Sevn Thomas

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Sevn Thomas
Birth nameRupert Thomas Jr.
Also known asSuga Prince
Born (1991-07-07) July 7, 1991 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • singer
Instrument(s)
Years active2002–present
LabelsNot 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.

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Discography

EPs

List of EPs with selected album details
TitleDetails
Hidden Hand [10]

Singles

List of singles showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Can't Sleep Alone" (feat. Nyne) [14] 2016Non-album single

Remixes

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
TitleArtistYearAlbum
"After You Left" (feat. Nyne) [14] GoldLink 2016And After That, We Didn't Talk - The Remixes

Songwriting and production

Selected songs with production and songwriting credits
Song name
[16] 		YearPrimary artist(s)AlbumRoleNotes
"Love Me Til I Die" [7] 2013 Kelly Rowland Talk a Good Game Co-writerBonus track
"No Time" [8] Skeme IngleworldCo-producer
"Opposites Attract" [9] Ben StevensonNon-album singleCo-producer
"Low" [7] 2014 Mobb Deep (feat. Mack Wilds) The Infamous Mobb Deep Co-producer
"Love for the 6" [7] Tre Capital Gundam Pt. 1Producer
"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] 2016Rihanna (feat. Drake) Anti Co-producerUS No. 1 [12]
"Pop Style" [5] Drake (feat. Jay-Z and Kanye West) Views Co-producerUS 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 singleCo-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] 2018Travis Scott (feat. The Weeknd) Astroworld Co-producer, co-writerUS No. 30 [20]
"Houstonfornication" [2] Travis ScottCo-producer, co-writerUS 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 ProducerUS No. 10 [20]
"Chicago Freestyle"2020Drake (featuring Giveon) Dark Lane Demo Tapea Co-producer, co-writer
"Heartbreak Anniversary"Giveon Take Time

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