T-Minus (producer)

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T-Minus
Birth name	Tyler Mathew Carl Williams
Born	(1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36) Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop trap R&B
Occupations	Record producer songwriter
Instruments	Drum machine keyboards turntable sampler FL Studio
Years active	2006–present

Tyler Mathew Carl Williams^[1] (born February 25, 1988), known professionally as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer. He has been credited on releases for high-profile music industry acts in hip hop and R&B, including Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Lil Wayne, Logic, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Belly, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, DMX, DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Lana Del Rey, Sia, J. Cole, and Nelly Furtado, among others. He is one of Drake's longest & most frequent collaborators, having produced his 2007 debut single "Replacement Girl", and later contributing to his songs "HYFR", "The Motto", "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Blem".

He has contributed to eight Grammy Award-nominated singles or albums, and received an Album of the Year nomination for his work on Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (2012). He won Top Producer BMI's 2012 R&B/Hip Hop Awards.^[2]

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.^[3]

On his sound, T-Minus has said: "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."^[4]

Year	Award	Category	Result
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
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Performance (J. Cole - Middle Child)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (H.E.R - Used to Know Her)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap/Sung Performance (Young Thug featuring J.Cole and Travis Scott – The London)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Album (Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III	Nominated
2022	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (J. Cole - The Off-Season)	Nominated
2022	Grammy Awards	Best Melodic Rap Performance (J. Cole featuring Lil Baby - Pride Is the Devil|)	Nominated

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

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
	"Heartbreaker" (Justin Bieber)	13	–	–	–	15	14	Journals
2017	"Somethin Tells Me" (Bryson Tiller)	74	29	–	–	–	84	True to Self
	"Broke" (Lecrae)	–	–	–	–	–	–	All Things Work Together
2020	"Give Up" (Russ)	–	–	–	–	–	–	Non-album single
	"Lion King on Ice" (J. Cole)	51	15	–	–	59	65	Lewis Street
2021	"Interlude" (J. Cole)	8	5	–	–	16	25	The Off-Season
2024	"Corazón" (Nelly Furtado with Bomba Estéreo)	–	–	–	–	–	–	7

• 05. "Replacement Girl" (featuring Trey Songz) (produced with Boi-1da)

• 15. "Co-Defendant"

• 00. "Look At My Swagg" (featuring Rick Ross & Ace Hood)

• 00. "Break You Up"

• 11. "Drained"

• 15. "Black Out"

• 01. "Intro"

• 02. "She Knows" (featuring Lil Wayne)

• 15. "White Leather"

• 03. Unstoppable" (featuring Burna, Bass Line and Dean Gray) (produced with Jazzfeezy)
• 04. "Words Won't Do" (featuring August) (produced with Jazzfeezy and Boi-1da)
• 14. "Flying High" (featuring Phax and Red Shortz) (produced with Jazzfeezy)

• 12. "Without You" (featuring Trey Songz)

• 00. "Our Love"

• 05. "Tonight"

• 02. "How Low"^[5]
• 16. "How Low (Remix)" (featuring Ciara & Pitbull)

• 14. "Mighty Mighty" (featuring F.L.Y.)

• 17. "Lay Ya Body Down"

• 02. "Thinkin' 'Bout U" (featuring Bei Maejor)

• 00. "Go Head Shawty"
• 00. "Airplanes"
• 00. "Don't Be Mad"

Leftover

• 00. "Get Lost" (featuring Cutty)

• 00. "In My Hood"

• 01. "Statistics"
• 02. "Love"
• 04. "Spotlight"
• 07. "Mama"
• 10. "Learn From This"

• 12. "Poppin Bottles" (featuring Drake)

• 09. "Turn It Up" (featuring Usher)

• 07. "Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake)

• 05. "Makin' A Killin'" (featuring Vado)

• 01. "I'm On One" (featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) (produced with 40 and Kromatik)

• 06. "She Will" (featuring Drake)

• 11. "Ambition" (featuring Meek Mill & Rick Ross)

• 01. "Bang Bang Pow Pow" (featuring Lil Wayne)

• 07. "Under Ground Kings" (Produced with Noah "40" Shebib)
• 08. "We'll Be Fine" (featuring Birdman)
• 09. "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
• 14. "HYFR" (featuring Lil Wayne)
• 19. Bonus Track: "The Motto" (featuring Lil Wayne)

• 11. "Cool Boyz" / 00. "Cool Boyz" (Remix) (featuring Red Cafe)

• 12. "Pray For Me"

• 07. "Word Law" (featuring Veli Sosa)

• 04. "Mr. Lottery" (featuring Short Dawg & Jae Millz)

• 03. "Hot Wheels" (featuring Travis Porter & Young Dro)

• 04. "I Been That Girl"

• 07. "Champion" (featuring Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy) (produced with Boi-1da)

Leftover

• 00. "Macchiato Music"

• 05. "Faithful" (featuring Luu Breeze, A-Game & Jahron B) (produced with Burd & Keyz)

• 05. "Compliments" (featuring Kris Stephens & T.I.)

• 03. "My Moment" (featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih)

• 04. "Throw That" (featuring Eminem) (co-produced by Eminem)
• 12. "Frat House" (co-produced by Eminem and Nikhil S.)

• 09. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"

• 13. "Tomorrow"

Roscoe Dash – Roscoe 2.0

• 17. "Substance Abuse"

• 03. "Don't You Quit"

• 02. Zero (featuring Meek Mill) (produced with Vidal)
• 11. Forever

• 08. "Go Get It"
• 09. "Guns and Roses" (featuring P!nk)
• 12. "Addresses"

• 03. "PMW (All I Need)" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)

• 03. "So Hot"

• 03. "She Don't Put It Down" (featuring Lil Wayne & Tank)
• 17. "She Don't Put It Down (Remix)" (featuring Fabolous, Twista & Tank)

• 09. "Rich as Fuck" (featuring 2 Chainz)

• 04. "Talk a Good Game" (featuring Kevin Cossom)

• 01. "Heartbreaker" (produced with Maejor Ali & Chef Tone)

Wink Loc

• 00. "Want Me Dead (featuring Jeezy and Jigg)"

Bizzle – Well Wishes

• 13. "You Know (Remix)" (featuring Lecrae) (produced with Boi-1da)

• 06. "Delorean" (produced with Matthew Burnett)

• 00. "In The Meantime"

• 07. "Win Some, Lose Some" (produced with Boi-1da)

• 16. "Problems" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)

• 14. "wonderful" (featuring The Weeknd) (produced with Boi-1da, Mike Dean and Travis Scott)

• 07. "Blem" (produced with Frank Dukes)
• 12. "Sacrifices" (featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug) (produced with Deejae)

• 18. "Somethin Tells Me"

• 06. "Summer Bummer" (produced with Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da and Rick Nowels)

• 03. "Broke" (produced with Nikhil Seetharam and Boi-1da)

• 03. "Damage" (with Halsey) (produced with Frank Dukes)

• 02. "Make a Toast" (produced with Boi-1da, Vinylz, Allen Ritter and DannyBoyStyles)
• 03. "The Come Down Is Real Too"

• 06. "Pretty Little Fears" (featuring J. Cole) (produced with Yakob)

A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Hoodie SZN

• 05. "Startender" (featuring Offset & Tyga)

• 05. "Inside Out" (produced with Frank Dukes)

• 10. "Early Morning Trappin" (featuring Trippie Redd) (produced with J. Valle)

• 04. "He Don't Want It"

• 02. "Proud" (featuring YG & Offset) (produced with J. Valle)

• 07. "Kevin's Heart" (produced with Mark Pelli)

• 25. "March 14" (produced with J. Valle)

• "No Diamonds" (produced with ADP)

• 06. "Two Cups" (featuring Offset & Big Sean)

• 16. "Middle Child" (performed by J. Cole) (produced with J. Cole)

• 17. "Mannequin Challenge" (featuring. Juice Wrld) (produced with J. Cole + ProbByc03)
• 19. "The London" (featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott)

• 05. "Can't Decide"
• 06. "Compensating" (featuring Young Thug)

"Lion King on Ice"

• 02. "a m a r i"
• 06. "1 0 0 . m i l'"
• 07. "p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l"
• 09. "i n t e r l u d e"

Young Thug - Punk

• 02. "Stressed" (featuring J. Cole & T-Shyne)

Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons

• 08. "Rockstar In His Prime"

Bas

• "The Jackie" (featuring J. Cole & Lil Tjay)

IDK - USEE4YOURSELF

• 06. "Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset)

• Basic Ordinary Ugly

• Kill Me
• Make a Movie (feat. Young Thug)
• h4msterb0y
• Only God Forgives

• 11. Colette

• Roller Girl
• Don't Wanna Be Saved

• 04. Home Alone

• 01. Pricey (with Ari Lennox featuring Young Dro and Gucci Mane)

• 02.Crocodile Tearz

• 03. Ready '24 (featuring Cam'ron)

• 04. Huntin' Wabbitz

• 10. 3001

• 12. 7 Minute Drill

• Mission Statement (featuring T-Minus)

• 02. Corazón (featuring Bomba Estéreo)

• 07. Crown (featuring Blxckie)

• 09. Save Your Breath (featuring Williane 108, Charmie, Taborah Johnson and Tynomi Banks)

• 11. Fantasy

• 13. Take Me Down

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