Like (record producer)

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Birth nameGabriel Stevenson
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Years active2006–present
Member of Pac Div
Website callmelike.com

Gabriel Stevenson, professionally known as Like, is an American record producer, rapper, DJ and songwriter. A three time Grammy nominee, he began working with the Pacific Division, a hip hop trio, better known as Pac Div in 2006.

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In 2012, he produced Kendrick Lamar's "Sing About Me" on Good Kid, M.A.A.D City . He received two Grammy Award nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards: Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. In 2016, he produced Anderson .Paak's "Room in Here" featuring The Game and Sonyae Elise on the Malibu album. [1] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. [2] Like has production credit with artists such as Mac Miller, [3] Ab-Soul, Joey Badass, Nick Grant, Asher Roth, Ill Camille and Currensy.

Like has released music as a solo artist. [4] He released instrumental albums, Zesty and Lightwork in 2014 and Emeralds [5] in 2016. On September 30, 2016, he released his first solo rap album, Songs Made While High, [6] which features Anderson .Paak, Buddy, and Kali Uchis.

In 2017, Pac Div regrouped and released their third album First Baptist in 2018.

Discography

Instrumental / solo projects

YearTitle
2014Zesty
2014Lightwork
2016Emeralds [7]
2016Songs Made While High [8]

Pac Div studio albums

YearTitle
2011 The DiV [9]
2012 GMB [10]
2018First Baptist

Pac Div mixtapes

YearTitle
2006Sealed for Freshness: The Blend Tape [11]
2009Church League Champions [12]
2010Don't Mention It [13]
2011Mania [14]

Pac Div EPs

YearTitle
2009Pac Div EP [15]

Production credits

List of single songs produced by Like with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
YearArtist(s)TitleAlbumLabel
2011 Pac Div Posted co-produced with DJ Dahi The DiV n/a
Number One
Brown
Hi Five
Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli Family First [16] singlen/a
2012 Pac Div Sneaker Boxes GMB n/a
Can't Help It
Savages
2013 Kendrick Lamar Sing About Me good kid, m.A.A.d city (LP) Aftermath / Interscope Records
2014 Ab-Soul Just Have Fun These Days... (LP) [17] Top Dawg Entertainment
Nikki Jean Cool On You [18] n/an/a
2015 Curren$y Cruizin [19] Canal Street Confidential (LP)Atlantic Recordings / WEA
2016 Anderson .Paak Room In Here [20] Malibu (LP)Steel Wool / OBE / Art Club / EMPIRE
Chris Miles Wake Up [21] Milestones (EP)n/a
DuckwrthGet Uugly [22] I'm Uugly (LP)Them Hellas / The Blind Youth / Empire Distribution
Nick GrantThe Game [23] The Game (SI)Culture Republic
2017 Asher Roth [24] That's All Mine ft. Jesse JoykinsThat's All Mine (SI)Retrohash
Joey Badass Babylon ft. Chronix [25] AmeriKKKan Badass (LP)Pro Era / Cinematic Music Group
Ill CamilleSão Paulo ft Punch & Rose Gold [26] Heirloom (LP)n/a
2020 Channel Tres fuego ft. Tyler, the Creator i can't go outside (EP)Art For Their Good

Guest appearances

YearArtist(s)TitleAlbumLabel
2011Polyester The SaintMy WayPeace Love Unity Respect (LP)Frank Radio - iHipHopDistribution
2013BluBoyz N Tha HoodGood to be Home (LP)Nature Sounds
2015Blu Madlib MedFiner ThingsBad Neighbor (LP)BangYaHead
Blended BabiesShadowsn/aBBMG
2016Nick GrantThe GameThe GameCulture Republic
WontuPuccioVolume Two (LP)EveryDejaVu
Hollywood FlossFace Your Fearsn/aHollywood Floss
2017Justing and the Honored NoneSunshineWanderlust (LP)Justin and the Honored None
Coin BanksHatchesHeads (EP)Low Key Source

Nominations and awards

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Like has received three nomination.

YearAward NameArtistTitleLabelWin/Nominations
2013 Album of the Year [27] Kendrick Lamar I'm Dying of Thirst Good Kid Maad City (LP)Nomination
2013 Best Rap Album [28] Kendrick Lamar I'm Dying of Thirst Good Kid Maad City (LP)Nomination
2017 Best Urban Contemporary Album [29] Anderson .Paak Room In Here Malibu (LP)Nomination

References

  1. ↑ Garrett, Ural (30 September 2016). "between-producing-for-kendrick-lamar-anderson-paak-like-of-pac-div-is-now-poised-to-be-a-solo-threat". HipHopDX.
  2. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew. ""Grammy 2017: The Complete List of Nominees"". Billboard.
  3. ↑ Rhymestyle, Rhymestyle (12 February 2018). "Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli - Family First". DJBooth.
  4. ↑ Ducker, Eric. "WEED, SHROOMS, ETHIOPIA, & LIKE FROM PAC DIV'S NEW SOLO JOURNEY". frank151.com.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Emeralds by Like on Apple Music". itunes.com. 25 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: LIKE OF PAC DIV 'SONGS MADE WHILE HIGH' LP AND "MISS ME WITH THAT" VIDEO". Mass Appeal.
  7. ↑ "Emeralds by Like on Apple Music". itunes.com. 25 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: LIKE OF PAC DIV 'SONGS MADE WHILE HIGH' LP AND "MISS ME WITH THAT" VIDEO". Mass Appeal.
  9. ↑ David, Charles (8 November 2011). "Pac Div – The DiV (Album)". Earmilk.
  10. ↑ Hadusek, Jon (10 January 2013). "Pac Div – GMB". consequence.net.
  11. ↑ staff. "Sealed For Freshness: Blend Tape - DubCNN". DubCNN.
  12. ↑ TheUrbanDaily Staff. "Pac Div- Church League Champions Free Mixtape". TheUrbanDaily.
  13. ↑ Confusion, Confusion. "Pac Div - Don't Mention It (Mixtape)". PigeonsAndPlanes.
  14. ↑ Huynh, Davis (7 March 2011). "Pac Div - Mania! (Mixtape)". HYPEBEAST.
  15. ↑ Staff. "Pacific Division EP Review". Allmusic.com.
  16. ↑ Rhymestyle, Rhymestyle (12 February 2018). "Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli - Family First". djbooth.net.
  17. ↑ Greene, Jayson. "Ab-Soul: These Days... Album Review". Pitchfork.
  18. ↑ "Cool On You (Produced by Like & Peter Cottontale) by nikki jean".
  19. ↑ Staff (7 July 2023). "Curren$y — Cruzin..."
  20. ↑ BENJAMIN NADDAFF-HAFREY, BENJAMIN (19 March 2016). "Watch Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Perform 'Room In Here". NPR.
  21. ↑ "Long Island's Chris Miles Shares His "Wake Up" Video - Vibe". Vibe.com. 16 March 2017.
  22. ↑ Voynovskaya, Nastia (5 October 2016). "Duckwrth Embraces the UUGLY in Life". East Bay Express.
  23. ↑ Clark, Michell C. "Nick Grant - "The Game" ft. Like & Tessa Evans". Artistic Manifesto.[ permanent dead link ]
  24. ↑ "Asher Roth - That's All Mine (feat. Jesse Boykins III)". 4 January 2024.
  25. ↑ "BABYLON (feat. Chronixx) Lyrics Joey Bada$$". Mojim.com.
  26. ↑ Pass, Shantel. "AUDIO: ILL CAMILLE, "SÃO PAULO" FEAT. PUNCH AND ROSE GOLD (PROD. BY LIKE)". SaintHeron.com.
  27. ↑ Kennedy, Gerrick D (7 December 2015). "Grammy Awards 2016: Kendrick Lamar made history with an unapologetically black album". Los Angeles Times .
  28. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar: Message Behind Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City". GRAMMY.com.
  29. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (10 February 2017). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Anderson Paak". Rolling Stone.
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