b-says-kendrick-lamar-s-rigamortis-led-to-work-with-wale-freddie-gibbs |title=Producer Willie B Says Kendrick Lamar's "Rigamortis" Led To Work With Wale, Freddie Gibbs | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2013-03-18 |access-date=2013-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424011411/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23244/title.producer-willie-b-says-kendrick-lamar-s-rigamortis-led-to-work-with-wale-freddie-gibbs |archive-date=2015-04-24 |url-status=dead }} On July 27, 2013, he released the first ever Instagram-only instrumental mixtape.{{cite web |last=Meara |first=Paul |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24833/title.willie-b-of-digi-phonics-releases-first-ever-instagram-only-beat-tape |title=Willie B of Digi+Phonics Releases First Ever Instagram Only Beat Tape | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2013-07-27 |access-date=2013-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403230608/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24833/title.willie-b-of-digi-phonics-releases-first-ever-instagram-only-beat-tape |archive-date=2015-04-03 |url-status=dead }}

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