Rahki

Rahki
Background information
Birth name	Columbus Smith III
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip Hop, West Coast hip hop, R&B, Pop
Occupation(s)	Record roducer, songwriter, drummer
Instruments	Drums, Keyboard
Associated acts	DJ Khalil, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul

Columbus Smith III, better known as Rahki or Rahki Beats, is a Grammy Award winning record producer known for his work with mentor DJ Khalil and acts such as Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, Evidence, ScHoolboy Q, 50 Cent, Domo Genesis, Lecrae, Aloe Blacc and more.

Production credits

• Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly

"i"^[1]

"Institutionalized" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)

• Ab-Soul – These Days...^[2]

"Stigmata" (feat. Action Bronson & Assad)

• Mac Miller – Faces^[3]

"Happy Birthday"

• Thurz – "Designer"

"Perfect Words" (feat. Kelsey Belkin)

• Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city^[4]

"Black Boy Fly"

• Lecrae – Gravity

"Mayday" – Drums

• Aloe Blacc – Lift Your Spirit

"The Man" – Drums

"Can You Do This" – Drums

"Chasing" – Drums

"The Hand Is Quicker" – Drums

• Eminem – Recovery

"Won't Back Down" – keyboards and additional drum programming, co-producer (uncredited) with DJ Khalil^[5]

• Curren$y – Weekend at Burnie's

"#Jetsgo"

• Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel (Deluxe Edition)^[6]

"Echo" – additional programming

• Game – The R.E.D. Album

"Ricky" – drums

• Evidence – Cats & Dogs

"It Wasn't Me"

"Falling Down"

• Domo Genesis – Under the Influence

"Mission Statement"

• 50 Cent – Street King Energy Drink^[7]

"50's My Favourite"

• Slim the Mobster – War Music

"Dreaming"

• Precious Paris – From Paris with Love^[8]

"Swagg"

• Styles P – The Diamond Life Project^[9]

"Diamond Life"

• Curren$y – The Stoned Immaculate (Cricket Phone Bonus Track)^[10]

"Lost in the Bossness" – producer with Butcher Brown

• Rocky Diamonds – The Diamond Life 2^[11]

"My City"

• Travis Scott – Owl Pharaoh

"Hell of a Night" produced with DJ Dahi, Rey Reel, and Travi$ Scott

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2011	Recovery (Writer, Programming & Keyboards)	Best Rap Album	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
	"Recovery" (Writer, Programming & Keyboards)	Album of the Year	style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
2013	Gravity (Drums)	Best Gospel Album	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
2014	"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" (as producer)	Album of the Year	style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
	"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" (as producer)	Best Rap Album	style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated
2015	"i" (as producer)	Best Rap Song	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
	"Lift Your Spirit" (Drums)	Best R&B Album	style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

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