Trackboyz | |
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| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producers |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Def Jam Records |
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The Trackboyz are an American hip hop production team consisting of Mark "Tarboy" Williams Joe "Capo" Kent, DJ D-Rocc, Jermaine White, Travis "Tizzle" Miller, Marlon "Tracmajor" Byrd, and Rodrick "PubG" Finch from St. Louis, Missouri. Among the hits they have engineered include Nelly's "Air Force Ones" (number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100), D12's 40 Oz., Nappy Roots "Po' Folks" (number 21) and J-Kwon's "Tipsy" (number 2). The Trackboyz signed with Def Jam Records. The newest project includes the song "Hips" from Adina Howard on her new release for the album Private Show.
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | |||
| 2002 | "You Suella" (performed by Pretty Willie) | — | — | Enter the Life of Suella |
| "Air Force Ones" (performed by St. Lunatics) | 3 | — | Nellyville | |
| "Breathe in, Breathe Out" (performed by St. Lunatics) | — | — | Music from the Motion Picture Bad Company | |
| "Po' Folks" (performed by Nappy Roots and Anthony Hamilton) | 21 | — | Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz | |
| "Start It Over" (performed by Nappy Roots) | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Favourite Things" (Trackboyz Remix) (performed by Big Brovaz) | — | — | Nu-Flow |
| "Hustle" (performed by Youngbloodz and Killer Mike) | — | — | Drankin' Patnaz | |
| "Lean Low" (performed by Youngbloodz and Backbone) | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Hood Hop" (performed by J-Kwon) | — | — | Hood Hop |
| "Tipsy" (performed by J-Kwon) | 2 | 4 | ||
| "You & Me" (performed by J-Kwon and Sadiyyah) | — | — | ||
| "40 Oz." | — | — | D12 World | |
| "Weight a Minute" (performed by Shawnna) | — | — | Worth tha Weight | |
| 2005 | "La La" (performed by Teairra Marí) | — | — | Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí |
| "Get XXX'd" (performed by J-Kwon, Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez) | — | — | ×X×: State of the Union (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
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