Section 8 (record producer)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Section 8

| birth_name = Rai'Shaun Williams

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter}}

| instrument =

| label = Warner Chappell Music

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

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Rai'Shaun Williams, known professionally as Section 8, is an American record producer. He is best known for his collaborations with American rapper Lil Baby, having produced his 2020 singles "We Paid" and "The Bigger Picture", both of which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. His contributions to Baby's album My Turn yielded two nominations—Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song—at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Following its release in June 2020, he debuted at number three on Billboard{{'}}s Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers.{{cite magazine|title=Lil Baby Back Atop Hot 100 Songwriters Chart, Section 8 Debuts|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9407618/lil-baby-back-hot-100-songwriters-chart-section-8-debuts|last=Zellner|first=Xander|magazine=Billboard|date=June 23, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2021}}

He has also produced Lil Baby's single "Errbody" which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Lil Baby's 'Errbody'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/9502253/lil-baby-errbody-lyrics|date=December 17, 2020|magazine=Billboard|last=Mamo|first=Heran|access-date=July 23, 2021}} Urban magazine XXL named Williams one of the Best Hip Hop Producers of 2020,{{cite web|title=Here are the Best Hip-Hop Producers of 2020|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/best-hip-hop-producers-2020/|work=XXL|last=High|first=Kenet|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2021}} and one of the 18 "essential" hip hop producers the following year.{{cite web|title=Here are 18 Essential Hip-Hop Producers to Look Out for in 2021|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/hip-hop-producers-to-watch-2021/|work=XXL|last=High|first=Kenet|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021}}

Career

In August 2020, Section 8 was signed to an exclusive deal with Warner Chappell Music, who cited him as one of the "best young producers in the game".{{cite news|title=Warner Chappell Music inks exclusive worldwide deal with Lil Baby collaborator Section 8|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-chappell-music-inks-exclusive-worldwide-deal-with-lil-baby-collaborator-section-8/|last=Stassen|first=Murray|work=Music Business Worldwide|date=September 1, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2021}}{{cite news|title=WCM Inks Lil Baby Collaborator, Section 8|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/pub_crawling&id=322824|date=August 26, 2020|work=Hits|access-date=July 21, 2021}}