Doughboy (record producer)
{{Other uses|Doughboy (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|American record producer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Doughboy
| image = Doughboy Beatz.jpg
| caption = Doughboy in 2024
| birth_name = Bradley Brandon
| alias = Doughboy Beatz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|09|01}}
| birth_place = Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
| occupation = {{flatlist|
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| instrument = FL Studio
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = Boominati Worldwide, Republic
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Metro Boomin
- 808 Mafia
- Gunna
- Shy Glizzy
- Rich The Kid
- Gucci Mane
- Migos
- 21 Savage
- Wheezy
- Juicy J
- Trauma Tone
}}
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Bradley Brandon (born September 1, 1989), known professionally as Doughboy Beatz or simply Doughboy, is an American record producer from Columbus, Mississippi.{{cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=1151209&subid=0|title=BMI Repertoire Bradley Brandon|publisher=BMI.com |date= |accessdate=December 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.doughboybeatz.com/bio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227064003/http://www.doughboybeatz.com/bio |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |title=Doughboy Beatz - Bio |publisher=Doughboybeatz.com |date= |accessdate=December 26, 2018}} He is perhaps best known for producing "Fried (She A Vibe)" by rapper Future as well as "Pedestrian" by rapper Gunna and "Lost It" by rapper Rich The Kid featuring Offset and Quavo of Migos which was certified gold by the RIAA.{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Future-and-metro-boomin-fried-she-a-vibe-lyrics|title = Future - Fried (She A Vibe)|website=Genius.com|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C4zPOegrVjx/|title = Future & Metro Boomin 'WE DON'T TRUST YOU' album out now. Honored to be apart.|website=Instagram.com|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=rich+the+kid+lost+it#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum - RIAA|publisher=RIAA|accessdate=December 26, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/rich-the-kid-the-world-is-yours-album-production-credits/|title=Production Credits for Rich The Kid's 'The World Is Yours' Album|date=March 30, 2018 |publisher=XXL|accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
Doughboy has produced several tracks for various artists such as Gucci Mane, Future, 21 Savage, NBA Youngboy, Young Dolph, Jeezy, Yo Gotti, Lil Durk, Juicy J, Money Man, Lil Boosie, Latto, YFN Lucci, Plies, DJ Khaled, B.G, CyHi the Prynce, Jelly Roll, among others.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Doughboy-beatz|title=Doughboy Beatz on Genius|publisher=|accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
He earned his first Grammy Nomination for his work on 21 Savage's I Am > I Was for Best Rap Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. He earned another Grammy Nomination for his work on Future and Metro Boomin's We Don't Trust You for Best Rap Album at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Early life and career
Brandon started making beats at the age of 15, for his younger brother on FL Studio. He then went on to produce Hitz Committee/Jive Records signee, Trai'D's lead single "Gutta Chick" in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://djbooth.net/songs/traid-gutta-chick |title=Trai'D - Gutta Chick |publisher=DJBbooth.net |date=February 12, 2018|accessdate=December 26, 2018}} "Gutta Chick" peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/traid/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Trai'D Chart History |publisher=Billboard |date=|accessdate=December 26, 2018}} Doughboy has worked with many other major artists since then.
Throughout the 2010s, Doughboy has followed up with production on many highly acclaimed projects that include Jeezy's Trap or Die 2, Shy Glizzy's Law 3, Rich The Kid's The World Is Yours, Gunna's Drip Season 3 and Gucci Mane's East Atlanta Santa.
Brandon has also worked with other music producers that include Metro Boomin, Wheezy, Drumma Boy, Southside, Zaytoven, Shawty Redd, Sonny Digital, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., DJ Paul, Juicy J and more.
In September 2019, Doughboy signed with Metro Boomin's Boominati Worldwide label.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MetroBoomin/status/1174728677206233090 |title=Metro Boomin on Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BoominatiWW/status/1174813473051688965 |title=Boominati Worldwide on Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date=|accessdate=October 7, 2019}} Boominati Worldwide has a partnership with Republic Records and Universal Music Group.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7849328/metro-boomin-boominati-worldwide-label-bryson-tiller-tour |title=Metro Boomin Launches Boominati Worldwide Label, Joins Bryson Tiller on Set It Off Tour |publisher=Billboard |date=28 June 2017|accessdate=October 7, 2019}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
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| scope="row" | October 31st (with Joker Too Cold) |
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Production credits
=2008=
Tha Joker
- 00. "Respect Me" (feat. Yung Envy)
- 00. "Allow Me To Introduce Myself"
- 00. "Pull Out The Old Skool"
- 00. "Real Talk"
- 00. "My Alarm"
- 00. "Put It On My Face" (feat. CG Whatitdew)
- 00. "My Ride"
Trai'D
- 00. "Gutta Chick"{{cite web|title=Trai'd - Gutta Chick|url=http://djbooth.net/tracks/review/traid-gutta-chick|website=DJ Booth|date=February 12, 2018 |accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
- 00. "Hit Da Flo"
- 09. "Gutta Bitch"
Trai'D - Don't Worry I Got It
- 00. "Gutta Chick" (remix) (feat. DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Trina, Bun B & Hurricane Chris){{cite web|title=Trai'D ft. Hurricane Chris, Trina, Ace Hood, Bun-B - B*tch Chick (Remix)|url=https://djbooth.net/songs/trai-d-ft-hurricane-chris-trina-ace-hood-bun-b-gutta-chick-remix|website=DJ Booth|date=February 12, 2018 |accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
=2009=
Cyhi Da Prynce - What Da Decs Been Missin Vol.1
Crooked I - After Inauguration
OJ Da Juiceman - Alaska In Atlanta
Waka Flocka Flame - Shootin The Breeze Cookin That Fire
Arab - Arab Money
- 03. "Chingaling"
J-Bar - Da Guap
- 05. "I Want Her (OJ With The Vodka)" (feat. Soulja Boy)
- 06. "Sway"
Waka Flocka Flame & Slim Dunkin - Twin Towers
- 06. "I Love" (feat. Capp)
=2010=
Alley Boy - Definition Of Fuck Shit Vol. 1
- 04. "Robbin Season"
- 05. "Knock Knock"
- 18. "Keep On Pushing"
DJ Genius & DJ Blu Present Envy, Nation & Cyco - Black Sunday
- 05. "Bump Dey Head
P. Dukes - Dirty Glove Bastard & Baller's Eve Present: Block Tested, Hood Approved
- 01. "Block Tested, Hood Approved" (Produced with Sonny Digital)
=2011=
Doe Boy & Lex Luger - Boyz N Da Hood
Lil Boosie & Ray Vicks - Under Investigation
- 02. "Go Hard"
- 09. "Ur Name"
- 11. "I Pledge Allegiance"
- 12. "Xstacy"
- 13. "Top Ten"
- 15. "Under Investigation"
- 00. "Playing Games" (feat. Lil Boosie & Gar){{cite web|title=Lil Boosie - Playin Games (ft. B.G. & Gar) [Prod. by Doughboy|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-VnxcOuvs|website=Youtube.com| date=October 31, 2015 |accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
Kourtney Money - OJ Da Juiceman Presents 32 Ent: The Compilation
- 00. "We Out Chea" (Produced with Metro Boomin)
=2012=
Starlito - Mental Warfare
- 02. "Hope For Love"{{cite web|title= 8Ball - Premro - Download & Listen|url=https://genius.com/Starlito-hope-for-love-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=December 27, 2018}}
8Ball - Premro
Shawty Redd - Rap Now, Produce Later
- 10. "Remy" (feat. Project Pat)
GC Eternal of Kinfolk Thugs
=2013=
- 00. "Couple Bandz"
- 00. "Whole Hood" (feat. Sy Ari Da Kid)
DJ Paul & Drumma Boy - Clash Of The Titans
- 05. "Cocaine" (feat. Jelly Roll)
- 00. "Lost Count" (feat. Lil' Lody)
Gucci Mane & Young Scooter - Free Bricks 2
- 03. "Not Ballin" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{cite web|title=Gucci Mane & Young Scooter – Free Bricks II|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gucci-Mane-Young-Scooter-Free-Bricks-II/release/4531535|website=Discogs.com|date=February 28, 2013 |accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
8Ball - Premro 2
- 01. "Bigger Vision"
Tha Joker - The Explanation
=2014=
=2015=
- 00. "Road Runner" (Produced with Metro Boomin & Jay-O Luciano)
Shy Glizzy & Glizzy Gang - Be Careful
- 04. "Above The Rim"
OJ Da Juiceman - Bouldercrest El Chapo{{cite web|title=OJ Da Juiceman - Bouldercrest El Chapo |url=https://www.discogs.com/OJ-Da-Juiceman-Bouldercrest-El-Chapo/release/7925531|website=Discogs.com|date=December 25, 2015 |accessdate=December 27, 2018}}
- 06. "So Much" (Produced with Metro Boomin)
- 13. "Millionaire Dreams"
Tha Joker
- 00. "F.H.I.T.O." (feat. Riff Raff, K Camp & Raven Felix)
=2016=
Shy Glizzy - Young Jefe 2
Tha Joker & Doughboy Beatz - October 31: The Mixtape{{cite web|title=TIDAL: Listen to October 31st on TIDAL|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/67547255|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=December 27, 2018}}
- 01. "Old Ways"
- 02. "Bandit"
- 03. "Soirée"
- 05. "Juice"
- 07. "Run Up"
- 08. "4 A.M."
=2017=
Doe Boy - In FreeBandz We Trust 2
- 01. "Savage Back"
Money Man - Secret Society
- 01. "Secret Society" (Produced with Trauma Tone)
Shy Glizzy - Quiet Storm
- 01. "Quiet Storm"
- 11. "Keep It Goin"
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers 3
- 13. "Remember"
Starlito - Manifest Destiny
- 04. "Too Much" (Produced with Metro Boomin)
Tha Joker - Why So Serious 3?
- 01. "45"
- 02. "Run Up"
- 03. "Blue Strips" (Produced with Trauma Tone)
- 05. "4 A.M"
- 09. "Piece Of Mind"
- 10. "I'd Rather"
=2018=
- 05. "Pedestrian" (Produced with Metro Boomin & Wheezy){{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/rich-the-kid-the-world-is-yours-album-production-credits/|title=Stream Gunna's 'Drip Season 3' Mixtape|date=March 30, 2018 |publisher=XXL|accessdate=December 26, 2018}}
Juicy J - 901 Drip
- 11. "Built" (feat. YKOM) (Produced with Juicy J & YK808)
Money Man - Grow God
- 09. "Fake Friends" (Produced with Trauma Tone)
NBA Youngboy - 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant
- 16. "We Dem" (Produced with DJ Swift){{cite web|title= Youngboy Never Broke Again - We Dem|url=https://genius.com/Youngboy-never-broke-again-we-dem-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=December 27, 2018}}
Plies - Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3
- 18. "Best Life" (Produced with Trauma Tone){{cite web|title= Plies - Best Life|url=https://genius.com/Plies-best-life-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=December 27, 2018}}
Q Money - Neva Had Shit
- 09. "Whole Ticket" (feat. YFN Lucci)(Produced with Trauma Tone){{cite web|title= Q Money - Whole Ticket|url=https://genius.com/Q-money-whole-ticket-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=December 27, 2018}}
Rich The Kid - The World Is Yours
- 09. "Lost It" (feat. Offset & Quavo of Migos) (Produced with Metro Boomin & Wheezy)
Shy Glizzy - Fully Loaded
=2019=
- 09. "Don't Lose Me" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{cite web|title= Offset - Don't Lose Me|url=https://genius.com/Offset-dont-lose-me-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}
- 09. "On Fleek" (feat. Quavo) (Produced with Metro Boomin & Zaytoven){{cite web|title= Here Are the Full Production Credits for Offset's 'Father of 4'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/02/here-are-the-full-production-credits-for-offsets-father-of-4|website=Complex.com|accessdate=February 23, 2019}}
- 00. "Mr. T" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/doughboybeatz/status/1124152964292186113|title=Doughboy "Prod. by Metro Boomin & Doughboy"|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=May 3, 2019}}{{cite web|title= Gunna - Mr. T|url=https://genius.com/Gunna-mr-t-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=May 3, 2019}}
- 00. "Perkies" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Future-perkies-lyrics|title=Future - Perkies Lyrics|publisher=Genius|accessdate=Aug 25, 2019}}
D-Block Europe - PTSD
- 23. "Back To Back" (Produced with Tre Pounds of 808 Mafia){{cite web|url=https://genius.com/D-block-europe-back-to-back-lyrics|title=D-Block Europe - Back To Back Lyrics|publisher=Genius|accessdate=Nov 16, 2019}}
- 13. "Break Bread" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Gucci-mane-break-bread-lyrics|title=Gucci Mane - Break Bread Lyrics|publisher=Genius|accessdate=Nov 16, 2019}}
BAD HOP - Lift Off
- 02. "Double Up" (Produced with Metro Boomin)
Gucci Mane - East Atlanta Santa 3
=2020=
- 00. "World Guinness (Wrist On Froze)" (Produced with Metro Boomin)
=2021=
- 00. "1955" (Produced with Trauma Tone){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Sada-baby-1955-lyrics|title = Sada Baby – 1955}}
SG TIP
- 00. "One In The Head" (feat. 21 Lil Harold & Slimelife Shawty) (Produced with Metro Boomin){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Gucci-mane-blood-all-on-it-lyrics|title = Gucci Mane (Ft. Key Glock & Young Dolph) – Blood All on It}}
Young Dolph - "Paper Route Illuminati"
=2022=
Lil Durk & Metro Boomin - No Auto Durk
- 00. "Confessions" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Lil-durk-my-confession-lyrics|title = Lil Durk – My Confession}}
- 00. "Spot News" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Lil-durk-and-metro-boomin-spot-news-lyrics|title = Lil Durk & Metro Boomin – Spot News}}
- 00. "The Regular" (Produced with Bandplay){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Big-scarr-the-regular-lyrics|title=Big Scarr – the Regular}}
- 00. "Blood All On It" (feat. Key Glock and Young Dolph) (Produced with Bandplay){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Gucci-mane-blood-all-on-it-lyrics|title = Gucci Mane (Ft. Key Glock & Young Dolph) – Blood All on It}}
Big Moochie Grape - East Haiti Baby
- 13. "Acting Up" (Produced with Bandplay)
EBG EJizzle - Walking With The Devil
- 02. "Safe To Say" (Produced with Bandplay)
=2023=
- 11. "Night Vision" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Offset-night-vision-lyrics|title = Offset – Night Vision|website=Genius.com|accessdate=October 15, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyW1DZNrre6/?img_index=1|title = Honored to work on Offset's new album|website=Instagram.com|accessdate=October 15, 2023}}
- 00. "Major" (Produced with Metro Boomin)
=2024=
Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You
- 11. "Fried (She A Vibe)" (Produced with Metro Boomin){{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Future-and-metro-boomin-fried-she-a-vibe-lyrics|title = Future - Fried (She A Vibe)|website=Genius.com|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C4zPOegrVjx/|title = Future & Metro Boomin 'WE DON'T TRUST YOU' album out now. Honored to be apart.|website=Instagram.com|accessdate=March 22, 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190417193815/http://www.doughboybeatz.com/ Official Web site]
- {{AllMusic}}
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