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Birth name | Chauncey Hollis |
Born | May 21, 1987 |
Origin | Fontana, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Rapper |
Years active | 2007–Present |
Labels | GOOD Music, Def Jam |
Chauncey Hollis (born May 21, 1987) better known as Hit-Boy is an American Grammy Award Nominated hip-hop, R&B and contemporary platinum-level music producer and rapper currently signed to GOOD Music, and the founder of Hits Since '87 [1] Born Chauncey Hollis, on May 21, 1987 in Fontana, California, he is the son of Chauncey Hollis Sr. and Tanisha Benford. He is best known for his production on Lil Wayne's “Drop the World” featuring Eminem, The DJ Khaled single "I Wish You Would" featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross, Pusha T's “My God”, Kanye West's “Christmas in Harlem" “Niggas in Paris and Clique the GOOD Music single with Jay Z, Kanye West, and Big Sean.
Career
Hit-Boy got his start on Myspace when he received a message from Polow Da Don stating simply “Let’s get this paper.” He has produced for big-name artists such as Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, and several others. The California native is one of the founding members of the collective brand Surf Club (along with fellow beat makers Chase N.Cashe, BCarr, and Chili Chill). Surf Club has become a team to host a number of artists as well as songwriters and other producers. Surf Club originated in southern California. They got their start in the industry in 2007, after linking with Polow Da Don's Zone 4 (record label), an imprint of Interscope Records. He began his work with Kanye West when he produced his GOOD Friday track, “Christmas in Harlem”,[2] Big Sean, Pusha T, Musiq Soulchild and Cyhi Da Prynce. On May 2, 2011[3] he signed to Kanye West’s GOOD Music Label, produced the single "Niggas in Paris", on the collaborative “Watch the Throne” album created by Kanye West and Jay-Z, and produced the single "Goldie" for A$AP Rocky.
On the 7th June, 2012, Hit-Boy released his debut rap single, "Jay-Z Interview", produced by Bink!. Also Hit-Boy is featured rapping on CyHi The Prynce's song "Entourage", from his mixtape "Ivy League Club", which was released on the 17th of July, 2012. He then released the self-produced track "Old School Caddy", which featured fellow GOOD Music member Kid Cudi. These two tracks were featured on his debut mixtape, "HITstory".
Personal life
Hit-Boy is the nephew of Rodney Benford, from the R&B group Troop.
Discography
- Mixtapes
HITstory (2012)
Production Discography
2007
- 02. "Forever" (co-produced with The Clutch)
- 04. "I Know Why" (feat. Pimp C, Rich Boy & Blaze-1) (co-produced with Butta, Polow da Don & Rio the Superproducer)
2008
- 20. "Why Did You Leave Me" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
- 06. "Pricele$$" (featuring Birdman) (co-produced with Chase N. Cashe)
- 10. "Kitty Kat"
- 14. "Love the Way You Love Me ft kanye west" (co-produced with Chase N. Cashe & Kara DioGuardi)
- 14. "1st & Love" (co-produced with Chase N. Cashe)
2009
Various Artist - More Than a Game (soundtrack)
- 04. "Stronger" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
- 14. "Stronger" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
2010
- 08. "Drop the World" (featuring Eminem) (co-produced with Chase N. Cashe)
- 01. "The Sellout" (co-produced with Chase N. Cashe)
- 11. "On & On" (co-produced with Don Cannon)
Clyde McKnight - Animated
- 05. "Take It Back"
Kent Money - Becoming
- 02. "If I Ever"
- 04. "Wish I Would’ve Known" (featuring TY$L) (co-produced with M3rge)
- 07. "Rollin" (featuring Hit-Boy)
- 08. "Did You Hear"
- 12. "Alright" (featuring TY$L)
- 14. "Hey"
- 00. "Christmas in Harlem" (featuring Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Vado, CyHi the Prynce, Pusha T, Musiq Soulchild, Teyana Taylor & Big Sean)
2011
- 06. "Gone" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
Dom Kennedy - The Original Dom Kennedy
- 09. "CDC" (featuring Casey veggies & cARTer)
- 04. "Lay It on Me" (featuring Big Sean)
- 13. "Outfit" (featuring CyHi da Prynce) (co-produced with B.Carr of Surf Club)
Smoke DZA - T.H.C (The Hustler’s Catalog)
- 11. "Uptown 81" (featuring Kendrick Lamar & Mara Hruby)
Casey Veggies - Sleeping in Class: Deluxe Edition
- 16. "I Be Over Shit"
- 03. "Niggas in Paris" (co-produced with Kanye West, Mike Dean & Anthony Kilhoffer)
- Sample Credit: "Baptizing Scene" from the film Blades of Glory
- 09. "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"
- 11. "Lighthouse"
- 10. "My God" (co-produced with Deezy)
- 10. "Watch n' Learn"
2012
T.I. - Fuck Da City Up
- 14. "Harry Potter" (featuring D.O.P.E.)
The World Famous Tony Williams - King or the Fool
- 10. "I Know You Missed It" (featuring John Legend)
Teyana Taylor – The Misunderstanding of Teyana Taylor
- 05. "DUI" (featuring Fabolous & Jadakiss)
- 09. "Complicated"
- 10. "You Know"
- 15. "Choosin'" (featuring Travis Porter)
- 00. "Off That Liquor"
- 05. "Right Here" (featuring Drake)
- 04. "Business Mind" (featuring Hayes)
Hit-Boy - HITstory
- 01. "HITstory" (co-produced with Hanine)
- 02. "Brake Lights"
- 03. "Option" (featuring Big Sean) (co-produced with Rey Reel)
- 04. "Old School Caddy" (featuring Kid Cudi)
- 05. "Fan"
- 06. "She Belongs to the City"
- 11. "Running In Place" (featuring Stacy Barthe)
Two-9 - Forever
- 22. "Cousin Harold" (featuring Ree$e Dollas, JesusMunchies & Curtis Williams)
D-WHY - Don't Flatter Yourself
- 05. "Ballad of an Asshole"
YP - No Doz
- 00. "Trade It All"
- 03. "I Wish You Would" (featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross)
- 03. "Coffin" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
- 08. "Where Sinners Dwell"
- 02. "Clique" (Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean)
- 06. "Cold" (Kanye West and DJ Khaled)
- 07. "Higher" (The-Dream, Pusha T, Ma$e and Cocaine 80s)
Upcoming
- 00. "Goldie"
Clyde McKnight - Clyde McKnight... The Bachelor
- 00. "Don't Stop"
Jay-Z - Twelfth studio album
Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 2
Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II
Beyonce - Fifth studio album
Miley Cyrus - Fourth studio album
Singles produced
- 2009
- 2010
- "Drop the World" (Lil Wayne featuring Eminem)
- 2011
- "Lay It on Me" (Kelly Rowland featuring Big Sean)
- "Niggas in Paris" (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
- 2012
- "Cold" (Kanye West featuring DJ Khaled)
- "Goldie" (ASAP Rocky)
- "I Wish You Would" (DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross)
- "Clique" (Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean)
References
- ^ "Hit-Boy Confirms Signing with Kanye West". Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ "Hit-Boy talks signing to G.O.O.D Music".
- ^ "Producer Hit-Boy Joins Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music Label". Retrieved May 9, 2011.