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Monte Booker
Birth nameAhmanti Booker
Born (1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 29)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Instruments
Years active2014–present
LabelsZero Fatigue

Ahmanti Booker (born March 27, 1995), professionally known as Monte Booker is an American producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is part of the musical collective Zero Fatigue, and has worked with artists such as Smino, Ravyn Lenae, Noname, Saba, Mick Jenkins, Sango, Ari Lennox and JID, among others.[1][2]

Career

Monte Booker grew up in the South Side of Chicago listening to artists such as Outkast, Gucci Mane, Radiohead and Coldplay.[3] He started producing in 2011 with FL Studio incorporating trap music and jazz as well as organic sounds in his music.[4] In 2014, he met St. Louis artists Smino, Jay2 and Bari through studio manager Chris Classick, and joined the collective Zero Fatigue, along with Ravyn Lenae. He also became a member of Soulection Radio and released an EP on October 23, 2015, as part of their White Label series. The song "Kolors" became a viral hit in 2020 from TikTok streams, entering the Spotify's Viral 50 Charts.[5]

Booker went on to produce projects for Zero Fatigue such as blkjuptr, Moon Shoes, Midnight Moonlight, blkswn, Noir, and MSTRGLSS.[6] In 2016, he also worked with Chicago artists Noname, Mick Jenkins, and Saba on the albums Telefone, The Healing Component, and Bucket List Project.

In 2019, Booker was invited to Dreamville's recording sessions for the compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III by J. Cole. He produced three songs on the album, "Late Night", "Spin Move", and "Passcode".[7] In 2020 and 2021, he has worked with other artists including Spillage Village and VanJess.[8] On February 1, 2021, Booker released an instrumental mixtape titled Lil Sounds Tape.[9]

Artistry

Monte Booker has credited producers such as Timbaland, Flying Lotus, The Neptunes, and Kanye West, as his major influences. Speaking about this, he said "what [they were] doing with music kind of inspired me to incorporate my influence to make it my own type of vibe."[10][3] His sound has been described as percussive and organic production with "an eclectic amalgamation of Hip-Hop, R&B, and melody-heavy electronic sounds."[11]

Discography

Extended plays

  • Soulection White Label: 016 (2015)

Instrumental mixtapes

  • Lil Sounds Tape (2021)

Production discography

2014

Smino - Smellin Like a Re-Up - Single
  • 00. "Smellin Like a Re-Up"

2015

Smino - S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck[12]
  • 01. "Ruby Red"
  • 02. "Ballet" (featuring Bari)
  • 03. "Raw"
Ravyn Lenae - Moon Shoes[13]
  • 01. "Venezuela Trains"
  • 03. "Blossom Dearie"
  • 04. "Recess"
  • 05. "Free Room"
  • 06. "Sleep Talking"
  • 08. "Everything Above"
Monte Booker - Soulection White Label: 016
  • 01. "Flight"
  • 02. "Kolors" (featuring Smino)
  • 03. "Homealone"
  • 04. "Baby" (featuring Ravyn Lenae)
Smino - Blkjuptr[14]
  • 01. "Blkjuptr"
  • 02. "Zoom"
  • 03. "Runnin'" (featuring Jay2)
  • 04. "Poppa" (featuring Julian Bell)
  • 05. "Oxygen"
Smino - Ciabatta - Single
  • 00. "Ciabatta"

2016

Smino - Kajun - Single
Noname - Telefone[15]
  • 02. "Sunny Duet" (with theMIND) (produced with Cam O'bi)
Mick Jenkins - The Healing Component[16]
  • 14. "Angles" (featuring Xavier Omär & Noname) (produced with Cam O'bi & THEMpeople)
Saba - Bucket List Project[17]
  • 12. "California" (featuring Ravyn Lenae & Phoelix) (produced with Phoelix & Daoud)

2017

Ravyn Lenae - Midnight Moonlight[18]
  • 02. "Unknown"
  • 03. "Spice'" (solo or remix with Smino)
  • 04. "Hiatus (Interlude)"
  • 05. "Oxygen"
  • 06. "Sleep Talking"
Sango - De Mim, Pra Você
  • 06. "Bem-Estar"
Smino - Blkswn[19]
  • 01. "Wild Irish Roses"
  • 02. "Maraca"
  • 03. "Glass Flows"
  • 04. "Flea Flicka" (featuring Bari)
  • 05. "Spit Shine"
  • 06. "Netflix & Dusse"
  • 07. "Anita"
  • 08. "Lobby Kall"
  • 09. "Edgar Allen Poe'd Up" (featuring theMIND)
  • 11. "B Role"
  • 12. "Blkoscars" (featuring Jay2)
  • 14. "Long Run" (featuring Via Rosa) (produced with Phoelix)
  • 15. "Innamission"
  • 16. "Silk Pillows" (featuring Akenya) (produced with THEMpeople)
  • 17. "Ricky Millions" (featuring Drea Smith) (produced with J. Bird)
  • 18. "Amphetamine" (featuring Bari, Jean Deaux & Noname) (produced with Phoelix & J.Robb)
Hoosier Scott - Shade Spectrum
  • 04. "How Would I?"
Didi Park - Neon Bandages
  • 06. "B&W Movies are Voodoo" (produced with JNTHN STEIN)
  • 08. "Method Acting"
Zero Fatigue - Manegos - Single[20]
  • 00. "Manegos" (featuring Bari, Smino, and Jay2)
Monte Booker - KOMPANY - Single
  • 00. "KOMPANY" (featuring Phoelix & Smino)

2018

Phoelix - TEMPO
  • 14. "Taranphoeno" (featuring Smino and Jean Deaux) (produced with Phoelix)
KYLE - Light of Mine
  • 11. "ShipTrip"
Smino - NØIR[21]
  • 03. "Klink"
  • 05. "Spinz"
  • 06. "Summer Salt" (featuring Bari)
  • 07. "Z4L" (featuring Bari & Jay2)
  • 08. "Merlot"
  • 09. "We Got The Biscuits"
  • 12. "Low Down Derrty Blues"
  • 13. "Fenty Sex" (featuring Dreezy)
  • 14. "Bam 2x"
  • 18. "Verizon" (produced with Da-P)
Bari - The Prefix
  • 01. "Tortas"
  • 02. "Glacier"
  • 03. "Intrigue" (featuring Smino)

2019

Bari - MSTRGLSS
  • 01. "Ooze"
  • 04. "Relax"
  • 05. "Ice Cup"
  • 06. "Eya"
  • 08. "Luhbish"
  • 10. "Caress"
  • 11. "Fluid"
  • 12. "Joi"
  • 13. "Stamina"
Monte Booker - Interstellar - Single
  • 00. "Interstellar" (featuring Bari)
Jay2 - 4 Tha Wait
  • 01. "Are You OK?"
  • 02. "Pomegranate"
  • 04. "Dork" (featuring Smino)
  • 05. "Dropped"
  • 07. "Shoppin'"
MFnMelo - Everybody Eats
  • 04. "Flow Seats"
  • 09. "Notice"
  • 10. "What a Life" (featuring Saba)
Smino - High 4 Da Highladays
  • 01. "Sleigh" (featuring Monte Booker & Masego) (produced with Masego)

2020

Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III: Director's Cut[22]
Ravyn Lenae - Insecure: Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 4
  • 09. "Rewind" (produced with Phoelix)
Smino - Madden NFL 21[23]
  • 14. "Backstage Pass" (with Monte Booker and The Drums)
Spillage Village - Spilligion[24]
  • 06. "Judas" (with JID featuring Ari Lennox, Buddy, Chance the Rapper and Masego) (additional production from Mesita)
Femdot - Buy One, Get One Free Vol. 1
  • 01. "Lifetime" (featuring Saba)
Bari - Fuck It... Burn It All Down
  • 15. "Heart Is Valuable"

2021

Monte Booker - Lil Sounds Tape
  • 01. "Maple"
  • 02. "Stay"
  • 03. "Feels Good"
  • 04. "Astro"
  • 05. "Shordie"
  • 06. "I Been Rollin" (produced with Phoelix)
  • 07. "Transition"
  • 08. "I Luv U All"
  • 09. "FM"
VanJess - Homegrown[25]
  • 03. "Roses" (produced with Da-P)
Jay2 - Send Heartss
  • 02. "As Cold As It Gets"
reggie - Ain't Gon Stop Me - Single[26]
Felly - Everybody Loves You - Single
Vince Staples - Vince Staples
  • 05. "Taking Trips" (produced with Kenny Beats)

Tours

Headlining
  • European Tour (with Smino) (2016)
  • Europe Tour (2017)
  • Kouple Drillz Tour (with Smino) (2018)
  • North America Tour (with Soulection) (2018)
Supporting
  • ITCO Tour (with Sango) (2018)

References

  1. ^ Terry, Josh. "Interview: How St. Louis rapper Smino found his path in Chicago". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ Mahadevan, Tara. "Chicago's Zero Fatigue Collective Comes to St. Louis for the Biggest Vibes Showcase Yet". River Front Times.
  3. ^ a b Brinkley, Vanice. "Monte Booker's Hip-Hop & Soul Productions Are Based in Found Sound". Bandcamp.
  4. ^ Drake, David. "Zero Fatigue: Chicago's Next Hip-Hop Visionaries". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Monte Booker's 2015 Smino Collaboration "Kolors" Is Experiencing A TikTok-Fueled Resurgence". Genius.
  6. ^ "Zero Fatigue: Chicago's Next Hip-Hop Visionaries". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ Chesman, Donna-Claire. "Monte Booker Only Loves Music—Fame Is Second". DJBooth.
  8. ^ "Spillage Village Returns With Their Fourth Compilation Album 'Spilligion'". OkayPlayer.
  9. ^ Miller, Austin. "Monte Booker Lays Down Masterful Beats On New Mixtape, 'lil sounds tape'". This Song is Sick.
  10. ^ "Why Monte Booker matters: A look into the future of Chicago's sound". Kulture Hub.
  11. ^ ""Not no Fame Shit, None of That": An Interview with Smino & Monte". PassionWeiss.
  12. ^ "Premiere: Listen to Smino's 'S!CK S!CK S!CK' EP". Complex.
  13. ^ "EP: RAVYN LENAE - MOON SHOES". The Le Sigh.
  14. ^ Galil, Leor. "Smino is one of the best up-and-coming rappers in Chicago's underground scene". Chicago Reader.
  15. ^ "The Making of Noname's 'Telefone'". Complex.
  16. ^ Lilah, Rose (August 26, 2016). "Mick Jenkins Reveals Tracklist For "The Healing Component"". Hotnewhiphop.com.
  17. ^ "Saba – Bucket List Project". Consequence of Sound.
  18. ^ "Ravyn Lenae: Midnight Moonlight EP Album Review". Pitchfork.
  19. ^ Tanzer, Myles (March 8, 2017). "Smino Announces Debut Album 'blkswn'". The Fader.
  20. ^ "Zero Fatigue Releases Posse Track "Manegos" Following 'Swanita' Tour". Vibe.
  21. ^ "Smino Announces "NØIR" Tracklist Featuring Bari, Jay2, Valee & More". HotNewHipHop.
  22. ^ "Dreamville Unveil 'Revenge of the Dreamers III: Director's Cut': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Backstage Pass - Single by Smino, Monte Booker & The Drums on Apple Music". Retrieved August 15, 2020 – via Apple Music.
  24. ^ "Spillage Village drop new album, Spilligion". The Fader.
  25. ^ "VanJess Perfected Their Own R&B Sound on the 'Homegrown' EP". OkayPlayer.
  26. ^ "reggie Drops New Song "Ain't Gon Stop Me": Stream". Consequence of Sound.
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