T-Minus (producer)

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 playing the drum kit for a few years, he decided to try making his own rhythms, which led him to download the digital audio workstation program Fruity Loops at the age of 15. Soon after, he started creating full songs using the software.

Artistry

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."

Awards and nominations

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

Discography

Singles produced

2007

[[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] – ''Comeback Season''

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

2008

[[Plies (rapper)|Plies]] – ''[[Da REAList]]''

• 15. "Co-Defendant"

Papa Duck

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

[[Tyra Bolling|Tyra B.]]

• 0. "Break You Up"

2009

[[LeToya Luckett]] – ''[[Lady Love (LeToya Luckett album)|Lady Love]]''

• 11. "Drained"

[[Mýa]] – ''[[Beauty & The Streets Vol.1]]''

• 15. "Black Out"

[[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]] – ''[[Priceless (Birdman album)|Priceless]]''

• 1. "Intro"

Birdman – ''Family Over Everything''

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

[[Ace Hood]] – ''The Preview''

• 15. "White Leather"

Jazzfeezy – ''[[Jazzfeezy Presents: Unveiling the Rapture]]''

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

[[Rebstar]] – ''Arrival''

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

[[The Weeknd]]

• 0. "Our Love"

2010

[[Donnis]] – ''Fashionably Late''

• 5. "Tonight"

[[Ludacris]] – ''[[Battle of the Sexes (album)|Battles of the Sexes]]''

• 2. "How Low"
• 16. "How Low (Remix)" (featuring Ciara & Pitbull)

[[Travis Porter]] – ''Proud to Be a Problem''

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

Travis Porter – ''I Am Travis Porter''

• 17. "Lay Ya Body Down"

[[Diggy Simmons]] – ''Airborne''

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

[[A-Game]] – ''PilotModeMuzik''

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

[[Lil Scrappy]] – ''[[Prince of the South 2]]''

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• 0. "Get Lost" (featuring Cutty)

[[P. Reign]]

• 0. "In My Hood"

[[Lyfe Jennings]] – ''[[I Still Believe (Lyfe Jennings album)|I Still Believe]]''

• 1. "Statistics"
• 2. "Love"
• 4. "Spotlight"
• 7. "Mama"
• 10. "Learn From This"

[[T.I.]] – ''[[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]''

• 12. "Poppin Bottles" (featuring Drake)

[[Ciara]] – ''[[Basic Instinct (album)|Basic Instinct]]''

• 9. "Turn It Up" (featuring Usher)

[[Nicki Minaj]] – ''[[Pink Friday]]''

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

Luu Breeze – ''HollaLaLuuie''

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

2011

[[DJ Khaled]] – ''[[We the Best Forever]]''

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

[[Lil Wayne]] – ''[[Tha Carter IV]]''

• 6. "She Will" (featuring Drake)

[[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] – ''[[Ambition (Wale album)|Ambition]]''

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

[[T-Pain]] – ''[[Revolver (T-Pain album)|RevolveR]]''

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

[[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] – ''[[Take Care (album)|Take Care]]''

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

[[A-Game]] – ''Since 1988''

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

Don Trip & Starlito – ''Step Brothers''

• 12. "Pray For Me"

Alley Boy – ''Definition of Fuck Shit 2''

• 7. "Word Law" (featuring Veli Sosa)

[[Birdman (entertainer)|Birdman]] & [[Mack Maine]] – ''Billionaire Minds''

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

2012

[[T.I.]] – ''Fuck da City Up''

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

[[Melanie Fiona]] – ''[[The MF Life]]''

• 4. "I Been That Girl"

[[Nicki Minaj]] – ''[[Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded]]''

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

D-WHY – ''Don't Flatter Yourself''

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• 0. "Macchiato Music"

[[Burd & Keyz]] – ''Keyz of Life''

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

[[Tank (American singer)|Tank]] – ''[[This Is How I Feel]]''

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

[[DJ Drama]] – ''[[Quality Street Music]]''

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

[[Slaughterhouse (group)|Slaughterhouse]] – ''[[Welcome to: Our House]]''

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

[[Kendrick Lamar]] – ''[[good kid, m.A.A.d city]]''

• 9. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"

[[Cyhi the Prynce]] – ''Ivy League Club''

• 13. "Tomorrow"

Roscoe Dash – Roscoe 2.0

• 17. "Substance Abuse"

[[T-Pain]] – ''[[Stoic (mixtape)|Stoic]]''

• 3. "Don't You Quit"

[[Keyshia Cole]] – ''[[Woman to Woman (Keyshia Cole album)|Woman to Woman]]''

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

[[T.I.]] – ''[[Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head]]''

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

[[ASAP Rocky]] – ''[[Long. Live. ASAP]]''

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

2013

Jigg – ''High Grade 2''

• 3. "So Hot"

[[Joe Budden]] – ''[[No Love Lost (Joe Budden album)|No Love Lost]]''

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

[[Lil Wayne]] – ''[[I Am Not a Human Being II]]''

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

[[Kelly Rowland]] – ''[[Talk a Good Game]]''

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

[[Justin Bieber]] – ''[[Journals (album)|Journals]]''

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

2014

Wink Loc

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

Bizzle – Well Wishes

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

Eric Bellinger – ''The Rebirth''

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

[[Tinashe]]

• 0. "In The Meantime"

2015

[[Big Sean]] – "[[Dark Sky Paradise]]"

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

[[Ludacris]] – "[[Ludaversal]]"

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

2016

[[Travis Scott]] – ''[[Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight]]''

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

2017

[[Drake (musician)|Drake]] – ''[[More Life]]''

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

[[Bryson Tiller]] – ''[[True to Self]]''

• 18. "Somethin Tells Me"

[[Lana Del Rey]] – ''[[Lust for Life (Lana Del Rey album)|Lust for Life]]''

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

[[Lecrae]] – ''[[All Things Work Together]]''

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

[[PartyNextDoor]] – ''[[Seven Days (EP)|Seven Days]]''

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

[[Belly (rapper)|Belly]] – ''[[Mumble Rap (mixtape)|Mumble Rap]]''

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

2018

[[6LACK]] – ''[[East Atlanta Love Letter]]''

• 6. "Pretty Little Fears" (featuring J. Cole) (produced with Yakob) '*A Boogie wit da Hoodie – *Hoodie SZN'''''
• 5. "Startender" (featuring Offset & Tyga)

[[Camila Cabello]] – ''[[Camila (album)|Camila]]''

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

[[Rich the Kid]] – ''[[The World Is Yours (Rich the Kid album)|The World Is Yours]]''

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

[[Tinashe]] – ''[[Joyride (Tinashe album)|Joyride]]''

• 4. "He Don't Want It"

[[2 Chainz]] – ''[[The Play Don't Care Who Makes It]]''

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

[[J. Cole]] – ''[[KOD (album)|KOD]]''

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

[[Drake (musician)|Drake]] – ''[[Scorpion (Drake album)|Scorpion]]''

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

[[Safe (musician)|SAFE]]

• "No Diamonds" (produced with ADP)

2019

Rich the Kid – ''[[The World Is Yours 2]]''

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

[[Dreamville Records|Dreamville]] – ''[[Revenge of the Dreamers III]]''

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

[[Young Thug]] – ''[[So Much Fun]]''

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

2020

[[Aminé (rapper)|Aminé]] – ''[[Limbo (Aminé album)|Limbo]]''

• 5. "Can't Decide"
• 6. "Compensating" (featuring Young Thug)

[[J. Cole]] – ''The Fall Off''

"Lion King on Ice"

2021

[[J. Cole]] - ''[[The Off-Season]]''

• 2. "a m a r i"
• 6. "1 0 0 . m i l'"
• 7. "p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l"
• 9. "i n t e r l u d e" '*Young Thug - *Punk'''''
• 2. "Stressed" (featuring J. Cole & T-Shyne) Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons
• 8. "Rockstar In His Prime" Bas

• "The Jackie" (featuring J. Cole & Lil Tjay) IDK - USEE4YOURSELF

• 6. "Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset) Eminem - Music to Be Murdered By - Side B
• 14. "Zeus" (featuring White Gold)

2022

Virgin Miri

• Basic Ordinary Ugly

2023

Virgin Miri

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

2024

[[Erick_Arc_Elliott |Erick the Architect]] - ''I've Never Been Here Before''

• 11. Colette

Virgin Miri

• Roller Girl
• Don't Wanna Be Saved

[[Bas (rapper)|Bas]] - ''[[We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up]]''

• 4. Home Alone

[[J. Cole]] - ''[[Might Delete Later]]''

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

• 02.Crocodile Tearz

• 3. Ready '24 (featuring Cam'ron)
• 4. Huntin' Wabbitz
• 10. 3001
• 12. 7 Minute Drill

[[Wale_(rapper)|Wale]] - ''Ghetto Speak''

• Mission Statement (featuring T-Minus)

[[Nelly Furtado]] - ''[[7 (Nelly Furtado album)|7]]''

• 2. Corazón (featuring Bomba Estéreo)
• 7. Crown (featuring Blxckie)
• 9. Save Your Breath (featuring Williane 108, Charmie, Taborah Johnson and Tynomi Banks)
• 11. Fantasy
• 13. Take Me Down

2025

[[Lizzo]] - ''[[My_Face_Hurts_from_Smiling|My Face Hurts From Smiling]]''

• 7. Bend It Ova

[[Travis Scott]] - ''[[JackBoys_2|Jackboys 2]]''

• 4. Kick Out

2026

[[J._Cole|J.Cole]] - Birthday Blizzard

• 4. 99 Build Freestyle

References

References

1. "BMI | Repertoire Search".
2. "T-Minus {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com".
3. Dolabaille, DC. "Who is T-Minus?". Black Ink Magazine.
4. Krishnamurthy, Sowmya. "T-Minus on What Happened to "Partynauseous" and Writing New Drake Beats". MTV.
5. "Diddy Parties After BET Hip-Hop Awards with Ludacris, Shawty Lo, More | News | VH1.com".