Best Kept Secret (production team)

Best Kept Secret
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	Hip hop go-go dance pop R&B
Years active	2007–present
Members	Julian Nixon Craig Balmoris
Past members	Ernest "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.

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)

• 02. "DC Gorillaz"
• 03. "Ice Cream Girl" ^{[1] [2]}

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"
• 08. "Vacation from Ourselves"
• 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

Rhymefest – El Che (2008)

• 02. "Talk My Shit" ^{[4] [5]}

Wale – Back to the Feature (2009)

• 08. "Sweatin Out Weaves" ft. UCB
• 22. "New Soul" ft. Yael Naim ^[6]

Young Chris – 30 Days 30 Verses (2009)

• 16. "Searching" ft. Bun B and Wale

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) ft. Northeast Groovers" ^[9]

Mike Posner – The Layover (2011)

• 12. "21 Days"
• 13. "Attitudes" ft. Casey Veggies

Skyzoo – The Great Debater (2011)

• 01. "Complicated Rhythm"
• 06. "We Here"

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

• 01. "Faith"

Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock - 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"

Tinashe - Reverie (2012)

• 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

Tabi Bonney - Miscellaneous (2014)

• "Poom Poom"

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"

Dr. Dre - Compton (2015)

• 06. "Darkside" ft. King Mez

Rittz - Top of the Line (2016)

• 05. "Inside of the Groove" ft. Mike Posner and E-40

Wale - (2016)

• "Heisman Watch"

Jidenna - The Chief (2017)

• 06. "Long Live the Chief"

SZA - Ctrl (2017)

• 08. "Garden (Say It like Dat)"

Bekon - Get With the Times (2018)

• 01. "7am"
• 02. "America"
• 03. "Cold As Ice"
• 04. "9am"
• 05. "Oxegen"
• 06. "Catch Me If You Can"
• 07. "Mama Olivia"
• 08. "12pm"
• 09. "17"
• 10. "30"
• 11. "4pm"
• 12. "Get With The Times"
• 13. "7pm"
• 14. "Candy and Promises"
• 15. "10pm Soda Break"
• 16. "In Your Honor"

Lolawolf - (2018)

• "Baby I'm Dyin'"

Marsha Ambrosius - Nyla (2018)

• 09. "Today" (produced with Focus...)
• 13. "Scorn"

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

• 07. "Fate"
• 08. "Lord is Coming"

Wale - Miscellaneous (2019)

• "09 Folarin"

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

• "Do It Like Me" ft. JID

Rich Brian - The Sailor (2019)

• 01. "The Sailor"
• 02. "Rapapapa" ft. RZA
• 04. "Kids"
• 05. "Drive Safe"
• 06. "Confetti"
• 07. "Vacant"
• 08. "No Worries"
• 11. "Curious"
• 12. "Where Does the Time Go" ft. Joji

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

• 02. "Fate"
• 19. "Lord is Coming" ft. YBN Cordae

Rich Brian - Miscellaneous (2020)

• "Bali" ft. Guapdad 4000

Rich Brian - 1999 (2020)

• "Love in My Pocket"

Joji - Nectar (2020)

• 01. "Ew"

Easy Life - Life's a Beach (2021)

• 01. "A Message to Myself"

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

• 01. "Always Rising" (performed by Niki, Rich Brian, and Warren Hue)
• 02. "Diamonds + and Pearls" (performed by DPR Live, DPR Ian and peace.)
• 07. "Lose Control" (performed by JJ Lin)
• 10. "Foolish" (performed by Rich Brian, Warren Hue, and Guapdad 4000)
• 12. "Act Up" (performed by Rich Brian and EarthGang)
• 17. "Hot Soup" (performed by 88rising and Simu Liu)
• 18. "Warriors" (performed by Warren Hue and Seori)

Rich Brian - Brightside (2022)

• 04. "Sunny"

Easy Life - "MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE" (2022)

• . 09. "CROCODILE TEARS"

Tanna Leone - "Sleepy Soldier" (2022)

• 13. "If There's A God"
• 14. "February"

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

• 06. "Auntie Diaries"
• 09. "Mirror"

Fousheé - Softcore (2022)

• 08. "Unexplainable"

Hozier - "Eat Your Young" (2023)

• 01. "Eat Your Young"

Hozier - "Unreal Unearth" (2023)

• 06. "Eat Your Young"
• 14. "Abstract (Psychopomp)"
• 16. "First Light"

1999 Write The Future - "hella" (2024)

• 01. "avOcadO SHakE"
• 14. "PrAisE nIgHt BluES InteRLUde ft. Dumbfounded

Hozier - "Unheard" (2024)

• 03. "Empire Now"

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

• 07. "Love Me Not"

Ravyn Lenae - (2024)

• "Love Me Not" Remix ft. Rex Orange County

Kendrick Lamar - GNX (2024)

• 01. "Wacced Out Murals"
• 04. "Man at the Garden"

References

1. "Audio: Wale, 100 Miles and Running Mixtape".
2. "The DMV finds its voice". ww2.gazette.net. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
3. "10.Deep Presents: Wale - "The Mixtape About Nothing"". www.10deep.com.
4. "Nah Right » Rhymefest – el Che Tracklist". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
5. "Rhymefest – El Che Production Credits + Album Artwork/Packaging".
6. "Wale & 9th Wonder – Back to the Feature (Mixtape)".
7. "Nah Right » Skyzoo – the Salvation Artwork + Track List". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
8. "Pretty Girls by Wale Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
9. "New Mixtape: Wale More About Nothing - Rap Radar".