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Birth name | Tyshane Thompson |
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Born | 1995 (age 29–30) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica [1] |
Origin | Weston, Florida, U.S. [1] |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Epic |
Website | whoisbeam |
Tyshane Thompson (born 1995), known professionally as Beam (an acronym for Be Everything and More; stylised in all caps; formerly as Tyshane and Elite), [2] is a Jamaican-born American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the son of dancehall and gospel reggae singer Papa San. [3] He was one-half of the production duo 808&Elite. Beam released his debut studio album, Alien , on February 4, 2022. It includes collaborations with Justin Bieber, Jorja Smith, and his father, among others.
According to Thompson's father, he started producing at age ten. [4] He formed the now-disbanded production duo 808&Elite with Matt Massaro.
He first received notice when he produced for Andy Mineo on the tracks "Young", featuring KB, and "Michael Jackson", featuring Thi'sl, Rich Perez, R-Swift, and Bubba Watson, from the mixtape Formerly Known in 2011. [3] [4] In 2012 he produced the highly popular, Jamaican-tinged song "Black Rose" by Lecrae on the mixtape Church Clothes . [3] [4] [5] He also appeared in the final episode of the web-series Saturday Morning Car-Tunez, created by Andy Mineo, where he helped remix the Puff Daddy song "It's All About the Benjamins". [3] [6] On July 6, 2012, Thompson and Matt Massaro, under the name 808&Elite, released the single "Me Monster", featuring Andy Mineo, from their upcoming beat-tape, Diamonds x Pearls. [7] The tape was made available two days later for free download exclusively through the Christian hip-hop website Rapzilla. [8] Thompson's talent was praised by critics when he and ThaInnaCircle produced the bass-heavy, East Coast style, reggae and dancehall-influenced song "Violence" by Lecrae from the Grammy-winning album Gravity , released on September 4, 2012. [9] [10] [11] In October 2012, Thompson competed at the second Annual Rapzilla.com Beat Battle at the 2012 Flavor Fest. [12] Thompson, his father Papa San and brother Tyrone Andrew, are working on a collaborative project. [4] 808 & Elite now produces under Street Symphony's Track or Die label. [13] In addition to his work with his father and brother, Lecrae, and Andy Mineo, Tyshane has produced, both independently and as part of 808 & Elite, for artists such as 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, G-Eazy, Xavier Omär, and Asaiah Ziv.
He co-wrote the track "Burn" from ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) album Vultures 1 , released on 10 February 2024.
Title | Album details |
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Alien |
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95 | |
Crimson Soundtrack [14] |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Chat Bout" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
"Problems" | ||
"Centipede" | ||
"Cactus" | 2018 | |
"2x2 (ColorsxStudios version)" [15] | 2020 | 95 |
"Psycho" [16] | Crimson Soundtrack | |
"Numby" (with Artz and Bugy) [17] | 2021 | We Survive |
"Anxiety" [18] | Alien | |
"Win" [19] | 2022 | |
"Planet Beam" | ||
Title | Year | Album |
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"Rave de Favela" (with MC Lan, Major Lazer and Anitta featuring Beam) [20] | 2020 | Music Is the Weapon |
"Slip" (Ambré featuring Beam) [21] | Pulp | |
"Fine China" (Odalys featuring Beam) [22] | Non-album single | |
"Delete" (Ape Drums featuring Beam) [23] | Soundboy | |
"Toxic" (Maeta featuring Beam) [24] | 2021 | Habits |
"Searching (Remix)" (Abir featuring Wafia and Beam) [25] | Non-album singles | |
"Truck Riddim" (Bambii featuring Beam) [26] | ||
"On My Own" (Sainvil featuring Beam) [27] | They're All Goblins | |
"Burn" (Darci featuring Beam) [28] | Long Days Away | |
"Contact (Remix)" (Dimitri McDowell featuring Beam) [29] | Non-album single | |
"Tonight" (Tasan featuring Beam) [30] | Ornaments | |
"Beg Mi Ah Link" (Stefflon Don featuring Beam) [31] | Non-album single | |
"Kalash" (Delara featuring Beam) [32] | 2023 | Shahrazad |
"How Could You" (Lay Bankz featuring Beam) [33] | 2024 | After 7 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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US [34] | US Christ. [35] | AUS [36] | CAN [37] | DEN [38] | NZ [39] | SWE [40] | UK Stream. [41] | WW [42] | |||
"Team" (Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed featuring Beam) | 2017 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed Present Magic & Bird |
"Dive" (Social Club Misfits featuring Beam) | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Night | |
"Love You Different" (Justin Bieber featuring Beam) | 2021 | 84 | — | 72 | 35 | 31 | — | 91 | 73 | 58 | Justice |
"Freedom" (with Justin Bieber) | — | 20 | — | — | — | — [A] | — | — | — | Freedom | |
"Top Shotta" (Pop Smoke and the Neptunes featuring Pusha T, Travi, and Beam) | — [B] | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | 180 | Faith | |
"Energy" (Beyoncé featuring Beam) | 2022 | 27 | — | 42 | 46 | — | 40 | — [C] | 34 | 23 | Renaissance |
"Link Up" (Metro Boomin, Don Toliver, and Wizkid featuring Beam and Toian) | 2023 | — [D] | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 167 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Fireworks" (KIDD featuring Tyshane) | 2012 | Non-album song |
"Fire" (Steven Malcolm featuring Beam) | 2017 | Steven Malcolm |
"Break Bread" (Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed featuring Beam) | 2017 | Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed Present Magic & Bird |
"Team" (Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed featuring Beam) | ||
"Act Like" (Asaiah Ziv featuring Beam) | I'm Despressed, but Happy | |
"Dive" (Social Club Misfits featuring Beam) | Into the Night | |
"Mad Over We" (LevyGrey featuring Beam) | 2019 | Figures |
"Mumbai Power" (Skrillex featuring Beam) | Show Tracks | |
"Bags" (Anto featuring Beam) | 2020 | Small Talk |
"Moneybag Szn" (Kasien with Beam) | I Found Paradise in Hell | |
"Up Inna (Remix)" (Cadenza, M.I.A. and GuiltyBeatz featuring Beam, Cham and Alicai Harley) | Up Inna | |
"Love Cost Too Much" (Preme and Popcaan featuring Beam) | Link Up | |
"Bam Bam" (Major Lazer featuring French Montana and Beam) | Music Is the Weapon | |
"Tiny" (Major Lazer featuring Beam and Shenseea) | ||
"Goddess" (Mitch featuring Beam and Ilham) | Better For You | |
"York Way" (Vory featuring Beam) | Vory | |
"Every Morning" (Patrick Cc: featuring Beam) | 2021 | Launch Sequence |
"Love You Different" (Justin Bieber featuring Beam) | Justice | |
"Freedom" (Justin Bieber and Beam) | Freedom | |
"Honor (Remix)" (A!MS featuring AV Allure, Kent Jones, Moelogo, Projexx, Julian Marley and Beam) | Offshore | |
"Pretty Ugly" (Stalk Ashley featuring Beam) | Excuses, Pt. I | |
"Baby Blues (Remix)" (Audrey Nuna featuring Beam) | 2022 | A Liquid Breakfast |
"Eternity" (Kyle featuring Beam) | It's Not So Bad | |
"Energy" (Beyoncé featuring Beam) | Renaissance | |
"Link Up" (Metro Boomin, Don Toliver, and Wizkid featuring Beam and Toian) | 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from & Inspired by the Motion Picture) |
Tyrone Andrew – "Encamp"
Andy Mineo – Saturday Morning Cartoons
Tyrone Andrew – "Love or Hate" [50]
DJ Official and Alex Medina – Gravity The Remix EP
2012 | New Era Vol. 1
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Diamonds x Pearls [61] |
2012 | newxera [63]
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Me Monster" (featuring Andy Mineo) [7] | 2012 | Diamonds x Pearls |
"The Weeknd x Often (Remix)" [64] | 2014 | Non-album remix single |
Note that this includes tracks produced only by Matt Massaro aka 808
"How Can I" (featuring Kevin Gates) (co-produced with Street Symphony) [68]
Year | Title | Director |
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2020 | Crimson | Gregory Plotkin |
Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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2012 | Saturday Morning Car-Tunez | Himself | Episode 4 |
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