T-Minus_(record_producer)
T-Minus (producer)
Canadian record producer from Ontario
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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| Birth name | Tyler Mathew Carl Williams |
| Born | (1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36) Ajax, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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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).
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]
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]
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| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 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 |
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He also won Top Producer at the 2012 BMI Urban Awards.
Singles produced
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| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||||
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| 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"[4] (Russ) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single |
| "Lion King on Ice" (J. Cole) |
51 | 15 | – | – | 59 | 65 | The Fall Off | |
| 2021 | "Interlude" (J. Cole) |
8 | 5 | – | – | 16 | 25 | The Off-Season |
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2007
Drake – Comeback Season
- 05. "Replacement Girl" (featuring Trey Songz) (produced with Boi-1da)
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
- 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
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Wale – Ambition
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
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
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)
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
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
- 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
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"
- 02. "Stressed" (featuring J. Cole & T-Shyne)
- 08. "Rockstar In His Prime"
- 06. "Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset)
2024
Erick the Architect- I've Never Been Here Before
- 11. Colette
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)
- 04. Huntin' Wabbitz
- 10. 3001
- 12. 7 Minute Drill
- "BMI | Repertoire Search". Repertoire.bmi.com.
- Dolabaille, DC. "Who is T-Minus?". Black Ink Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- Krishnamurthy, Sowmya. "T-Minus on What Happened to "Partynauseous" and Writing New Drake Beats". MTV. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- "Give Up prod by T-Minus droppin this Friday..." July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020 – via @russdiemon on Twitter (confirmed account).
- "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.