T-Minus (record producer)

T-Minus
Background information
Birth name Tyler Williams
Also known as T-Minus
Born (1988-02-25) February 25, 1988
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active 2006–present
Associated acts

Tyler Williams (born February 25, 1988), professionally known as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer from Ajax, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Ciara, Drake, T.I., ASAP Rocky, Plies, LeToya Luckett, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Wale, August Rigo, Justin Bieber, Slaughterhouse and Ludacris among others.

Early life

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.[1]

Artistry

"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."[2]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2011 Grammy Awards Best Rap Solo Performance ("Ludacris - How Low") Nominated
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

He also won Top Producer at the 2012 BMI Urban Awards.

Discography

Charted singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US
R&B		 US
Rap		 US
Pop		 CAN UK
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
2013 "Heartbreaker"
(Justin Bieber)		 13 – – – 15 14 Journals

2007

Drake - Comeback Season

2008

Plies - Da REAList

Papa Duck

Tyra B.

2009

LeToya Luckett - Lady Love

Mýa - Beauty & The Streets Vol.1

Birdman - Priceless

Birdman - Family Over Everything

Ace Hood - The Preview

Jazzfeezy - Jazzfeezy Presents: Unveiling the Rapture

Rebstar - Arrival

The Weeknd

2010

Donnis - Fashionably Late

Ludacris - Battles of the Sexes

Travis Porter - Proud to Be a Problem

Travis Porter - I Am Travis Porter

Diggy Simmons - Airborne

A-Game - PilotModeMuzik

Lil Scrappy - Prince of the South 2

Leftover

P. Reign

Lyfe Jennings - I Still Believe

T.I. - No Mercy

Ciara - Basic Instinct

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

Luu Breeze - HollaLaLuuie

2011

DJ Khaled - We the Best Forever

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV

Wale - Ambition

T-Pain - RevolveR

Drake - Take Care

A-Game - Since 1988

Don Trip & Starlito - Step Brothers

Alley Boy - Definition of Fuck Shit 2

Birdman & Mack Maine - Billionaire Minds

2012

T.I. - Fuck da City Up

Melanie Fiona - The MF Life

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

D-WHY - Don't Flatter Yourself

Leftover

Burd & Keyz - Keyz of Life

Tank - This Is How I Feel

DJ Drama - Quality Street Music

Slaughterhouse - Welcome to: Our House

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

Cyhi the Prynce - Ivy League Club

Roscoe Dash - Roscoe 2.0

T-Pain - Stoic

Keyshia Cole - Woman to Woman

T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head

ASAP Rocky - Long. Live. ASAP

2013

Jigg - High Grade 2

Joe Budden - No Love Lost

Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II

Kelly Rowland - Talk a Good Game

Justin Bieber - Journals

2014

Wink Loc

Bizzle - Well Wishes

Eric Bellinger - The ReBirth

Tinashe

2015

Big Sean - "Dark Sky Paradise"

Ludacris - "Ludaversal"

2016

Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

2017

Drake - More Life

Bryson Tiller

References

  1. ↑ Dolabaille, DC. "Who is T-Minus?". Black Ink Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  2. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya. "T-Minus on What Happened to "Partynauseous" and Writing New Drake Beats". MTV. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  3. ↑ http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1623626/20091012/puff_daddy.jhtml
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