Producer↕ | Genre↕ | Country↕ | Known For↕ | Notable Work↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Dre | Hip-Hop | USA | G-funk pioneer, Aftermath label | The Chronic, 2001, discovered Eminem |
Pharrell Williams | Pop/Hip-Hop | USA | The Neptunes, N.E.R.D | Happy, Get Lucky, Drop It Like It's Hot |
Timbaland | R&B/Hip-Hop | USA | Futuristic beats, signature vocal ad-libs | Cry Me a River, Promiscuous, SexyBack |
Max Martin | Pop | Sweden | Most #1 hits by a producer, pop architect | ...Baby One More Time, Shake It Off, Blinding Lights |
Rick Rubin | Rock/Hip-Hop | USA | Def Jam co-founder, minimalist production | Licensed to Ill, Californication, 99 Problems |
Quincy Jones | Pop/Jazz/Soul | USA | Produced Thriller, legendary arranger | Thriller, Off the Wall, We Are the World |
Metro Boomin | Trap/Hip-Hop | USA | If Young Metro don't trust you, trap architect | Mask Off, Jumpman, Superhero |
Kanye West | Hip-Hop | USA | Soul-sample chipmunk style, artistic vision | Jesus Walks, Heartless, Runaway |
J Dilla | Hip-Hop | USA | Donuts, off-kilter timing, producer's producer | Donuts, Slum Village, The Pharcyde beats |
Madlib | Hip-Hop/Experimental | USA | Madvillainy with MF DOOM, crate-digging legend | Madvillainy, Piñata, Shades of Blue |
Danger Mouse | Alternative/Hip-Hop | USA | The Grey Album, Gnarls Barkley, genre-bending | Crazy, The Grey Album, Broken Bells |
Mike Dean | Hip-Hop/Rock | USA | Synth wizard, Kanye's right hand | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Astroworld |
Swizz Beatz | Hip-Hop | USA | Ruff Ryders, Verzuz co-creator | Ruff Ryders' Anthem, Money Cash Hoes, On to the Next One |
Hit-Boy | Hip-Hop | USA | Nipsey collabs, Nas renaissance | N***as in Paris, King's Disease, Ric Flair Drip |
Zaytoven | Trap/Hip-Hop | USA | Church organ trap beats, Gucci Mane collab | Versace, Ice Cream, trap church sound |
Murda Beatz | Trap | Canada | Drake and Migos producer, bouncy 808s | Nice for What, Motorsport, Shopping Spree |
Brian Eno | Ambient/Art Rock | UK | Ambient music inventor, oblique strategies | Music for Airports, produced U2/Talking Heads/Bowie |
Trent Reznor | Industrial/Score | USA | Nine Inch Nails, Oscar-winning film scores | The Social Network, The Downward Spiral, Soul |
Sophie | Hyperpop/Experimental | UK | Hyperpop pioneer, avant-garde pop | Bipp, Immaterial, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides |
London on da Track | Trap/Hip-Hop | USA | Young Thug collabs, melodic trap | Hookah, With Them, No Flag |
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