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Birth name | Anthony Paul Jefferies |
Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | July 1, 1985
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Years active | 2008–present |
Anthony Paul Jefferies [1] (born July 1, 1985), preferably Paul Jefferies and known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. [2] Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. His stage name is derived from his birth year, 1985.
He is best known for producing records for Drake, notably some of his most successful singles, "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". [3] In 2014 he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for. [4] In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammys, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)". [5] [6]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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CAN | AUS | IRL | NZ | UK | US | US R&B /HH | ||||
"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan) | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Nothing Was the Same | |
"Hazelton Trump" (OB O'Brien) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake) | 2014 | 61 | 27 | — | — | 68 | 35 | 8 |
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"Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne) | 2015 | 43 | 18 | — | — | 188 | 14 | 4 |
| The Pinkprint |
"My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Majid Jordan | ||
"Hotline Bling" (Drake) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Views | |
"One Dance" (Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla) | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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"Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
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"For Free" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake) | 71 | 70 | — | — | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| Major Key | |
"OTW" (Khalid featuring 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign) | 2018 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 11 | 60 | 57 | 35 |
| Suncity (vinyl edition) |
"Outta Time" (Bryson Tiller featuring Drake) | 2021 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Anniversary |
"N.H.I.E." (21 Savage and Doja Cat) | 2024 | 15 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 9 |
| American Dream |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
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2017 | "Hotline Bling" (as songwriter) | Best Rap Song | Won | [7] [8] |
Nineteen85 | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated | ||
Views (as producer) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2021 | El Madrileño (as engineer) | Latin, Best Engineered Album. | Won |
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Tyler Mathew Carl Williams, known professionally as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer. He has been credited on releases for high-profile music industry acts in hip hop and R&B, including Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Lil Wayne, Logic, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Belly, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, DMX, DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Lana Del Rey, Sia, J. Cole, and Nelly Furtado, among others. He is one of Drake's most longest frequent collaborators, having produced his 2007 debut single "Replacement Girl", and later contributing to his songs "HYFR", "The Motto", "Make Me Proud" and "Blem".
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The Maven Boys are a songwriting-production duo from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Zale "Zalezy" Epstein and Brett Ryan Kruger. In 2012, they were featured on Complex Magazine's 25 New Producers To Watch Out For list. The Maven Boys have co-produced alongside Eminem and Boi-1da. They have worked with many notable artists including Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Childish Gambino.
Majid Jordan is a Canadian-Bahraini R&B duo, composed of vocalist Majid Al Maskati and producer Jordan Ullman, both of whom originate from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 2011, the duo signed with fellow Toronto native Drake's record label OVO Sound, an imprint of Warner Records, to release their debut extended play (EP), A Place Like This (2014). The duo is best known for their guest appearance on Drake's 2013 single "Hold On, We're Going Home", which peaked within the top five of both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100.
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Majid Jordan is the debut studio album by Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan, it was released on February 5, 2016, by OVO Sound and Warner Bros. Records. The album serves as a follow-up to their debut EP A Place Like This (2014). The album's sole guest appearance comes from Drake, who they have previously worked with on his single "Hold On, We're Going Home" in 2013.
Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on April 29, 2016, by Cash Money Records, Republic Records, and Young Money Entertainment. Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016, with both Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40 serving as the record's executive producers. 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside Nineteen85, Maneesh Bidaye, Kanye West, and Jordan Ullman, among others. It also contains guest appearances by PartyNextDoor, Pimp C, Dvsn, Wizkid, Kyla, Future, and Rihanna.
Dvsn is a Canadian R&B duo composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85. After releasing three songs in 2015, the duo signed with Canadian rapper Drake through his label OVO Sound. They released their debut studio album Sept. 5th to positive reviews that same year. Their second album, Morning After (2017), continued their critical success. They released their third album A Muse in Her Feelings (2020) and followed that up with the collaborative album Cheers to the Best Memories (2021) with Ty Dolla Sign. The duo's fourth studio album, Working on My Karma, was released on October 22, 2022.
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The Summer Sixteen Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by Canadian rapper Drake, and American rapper Future. It began on July 20, 2016 in Austin, and concluded with its final show in Toronto, Ontario on October 8, 2016. Scheduled for 60 performances across North America, the tour was produced by Apple Music in conjunction with Drake's fourth studio album, Views, Future's fourth studio album Evol, as well as their collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive. Guest appearances included Rihanna, Fat Joe, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Thug, Kanye West, and more. The tour had a total gross of $84.3 million off 54 shows, making it the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of all time, until he broke this record with his own co-headlining Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour in 2018.
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Fixtape is the fourth studio album by Jamaican musician Popcaan. It was released on 7 August 2020 via OVO Sound and Warner Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Boi-1da, London on da Track, Nineteen85, Noel Cadastre and Popcaan himself. It features guest appearances from Drake, Dane Ray, Frahcess One, French Montana, Jada Kingdom, Masicka, PartyNextDoor, Preme, Stylo G and Tommy Lee. The album peaked at number 15 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 94 on the Billboard 200. It was promoted by two pre-released singles: "Mamakita" and "Buzz", while "Twist & Turn" features Drake and PartyNextDoor and was released as the third single by being sent to urban contemporary radio on 1 September.
"Lemon Pepper Freestyle" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring vocals from American rapper Rick Ross. It was released as the third out of three tracks from Drake's fourth extended play, Scary Hours 2, through Republic Records and OVO Sound, on March 5, 2021. The two artists wrote the song alongside Boi-1da, Coco O., and Robin Hannibal, while it was produced by Boi-1da and Austin Powerz with uncredited co-production from FnZ and Keanu Beats. It contains a sample from "Pressure" by Quadron.
Cheers to the Best Memories is a collaboration album by the Canadian duo Dvsn and American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It was released on August 20, 2021, by OVO Sound and Warner. The album includes guest appearances from the late Mac Miller, YG, and Rauw Alejandro.