RushDee
{{Short description|American record producer, songwriter, and recording artist}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = RushDee Williams
| image = RushDee.jpg
| birth_name = RushDee Williams
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|19}}
| birth_place =
| origin = North side of Saginaw, Michigan
| genre = {{Flatlist|
}}
| occupations = {{hlist|record producer|recording artist|songwriter|}}
| instruments = {{hlist||drums|saxophone|bass guitar|keyboards|vocals|}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = BeGenius Records
| website = {{URL|www.rushdeeofficial.com/}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Nipsey Hussle|Lil Wayne|Fabolous}}
}}
Founder of entertainment, management, and publishing company BeGenius, RushDee McCoy Williams (born August 19, 1987), known professionally as RushDee, is an American record producer, songwriter, and recording artist from Saginaw, Michigan. As a songwriter and producer, RushDee has contributed to projects released by recording artists such as Nipsey Hussle, Lil Wayne, Fabolous, and Currensy.{{Cite web |title=Studio Sessions {{!}} RushDee Williams and Djay Cas on the lost history of Nipsey Hussle’s "Keys 2 The City" |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-02-11/59982/studio-sessions-rushdee-williams-and-djay-cas-on-the-lost-history-of-nipsey-hussles-keys-2-the-city/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=REVOLT |language=en-US}}
Activism
In March 2021, Williams assisted in organizing a protest that took place outside of a Saginaw pizzeria days after a dispute transpired between Williams and the manager of the business. After attempted correspondence on behalf of local news media, the owner of the company issued a statement and the manager was fired.{{Cite web |last=Hilliard |first=Ron |date=2021-03-03 |title=Pizzeria fires manager after alleged racist incident |url=https://nbc25news.com/news/local/pizzeria-fires-manager-after-alleged-racist-incident |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=WEYI |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Murdock |first=Riley |date=2021-03-05 |title=Saginaw producer’s racist harassment claims prompt protest outside Good Time’s Pizza |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2021/03/saginaw-producers-racist-harassment-claims-prompt-protest-outside-good-times-pizza.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=mlive |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Boomer |first=Kaytie |date=2021-03-05 |title=‘Unity in the Saginaw community’ is local producer’s reminder in protesting Good Time’s Pizza |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2021/03/unity-in-the-saginaw-community-is-local-producers-reminder-in-protesting-good-times-pizza.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=mlive |language=en}}
Musical career
Via coordination with film producer Randall Emmett, Williams procured his first credits for film score composition with Reprisal and later Hard Kill, both productions of Lionsgate Films.{{Cite web |title=Meet RushDee Williams of BeGenius Records/MGMNT in Hollywood |url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-rushdee-williams-begenius-recordsmgmnt-hollywood/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=voyagela.com |language=en-US}} Williams would later move on to working on Television productions such as Love and Hip-Hop: Miami, Black Ink: Chicago, House Hunters, Top Elf, David Makes Man, and the NBA 2K video game series.{{Cite web |title=RushDee Williams |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm9888691/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=IMDb}}
Williams operates in the capacity of artist management and has a history of lending his expertise to upcoming recording artists including student attendees of Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village within the Flint Community Schools district.{{Cite web |first=Patrick |last=Hayes |date=July 9, 2021 |title=Billboard-charting producer visits Flint, offers words of wisdom to kids at The Antidote Studio |url=https://www.flintside.com/features/music-producer-rushdee-antidote-studio.aspx |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Flintside |language=en}}
Artistry
= Musical influences =
Recording artists such as Jay-Z, Master P, DMX, Tupac and producers Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Metro Boomin, Quincy Jones, and Rick Rubin have been cited to be inspirations to Williams' musical development.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Ahmad |date=2021-09-02 |title=RushDee Wants To Inspire & BeGenius Forever |url=https://kazimagazine.com/uncategorized/rushdee-wants-to-inspire-begenius-forever/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=KAZI MAGAZINE |language=en-US}}
Williams also accredits his musical influence to his grandmother, a singer and director of her church choir and his father an instrumentalist playing the conga drums and saxophone.{{Cite web |title=Meet RushDee Williams of BeGenius Records/MGMNT in Hollywood |url=http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-rushdee-williams-begenius-recordsmgmnt-hollywood/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=voyagela.com |language=en-US}}
Production and writing discography
= 2017 =
= 2018 =
Reprisal (film) – Original Soundtrack{{Cite web |title=RushDee Williams |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm9888691/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=IMDb}}
- "Armor Hero"
= 2019 =
Currensy, Trademark Da Skydiver Young Roddy – Plan of Attack {{Citation |title=Curren$y, Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy – Still Coolie In The Cut |url=https://genius.com/Curren-y-trademark-da-skydiver-and-young-roddy-still-coolie-in-the-cut-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-26}}
- 12. "Still Coolie in the Cut"
= 2021 =
Yung Mal – 1.5 Way or No Way{{Citation |title=Yung Mal – 1.5 Way Or No Way |url=https://genius.com/Yung-mal-15-way-or-no-way-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-26}}
- 13. "1.5 Way or No Way"
Mozzy – "Untreated Trauma"{{Citation |title=Mozzy (Ft. E Mozzy) – Reeboks |url=https://genius.com/Mozzy-reeboks-lyrics |access-date=2022-07-26}}
- 5. "Reeboks"
References
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External links
- [https://www.rushdeeofficial.com Official Website]
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