T-Minus (producer)

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T-Minus
Birth nameTyler Mathew Carl Williams
Born (1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
Years active2006–present

Tyler Mathew Carl Williams [1] (born February 25, 1988), professionally known as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer. He has produced hit records and worked with many popular artists including Lil Wayne, Logic, Eminem, Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, 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 more. He is one of Drake's longest and most frequent collaborators, contributing to songs such as "HYFR", "The Motto", "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Blem".

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He has garnered over 20 awards and nominations including Grammys, Platinum certifications, and BMI's Producer of the Year (earned on multiple occasions).

Early life

T-Minus first started experimenting with music as a student at Pickering High School. "I’ve always loved music," he says. "I used to play the drums, so I’ve always been interested in music in that way." After sitting at the drum kit for a few years, he decided to try making his own rhythms, so he downloaded a digital audio workstation program called Fruity Loops when he was 15 years old and was soon creating entire songs. [2]

Artistry

On his sound, T-Minus has said: "I'm just taking things to a new place as far as music goes. I don't want to go to the same route that I was going to before so far as how everything sounds, how everything sits in your ears... I'm going back to the roots of R&B, mid-'90s, from hearing a Timbaland record, an Aaliyah, something from Blackground Music, for example. When the music had so much emotion." [3]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2013 Grammy Awards Best Rap Song ("Drake featuring Lil Wayne – The Motto")Nominated
2014 Grammy Awards Album of the Year (Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid M.a.A.d City)Nominated
2019 Grammy Awards Best Rap/Sung Performance (Young Thug featuring J.Cole and Travis Scott – The London)Nominated

He also won Top Producer at the 2012 BMI Urban Awards.

Discography

Singles produced

YearSingleChart positionsAlbum
US Hot 100 US
R&B
US
Rap
US
Pop
CAN UK
2009"How Low"
(Ludacris)
6214167 Battle of the Sexes
2010"Moment 4 Life"
(Nicki Minaj featuring Drake)
1311182722 Pink Friday
2011"I'm On One"
(DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)
1011356778 We the Best Forever
"She Will"
(Lil Wayne featuring Drake)
3121658 Tha Carter IV
"Make Me Proud"
(Drake featuring Nicki Minaj)
9112549 Take Care
"The Motto"
(Drake featuring Lil Wayne)
1411253822
2012"HYFR"
(Drake featuring Lil Wayne)
622017
"My Moment"
(DJ Drama featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill and Jeremih)
892316 Quality Street Music
"Swimming Pools (Drank)"
(Kendrick Lamar)
173363 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
"Go Get It"
(T.I.)
77402386 Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
"She Don't Put It Down"
(Joe Budden featuring Lil Wayne and Tank)
9632 No Love Lost
2013"Rich as Fuck"
(Lil Wayne featuring 2 Chainz)
38119 I Am Not a Human Being II
"Heartbreaker"
(Justin Bieber)
131514 Journals
2017"Somethin Tells Me"
(Bryson Tiller)
742984 True to Self
"Broke"
(Lecrae)
All Things Work Together
2020"Give Up" [4]
(Russ)
Non-album single
"Lion King on Ice"
(J. Cole)
51155965The Fall Off
2021"Interlude"
(J. Cole)
851625The Off-Season

2007

DrakeComeback Season

2008

Plies Da REAList

  • 15. "Co-Defendant"

Papa Duck

Tyra B.

  • 00. "Break You Up"

2009

LeToya Luckett Lady Love

  • 11. "Drained"

Mýa Beauty & The Streets Vol.1

Birdman Priceless

  • 01. "Intro"

Birdman – Family Over Everything

Ace HoodThe Preview

  • 15. "White Leather"

Jazzfeezy – Jazzfeezy Presents: Unveiling the Rapture

  • 03. Unstoppable" (featuring Burna, Bass Line and Dean Gray) (produced with Jazzfeezy)
  • 04. "Words Won't Do" (featuring August) (produced with Jazzfeezy and Boi-1da)
  • 14. "Flying High" (featuring Phax and Red Shortz) (produced with Jazzfeezy)

RebstarArrival

The Weeknd

  • 00. "Our Love"

2010

DonnisFashionably Late

  • 05. "Tonight"

Ludacris Battles of the Sexes

Travis PorterProud to Be a Problem

  • 14. "Mighty Mighty" (featuring F.L.Y.)

Travis Porter – I Am Travis Porter

  • 17. "Lay Ya Body Down"

Diggy SimmonsAirborne

A-GamePilotModeMuzik

  • 00. "Go Head Shawty"
  • 00. "Airplanes"
  • 00. "Don't Be Mad"

Lil Scrappy Prince of the South 2

Leftover
  • 00. "Get Lost" (featuring Cutty)

P. Reign

  • 00. "In My Hood"

Lyfe Jennings I Still Believe

  • 01. "Statistics"
  • 02. "Love"
  • 04. "Spotlight"
  • 07. "Mama"
  • 10. "Learn From This"

T.I. No Mercy

  • 12. "Poppin Bottles" (featuring Drake)

Ciara Basic Instinct

  • 09. "Turn It Up" (featuring Usher)

Nicki Minaj Pink Friday

Luu Breeze – HollaLaLuuie

  • 05. "Makin' A Killin'" (featuring Vado)

2011

DJ Khaled We the Best Forever

Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV

Wale Ambition

T-Pain RevolveR

  • 01. "Bang Bang Pow Pow" (featuring Lil Wayne)

Drake Take Care

A-GameSince 1988

  • 11. "Cool Boyz" / 00. "Cool Boyz" (Remix) (featuring Red Cafe)

Don Trip & Starlito – Step Brothers

  • 12. "Pray For Me"

Alley Boy – Definition of Fuck Shit 2

  • 07. "Word Law" (featuring Veli Sosa)

Birdman & Mack MaineBillionaire Minds

  • 04. "Mr. Lottery" (featuring Short Dawg & Jae Millz)

2012

T.I.Fuck da City Up

Melanie Fiona The MF Life

  • 04. "I Been That Girl"

Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

D-WHY – Don't Flatter Yourself

Leftover
  • 00. "Macchiato Music"

Burd & KeyzKeyz of Life

  • 05. "Faithful" (featuring Luu Breeze, A-Game & Jahron B) (produced with Burd & Keyz)

Tank This Is How I Feel

  • 05. "Compliments" (featuring Kris Stephens & T.I.)

DJ Drama Quality Street Music

Slaughterhouse Welcome to: Our House

Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d city

Cyhi the PrynceIvy League Club

  • 13. "Tomorrow"

Roscoe Dash – Roscoe 2.0

  • 17. "Substance Abuse"

T-Pain Stoic

  • 03. "Don't You Quit"

Keyshia Cole Woman to Woman

T.I. Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head

  • 08. "Go Get It"
  • 09. "Guns and Roses" (featuring P!nk)
  • 12. "Addresses"

ASAP Rocky Long. Live. ASAP

2013

Jigg – High Grade 2

  • 03. "So Hot"

Joe Budden No Love Lost

Lil Wayne I Am Not a Human Being II

Kelly Rowland Talk a Good Game

  • 04. "Talk a Good Game" (featuring Kevin Cossom)

Justin Bieber Journals

2014

Wink Loc

Bizzle – Well Wishes

Eric Bellinger – The Rebirth

Tinashe

  • 00. "In The Meantime"

2015

Big Sean – "Dark Sky Paradise"

  • 07. "Win Some, Lose Some" (produced with Boi-1da)

Ludacris – "Ludaversal"

2016

Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

2017

Drake More Life

Bryson Tiller True to Self

Lana Del Rey Lust for Life

Lecrae All Things Work Together

  • 03. "Broke" (produced with Nikhil Seetharam and Boi-1da)

PartyNextDoor Seven Days

  • 03. "Damage" (with Halsey) (produced with Frank Dukes)

Belly Mumble Rap

  • 02. "Make a Toast" (produced with Boi-1da, Vinylz, Allen Ritter and DannyBoyStyles)
  • 03. "The Come Down Is Real Too"

2018

6LACK East Atlanta Love Letter

  • 06. "Pretty Little Fears" (featuring J. Cole) (produced with Yakob)

A Boogie wit da Hoodie Hoodie SZN

Camila Cabello Camila

  • 05. "Inside Out" (produced with Frank Dukes)

Rich the Kid The World Is Yours

  • 10. "Early Morning Trappin" (featuring Trippie Redd) (produced with J. Valle)

Tinashe Joyride

  • 04. "He Don't Want It"

2 Chainz The Play Don't Care Who Makes It

  • 02. "Proud" (featuring YG & Offset) (produced with J. Valle)

J. Cole KOD

  • 07. "Kevin's Heart" (produced with Mark Pelli)

Drake Scorpion

  • 25. "March 14" (produced with J. Valle)

SAFE

  • "No Diamonds" (produced with ADP)

2019

Rich the Kid – The World Is Yours 2

Dreamville Revenge of the Dreamers III

  • 16. "Middle Child" (performed by J. Cole) (produced with J. Cole)

Young Thug So Much Fun

2020

Aminé Limbo

  • 05. "Can't Decide"
  • 06. "Compensating" (featuring Young Thug)

J. ColeThe Fall Off

"Lion King on Ice"

2021

J. Cole - The Off-Season

  • 02. "a m a r i"
  • 06. "1 0 0 . m i l'"
  • 07. "p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l"
  • 09. "i n t e r l u d e"

Young Thug - Punk

  • 02. "Stressed" (featuring J. Cole & T-Shyne)

Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons

  • 08. "Rockstar In His Prime"

Bas

IDK - USEE4YOURSELF

  • 06. "Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset)

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