JetsonMade

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JetsonMade
Birth nameTahj Morgan
Born (1996-07-27) July 27, 1996 (age 28)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • record executive
Years active2010–present
Labels

Tahj Morgan (born July 27, 1996), professionally known as jetsonmade (stylized in all lowercase), [1] is an American record producer and songwriter. He has been noted as a pioneer of the growing rap scene in the Carolinas. He has produced many hit songs, with the most notable being "Suge" and "Bop" by fellow North Carolinian, rapper DaBaby, as well as "Whats Poppin" by Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow, and “@ MEH” by Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti. He is also noted for his popular producer tag, "Oh Lord, Jetson made another one!". [2]

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Early life

Tahj Morgan was born on July 27, 1996, in Columbia, South Carolina. [3] He graduated from Richland Northeast High School in 2014. He then went to college for two semesters, but dropped out. [4]

Career

Morgan earned his first production placement on 21 Savage's 2015 mixtape The Slaughter King, on the track "Slime" with Young Nudy. [4]

In March 2019, Morgan produced DaBaby's hit single "Suge", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Shortly after, he signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. [3] He later on produced other hit singles, such as "Bop" by DaBaby and "Start wit Me" by Roddy Ricch and Gunna, both of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. He also was at the Dreamville recording sessions. [5]

Going into 2020, Morgan produced Jack Harlow's breakout single "Whats Poppin", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Harlow's first Hot 100 hit, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. [6] He also earned his first two Grammy nominations for his work on DaBaby's "Suge". [6] [7]

In August 2020 he became the first person to curate the music for XXL 's 2020 Freshman Class. [8]

Other ventures

Morgan founded the record label BoyMeetSpace in Mid 2019. Its artists included the late rapper 18veno, while its record producers include 1st Class, Neeko Baby, Psilo, Kaycxs, Deskhop, and the label's latest addition, Jee. [9]

In August 2020 he became the first person to curate the music for XXL 's 2020 Freshman Class. [10] The 2020 XXL Class included frequent collaborators of jetsonmade's like Jack Harlow and Lil Keed.

In 2021, he produced for a variety of both established artists, including NLE Choppa and Young Nudy and up-and-coming ones like Kankan and DC The Don.

In 2022, he notably featured and produced on DC The Don's song "Rerout3", which he produced with 1st Class and Sharkboy and Rot Ken's song "No Mind", which he produced with OG Parker, Beezo, liltyh, Humblebee, and Taz Taylor.

Controversy

In July 2020, it was revealed that Morgan was allegedly selling one of American rapper Playboi Carti's unreleased songs for $17,000, whom he previously worked with on his song "@ MEH". He has since denied this claim, explaining that he was "trolling". [11] [12]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
TBA [13]

Collaborative albums

Collaboration Albums
TitleAlbum details
The Way [14]
(with Highway)
  • Released: February 19, 2021
  • Label: Highway
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Tik Tik Tik"
(with Yung Bans) [15]
2019Non-album single
"Anotha One"
(with Yxng K.A) [16]
2020Baby Reaper
"REROUT3"

(with DC the Don) [17]

2021My Own Worst Enemy

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
R&B/HH
NZ
Hot
"Lightskin Shit"
(DaBaby featuring Future and JetsonMade)
2020532111 Blame It on Baby

Production discography

Charted singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
R&B/HH
AUS CAN IRE UK
"Suge"
(DaBaby)
201973583265 Baby on Baby
"Start wit Me"
(Roddy Ricch featuring Gunna)
562563 Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
"Bop"
(DaBaby)
11463233966 Kirk
"Whats Poppin"
(Jack Harlow or remix featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne)
2020229242644Sweet Action and Thats What They All Say
"Vibez"
(DaBaby)
21124068Kirk
"@ MEH"
(Playboi Carti)
3517273251Non-album single
"Lion King on Ice"
(J. Cole)
5115594565 Lewis Street
"Way Out"
(Jack Harlow featuring Big Sean)
74185177 Thats What They All Say
"Vette Motors"
(YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
20226219 The Last Slimeto

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
R&B/HH
CAN NZ
Hot
"Gospel"
(DaBaby featuring Gucci Mane, Chance the Rapper, and YK Osiris)
201955328219 Kirk
"Ranada"
(YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
[upper-alpha 1] AI YoungBoy 2
"Peace Hardly"
(YoungBoy Never Broke Again)
2020 [upper-alpha 2] Top
"Already Best Friends"
(Jack Harlow featuring Chris Brown)
16 Thats What They All Say

Production credits

YearSongArtistAlbumNotes
2015"Slime" 21 Savage Slaughter KingN/A
2018"Zone 6" Young Nudy Slimeball 3 produced w/ Fore'n
2019"Suge" DaBaby Baby on Baby produced w/ Pooh Beatz
"Goin Baby"produced w/ OJ Finessey & Eddie Priest
"Carpet Burn"produced w/ 1st Class & Nick Mira
"Tupac"produced w/ Yung Lan
"Backend"N/A
"Drop the Top" Lil Gotit, Lil Keed Crazy But It's True produced w/ Supah Mario
"Sticks" Stunna 4 Vegas, DaBaby Big 4x N/A
"Havin My Way" Stunna 4 Vegas, Young Nudy produced w/ 1st Class
"Oh My God" Lil Keed Long Live Mexico produced w/ OJ Finessey
"Pull Up" Lil Keed, Lil Uzi Vert, YNW Melly produced w/ Producer 20
"It's Up Freestyle" Lil Keed Non-album singleproduced w/ OJ Finessey & Fore'n
"Bop" DaBaby Kirk produced w/ Starboy
"Vibez"produced w/ Neeko Baby & Jasper Harris
"Gospel" DaBaby, Chance the Rapper, Gucci Mane, YK Osiris produced w/ 1st Class & Mantiz
"Ranada" YoungBoy Never Broke Again AI YoungBoy 2 produced w/ Yung Lan
"Bats Fly" Kid Ink, Rory FrescoNon-album singlesproduced w/ CashMoneyAP & Nils
"Fashion Week" Rico Nasty N/A
"Full Time Cappers" G-Eazy, French Montana, Moneybagg Yo Scary Nights produced w/ 1st Class
"Start wit Me" Roddy Ricch, Gunna Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial produced w/ Jasper Harris
2020"Dripped Out" Quando Rondo, Luh Kel QPac produced w/ Neeko Baby & Einer Bankz
"Lightskin Shit" DaBaby, Future Blame It on Baby produced w/ Outtatown & Starboy
"I'm Up" Nav Brown Boy 2 produced w/ Tay Keith & Nils
2022"Donatello" DC the Don My Own Worst Enemyproduced w/ Tom Levesque, Alex Goldblatt, Neeko Baby, Rio Leyva, & Jasper Harris

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2020 "Suge" Grammy Award for Best Rap Song Nominated [18]

Notes

  1. "Ranada" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
  2. "Peace Hardly" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

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