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Birth name | Rupert Thomas Jr. |
Also known as | Suga Prince |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 7, 1991
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Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Not So Fast |
Rupert "Sevn" Thomas Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's "Pop Style" and "Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's "Wake Up", Nicki Minaj's "Run & Hide", Giveon's "Heartbreak Anniversary", and numerous others. He also released a 2014 instrumental EP entitled Hidden Hand. As a youth, he performed as a singer under the stage name Suga Prince.
Rupert Thomas Jr. [1] was born and raised in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. [2] [3] His parents were born in Jamaica. They both had their own sound systems (Lover's Choice and Love Choice International) and would often hold parties in their basement. [1] [2] [4] Dancehall artist, Rappa Robert, is Thomas' uncle [5] who would take him to studio sessions in Jamaica, including at UB40's studio. In grade 5, Thomas began making beats on a Korg Triton and in 2002, at ten years old, he released a single called "Too Young for Love" featuring Master T under the stage name, Suga Prince. [3] [4] The music video for that song featured a 12-year-old Ayesha Curry. [6]
Thomas signed to Sony BMG around that time but eventually put his music career on hold after the label folded. He first met producer Boi-1da while working with Sony. During high school, Thomas continued making beats often at Sunny Diamonds' studio in Toronto. It was there that he reconnected with Boi-1da, who would become his mentor and frequent collaborator. In 2012, Thomas faced off against WondaGurl (another Boi-1da protege) at the Battle of the Beat Makers. The judges were unable to choose a winner. [3] [4] [5]
In 2013, Thomas began accruing production and songwriting credits including on Kelly Rowland's "Love Me Til I Die", [7] Skeme's "No Time", [8] and Ben Stevenson's "Opposites Attract". [9] In 2014, Thomas produced Mobb Deep's "Low" before releasing his own instrumental EP, Hidden Hand, in April of that year. The EP featured co-production from Jordan Evans and Prezident Jeff. [10]
In 2015 and 2016, Thomas co-produced (with Boi-1da and others) a series of songs that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, including Drake's "10 Bands" (number 58) and "Pop Style" (number 16), and Rihanna's "Work" (number 1). [5] [11] [12] Billboard credited him as one of seven producers "who brought dancehall back to the charts in 2016". [1] That year, he also co-produced PartyNextDoor's "Don't Run", [5] which reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. [13] In April 2016, he released the single "Can't Sleep Alone" featuring Australian singer, NYNE. [14] He continued producing records in 2017 including Travis Scott's "Green & Purple", Kehlani's "Get Like", and GoldLink's "Pray Everyday". [5]
In 2018, he produced tracks on numerous notable albums including Travis Scott's Astroworld ("Wake Up" and "Houstonfornication"), Nicki Minaj's Queen ("Run & Hide"), Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V ("Let It Fly"), and The Carters' Everything Is Love ("Friends"). [2] [15]
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Hidden Hand [10] |
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"Can't Sleep Alone" (feat. Nyne) [14] | 2016 | Non-album single |
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"After You Left" (feat. Nyne) [14] | GoldLink | 2016 | And After That, We Didn't Talk - The Remixes |
Song name [16] | Year | Primary artist(s) | Album | Role | Notes |
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"Love Me Til I Die" [7] | 2013 | Kelly Rowland | Talk a Good Game | Co-writer | Bonus track |
"No Time" [8] | Skeme | Ingleworld | Co-producer | ||
"Opposites Attract" [9] | Ben Stevenson | Non-album single | Co-producer | ||
"Low" [7] | 2014 | Mobb Deep (feat. Mack Wilds) | The Infamous Mobb Deep | Co-producer | |
"Love for the 6" [7] | Tre Capital | Gundam Pt. 1 | Producer | ||
"10 Bands" [5] | 2015 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Co-producer, co-writer | US No. 58 [12] |
"In The Bag" [17] | Mac Miller | GO:OD AM | Producer | ||
"Work" [11] | 2016 | Rihanna (feat. Drake) | Anti | Co-producer | US No. 1 [12] |
"Pop Style" [5] | Drake (feat. Jay-Z and Kanye West) | Views | Co-producer | US No. 16 [12] | |
"Don't Run" [5] | PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor 3 | Co-producer, co-writer | US R&B No. 22 [13] | |
"Green & Purple" [5] | 2017 | Travis Scott (feat. Playboi Carti) | Non-album single | Co-producer | |
"Get Like" [5] | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage | Co-producer, co-writer | ||
"Pray Everyday" [5] | GoldLink | At What Cost | Co-producer, co-writer | ||
"We Will Never Die" [18] | GoldLink (feat. Lil Dude) | Co-producer, co-writer | |||
"Keep Me" [19] | Khalid | American Teen | Co-producer, co-writer | ||
"Wake Up" [2] | 2018 | Travis Scott (feat. The Weeknd) | Astroworld | Co-producer, co-writer | US No. 30 [20] |
"Houstonfornication" [2] | Travis Scott | Co-producer, co-writer | US No. 53 [20] | ||
"Run & Hide" [21] | Nicki Minaj | Queen | Co-producer, co-writer | ||
"Friends" [22] | The Carters | Everything Is Love | Co-producer | ||
"Let It Fly" [23] | Lil Wayne (feat. Travis Scott) | Tha Carter V | Producer | US No. 10 [20] | |
"Chicago Freestyle" | 2020 | Drake (featuring Giveon) | Dark Lane Demo Tapea | Co-producer, co-writer | |
"Heartbreak Anniversary" | Giveon | Take Time |
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