TM88
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TM88 | |
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| Birth name | Bryan Lamar Simmons |
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| Born | April 4, 1987 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | tm88world |
Bryan Lamar Simmons (born April 4, 1987), professionally known as TM88 (also known as TrackMan 88), is an American record producer and DJ from Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the Atlanta-based record production and songwriting team 808 Mafia, as one of the lead members next to Southside.[1][2] Simmons produced the global hit XO Tour Llif3. The track would go on to become Grammy nominated and one of the most streamed tracks on Spotify with around 1.4 billion streams as of August 2020.
Early life and career
Bryan Lamar Simmons was born on April 4, 1987 in Miami, Florida. He lived in Eufaula, Alabama and later moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2009, TM88, 22 at the time, started producing instrumentals for Slim Dunkin, an artist at Brick Squad Monopoly before his murder in late 2011. He was introduced to Southside, whom he started working with. Southside later invited him to join his production team 808 Mafia. In 2012, TM88 had his first major placement as a solo producer on Waka Flocka Flame's song "Lurkin" which was on his second studio album Triple F Life.
TM88 caught up in 2013 on significant mixtapes from rappers like Future. TM88 later worked with Gucci Mane and landed a placement on his ninth studio album Trap House III. He then got a production feature on Future's second studio album Honest on the track "Special" in 2014.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US R&B [5] |
US Independent [6] | ||
| Rude Awakening (with Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J; as TGOD Mafia) |
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26 | 3 | 5 |
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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| Nintendo 88 (with Slugg Mania) |
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| Sacii Lyfe |
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| 88World |
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EPs
| Title | Album details |
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| Route 80 (with Larry June) |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year |
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| Chill (with Rocko; as Carte Blanche; featuring Yakki Divioshi) | 2014 |
| Lifted (featuring NephewTexasBoy, Ethan Sacii and Que) | 2015 |
| Bando (with MDMA Chill) | |
| 88 Will Kill Bill Volume 1 | |
| 88 Will Kill Bill Volume 2 | |
| Been Through a Lot (featuring Young Thug and Lil Yachty) | 2016 |
| XO TOUR Llif3 (with Lil Uzi Vert) | 2017 |
| Mood (with Lil Uzi Vert) | 2018 |
| Order (with Southside and Gunna) | |
| Hmmm (with Southside featuring Valee and Lil Yachty) | |
| Slayer (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | 2019 |
| So High (featuring Roy Woods and Wiz Khalifa) | 2020 |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| Thug Ciity (DJ Outta Space featuring Young Sizzle, TM88, NephewTexasBoy, Spiiker, Ethan Sacii, and Spihug City) | 2015 | Free Agent 2 |
Production discography
References
- ^ "TM88 Wants the Fire Department to Shut Down His Shows - Thump". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "One Direction's Liam Payne Hits Studio With Juicy J, TM 88". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "CREDITS". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Top 200 Albums | Billboard
- ^ R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Billboard
- ^ Independent Albums | Billboard
External links
- "How Metro Boomin Became The Most Trusted Guy In Rap". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- "Stream TM88's Latest 88 Will Kill Bill Chop". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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