T-Minus (producer)

T-Minus
Birth name	Tyler Mathew Carl Williams
Born	(1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36) Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop trap R&B
Occupations	Record producer songwriter
Instruments	Drum machine keyboards turntable sampler FL Studio
Years active	2006–present

Tyler Mathew Carl Williams ^[1] (born February 25, 1988), known professionally as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer. Noted for his downtempo, synth-driven production style, he was an early collaborator of fellow Ontario native Drake, having produced his 2007 debut single "Replacement Girl". Williams has since contributed to several of Drake's hits, including "HYFR", "The Motto", "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Blem".

Williams has also produced for high-profile music industry acts in hip hop and R&B, including 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 has contributed to eight Grammy Award-nominated singles or albums, and received an Album of the Year nomination for his work on Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (2012). He won Top Producer BMI's 2012 R&B/Hip Hop Awards. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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." ^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
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 Performance (J. Cole - Middle Child)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (H.E.R - Used to Know Her)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap/Sung Performance (Young Thug featuring J.Cole and Travis Scott – The London)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Album (Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III	Nominated
2022	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (J. Cole - The Off-Season)	Nominated
2022	Grammy Awards	Best Melodic Rap Performance (J. Cole featuring Lil Baby - Pride Is the Devil|)	Nominated

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

Discography

Singles produced

See also: Category:Song recordings produced by T-Minus (record producer)

Year	Single	Chart positions						Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B	US Rap	US Pop	CAN	UK
2009	"How Low" (Ludacris)	6	2	1	–	41	67	Battle of the Sexes
2010	"Moment 4 Life" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake)	13	1	1	18	27	22	Pink Friday
2011	"I'm On One" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)	10	1	1	35	67	78	We the Best Forever
	"She Will" (Lil Wayne featuring Drake)	3	1	2	–	16	58	Tha Carter IV
	"Make Me Proud" (Drake featuring Nicki Minaj)	9	1	1	–	25	49	Take Care
	"The Motto" (Drake featuring Lil Wayne)	14	1	1	25	38	22
2012	"HYFR" (Drake featuring Lil Wayne)	62	20	17	–	–	–
	"My Moment" (DJ Drama featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill and Jeremih)	89	23	16	–	–	–	Quality Street Music
	"Swimming Pools (Drank)" (Kendrick Lamar)	17	3	3	–	–	63	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
	"Go Get It" (T.I.)	77	40	23	–	86	–	Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
	"She Don't Put It Down" (Joe Budden featuring Lil Wayne and Tank)	96	32	–	–	–	–	No Love Lost
2013	"Rich as Fuck" (Lil Wayne featuring 2 Chainz)	38	11	9	–	–	–	I Am Not a Human Being II
	"Heartbreaker" (Justin Bieber)	13	–	–	–	15	14	Journals
2017	"Somethin Tells Me" (Bryson Tiller)	74	29	–	–	–	84	True to Self
"Broke" (Lecrae)	–	–	–	–	–	–	All Things Work Together
2020	"Give Up" (Russ)	–	–	–	–	–	–	Non-album single
	"Lion King on Ice" (J. Cole)	51	15	–	–	59	65	Lewis Street
2021	"Interlude" (J. Cole)	8	5	–	–	16	25	The Off-Season
2024	"Corazón" (Nelly Furtado with Bomba Estéreo)	–	–	–	–	–	–	7

2007

Drake – Comeback Season

• 05. "Replacement Girl" (featuring Trey Songz) (produced with Boi-1da)

2008

Plies – Da REAList

• 15. "Co-Defendant"

Papa Duck

• 00. "Look At My Swagg" (featuring Rick Ross & Ace Hood)

Tyra B.

• 00. "Break You Up"

2009

LeToya Luckett – Lady Love

• 11. "Drained"

Mýa – Beauty & The Streets Vol.1

• 15. "Black Out"

Birdman – Priceless

• 01. "Intro"

Birdman – Family Over Everything

• 02. "She Knows" (featuring Lil Wayne)

Ace Hood – The 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)

Rebstar – Arrival

• 12. "Without You" (featuring Trey Songz)

The Weeknd

• 00. "Our Love"

2010

Donnis – Fashionably Late

• 05. "Tonight"

Ludacris – Battles of the Sexes

• 02. "How Low" ^[5]
• 16. "How Low (Remix)" (featuring Ciara & Pitbull)

Travis Porter – Proud to Be a Problem

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

Travis Porter – I Am Travis Porter

• 17. "Lay Ya Body Down"

Diggy Simmons – Airborne

• 02. "Thinkin' 'Bout U" (featuring Bei Maejor)

A-Game – PilotModeMuzik

• 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

• 07. "Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake)

Luu Breeze – HollaLaLuuie

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

2011

DJ Khaled – We the Best Forever

• 01. "I'm On One" (featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) (produced with 40 and Kromatik)

Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV

• 06. "She Will" (featuring Drake)

Wale – Ambition

• 11. "Ambition" (featuring Meek Mill & Rick Ross)

T-Pain – RevolveR

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

Drake – Take Care

• 07. "Under Ground Kings" (Produced with Noah "40" Shebib)
• 08. "We'll Be Fine" (featuring Birdman)
• 09. "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
• 14. "HYFR" (featuring Lil Wayne)
• 19. Bonus Track: "The Motto" (featuring Lil Wayne)

A-Game – Since 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 Maine – Billionaire Minds

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

2012

T.I. – Fuck da City Up

• 03. "Hot Wheels" (featuring Travis Porter & Young Dro)

Melanie Fiona – The MF Life

• 04. "I Been That Girl"

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

• 07. "Champion" (featuring Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy) (produced with Boi-1da)

D-WHY – Don't Flatter Yourself

Leftover

• 00. "Macchiato Music"

Burd & Keyz – Keyz 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

• 03. "My Moment" (featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih)

Slaughterhouse – Welcome to: Our House

• 04. "Throw That" (featuring Eminem) (co-produced by Eminem)
• 12. "Frat House" (co-produced by Eminem and Nikhil S.)

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

• 09. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"

Cyhi the Prynce – Ivy 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

• 02. Zero (featuring Meek Mill) (produced with Vidal)
• 11. Forever

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

• 03. "PMW (All I Need)" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)

2013

Jigg – High Grade 2

• 03. "So Hot"

Joe Budden – No Love Lost

• 03. "She Don't Put It Down" (featuring Lil Wayne & Tank)
• 17. "She Don't Put It Down (Remix)" (featuring Fabolous, Twista & Tank)

Lil Wayne – I Am Not a Human Being II

• 09. "Rich as Fuck" (featuring 2 Chainz)

Kelly Rowland – Talk a Good Game

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

Justin Bieber – Journals

• 01. "Heartbreaker" (produced with Maejor Ali & Chef Tone)

2014

Wink Loc

• 00. "Want Me Dead (featuring Jeezy and Jigg)"

Bizzle – Well Wishes

• 13. "You Know (Remix)" (featuring Lecrae) (produced with Boi-1da)

Eric Bellinger – The Rebirth

• 06. "Delorean" (produced with Matthew Burnett)

Tinashe

• 00. "In The Meantime"

2015

Big Sean – "Dark Sky Paradise"

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

Ludacris – "Ludaversal"

• 16. "Problems" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)

2016

Travis Scott – Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

• 14. "wonderful" (featuring The Weeknd) (produced with Boi-1da, Mike Dean and Travis Scott)

2017

Drake – More Life

• 07. "Blem" (produced with Frank Dukes)
• 12. "Sacrifices" (featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug) (produced with Deejae)

Bryson Tiller – True to Self

• 18. "Somethin Tells Me"

Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life

• 06. "Summer Bummer" (produced with Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da and Rick Nowels)

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

• 05. "Startender" (featuring Offset & Tyga)

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

• 06. "Two Cups" (featuring Offset & Big Sean)

Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III

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

Young Thug – So Much Fun

• 17. "Mannequin Challenge" (featuring. Juice Wrld) (produced with J. Cole + ProbByc03)
• 19. "The London" (featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott)

2020

Aminé – Limbo

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

J. Cole – The 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

• "The Jackie" (featuring J. Cole & Lil Tjay)

IDK - USEE4YOURSELF

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

2022

Virgin Miri

• Basic Ordinary Ugly

2023

Virgin Miri

• Kill Me
• Make a Movie (feat. Young Thug)
• h4msterb0y
• Only God Forgives

2024

Erick the Architect - I've Never Been Here Before

• 11. Colette

Virgin Miri

• Roller Girl
• Don't Wanna Be Saved

Bas - We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up

• 04. Home Alone

J. Cole - Might Delete Later

• 01. Pricey (with Ari Lennox featuring Young Dro and Gucci Mane)

• 02.Crocodile Tearz

• 03. Ready '24 (featuring Cam'ron)

• 04. Huntin' Wabbitz

• 10. 3001

• 12. 7 Minute Drill

Wale - Ghetto Speak

• Mission Statement (featuring T-Minus)

Nelly Furtado - 7

• 02. Corazón (featuring Bomba Estéreo)

• 07. Crown (featuring Blxckie)

• 09. Save Your Breath (featuring Williane 108, Charmie, Taborah Johnson and Tynomi Banks)

• 11. Fantasy

• 13. Take Me Down

See also

• Category:Albums produced by T-Minus (producer)
• Category:Songs written by T-Minus (producer)

References

1. "BMI | Repertoire Search". Repertoire.bmi.com.
2. https://www.grammy.com/artists/t-minus/18150
3. Dolabaille, DC. "Who is T-Minus?". Black Ink Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
4. Krishnamurthy, Sowmya. "T-Minus on What Happened to "Partynauseous" and Writing New Drake Beats". MTV. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
5. "Diddy Parties After BET Hip-Hop Awards with Ludacris, Shawty Lo, More | News | VH1.com". www.vh1.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

• T-Minus on Instagram