Y2K (record producer)

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Y2K
Birth nameAri David Staraced
Also known asY2K2Y
Born (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 29)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Ableton Live[1]
Years active2013–present
LabelsColumbia

Ari David Starace[2] (born July 27, 1994), known professionally as Y2K, is an American record producer and songwriter.[3] He is best known for his hit song "Lalala", with Canadian rapper bbno$, which Y2K produced himself. He has also produced tracks for other prominent artists, most notably Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, and Yung Gravy.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[4]
US
R&B
/HH

[5]
US
Rap

[6]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[8]
FRA
[9]
IRL
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
UK
[13]
"Money Conversation"
(with bbno$)[14]
2018 Non-album single
"Thankful"
(with bbno$ and Lewis Grant)[15]
Recess
"Pouch"
(with bbno$)[16]
2019 Non-album singles
"Lalala"
(with bbno$ or with bbno$, Carly Rae Jepsen and Enrique Iglesias)[17]
55 22 19 16 10 12 36 16 55 32
"Go Dumb"
(with the Kid Laroi featuring Blackbear and Bankrol Hayden)[24]
2020 [A]
"Oh No"
(with Killy)[26]
"Damage Is Done"
(with JoJo)[27]
"Wawawa"
(with bbno$)[28]
"Dirt"
(with JPEGMafia)[29]
2022
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Produced by Y2K[edit]

Year Artist Album/EP Title Co-Producers
2016 Pollari[30] Yacht Club How U Feel
lil aaron[31] GLOING PAIN$ NIGHTRIDER Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
SRONGER
4 MORE DRINKS / PINK FENTY SLIDES
NOBODY
DRUGS Felix Snow, Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
GO 2 HELL Brenton Duvall, JUDGE, Aaron Zuckerman & Dylan Brady
GLOING PAIN$ JUDGE, Polyphia, Brenton Duvall & Dylan Brady
2017 Polyphia[32] The Most Hated Loud Iophile, JUDGE & Scott LePage
Icronic
Goose
40Oz
Crosty
The Worst
lil aaron[31] Non-album singles HOT TOPIC
TOP 8
LIT
blackbear[33] do re mi X do re mi (Y2K Remix)
Aaron Cartier[34] Aaron Cariter Best Rapper Last Album... Maybe HaHa!! Options
350Z
Louis Kicks Dylan Brady
Smrtdeath[35] Non-album singles Porcelain
Yo Gotti[36] Rake It Up (Y2K Remix)
Ro Ransom[37] Momentum See Me Fall (Y2K Remix)
Smrtdeath & lil aaron[31][35] Non-album singles Smrtdeath & lil aaron
josh pan[38] Selfish JUDGE & Dylan Brady
2018 Lewis Grant[39] Make Me Scared Again (Deluxe Edition) Bad Batch Pt. 2
Daniel Lewis Grant & Dylan Brady
Myouçeej[40] Non-album single Swum creeks Myouçeej
KILLY[41] KILLSTREAK HELLRAISER WondaGurl
Surrender Your Soul Doomsday
Pray for Me
No Sad No Bad
Smrtdeath[35] Non-album singles Caught Up
Nessly WHOHASIT (Y2K Remix)
lil aaron[31] ROCK$TAR FAMOUS QUIT Dr. Luke, Ryan Ogren & DallasK
Non-album single STUDDED GUCCI BELT
Polyphia[32] New Levels New Devils G.O.A.T JUDGE
O.D
Nasty
Yas Tim Henson
Bad Scott LePage
Death Note Iophile
Yung Bans[42] Yung Bans Waterslide
Yung Bans, Vol. 5 Ridin Billy Cigarette
Head in the Clouds Red Rubies
88rising, Rich Brian, Yung Bans, Young Pinch, Higher Brothers and Don Krez[43][42][44][45][46][47]
Khary[48] Non-album singles DEAD Alexander Lewis
bbno$[49] money conversation
recess thankful
2019 stucco
Dream Eater Lalala
i don't care at all pouch
slop
I DON'T CARE AT ALL CAUSE I GOT MONEY!!!!!!
bad thoughts
pop song
it gon'last
gone
Lil Mayo & bbno$[49] jimmy neutron
Lewis Grant & bbno$[49][39] on god Lewis Grant
Yung Gravy & Lil Mayo[50] Sensational E.T
Yung Gravy, Pouya, Ramirez & TrippythaKid[50] The Boys Are Back in Town Yung Gravy & swvde
Yung Gravy[50] Charlene Boston and Nick Seeley
Sea Shanties for Thots Tampa Bay Bustdown
Baby Gravy 2 shining on my ex
bbno$ & Yung Gravy[50][49]
iann dior[51] Industry Plant Lately Nick Mira
2020 Leyla Blue[52] Non-album single Peppa Pig
Yung Gravy[50] Baby Gravy 2 Welcome to Chilis Popnick
Yung Gravy & bbno$[50][49] Myrtle Beach Summer 1974
Bandsville
2021 Doja Cat[53] Planet Her Payday ft. Young Thug N/A
Get Into It (Yuh) Sully
I Don't Do Drugs ft. Ariana Grande Sully
Options ft. JID Mayer Hawthorne
Why Why ft. Gunna Sully
2022 Polyphia[54] Remember That You Will Die Genesis (feat. Brasstracks)
Playing God
The Audacity (feat. Anomalie)
Reverie
ABC (feat. Sophia Black)
Memento Mori (feat. Killstation)
Fuck Around and Find Out (feat. $NOT)
All Falls Apart
Neurotica
Chimera (feat. Lil West)
Bloodbath (feat. Chino Moreno)
Ego Death (feat. Steve Vai)
2023 Doja Cat[55] Scarlet Attention Rogét Chahayed

Notes

  1. ^ "Go Dumb" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Making a beat with my new synths! - YouTube". YouTube.
  2. ^ Glennon, Jen (April 17, 2020). "Producer Y2K: "My 15-year-old self would think that none of this is that cool."". Inverse. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Y2k". Discotech. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. ^ "Y2K Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Y2K Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Y2K Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Y2k & bbno$ – Lalala". australian-charts.com.
  8. ^ "Y2K Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Discographie Y2K". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "Discography Y2K". irish-charts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ.
  12. ^ "Discography Y2K". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "UK Top 100 | Sep 27, 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "Money Conversation – Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music". 16 November 2018 – via iTunes.
  15. ^ "Thankful – Single by bbno$, Y2K & Lewis Grant on Apple Music". 28 December 2018 – via iTunes.
  16. ^ "Pouch – Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music". 17 May 2019 – via iTunes.
  17. ^ "Carly Rae Jepsen Joins Enrique Iglesias, Y2K, and bbno$ on "Lalala" Remix: Listen". Pitchfork. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  18. ^ "American certifications – Y2K". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Y2k & Bbnos – Lalala". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Y2K & bbno$ – Lalala". Music Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Y2K and bbno$ – Lalala". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "French certifications – Y2K" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  24. ^ "Go Dumb (feat. blackbear and Bankrol Hayden) – Single by Y2K & The Kid LAROI". Apple Music. 15 April 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  25. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  26. ^ "Oh No – Single by KILLY & Y2K on Apple Music". 10 July 2020 – via iTunes.
  27. ^ "Damage is Done – Single by Y2K & JoJo on Apple Music". 31 July 2020 – via iTunes.
  28. ^ "Wawawa by Y2K & bbno$ on Apple Music". 11 December 2020 – via iTunes.
  29. ^ DIRT (feat. JPEGMAFIA), 2022-10-28, retrieved 2022-11-18
  30. ^ "Pollari". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  31. ^ a b c d "lil aaron". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  32. ^ a b "Polyphia". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  33. ^ "blackbear". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  34. ^ "Aaron Cartier". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  35. ^ a b c "Smrtdeath". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  36. ^ "Yo Gotti". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  37. ^ "Ro Ransom". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  38. ^ "josh pan". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  39. ^ a b "Lewis Grant". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  40. ^ "myouçeej". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  41. ^ "KILLY". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  42. ^ a b "Yung Bans". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  43. ^ "88rising". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  44. ^ "Rich Brian". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  45. ^ "Yung Pinch". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  46. ^ "Higher Brothers". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  47. ^ "Don Krez". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  48. ^ "Khary". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  49. ^ a b c d e "bbno$". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  50. ^ a b c d e f "Yung Gravy". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  51. ^ "iann dior". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  52. ^ "Leyla Blue". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  53. ^ "Credits / Planet Her / Doja Cat". listen.tidal.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  54. ^ Remember That You Will Die, 2022-10-28, retrieved 2022-11-19
  55. ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (2023-06-16). "Doja Cat Shares Video for New Single 'Attention'". Our Culture. Retrieved 2023-06-16.