Cardiak

Cardiak
Cardiak
	Cardiak in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Carl McCormick
Also known as	Cardiak; Cardiak Flatline;
Born	June 26, 1988 (age 36); Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; trap; R&B; pop;
Occupation	Record producer
Years active	2008–present
Website	cardiakflatline.com

Carl McCormick (born June 26, 1988), professionally known as Cardiak, is an American record producer from Willingboro Township, New Jersey. He began producing music in 2008 and is known for his work with closely associated artists such as Ace Hood, J. Cole,^[1] Drake, Joe Budden, G-Unit/Lloyd Banks, Freeway, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Trina, Red Cafe, Boosie Badazz, Wale,^[2] Fabolous, D-Block, Dr. Dre, among others.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Cardiak received notoriety for his first major placement in 2010 for his production of Lloyd Banks' underground hit single "Start It Up", featuring Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Swizz Beatz and Fabolous, featured on Banks' third studio album, The Hunger for More 2, accompanied by his two other contributions as producer, "Take Em to War" (featuring Tony Yayo, Banks' fellow G-Unit member) and "Unexplainable" (featuring Styles P). Start It Up peaked at position 52 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list.^[3]

Cardiak received his first Grammy award nomination in 2013 for Best Rap Album, because of his production of "Amsterdam" and "Diced Pineapples" (featuring Drake and Wale) for rapper Rick Ross' fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't, which was released on July 31, 2012, and peaked at number–one on the Billboard 200. In early 2015, Cardiak won his first Grammy for Best Rap Album for his production of "Groundhog Day" for the deluxe edition of Eminem's eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, released on November 9, 2013.^[4]

Production discography

2008

Joe Budden – Halfway House

08. "The Soul"

Freeway – Month of Madness

07. "Mindstate Takeover"
12. "Straight Madness"
28. "NP Finest"
30. "Back for More"

2009

Lloyd Banks – The Cold Corner

05. "On My Way" (co-produced with Dilemma)

Havoc – From Now On

02. "Whats That Smell"
04. "Thats How You Feel"
15. "Sex Tape"

Lil Twist – The Yearbook

12. "I'ma Do Me"
15. "King"

Lola Monroe – Art Of Motivation

12. "Make A Way"
15. "Art Of Motivation"
23. "Divas Gettin' Money" (featuring Rasheeda)
35. "Bout Me"

Ace Hood – Street Certified

11. "Takeover"

Ace Hood – Ruthless

11. "Bout Me" (featuring Ballgreezy)

Lil Twist – Class President

07. "Forever"

Lola Monroe – The Untouchables

06. "Crazy World" (featuring Lil Boosie)
13. "Love Me"

2010

Mike Knox – Money Machine

04. "They Say I Got Issues"
07. "Let It Rock" (remix; featuring Red Cafe and Beanie Sigel)

Meek Mill – Mr. Philadelphia

04. "Hate Is My Motivator"
09. "This Is How We Do It" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Mel Love, and Mike Knox)
12. "Ain't Gonna Sleep"
15. "Hardbody" (featuring Peedi Crakk and Shizz Nitti)

Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More 2

01. "Take Em To War" (featuring Tony Yayo)
02. "Unexplainable" (featuring Styles P)
08. "Start It Up" (featuring Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous and Ryan Leslie)

2011

USDA – CTE Or Nothing

03. "Off Safety"

Red Cafe – Above The Clouds

07. "The Realest" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Fabolous)
08. "Big In The Hood"
12. "We Get It On" (featuring Omarion)

Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 1

03. "600 Benz" (Wale and Rick Ross featuring Jadakiss)
07. "Rise" Pill, Wale & Teedra Moses featuring Cyhi Da Prynce and Currensy)

Fabolous – 'The S.O.U.L. Tape (Mixtape)

08. "Y'all Don't Hear Me Tho" (featuring Red Cafe)

Ace Hood – Body Bag Vol.1

10. "Just Living"
11. "Real Big"

Tory Lanez – Swavey (Mixtape)

"Slept On You" (featuring Bun B)

Kid Ink – Daydreamer

00."My City" (featuring.Killa Kyleon, Red Cafe & Machine Gun Kelly)

Cory Gunz – Son Of A Gun (Mixtape)

13.Sh*t Ain't A Game (featuring Pop Dolla$)
17.Bedtime
22.Sick 'Em (Feat. Kid Ink & Gudda Gudda)

Ace Hood – Blood, Sweat & Tears

07."Letter to My Ex's"
11."Spoke to My Momma"
16."Real Big"

Triple C's – *Money Burning Mother****er (Mixtape)*

00."Fly ****"

P.L. – The Turning Lane

"U Mad"

Meek Mill – Dreamchasers (Mixtape)

15. "Sparkle" (featuring Young Pooh)
17. "Y'all Don't Really Hear Me Tho Freestyle"

DJ Drama – Third Power

3. "Lay Low" (feat. (Young Chris, Meek Mill and Freeway)

Young Chris & Cardiak – The Revival (Mixtape)

All tracks

Ace Hood – The Statement 2 (Mixtape)

11. "Pay Her Bills"

2012

French Montana & Coke Boys – Coke Boys 3 (Mixtape)

05. "Headquarters" (featuring Red Cafe)

Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 2 (Mixtape)

09. "Everyday"
11. "Lean Wit It"

Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 2

06. "Fountain of Youth" Stalley & Rick Ross featuring Nipsey Hussle
13. "Fluorescent Ink" Wale, Stalley & Rick Ross

Bow Wow – Underrated

02. "Where My Dogs At"
05. "We Going Hard" (feat. Ace Hood)

Lloyd Banks – V.6: The Gift

11. "Live It Up"
14. "Show And Prove"

Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don't

07. "Amsterdam"
14. "Diced Pineapples" (feat. Wale and Drake)

DJ Drama – Quality Street Music

02. "Never Die" (feat. Jadakiss, Cee Lo Green, Nipsey Hussle and Young Jeezy)

Ryan Leslie – Les Is More

12. "The Black Flag"

Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares

12. "Polo & Shell Tops"

T.I – Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head

02. "G Season" (feat. Meek Mill; co-produced with Chinky P.)

Joe Budden – A Loose Quarter

4. "Cut From a Different Cloth" (feat. Ab-Soul; co-produced by CritaCal)
13. "All In My Head" (feat. Royce Da 5'9" and Kobe Honeycutt)
14. "More Of Me" (feat. Emanny)

2013

Casey Veggies – Life Changes

6. "Life$tyle"

Wale – The Gifted

08. "Bricks" (feat. Yo Gotti & Lyfe Jennings)

Ace Hood – Trials & Tribulations

03. "Another Statistic"
14. "Mama" (featuring Betty Wright; produced with CritaCal)
17. "Have Mercy" (Deluxe edition bonus track)

Ryan Leslie – Black Mozart

02. "Black Mozart"
04. "History"
09. "Green" (feat. Fabolous)
12. "Coke Cans" (co-produced by Ryan Leslie; additional production by Gabe Lambirth)

Joe Budden – No Love Lost

05. "You & I" featuring Emanny
07. "All In My Head" featuring Royce da 5'9" and Kobe
09. "Switch Positions" featuring Omarion
12. "No Love Lost Outro"

The Game – OKE: Operation Kill Everything

01. "Kill Everything" (feat. Diddy; co-produced by CritaCal)

Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2

03. "Groundhog Day" (Deluxe edition bonus track; co-produced by Frank Dukes and Eminem; additional keyboards by Luis Resto)

2014

Kid Ink – My Own Lane

12. "I Don't Care" ft Maejor Ali (co-produced by Larance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin')

Rick Ross – Hood Billionaire

15. "Family Ties" (co-produced by CritaCal)

J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive

12. "Love Yourz" (produced with Illmind and CritaCal)

2015

Trey Songz – Intermission I & II

04. "Do It Now" (produced with Hitmaka and Young 'N Fly)

Dr. Dre – Compton

09. "Deep Water" (feat. Kendrick Lamar, Justus and Anderson .Paak; co-produced with Dr. Dre, Focus..., Dem Jointz and DJ Dahi)
12. "For the Love of Money" (feat. Jon Connor, Jill Scott and Anderson .Paak)

Scarface – Deeply Rooted

16. "Exit Plan" (feat. Akon; Deluxe edition bonus track)

Fabolous – Summertime Shootout

03. "Doin' It Well" (feat. Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj; co-produced by CritaCal)

Jeremih – Late Nights

14. "Worthy" (feat. Jhené Aiko; co-produced by Hitmaka)

2016

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – This Unruly Mess I've Made

08. "Need to Know" (featuring Chance the Rapper; co-produced by CritiCal)

Drake – Views

08. "With You" (featuring PartyNextDoor; produced by Murda Beatz; co-produced by Nineteen85; additional production by Cardiak)

J. Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only

02. "Immortal" (produced with Frank Dukes; additional production by J. Cole)^[5]

2017

Trey Songz – Tremaine: The Album

14. "Picture Perfect"

Phora – Yours Truly Forever

07. "Forever" (produced with Eskupe & Anthro Beats)

2020

T.I. – The L.I.B.R.A.

06. "Moon Juice" (with Snoop Dogg featuring Jeremih)^[6]

2021

Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales

06. "On It" (featuring Ari Lennox; produced with Wu10)

Unsorted

Mike Knox (2009)

"Let it Rock" (featuring Beanie Sigel)

Audio Push (2010)

"Got it Goin' on"

Havoc (2010)

"Thats How You Feel (Remix)" (featuring Nyce Da Future & Cory Gunz)

Lola Monroe (2010)

"Overtime" (featuring Trina)

Reed Dollaz (2010)

"I Be On That Money" (featuring Peedi Crakk & Eness)

Meek Mill (2010)

"Let's Get It" (featuring Kre Forch)

Mistah F.A.B. (2010)

"She Don't Belong To Me" (featuring London)

50 Cent (2011)

"Outlaw"

Kid Ink (2011)

"Insane"
"Tats On My Face"
"Here We Go"

Young Jeezy (2011)

"Off Safety" (featuring USDA)

Young Chris (2011)

"Flatline" (featuring Lloyd Banks)

Mike Knox (2011)

"Get Gully" (featuring 50 Cent & Freeway)

Ace Hood (2012)

"The Trailer" (produced with Frank Dukes)

Slaughterhouse (2013)

"Party" (co-produced by Just Blaze)

Dave East (2017)

"Paper Chasin'" (featuring ASAP Ferg)^[7]

Chris Brown (2019)

"Come Together" (featuring H.E.R.)

H.E.R. (2021)

"Damage"
"Come Through" (featuring Chris Brown)

Singles

Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More 2 (2010)

08. "Start It Up" (feat. Kanye West, Fabolous, Swizz Beatz and Ryan Leslie)

Maybach Music Group – Self Made Vol. 1 (2011)

03. "600 Benz" (Wale and Rick Ross featuring Jadakiss)

Lloyd Banks – TBA (2011)

00. "Check Me Out"

P.L. – The Turning Lane (2011)

"U Mad"

Paypa – Feel Good Music (Unreleased)

"Time Zone" feat. French Montana

References

^ "Producers Explain How J. Cole's '4 Your Eyez Only' Album Came Together". XXL. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "Producer Cardiak Talks '600 Benz'". MTV. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^ "Lloyd Banks Chart History". Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "Cardiak Making Eminem's Groundhog Day FL Studios". Hip Hop Makers. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "4YEO Credits – Dreamville". Dreamville. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "Dave East – Paper Chasing Feat. A$AP Ferg". HotNewHipHop. March 3, 2017.

[1] "Producers Explain How J. Cole's '4 Your Eyez Only' Album Came Together". XXL. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[2] "Producer Cardiak Talks '600 Benz'". MTV. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

[3] "Lloyd Banks Chart History". Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[4] "Cardiak Making Eminem's Groundhog Day FL Studios". Hip Hop Makers. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[5] "4YEO Credits – Dreamville". Dreamville. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[6] "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[7] "Dave East – Paper Chasing Feat. A$AP Ferg". HotNewHipHop. March 3, 2017.

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