Y2K (music producer)

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Y2K
Birth nameAri David Starace
Also known asY2K2Y
Born (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 31)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument Ableton Live [1]
Years active2013–present
Labels Columbia

Ari David Starace [2] (born July 27, 1994), known professionally as Y2K, is an American record producer and songwriter. [3] He is best known for his hit song "Lalala", with Canadian rapper bbno$, which Y2K produced himself. He has also produced tracks for other prominent artists, most notably Doja Cat and Yung Gravy.

Contents

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[4]
US
R&B
/HH

[5]
US
Rap

[6]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[8]
FRA
[9]
IRL
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
UK
[13]
"Lalala"
(with bbno$ or with bbno$, Carly Rae Jepsen and Enrique Iglesias) [14]
201955221916101236165532
"Go Dumb"
(with the Kid Laroi featuring Blackbear and Bankrol Hayden) [21]
2020 [A]
"Oh No"
(with Killy) [23]
"Damage Is Done"
(with JoJo) [24]
"Wawawa"
(with bbno$) [25]
"Dirt"
(with JPEGMafia) [26]
2022
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Produced by Y2K

YearArtistAlbum/EPTitleCo-Producers
2016Pollari [27] Yacht ClubHow U Feel
lil aaron [28] GLOING PAIN$NIGHTRIDERBrenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
SRONGER
4 MORE DRINKS / PINK FENTY SLIDES
NOBODY
DRUGSFelix Snow, Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
GO 2 HELLBrenton Duvall, JUDGE, Aaron Zuckerman & Dylan Brady
GLOING PAIN$JUDGE, Polyphia, Brenton Duvall & Dylan Brady
2017Polyphia [29] The Most HatedLoudIophile, JUDGE & Scott LePage
Icronic
Goose
40Oz
Crosty
The Worst
lil aaron [28] Non-album singlesHOT TOPIC
TOP 8
LIT
blackbear [30] do re mi Xdo re mi (Y2K Remix)
Cali Cartier [31] Cali Cartier Best Rapper Last Album... Maybe HaHa!!Options
350Z
Louis KicksDylan Brady
Smrtdeath [32] Non-album singlesPorcelain
Yo Gotti [33] Rake It Up (Y2K Remix)
Ro Ransom [34] MomentumSee Me Fall (Y2K Remix)
Smrtdeath & lil aaron [28] [32] Non-album singlesSmrtdeath & lil aaron
josh pan [35] SelfishJUDGE & Dylan Brady
2018Lewis Grant [36] Make Me Scared Again (Deluxe Edition)Bad Batch Pt. 2
DanielLewis Grant & Dylan Brady
Myouçeej [37] Non-album singleSwum creeksMyouçeej
KILLY [38] KILLSTREAKHELLRAISERWondaGurl
Surrender Your SoulDoomsday
Pray for Me
No Sad No Bad
Smrtdeath [32] Non-album singlesCaught Up
NesslyWHOHASIT (Y2K Remix)
lil aaron [28] ROCK$TAR FAMOUSQUITDr. Luke, Ryan Ogren & DallasK
Non-album singleSTUDDED GUCCI BELT
Polyphia [29] New Levels New DevilsG.O.A.TJUDGE
O.D
Nasty
YasTim Henson
BadScott LePage
Death NoteIophile
Yung Bans [39] Yung BansWaterslide
Yung Bans, Vol. 5RidinBilly Cigarette
Head in the CloudsRed Rubies
88rising, Rich Brian, Yung Bans, Young Pinch, Higher Brothers and Don Krez [40] [39] [41] [42] [43] [44]
Khary [45] Non-album singlesDEADAlexander Lewis
bbno$ [46] money conversation
recessthankful
2019stucco
Dream EaterLalala
i don't care at allpouch
slop
I DON'T CARE AT ALL CAUSE I GOT MONEY!!!!!!
bad thoughts
pop song
it gon'last
gone
Lil Mayo & bbno$ [46] jimmy neutron
Lewis Grant & bbno$ [46] [36] on godLewis Grant
Yung Gravy & Lil Mayo [47] SensationalE.T
Yung Gravy, Pouya, Ramirez & TrippythaKid [47] The Boys Are Back in TownYung Gravy & swvde
Yung Gravy [47] CharleneBoston and Nick Seeley
Sea Shanties for ThotsTampa Bay Bustdown
Baby Gravy 2shining on my ex
bbno$ & Yung Gravy [47] [46]
iann dior [48] Industry PlantLatelyNick Mira
2020Leyla Blue [49] Non-album singlePeppa Pig
Yung Gravy [47] Baby Gravy 2Welcome to ChilisPopnick
Yung Gravy & bbno$ [47] [46] Myrtle Beach Summer 1974
Bandsville
2021Doja Cat [50] Planet HerPayday ft. Young Thug N/A
Get Into It (Yuh)Sully
I Don't Do Drugs ft. Ariana Grande Sully
Options ft. JID Mayer Hawthorne
Why Why ft. Gunna Sully
2022Polyphia [51] Remember That You Will DiePlaying God
Reverie
ABC (feat. Sophia Black)
Chimera (feat. Lil West)
2023Doja Cat [52] Scarlet Attention Rogét Chahayed
2025Doja CatVieJealous TypeJack Antanoff

Notes

  1. "Go Dumb" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [22]

References

  1. "Making a beat with my new synths! - YouTube". YouTube . 4 April 2020.
  2. Glennon, Jen (April 17, 2020). "Producer Y2K: "My 15-year-old self would think that none of this is that cool."". Inverse . Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  3. "Y2k". Discotech. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. "Y2K Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  5. "Y2K Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  6. "Y2K Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. "Australian-charts.com – Y2k & bbno$ – Lalala". australian-charts.com.
  8. "Y2K Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  9. "Discographie Y2K". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  10. "Discography Y2K". irish-charts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  11. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ.
  12. "Discography Y2K". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  13. "UK Top 100 | Sep 27, 2019". Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  14. "Carly Rae Jepsen Joins Enrique Iglesias, Y2K, and bbno$ on "Lalala" Remix: Listen". Pitchfork. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  15. "American certifications – Y2K". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  17. "British single certifications – Y2k & Bbnos – Lalala". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  18. "Canadian single certifications – Y2K & bbno$ – Lalala". Music Canada . Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  19. "New Zealand single certifications – Y2K". Radioscope. Retrieved December 21, 2024.Type Y2K in the "Search:" field.
  20. "French certifications – Y2K" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  21. "Go Dumb (feat. blackbear and Bankrol Hayden) – Single by Y2K & The Kid LAROI". Apple Music . 15 April 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  22. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  23. "Oh No – Single by KILLY & Y2K on Apple Music". 10 July 2020 via iTunes.
  24. "Damage is Done – Single by Y2K & JoJo on Apple Music". 31 July 2020 via iTunes.
  25. "Wawawa by Y2K & bbno$ on Apple Music". 11 December 2020 via iTunes.
  26. DIRT (feat. JPEGMAFIA), 2022-10-28, retrieved 2022-11-18
  27. "Pollari". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "lil aaron". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  29. 1 2 "Polyphia". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  30. "blackbear". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  31. "Cali Cartier". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  32. 1 2 3 "Smrtdeath". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  33. "Yo Gotti". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  34. "Ro Ransom". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  35. "josh pan". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  36. 1 2 "Lewis Grant". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  37. "myouçeej". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  38. "KILLY". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  39. 1 2 "Yung Bans". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  40. "88rising". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  41. "Rich Brian". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  42. "Yung Pinch". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  43. "Higher Brothers". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  44. "Don Krez". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  45. "Khary". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  46. 1 2 3 4 5 "bbno$". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  47. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yung Gravy". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  48. "iann dior". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  49. "Leyla Blue". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  50. "Credits / Planet Her / Doja Cat". listen.tidal.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  51. Remember That You Will Die, 2022-10-28, retrieved 2022-11-19
  52. Pappis, Konstantinos (2023-06-16). "Doja Cat Shares Video for New Single 'Attention'". Our Culture. Retrieved 2023-06-16.