Best Kept Secret (production team)

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Best Kept Secret
Origin Washington, D.C., United States
Genres
Years active2007–present
Members
  • Julian Nixon
  • Craig Balmoris
Past membersErnest "Tone P" Price

Best Kept Secret is an American music production duo, composed of 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 until 2009.

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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)

RhymefestMark Ronson Presents: Man In The Mirror (2008)

Wale The Mixtape About Nothing (2008)

Robin Thicke – Miscellaneous (2008)

Rhymefest El Che (2008)

WaleBack to the Feature (2009)

Young Chris30 Days 30 Verses (2009)

Skyzoo The Salvation (2009)

Wale Attention Deficit (2009)

Wale - Miscellaneous (2009)

Logic - Young, Broke & Infamous (2010)

Shawty Lo - Miscellaneous (2010)

WaleMore About Nothing (2010)

Mike PosnerThe Layover (2011)

Nipsey Hussle - TMC: X-Tra Laps (2012)

Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock - The Vault (2012)

Schoolboy Q Habits & Contradictions (2012)

Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred (2012)

Tinashe - Reverie (2012)

Epic Rap Battles of History (Season 2) (2013)

Tinashe - Black Water (2013)

Wale - (2014)

Rittz - Next to Nothing (2014)

Teyana Taylor - VII (2014)

Wale - Festivus (2014)

Tabi Bonney - Miscellaneous (2014)

Estelle - True Romance (2015)

Wale - The Album About Nothing (2015)

Cyhi the Prynce - (2015)

Dr. Dre - Compton (2015)

Rittz - Top of the Line (2016)

Wale - (2016)

Jidenna - The Chief (2017)

SZA - Ctrl (2017)

Bekon - Get With the Times (2018)

Lolawolf - (2018)

Marsha Ambrosius - Nyla (2018)

H.E.R. - I Used to Know Her: Part 2 (2018)

Wale - Miscellaneous (2019)

Higher Brothers - Five Stars (Higher Brothers album) (2019)

Rich Brian - The Sailor (2019)

H.E.R. - I Used to Know Her (2019)

Rich Brian - Miscellaneous (2020)

Rich Brian - 1999 (2020)

Joji - Nectar (2020)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album (2021)

Rich Brian - Brightside (2022)

Tanna Leone - "Sleepy Soldier" (2022)

Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022)

Fousheé - Softcore (2022)

Hozier - "Eat Your Young" (2023)

Hozier - "Unreal Unearth" (2023)

1999 Write The Future - "hella" (2024)

Hozier - "Unheard" (2024)

Ravyn Lenae - "Bird's Eye" (2024)

Ravyn Lenae - (2024)

Kendrick Lamar - GNX (2024)

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