Best Kept Secret (production team)
Best Kept Secret | |
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Origin | Washington, DC, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop, go-go, dance, pop, R&B |
Years active | 2007-present |
Members | Julian Nixon, Craig Balmoris |
Best Kept Secret is an American music production duo, composed of Grammy Nominated record producers Julian Nixon and Craig Balmoris. The duo met in 2006, during their time in high school. Former member, Ernest "Tone P" Price, was a part of Best Kept Secret from 2007-2009.
Infusing go-go with hip hop, Best Kept Secret connected with fellow DC native, Wale , to produce the majority of his critically acclaimed mixtape, The Mixtape About Nothing. They would later team up with Clarence "CJ" Mitchell aka "Flawless Tracks" to create one of the most popular SoundClick pages. The SoundClick production is often heard with the producer tag, "Hey it's the Best Kept Secret", and can be found on many Ballislife.com videos and other popular internet content.
Production discography
Wale – 100 Miles & Running (2007)
Rhymefest – Mark Ronson Presents: Man In The Mirror (2008)
- 02. "Can't Make It"
- 07. "Never Can Say Goodbye" ft. Talib Kweli
Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing (2008)
- 01. "The Opening Title Sequence"
- 03. "The Feature Heavy Song" ft. Bun B, Pusha T and Tre from UCB
- 05. "The Perfect Plan"
- 06. "The Kramer"
- 07. "The Crazy"
- 10. "The Grown Up"
- 11. “The Manipulation"
- 12. "Artistic Integrity"
- 18. "The Hype"
- 19. "The End Credits"[3]
Robin Thicke – Miscellaneous (2008)
- "Magic" Remix ft. Mary J. Blige and Wale Co- Produced w/ Mark Ronson
Wale – Back to the Feature (2009)
Young Chris – 30 Days 30 Verses (2009)
Skyzoo – The Salvation (2009)
- 04. "My Interpretation"[7]
Wale – Attention Deficit (2009)
- 04. "Pretty Girls" ft Gucci Mane & Weensey
- 08. "Shades" ft Chrisette Michele
- 14. "Prescription"[8]
Wale - Miscellaneous (2009)
- "Family Affair"
- "Pretty Girls (Remix)" ft. Fabolous and Chris Brown
Logic - Young, Broke & Infamous (2010)
- 14. "Ask Em"
Shawty Lo - Miscellaneous (2010)
- "Say Yeah" ft. Snoop Dogg
Wale – More About Nothing (2010)
- 03. "The Soup"
- 21. "The Get Away (Fly Away) f. Northeast Groovers"[9]
Mike Posner – The Layover (2011)
- 12. "21 Days"
- 13. "Attitudes" ft Casey Veggies
Kendrick Lamar - "The Vault" (2012)
- "Hands Up"
Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions (2012)
- 03. "Hands on the Wheel" ft. ASAP Rocky
- Sample credit: "Pursuit of Happiness" - Lissie
Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred (2012)
- 11. "How to Make It Through Hysteria"
- 05. "Another Me"
Epic Rap Battles of History (Season 2) (2013)
- Ep. 28 "Adam vs Eve" ft. Jenna Marbles
Tinashe - Black Water (2013)
- 06. "Midnight Sun"
Wale - (2014)
- "Royals (Remix)" ft. Magazeen
Rittz - Next to Nothing (2014)
- 08 "In My Zone" ft. Mike Posner and B.o.B
- 12 "Going Through Hell" ft. Mike Posner
Teyana Taylor - VII (2014)
- 02 "Just Different"
Wale - Festivus (2014)
- 09 "Chess" ft. Jerry Seinfeld
Estelle - True Romance (2015)
- 05 "Timeshare (Suite 509)"
Wale - The Album About Nothing (2015)
- 12 "The Bloom (AG3)"
Cyhi the Prynce - (2015)
- "Elephant in the Room"
- 06 "Darkside" featuring King Mez
Rittz - Top of the Line (2016)
- 05 "Inside of the Groove" ft. Mike Posner and E-40
Wale - (2016)
- "Heisman Watch"
- "Long Live the Chief"
- "Garden (Say It Like Dat)"
References
- ^ "Audio: Wale, 100 Miles and Running Mixtape".
- ^ "The DMV finds its voice". ww2.gazette.net.
- ^ "10.Deep Presents: Wale - "The Mixtape About Nothing"". www.10deep.com.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Rhymefest – El Che Production Credits + Album Artwork/Packaging".
- ^ "Wale & 9th Wonder – Back to the Feature (Mixtape)".
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Pretty Girls by Wale Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
- ^ "New Mixtape: Wale More About Nothing - Rap Radar".