Lee Major

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Lee Major
Also known asLeeMajorKid, The Inkredibles
Born Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels We The Best Management
Member ofThe Inkredibles
Website LeeMajorKid on Twitter

Leigh Elliott, known professionally as Lee Major, is an American hip hop producer also known by the monikers Lee Major Kid and The Inkredibles. [1] Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as Jay-Z, [2] Rick Ross, [2] [3] Jadakiss, [4] Ace Hood, [4] Young Jeezy, [4] DJ Khaled, [4] and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music.

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Biography

Lee Major [4] was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played the piano, his father played the drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar. [1] He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC. [1] He also began going professionally by the name The Inkredibles. [4] The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace [1] by SpiffTV, who in turn introduced the duo to DJ Nasty. [4] Afterwards The Inkredibles were signed to We The Best Management. [4]

Among The Inkredibles' first charting singles was Young Jeezy's "Vacation" from The Recession , which peaked at No. 16 on the Hot Rap Tracks in 2008. By the end of 2009 Lee Major had ended his affiliation with his business partner. [1] [5] Through the moniker The Inkredibles, in 2011 he established So Major Music. [1]

Production discography

Incomplete list of songs produced by Lee Major
YearTitlePrimary artist(s)AlbumSong chart peaks
R&B Rap MS
R&B
2008"Vacation" Young Jeezy The Recession (Rap #1)561630
"Red Light" (feat. The Game) DJ Khaled We Global (Rap #3)
"Final Warning" (feat. Ace Hood, Blood Raw, Lil Scrappy, Shawty Lo, Brisco, Bun B, etc.)
"Ride" (ft. Trey Songz) Ace Hood Gutta (Rap #2)
"Money Ova Here"
"Get Him"
"Call Me"(ft. Lloyd)
"Ride Remix"
(ft. Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Trey Songz)
2009"Real As It Gets" (ft. Young Jeezy) Jay-Z The Blueprint 3 (Rap #1)
"Mafia Music" Rick Ross Deeper Than Rap (Rap #3)
"Usual Suspects" (ft. Nas and Kevin Cossom)
"Gunplay" (ft. Gunplay)
"Get Money" (ft. Rick Ross) Ace Hood Ruthless (Rap #2)
"Don't Get Caught Slippin"
"Make A Toast"
"Headboard" (ft. Mario and Plies) Hurricane Chris Unleashed (Rap #20)63
"One" (ft. Akon) Fat Joe J.O.S.E. 2 (R&B #9)74
"Talk to Me, Big Time'" Capone-N-Noreaga Channel 10 (Rap #7)
"Rewind" (ft. Wyclef Jean) Flo Rida R.O.O.T.S. (Rap #3)
"Grind Hard" (ft. Mary J. Blige) Jadakiss The Last Kiss (R&B #1)
2010"Free Mason"
(ft. John Legend & Jay-Z) [6]
Rick Ross Teflon Don (Rap #2)
"Victory" (ft. Nas & John Legend) DJ Khaled Victory (Rap #2)
"Can You Help Me" Dondria Dondria vs. Phatfffat
"Who's Gonna Love You"
(Produced with Ray Baker)
Amerie Cymatica Vol. 1.
"So Sad" (ft. Young Jeezy & Plies)JWUntitled
2011"Don't Let Me Go"
(ft. Pill & Gunplay)
Rick Ross Self Made Vol. 1 (Rap #1)
"Pandemonium"
(ft. Wale, Meek Mill, & Rick Ross)
"Play Your Part" (ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, etc.)
"Evolve" Mýa K.I.S.S. (R&B #74)
"Still Wanna"
(ft. Rick Ross & Liva Don)
Pusha T Fear of God II:
Let Us Pray
(Rap #8)
"This Is Just What I Needed" Howie D Back to Me
2012"Power Circle" (ft. Gunplay, Stalley, Wale, Rick Ross Meek Mill & Kendrick Lamar) Rick Ross Self Made Vol. 2 (Rap #1)
"Young Kings" Meek Mill Dreams & Nightmares (Rap #1)
2013"A Me Di Te" Fabri Fibra Guerra e pace
"Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)" Wale The Gifted (R&B #1)
"Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing"
(ft. Jerry Seinfeld)
2014"D'usse" Lil Wayne TBA
2015"Makin' Love"
(Produced with MasBeatz)
Tamar Braxton Calling All Lovers
2017
"Replay"
(Produced with Trauma Tone)
Rich Homie Quan Back to the Basics
"DNA"
(Produced with Sean Momberger)
Wale Shine
"So Woke"
(Produced with Ray Baker)
No Malice Let the Dead Bury the Dead
"Shame on Me"
(Produced with Ray Baker)
"Jesus Christ"
(Produced with Ray Baker)
"Push"
(Produced with Jarret "Keyflo" Todd)
Kenny Lattimore Vulnerable
2019"Nowhere To Run" (ft. Bryson Tiller)
(Produced with Sean Momberger, Vinylz, Boi1da & Jahaan Sweet)
Ryan Trey A 64 East Saga
"False Signal"
(Produced with Sean Momberger, G.ry & Nonstop DaHitman)
MeliiphAses
"Pay ya Bills"
(ft. Jeremih)
(Produced with Sean Momberger & Vinylz)
Pardison Fontaine Under8ed
2020"Love On Me"
(Produced with Sean Momberger / Co – Demario Bridges & Aaron Sledge)
K. Michelle All Monsters Are Human
"A lot More"
(Produced with Sean Momberger, Boi1da & Sevn Thomas)
Russ Shake the Snow Globe
"Timeless Interlude"
(Produced with Sean Momberger & Syk Sense)
Bryson Tiller Anniversary
2021"All She Wrote" (ft. Chandler Moore & Brandon Love)
(Produced with Boi1da, Vinylz & Sean Momberger)
Justin Bieber Freedom
"Angels" (featuring Kaash Paige)
(Produced with Nxghts, Neenyo and Sean Momberger)
Tinashe 333
"Faces" (Produced with Wheezy and Sean Momberger) Young Thug Punk
"Kush Through the Sunroof" (Produced with Trauma Tone and Sean Momberger) Currensy Collection Agency
"Caramel" (Produced with iLLmaestro) Wale Folarin II
"All In" (Produced with Keyflo) Kenny Lattimore Here to Stay
2022"Hide" (Produced with Sean momberger & DJ Mustard) Ella Mai Heart on My Sleeve
"The Look" featuring. Kehlani (Produced with Some Randoms & Sean Momberger) Ali Gatie WHO HURT YOU?
"Ballin" (Produced with Wheezy, Don Cannon & Sean Momberger) A Boogie wit da Hoodie Me vs. Myself
2023"Touchin'" (Produced with iLLmaestro)Honey Bxby3 Words, 8 Letters
"My Biznazz" (Produced with Sean Momberger) Baby Tate Apple Music's Juneteenth 2023: Freedom Songs
"Jet Life"
(Produced with Trauma Tone & Splited)
Curren$y Highway 600 (with Trauma Tone)
"All Fucked Up"
(Produced with Trauma Tone, )
"Sunday Drive Interlude"
(Produced with Trauma Tone & Kino Beats)
"Outro"
(Produced with Trauma Tone, Kino Beats, Robert Dunnenberger & Operation Dream Team)
2024"Sensei"
(Produced with Sean Momberger & Don Cannon)
Tyga TBA
"Peace Interlude"
(Produced with Vinylz, Sean Momberger & BB)
Bryson Tiller Bryson Tiller
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes/Independent/EP's Releases

The following is an incomplete list of mixtapes, independent releases & EP tracks produced by Lee Major:

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