Cardiak

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Cardiak
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Cardiak in 2016
Background information
Birth nameCarl McCormick
Also known as
  • Cardiak
  • Cardiak Flatline
Born (1988-06-26) June 26, 1988 (age 34)
Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Record producer
Years active2008–present
Website cardiakflatline.com

Carl McCormick (born June 26, 1988), professionally known as Cardiak, is an American record producer from Willingboro Township, New Jersey. He began producing music in 2008 and is known for his work with closely associated artists such as Ace Hood, J. Cole, [1] Drake, Joe Budden, G-Unit/Lloyd Banks, Freeway, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Trina, Red Cafe, Boosie Badazz, Wale, [2] Fabolous, D-Block, Dr. Dre, among others.[ citation needed ]

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Career

Cardiak received notoriety for his first major placement in 2010 for his production of Lloyd Banks' underground hit single "Start It Up", featuring Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Swizz Beatz and Fabolous, featured on Banks' third studio album, The Hunger for More 2 , accompanied by his two other contributions as producer, "Take Em to War" (featuring Tony Yayo, Banks' fellow G-Unit member) and "Unexplainable" (featuring Styles P). Start It Up peaked at position 52 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list. [3]

Cardiak received his first Grammy award nomination in 2013 for Best Rap Album, because of his production of "Amsterdam" and "Diced Pineapples" (featuring Drake and Wale) for rapper Rick Ross' fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't , which was released on July 31, 2012, and peaked at number–one on the Billboard 200. In early 2015, Cardiak won his first Grammy for Best Rap Album for his production of "Groundhog Day" for the deluxe edition of Eminem's eighth studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , released on November 9, 2013. [4]

Production discography

2008

Joe Budden Halfway House

  • 08. "The Soul"

FreewayMonth of Madness

  • 07. "Mindstate Takeover"
  • 12. "Straight Madness"
  • 28. "NP Finest"
  • 30. "Back for More"

2009

Lloyd BanksThe Cold Corner

  • 05. "On My Way" (co-produced with Dilemma)

HavocFrom Now On

  • 02. "Whats That Smell"
  • 04. "Thats How You Feel"
  • 15. "Sex Tape"

Lil TwistThe Yearbook

  • 12. "I'ma Do Me"
  • 15. "King"

Lola Monroe – Art Of Motivation

  • 12. "Make A Way"
  • 15. "Art Of Motivation"
  • 23. "Divas Gettin' Money" (featuring Rasheeda)
  • 35. "Bout Me"

Ace HoodStreet Certified

  • 11. "Takeover"

Ace Hood Ruthless

  • 11. "Bout Me" (featuring Ballgreezy)

Lil Twist – Class President

  • 07. "Forever"

Lola Monroe – The Untouchables

  • 06. "Crazy World" (featuring Lil Boosie)
  • 13. "Love Me"

2010

Mike Knox – Money Machine

Meek Mill – Mr. Philadelphia

  • 04. "Hate Is My Motivator"
  • 09. "This Is How We Do It" (featuring Beanie Sigel, Mel Love, and Mike Knox)
  • 12. "Ain't Gonna Sleep"
  • 15. "Hardbody" (featuring Peedi Crakk and Shizz Nitti)

Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More 2

2011

USDACTE Or Nothing

  • 03. "Off Safety"

Red CafeAbove The Clouds

Maybach Music Group Self Made Vol. 1

Fabolous – 'The S.O.U.L. Tape (Mixtape)

  • 08. "Y'all Don't Hear Me Tho" (featuring.Red Cafe)

Ace HoodBody Bag Vol.1

  • 10. "Just Living"
  • 11. "Real Big"

Tory LanezSwavey (Mixtape)

  • "Slept On You" (featuring Bun B)

Kid Ink – Daydreamer

  • 00."My City" (featuring.Killa Kyleon, Red Cafe & Machine Gun Kelly)

Cory GunzSon Of A Gun (Mixtape)

  • 13.Sh*t Ain't A Game (featuring Pop Dolla$)
  • 17.Bedtime
  • 22.Sick 'Em (Feat. Kid Ink & Gudda Gudda)

Ace Hood Blood, Sweat & Tears

  • 07."Letter to My Ex's"
  • 11."Spoke to My Momma"
  • 16."Real Big"

Triple C'sMoney Burning Mother****er (Mixtape)

  • 00."Fly ****"

P.L. – The Turning Lane

  • "U Mad"

Meek Mill Dreamchasers (Mixtape)

  • 15. "Sparkle" (featuring Young Pooh)
  • 17. "Y'all Don't Really Hear Me Tho Freestyle"

DJ Drama Third Power

Young Chris & Cardiak – The Revival (Mixtape)

  • All tracks

Ace HoodThe Statement 2 (Mixtape)

  • 11. "Pay Her Bills"

2012

French Montana & Coke Boys – Coke Boys 3 (Mixtape)

Meek Mill Dreamchasers 2 (Mixtape)

  • 09. "Everyday"
  • 11. "Lean Wit It"

Maybach Music Group Self Made Vol. 2

Bow Wow Underrated

  • 02. "Where My Dogs At"
  • 05. "We Going Hard" (feat. Ace Hood)

Lloyd Banks V.6: The Gift

  • 11. "Live It Up"
  • 14. "Show And Prove"

Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don't

  • 07. "Amsterdam"
  • 14. "Diced Pineapples" (feat. Wale and Drake)

DJ Drama Quality Street Music

Ryan Leslie Les Is More

  • 12. "The Black Flag"

Meek Mill Dreams & Nightmares

  • 12. "Polo & Shell Tops"

T.I Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head

  • 02. "G Season" (feat. Meek Mill; co-produced with Chinky P.)

Joe Budden A Loose Quarter

  • 4. "Cut From a Different Cloth" (feat. Ab-Soul; co-produced by CritaCal)
  • 13. "All In My Head" (feat. Royce Da 5'9" and Kobe Honeycutt)
  • 14. "More Of Me" (feat. Emanny)

2013

Casey VeggiesLife Changes

  • 6. "Life$tyle"

Wale The Gifted

  • 08. "Bricks" (feat. Yo Gotti & Lyfe Jennings)

Ace Hood Trials & Tribulations

  • 03. "Another Statistic"
  • 14. "Mama" (featuring Betty Wright; produced with CritaCal)
  • 17. "Have Mercy" (Deluxe edition bonus track)

Ryan Leslie Black Mozart

  • 02. "Black Mozart"
  • 04. "History"
  • 09. "Green" (feat. Fabolous)
  • 12. "Coke Cans" (co-produced by Ryan Leslie; additional production by Gabe Lambirth)

Joe Budden No Love Lost

  • 05. "You & I" featuring Emanny
  • 07. "All In My Head" featuring Royce da 5'9" and Kobe
  • 09. "Switch Positions" featuring Omarion
  • 12. "No Love Lost Outro"

The Game OKE: Operation Kill Everything

  • 01. "Kill Everything" (feat. Diddy; co-produced by CritaCal)

Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2

2014

Kid Ink My Own Lane

Rick Ross Hood Billionaire

  • 15. "Family Ties" (co-produced by CritaCal)

J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive

  • 12. "Love Yourz" (produced with Illmind and CritaCal)

2015

Trey Songz Intermission I & II

  • 04. "Do It Now" (produced with Hitmaka and Young 'N Fly)

Dr. Dre Compton

Scarface Deeply Rooted

  • 16. "Exit Plan" (feat. Akon; Deluxe edition bonus track)

Fabolous Summertime Shootout

Jeremih Late Nights

  • 14. "Worthy" (feat. Jhené Aiko; co-produced by Hitmaka)

2016

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis This Unruly Mess I've Made

Drake Views

J. Cole – 4 Your Eyez Only

  • 02. "Immortal" (produced with Frank Dukes; additional production by J. Cole) [5]

2017

Trey Songz – Tremaine: The Album

  • 14. "Picture Perfect"

Phora Yours Truly Forever

2020

T.I. The L.I.B.R.A.

2021

Jazmine Sullivan Heaux Tales

  • 06. "On It" (featuring Ari Lennox; produced with Wu10)

Unsorted

Mike Knox (2009)

Audio Push (2010)

Havoc (2010)

Lola Monroe (2010)

Reed Dollaz (2010)

Meek Mill (2010)

Mistah F.A.B. (2010)

50 Cent (2011)

"Outlaw"

Kid Ink (2011)

Young Jeezy (2011)

Young Chris (2011)

Mike Knox (2011)

Ace Hood (2012)

Slaughterhouse (2013)

Dave East (2017)

Chris Brown (2019)

H.E.R. (2021)

Singles

Lloyd Banks The Hunger for More 2 (2010)

Maybach Music Group Self Made Vol. 1 (2011)

Lloyd Banks – TBA (2011)

P.L. – The Turning Lane (2011)

Paypa – Feel Good Music (Unreleased)

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