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| Birth name | Marco Antonio Rodriguez-Diaz, Jr. |
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| Born | June 19, 1980 Miami, Florida |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Marco Rodriguez-Diaz Jr., professionally known as Infamous or DJ Infamous, is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer [1] , songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and three-time world champion DJ. He is best known for his long-standing collaboration with Lil Wayne, [2] and as a co-writer and co-producer of the Billboard #1 hit “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims.
Contents
- DJ Titles
- Releases
- Business endeavors
- Production discography
- Lil Wayne - Light Up My La La (2007)
- Lil Wayne - The Leak (2007)
- Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III (2008)
- Fat Joe - The Elephant in the Room (2008)
- LL Cool J - Exit 13 (2008)
- Ace Hood - Gutta (2008)
- Plies - Da Realist (2008)
- Jah Cure - The Universal Cure (2009)
- Capone-n-Noreaga - Channel 10 (2009)
- Lil Wayne - Kobe Bryant (2009)
- Fat Joe - J.O.S.E. 2 (2009)
- Birdman - Priceless (2009)
- Young Money Entertainment - We Are Young Money (2009)
- Lil Wayne - Rebirth (2010)
- Fat Joe - The Darkside Vol. 1 (2010)
- Drake - I'm on My Way (2010)
- Rick Ross - The Albert Anastasia EP (2010)
- Travis McCoy - Lazarus (2010)
- Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being (2010)
- Kid Sister - Fool's Gold Records Vol. 1 (2010)
- Nelly - 5.0 (2010)
- Swizz Beatz - Monster Mondays Volume One (2011)
- Kool G Rap - Riches, Royalty, Respect (2011)
- Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV (2011)
- The Game - California Republic (2012)
- Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 (2012)
- Meek Mill - Dreams and Nightmares (2012)
- Yo Gotti - Nov 19th: The Mixtape (2013)
- Wrekonize - The War Within (2013)
- ¡Mayday! - Believers (2013)
- Yo Gotti - I Am (2013)
- Lil Wayne - Krazy (2014)
- Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait (2014)
- Yo Gotti - Concealed (2014)
- Viv & The Revival - The Introduction (2015)
- Lil Wayne - FWA (2015)
- Yo Gotti - CM8 (2015)
- Yo Gotti - The Return (2015)
- Black Violin - Stereotypes (2015)
- Lil Wayne - Pour Up (2015)
- Belly - Up For Days (2015)
- Lil Dicky - Professional Rapper (2015)
- Yo Gotti - Again (Single) (2016)
- Charlie Puth - Nine Track Mind (2016)
- Yo Gotti - The Art of Hustle (2016)
- 2 Chainz - ColleGrove (2016)
- Belly - Inzombia (2016)
- Yo Gotti - CM9 (2016)
- Belly - Another Day in Paradise (2016)
- G-Eazy - Fast and Furious 8 (2017)
- Yo Gotti - Top Down (2017)
- Kevin Gates - What If (2017)
- Kodak Black - Project Baby 2 (2017)
- Lil Wayne - Dedication 6 Reloaded (2018)
- Kodak Black - Heart Break Kodak (2018)
- Kid Cudi - Rampage (2018)
- Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V (2018)
- Lil Wayne & Ty Dolla $ign - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Lil Wayne & Ty Dolla $ign - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2019)
- Plan B - First Past The Post (2019)
- Lil Wayne - Funeral (2020)
- Lil Wayne - Tha Carter V Deluxe (2020)
- Lil Wayne - No Ceilings (2020)
- Gashi - Butterflies (2020)
- Lunchmoney Lewis - Oceans (2021)
- Belly - See You Next Wednesday (2021)
- Rick Ross - Richer Than I ever Been (2021)
- Teddy Swims - I’ve tried everything but therapy (2023)
- Diddy - Off the Grid (2023)
- Jit4 Stan - A Different Jit (2024)
- Lil Wayne - Tha Carter VI (2025)
- Film scores
- References
- External links
Infamous first gained international recognition in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a battle DJ and founding member of the legendary DJ crew The-Allies, alongside DJ Craze, A-Trak, DVLP, Spectacular, and J-Smoke. His final competition appearance was in 2001 in London England, where he won the DMC World Team Championship alongside DJ Craze, Prime Cuts, and Tony Vegas.
After retiring from the competitive DJ circuit, Infamous returned to his roots as a guitarist and founded the alt-rock band Antenna, where he honed his skills as a songwriter and producer. Though the band attracted interest from major labels, it disbanded before releasing its debut album.
In 2006, Infamous began working closely with Lil Wayne, producing multiple tracks on the Grammy-winning album Tha Carter III, including the standout collaboration “Mr. Carter” feat. Jay-Z. The track earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, while the album itself was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album.
Infamous continued his work with Wayne throughout the years becoming one of his most frequent collaborators. He produced six tracks on Rebirth, including the lead single “Prom Queen”, which peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The title track for the album series I Am Not A Human Being. Multiple tracks on Tha Carter IV and FWA and in 2018, he produced “Mona Lisa” feat. Kendrick Lamar for Tha Carter V, which debuted at #2 on the Hot 100, and topped multiple Billboard charts including Rap Songs, R&B/Rap Songs, Rap Digital Downloads, and Rap Streaming Songs.
In 2024, Infamous co-wrote and produced “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims, which became a global smash, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and breaking the record for longest running top ten in Hot 100 history as well as holding the record for most weeks spent on The Hot 100. “Lose Control” currently stands as the 7th biggest hit in Hot 100 history.