Bigg D

Bigg D

Bigg D at Miami Live
Background information
Birth name Derrick Baker
Also known as Bigg D
Born Liberty City, Miami, Florida
Genres Hip hop, R&B, pop, rock
Occupations Record producer, guitarist, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, drums, keyboards
Labels Dadetown Entertainment Universal
Associated acts Steven "Q-Beatz" Kubie, Jim Jonsin,Young Hollywood, Drew Money
Website Bigg D on Myspace
Notable instruments
Ibanez Guitars

Derrick Baker (born c.1960), better known as Bigg D, is an American producer from Miami, Florida.[1]

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Biography

Born in Miami, Baker grew up in Carol City, his father a professional musician, and his mother a church pianist.[1] He learned guitar and toured with BeBe & CeCe Winans and Shirley Caesar in the 1980s.[1][2] He had always wanted to work as a producer, and began producing rap artists such as G-Shorties.[1] He went on to produce for artists such as Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, and Jamie Foxx.[1][2][3]

In 2006 he jointly won the award for 'Songwriter of the Year' with Mariah Carey and Jim Jonsin at the 2006 BMI Urban Music Awards.[4]

Production discography

  • "Luxurious" feat. Scotty Boi & Terry Bennett
  • "One Time"
  • "Booty Music"
  • "Booty Music Part 2"
  • "Tipsy" feat. Rick Ross
  • "Wrong When Your Gone"
  • "Outlaw'"
  • "Get With This Pimpin Feat. Snoop Dogg'"
  • "This is For"
  • "Unpredictable Feat. Ludacris"
  • "Whats da Bizness"
  • "Your Body"
  • "Grind on Me"
  • "Get A Little Closer"
  • "Never Let You Go"
  • "Juicy"
  • "Call Me"
  • "Nothing but a Number"
  • "Grill 'Em"
  • "Get You Right"
  • "Chevy"
  • "I Want You (Girlfriend)"
  • "Shorty Be Mine"
  • "Cant Live Without You"
  • "Best Rapper Alive"
  • "Lets Go"
  • "So High feat. Trey Songz and 8Ball"
  • "Damn It Man"
  • "Tell Me Feat. Mario & Chris Brown"
  • "For The Love of Money"
  • "Girl Tonite Feat. Trey Songz"
  • "Cuddy Buddy"
  • "Ridin High"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Pajot, S (2010) "Bigg D: The Next Music Mogul", Miami New Times, November 25, 2010, retrieved 2011-06-05
  2. ^ a b Handelsman, Jason (2007) "Bigg Pimpin': Local producer Bigg D's rise to the top of the charts", Miami New Times, December 13, 2007, retrieved 2011-06-05
  3. ^ Jones, Steve "Album, film round out Jay-Z's 'Gangster' story", USA Today, retrieved 2011-06-05
  4. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Beatles, Great White, Green Day, Audioslave & More", MTV, August 31, 2006, retrieved 2011-06-05

External links

Bigg D on Myspace