Lee Major
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leigh Elliott[1] |
| Also known as | Lee Major Kid, The Inkredibles |
| Born | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Genres | Rap, R&B, Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, Piano |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Associated acts | DJ Khaled, Nasty Beatmakers, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Ace Hood |
| Website | LeeMajorKid at Twitter |
Lee Major is an 2x grammy nominated American hip hop producer also known by the monikers Lee Major Kid and The Inkredibles.[2] Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as Jay-Z,[3] Rick Ross,[3][4] Jadakiss,[5] Ace Hood,[5] Young Jeezy,[5] DJ Khaled,[5] and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music.
Biography
Lee Major[5] was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played the piano, his father played the drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar.[2] He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC.[2] He also began going professionally by the name The Inkredibles.[5] The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace[2] by SpiffTV, who in turn introduced the duo to DJ Nasty.[5] Afterwards The Inkredibles were signed to We The Best Management.[5]
Among The Inkredibles' first charting singles was Young Jeezy's "Vacation" from The Recession, which peaked at No. 16 on the Hot Rap Tracks in 2008. By the end of 2009 Lee Major had ended his affiliation with his business partner.[2][6] Through the moniker The Inkredibles, in 2011 he established So Major Music.[2]
Production discography
| Year | Title | Primary artist(s) | Album | Song chart peaks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&B | Rap | MS R&B |
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| 2008 | "Vacation" | Young Jeezy | The Recession (Rap #1) | 56 | 16 | 30 | — |
| "Red Light" (feat. The Game) | DJ Khaled | We Global (Rap #3) | — | — | — | — | |
| "Final Warning" (feat. Ace Hood, Blood Raw, Lil Scrappy, Shawty Lo, Brisco, Bun B, etc.) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ride" (ft. Trey Songz) | Ace Hood | Gutta (Rap #2) | — | — | — | — | |
| "Money Ova Here" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Get Him" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Call Me"(ft. Lloyd) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ride Remix" (ft. Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Trey Songz) |
— | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Real As It Gets" (ft. Young Jeezy) | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 (Rap #1) | ||||
| "Mafia Music" | Rick Ross | Deeper Than Rap (Rap #3) | |||||
| "Usual Suspects" (ft. Nas and Kevin Cossom) | |||||||
| "Gunplay" (ft. Gunplay) | |||||||
| "Get Money" (ft. Rick Ross) | Ace Hood | Ruthless (Rap #2) | |||||
| "Don't Get Caught Slippin" | |||||||
| "Make A Toast" | |||||||
| "Headboard" (ft. Mario and Plies) | Hurricane Chris | Unleashed (Rap #20) | 63 | ||||
| "One" (ft. Akon) | Fat Joe | J.O.S.E. 2 (R&B #9) | 74 | ||||
| "Talk to Me, Big Time'" | Capone-N-Noreaga | Channel 10 (Rap #7) | |||||
| "Rewind" (ft. Wyclef Jean) | Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. (Rap #3) | |||||
| "Grind Hard" (ft. Mary J. Blige) | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss (R&B #1) | |||||
| 2010 | "Free Mason" (ft. John Legend & Jay-Z)[7] |
Rick Ross | Teflon Don (Rap #2) | ||||
| "Victory" (ft. Nas & John Legend) | DJ Khaled | Victory (Rap #2) | |||||
| "Can You Help Me" | Dondria | Dondria vs. Phatfffat | |||||
| "Who's Gonna Love You" (Produced with Ray Baker) |
Amerie | Cymatica Vol. 1. | |||||
| "So Sad" (ft. Young Jeezy & Plies) | JW | Untitled | |||||
| 2011 | "Don't Let Me Go" (ft. Pill & Gunplay) |
Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 1 (Rap #1) | ||||
| "Pandemonium" (ft. Wale, Meek Mill, & Rick Ross) |
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| "Play Your Part" (ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, etc.) | |||||||
| "Evolve" | Mýa | K.I.S.S. (R&B #74) | |||||
| "Still Wanna" (ft. Rick Ross & Liva Don) |
Pusha T | Fear of God II: Let Us Pray (Rap #8) |
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| "This Is Just What I Needed" | Howie D | Back to Me | |||||
| 2012 | "Power Circle" (ft. Gunplay, Stalley, Wale, Rick Ross Meek Mill & Kendrick Lamar) | Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 2 (Rap #1) | ||||
| "Young Kings" | Meek Mill | Dreams & Nightmares (Rap #1) | |||||
| 2013 | "A Me Di Te" | Fabri Fibra | Guerra E Pace | ||||
| "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)" | Wale | The Gifted (R&B #1) | |||||
| "Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing" (ft. Jerry Seinfeld) |
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| 2014 | "D'usse" | Lil Wayne | TBA | ||||
| 2015 | "Makin' Love" (Produced with MasBeatz) |
Tamar Braxton | Calling All Lovers | ||||
| 2016 | "TBA"[8] | Marcus Orelias | 20s A Difficult Age | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Mixtapes
The following is an incomplete list of mixtape tracks produced by Lee Major:
- 2008: T-Pain - PR33 Ringz
- Track: "Freakin" (ft. Gorilla Zoe & T-Pain)
- 2008: T-Pain - PrEVOLVEr
- Track: "Keep It Coming"
- 2012: Rick Ross - Rich Forever
- Track: "Keys To The Crib" (ft. Styles P)
- 2013: Jacob Latimore - This Is Me 2
- Track: "New Girl"
- 2013: Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 3
- Track: "My Life" (ft. French Montana)
- 2015: Wale - Wale x A-Trak : Festivus
- Track: "Intro Stroke Of Genius"
- 2015: Skeme - Ingleworld 2
- Track: "Still Gittin" (Co Produced with Sean Momberger)
- 2015: Trevor Jackson - "In my Feelings"
- Track: "Rock Wit Me" (ft. Iamsu!)
- 2015:Rich Homie Quan - "ABTA: Still Going In"
- Track: "The Pull Up" (Co Produced with Trauma Tone Beats)
Film and television
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
- Track: Ace Hood - "Get Him"
- Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
- Track: Ace Hood - "Don't Get Caught Slippin"
- America's Best Dance Crew
- Track: Flo Rida - "Rewind" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
- ABC's NBA Finals
- Track: DJ Khaled – "Victory" (featuring Nas & John Legend)
- ABC's NBA Playoffs
- Track: Wale – "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)"
Further reading
- iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles, iStandard Producers, 24 August 2010, retrieved 3 July 2015
References
- ↑ "Lee Major". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lee Major biography, umusicpub.com, retrieved 3 July 2015
- 1 2 Bland, Bridget (2010-07-26). "Rio's World of Music: July 2010". Savantsoundzllc.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ↑ Nguyen, Duy. "BTS: Rick Ross - Free Mason Ft. Jay Z". HipHopMakers.com. Hip Hop Makers. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Board Game: The Inkredibles, Ozone Magazine June 2009, retrieved 3 July 2015
- ↑ Frankie P, Kristen Teesdale (August 24, 2010). "iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles". istandardproducers.com. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ↑ "Lee Major Producing "Free Mason"". youtube.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ Orelias, Marcus. "Lee Major Tweet". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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