Best Kept Secret (production team)

Best Kept Secret
Origin	Washington, DC, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, go-go, dance, pop, R&B
Years active	2007-present
Associated acts	Wale, Mike Posner, Schoolboy Q, ASAP Rocky, Mark Ronson
Members	Julian Nixon, Craig Balmoris
Notable instruments
FL Studio, Keyboards, Bass, Guitar

Best Kept Secret is an American music production duo, composed of record producers Julian Nixon and Craig Balmoris. The duo met in 2006, during their time in high school.

Production Discography

Wale – 100 Miles & Running (2007)

• 03. “Ice Cream Girl” ^[1][2]

Rhymefest – Mark Ronson Presents: Man In The Mirror (2008)

• 02. "Can't Make It"
• 07. "Never Can Say Goodbye" ft. Talib Kweli

Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing (2008)

• 01. "The Opening Title Sequence"
• 03. “The Feature Heavy Song" ft. Bun B , Pusha T and Tre from UCB
• 05. “The Perfect Plan”
• 06. “The Kramer”
• 07. “The Crazy”
• 10. “The Grown Up”
• 11. “The Manipulation”
• 12. “Artistic Integrity”
• 18. “The Hype”
• 19. “The End Credits”^[3]

Robin Thicke – Miscellaneous (2008)

• Magic Remix ft. Mary J. Blige and Wale Co- Produced w/ Mark Ronson

Rhymefest – El Che (2008)

• 02. “Talk My Shit” ^[4][5]

Wale – Back to the Feature (2009)

• 22. “New Soul ft Yael Naim“^[6]

Young Chris – 30 Days 30 Verses (2009)

• 16. "Searching" ft. Bun B and Wale

Skyzoo – The Salvation (2009)

• 04. “My Interpretation”^[7]

Wale – Attention Deficit (2009)

• 04. "Pretty Girls" ft Gucci Mane & Weensey
• 08. “Shades" ft Chrisette Michele
• 14. “Prescription”^[8]

Wale - Miscellaneous (2009)

• "Family Affair"
• "Pretty Girls (Remix)" ft. Fabolous and Chris Brown

Wale – More About Nothing (2010)

• 03. “The Soup”
• 21. “The Get Away (Fly Away) f. Northeast Groovers”^[9]

Mike Posner – The Layover (2011)

• 12. "21 Days"
• 13. "Attitudes" ft Casey Veggies

Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions (2012)

• 03. "Hands on the Wheel" ft. ASAP Rocky
  • Sample credit: "Pursuit of Happiness" - Lissie

August Alsina – The Product (2012)

• 11. "Hands on the Wheel"

Skyzoo - A Dream Deferred (2012)

• 11. "How to Make It Through Hysteria"

Tinashe - Reverie (2012)

• 05. "Another Me"

Tinashe - Black Water (2013)

• 06. "Midnight Sun"

Wale - Miscellaneous (2014)

• "Royals (Remix)" ft. Magazeen

Rittz - Next to Nothing (2014)

• 08 "In My Zone" ft. Mike Posner and B.o.B
• 12 "Going Through Hell" ft. Mike Posner

Teyana Taylor - VII (2014)

• 02 "Just Different"

Wale - Festivus (2014)

• "Chess" ft. Jerry Seinfeld

Estelle - True Romance (2015)

• 05 "Timeshare (Suite 509)"

Wale - The Album About Nothing (2015)

• 12 "The Bloom (AG3)"

Filmography

• Entourage Season 4 Episode 44 "The First Cuts the Deepest" ("Ice Cream Girl" Wale) ^[10]
• Project X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Pretty Girls (Benny Benassi Remix)^[11]

References

1. ↑ http://www.thefader.com/2007/07/11/audio-wale-100-miles-and-running-mixtape/
2. ↑ http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/08122009/entenew131835_32521.shtml
3. ↑ http://www.10deep.com/WALEMIXTAPE/
4. ↑ http://nahright.com/news/2010/03/08/rhymefest-el-che-tracklist/
5. ↑ http://www.fakeshoredrive.com/2010/05/rhymefest-el-che-productions-credits-album-artworkpackaging.html
6. ↑ http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2009/06/19/wale-9th-wonder-back-to-the-feature-mixtape/
7. ↑ http://nahright.com/news/2009/07/23/skyzoo-the-salvation-artwork-track-list/
8. ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17674
9. ↑ http://rapradar.com/2010/08/03/new-mixtape-wale-more-about-nothing/
10. ↑ http://www.musicofentourage.com/episode-44-the-first-cut-is-the-deepest.html
11. ↑ http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=7313

External links

• Best Kept Secret on Twitter
• Best Kept Secret on Twitter