Jahlil Beats | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Orlando Jahlil Tucker [1] |
Born | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | February 8, 1988
Genres | Hip hop |
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Years active | 2008–present |
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Orlando Jahlil Tucker (born February 8, 1988), better known by his stage name Jahlil Beats, is an American hip hop record producer. He has produced for artists such as Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Meek Mill, Chris Brown, Tyga, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, Bobby Shmurda, T.I., and 50 Cent, among others. [2]
He is best known for producing Meek Mill's "Ima Boss" and "Burn", and Lloyd Banks' "Jackpot", which was more famously used by Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Nigga".
Orlando Jahlil Tucker was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. At the age of 12, he started learning audio engineering concepts, and building a passion for music under the guidance of his father (who was in a band) and cousin. [2] By age 15, he taught his brother, Anthony (The Beat Bully) how to produce music and they began making beats together. In high school, they gave their beats to friends for them to rap over. [1] Tucker then attended college, but due to him losing his financial aid, he dropped out. [3]
After dropping out of college in 2008, Jahlil Beats returned to his city where he would meet upcoming rapper Meek Mill. Shortly after meeting, they collaborated with each other frequently. It is at that point, that Jahlil says was when he started taking music seriously. [3] He first became notable after producing several tracks with Haydock Beats for Tyga and Chris Brown's collaboration mixtape Fan of a Fan, including "Holla at Me". He then would get what he considers his first big beat placement, which would be "Tonight" off Fabolous' EP There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP . [4]
In 2011, Jahlil Beats produced Meek Mill's breakout hit "Ima Boss". [5] His production for that song, would later be named the tenth-best instrumental between 2008 and 2013 by Complex . [6] Later that year following a six-label bidding war, on October 16 he signed a publishing deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation, who also manages Meek Mill. [7] In the following months he collaborated on songs artists such as Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Rihanna, J. Cole, Busta Rhymes, Meek Mill, Nelly, Big Sean, T.I., Jim Jones, Bow Wow, Willow Smith, and French Montana for their respective forthcoming albums. [4] [5] [8] [9] [10] He would also start to closely work under No ID after signing to Roc Nation. He was even one of the first people to confirm working on Jay-Z's twelfth studio album. [11] On July 20, 2012, he released a six-track free EP titled Legend Music. [12]
On November 6, 2012, he released an instrumental mixtape titled Legends Era. [13] On December 25, 2012, he released an instrumental mixtape titled Crack Music 6. [14] He followed that with Legends Era II on April 16, 2013. [15] The second installment of Legends Era featured vocal guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, French Montana, Young Jeezy, Kid Ink, Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, Game, Big Sean, Problem, Styles P, Vado, Ace Hood, and Meek Mill among others. [16] [17] On August 1 he was scheduled to release his second instrumental mixtape of the year Genius, however its release would be pushed back until September 10, 2013. [18] [19] It was met with positive reviews by music critics. [20] On December 25, 2013, Jahlil Beats released the previously announced Legends Era III. The mixtape contained guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, ASAP Rocky, Future, Tyga, Juicy J, The Game, French Montana, Kid Ink, Kirko Bangz, Meek Mill, The LOX, Ab-Soul, Joey Badass, Action Bronson, Problem, Logic, Gunplay, Dizzy Wright, Vado, Ace Hood, Yo Gotti, Smoke DZA, Trae tha Truth, Project Pat, Trina, Rockie Fresh, and Jae Millz among others. [21] On October 31, 2014, he released a mixtape titled Crack Music 7.
Although he used samples early in his career, Beats has stated that he is moving away from using samples in his music: "I ain't trying to share my publishing. If you sample they might take 80%, leave you with 20. They getting paid off a record they did 20 years ago. So I like to do a lot of my stuff from scratch because I want all my publishing. I'm stingy with mine." [22] In most of his songs, there can be siren heard throughout the beat. His songs also contain a production tag of his then three-year-old niece saying "Jahlil Beats Holla At Me". [1]
Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US | US R&B/HH | US Rap | CAN | ||||
2009 | "Make 'Em Say" (Meek Mill) | — | 94 | — | — | Flamerz 2.5: The Preview | |
2010 | "Rosé Red" (Meek Mill) | — | 103 | — | — | Flamerz 3: The Wait Is Over | |
"Money Money Money" (Red Cafe featuring Diddy and Fabolous) | — | 68 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
2011 | "Ima Boss" (Meek Mill featuring Rick Ross) | 101 | 20 | 17 | — | Dreamchasers | |
"Ima Boss" (Remix) (featuring DJ Khaled, T.I., Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman and Swizz Beatz) | 51 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Let It Go (Dope Boy)" (Red Cafe featuring Diddy) | — | 76 | — | — | |||
2012 | "Let It Go (Dope Boy)" (Remix) (Red Café featuring Diddy, French Montana and 2 Chainz) | — | — | — | — | Hell's Kitchen | |
"Amen" (Meek Mill featuring Drake) | 57 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Dreams and Nightmares | |
"Burn" (Meek Mill feat. Big Sean) | 101 | 86 | — | — | |||
"Young & Gettin' It" (Meek Mill feat. Kirko Bangz) | 86 | 25 | 18 | — | |||
"B.L.A.B. (Ballin' Like a Bitch)" (Ace Hood) | — | 85 | — | — | Body Bag Vol. 2 | ||
"Trouble" (Leona Lewis featuring Childish Gambino) | — | — | — | 7 | Glassheart | ||
2014 | "Hot Nigga" (Bobby Shmurda) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Shmurda She Wrote EP |
2015 | "Monster" (Meek Mill) | 96 | 30 | 19 | — | Non-album single | |
2018 | "Bubblin" (Anderson .Paak) | - | - | - |
| Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Fabolous – There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP
Meek Mill – Flamerz 3: The Wait Is Over
Chris Brown & Tyga – Fan Of A Fan
Meek Mill – Mr. Philadelphia
Gucci Mane – Ferrari Music
Cory Gunz – Son Of A Gun
Jadakiss – Consignment
Roscoe Dash – 2.0
Ace Hood – Body Bag Vol. 2
Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares
Styles P – The Diamond Life Project
Skyzoo – Theo vs. J.J. (Dreams vs. Reaality)
Avatar Darko – Soviet Goonion
Skyzoo – A Dream Deferred
Yo Gotti – CM7: The World Is Yours
Ace Hood – Starvation 2
N.O.R.E. – Student of the Game
Kevin Gates – The Luca Brasi Story
French Montana – Excuse My Fresh
Ash K – Relationships 101
Problem – The Separation
Cory Gunz – Datz WTF I'm Taklin Bout
Reese – DSNRTRAPN
B Money – F.lip A.ll M.oney (advance)
Yo Gotti – Nov 19: The Mixtape
Hardhead – Deliberate Mistakes
Trae Tha Truth – I Am King
Casey Veggies & Rockie Fresh – Fresh Veggies
Scoe – Tha Influence
Coke Boys – Coke Boys 4
N.O.R.E. – Noreaster
Skyzoo & Torae – Barrel Brothers
Young Scrap – Faded Ambition
Ace Hood – Body Bag 3: Beast Mix
Batgang – 4B's
Problem – 354: Lift Off
Rich The Kid – Rich Than Famous
Juicy J – Blue Dream & Lean 2
Dok2 – Multillionaire
Royce da 5'9" – Tabernacle: Trust the Shooter
Meek Mill – DC4
Juelz Santana – TBA
Juelz Santana – TBA
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