Vinylz
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Birth name | Anderson Hernandez |
Also known as | Vinylz |
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Washington Heights, New York City, New York, United States | September 2, 1989
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Anderson Hernandez (born September 2, 1989),[2] professionally known as Vinylz, is an American record producer from Washington Heights, New York City.[3] He is certainly known for his work with many artists that include Jay Z, Rick Ross, Drake, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Jeremih and Tinashe.
Vinylz secured a publishing deal with Sony ATV through fellow record producer and mentor, Boi-1da, with whom he has also worked closely since.[4]
Early life and career
Anderson Hernandez was born to immigrated parents from the Dominican Republic on September 2, 1989, in Washington Heights, a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, living across the street from adult contemporary musician Alicia Keys. Hernandez started producing at age 14.[3] He received his stage name, Vinylz, courtesy of a friend who noticed both of his interests for clever sampling and his father's collection of vinyl records.[5] Vinylz began taking music production seriously and it remained his favorite hobby ever since, but he went against his parents' wishes. He got an early professional start working with Swizz Beatz and decided to drop out of college after the first semester of his first year.[6]
Setting up shop in Quad Studios, the well-known recording studio located in New York City's Time Square, Vinylz flourished through his work with up-and-coming or breakout artists like Drag-On and Cassidy.[6] After reaching out to Canadian rapper Drake's in-house producer, Boi-1da, via Myspace to retrieve the instrumental for "Best I Ever Had", Vinylz ended up forming a relationship which would remain long after the request.[3][6] Impressed by his work, Boi-1da became a mentor to the up-and-comer; the two continued on to collaborate from that point on.[3][6]
In 2013, Jay Z's "F***WithMeYouKnowIGotIt" featuring Rick Ross and DJ Khaled's "No New Friends" featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, both of which produced by Vinylz and Boi-1da, were respectively placed on the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the latter was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[7] A variety of hits, alongside Boi-1da, helped Vinylz reach a publishing deal with Sony ATV.[4][8]
Throughout 2015, he produced a high number of tracks for such artists, including Jeremih's "Planez", Big Sean's "Blessings", Meek Mill's "RICO", Lil Durk's "Like Me", Chris Brown's "Back to Sleep" and up-and-comer Famous Dex's "No Hook, Pt. 3".[9]
Production discography
List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name.
Title | Year | Performing artist(s) | Other producer(s) | Album |
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Amnesia | 2008 | Cassidy | Back to the Problem | |
Henny, Bacardi and Swag like Rick James | 2010 | Cassidy | Face 2 Face EP | |
Gucci Time | 2010 | Gucci Mane, Swizz Beatz | Swizz Beatz, The Individuals | The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted |
One Shot | 2010 | Cassidy, Junior Reid, Notch | CASH | |
Girl Like Her | 2010 | Cassidy, Mya | Top Notch | C.A.S.H. |
She Addicted | 2010 | Cassidy, Nalia Boss | Cassidy | C.A.S.H. |
MMG The World is Ours | 2012 | Rick Ross, Pharrell, Meek Mill, Stalley | Boi-1da | Rich Forever |
Like Diz | 2012 | Roscoe Dash, 2 Chainz | Boi-1da | 2.0 |
We Can Have a Ball | 2012 | Sammy Adams | OK Cool | |
Intro | 2012 | Alley Boy | The Gift of Discernment | |
Ice Cream 2K12 | 2012 | Emilio Rojas | No Shame, No Regrets | |
Dollar and a Dream | 2012 | Siya | D.Y.K.E. (Damn You Killin Em) | |
NBA | 2012 | Joe Budden, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana | Boi-1da | No Love Lost |
Castles | 2013 | Joe Budden | Allen Ritter | No Love Lost |
Better Way Pt. 2 (Tribute to Sandy Hook) | 2013 | Bizzle | Boi-1da | The Good Fight |
Brink of Amazing | 2013 | Daniel de Bourg | Boi-1da | London Bread |
Bump That Bass | 2013 | Jeremih, Twista | ||
Nasty Girl | 2013 | Jim Jones, Jeremih, DJ Spinking | Vampire Life 3 | |
Castles | 2013 | Joe Budden | No Love Lost | |
5am in Toronto | 2013 | Drake | Boi-1da | |
No New Friends | 2013 | DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross | Boi-1da, Noah "40" Shebib, Allen Ritter | Suffering from Success |
Wherever We Go We Want | 2013 | French Montana, Ne-Yo, Raekwon | Allen Ritter, Reefa | Excuse My French |
Was it Worth it | 2013 | Kid Ink, Sterling Simms | Almost Home | |
You Know | 2013 | Fabolous, Young Jeezy | Boi-1da | The Soul Tape 3 |
FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt | 2013 | Jay-Z, Rick Ross | Boi-1da, Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon | Magna Carta Holy Grail |
The Language | 2013 | Drake | Boi-1da | Nothing Was the Same |
Body Operator | 2013 | DJ Spinking, French Montana, Jeremih | ||
Shinin' Like I'm Las Vegas | 2013 | DJ Whoo Kid, Nipsey Hussle | ||
Vulnerable | 2014 | Tinashe, Travis Scott | Boi-1da | Black Water |
Believe Me | 2014 | Lil Wayne, Drake | Boi-1da | Tha Carter V |
Chiraq | 2014 | Nicki Minaj, Lil Herb | Boi-1da | |
FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt (Reprise) | 2014 | Rick Ross | Boi-1da, Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon | Mastermind |
Adult Swim | 2014 | DJ Spinking, Tyga, A$AP Ferg, Jeremih, Velous | ||
Best Kept Secret | 2014 | Sammy Adams | Wizzy | |
Don't Play | 2014 | Travis Scott, Big Sean, The 1975 | Allen Ritter, Travis Scott | Days Before Rodeo |
0 to 100 / The Catch Up | 2014 | Drake | Boi-1da, 40, Nineteen85 | |
Grindin | 2014 | Lil Wayne, Drake | Boi-1da | Tha Carter V |
4 The Freaks | 2014 | Jeremih | N.O.M.A. | |
A Tale of 2 Citiez[10] | 2014 | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | |
Fire Squad | 2014 | J. Cole | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive |
All Things Go[11] | 2014 | Nicki Minaj | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | The Pinkprint |
Bish Bounce | 2014 | Fabolous | Boi-1da | The Young OG Project |
Gone for the Winter | 2014 | Fabolous, Velous | DJ RellyRell | The Young OG Project |
Planes | 2015 | Jeremih, J. Cole | Late Nights | |
Star67[12] | 2015 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | |
Paradise | 2015 | Jeremih | Soundz, Mick Schultz | Late Nights |
Blessings | 2015 | Big Sean, Drake, Kanye West | Allen Ritter | Dark Sky Paradise |
Know Yourself | 2015 | Drake | Boi-1da, Syksense | If You're Reading This It's Too Late |
I Don't Give A F*#k | 2015 | J Doe | ||
You Changed Me | 2015 | Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter, Jordan Evans | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses |
On The Dot | 2015 | Jamie Foxx, Fabolous | Allen Ritter | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses |
Another Dose | 2015 | Jamie Foxx | Boi-1da, Frank Dukes | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses |
Like Me | 2015 | Lil Durk, Jeremih | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | Remember My Name |
RICO | 2015 | Meek Mill, Drake | Allen Ritter, Cubeatz | Dreams Worth More Than Money |
Right Hand | 2015 | Drake | ||
Like Me (Remix) | 2015 | Lil Durk, Jeremih, Lil Wayne, Fetty Wap | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | Remember My Name |
Party Favors | 2015 | Tinashe, Young Thug | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter, Illangelo | |
Cut The Check | 2015 | Mac Miller, Chief Keef | GO:OD AM | |
Say So | 2015 | G-Eazy | ||
Immortal | 2015 | Joe Budden | Boi-1da | All Love Lost |
Back to Sleep | 2015 | Chris Brown | Boi-1da | Royalty |
Black Friday | 2015 | Kendrick Lamar | ||
Sex With Me | 2016 | Rihanna | Boi-1da, Frank Dukes | ANTI |
U With Me? | 2016 | Drake | 40, Kanye West, DJ Dahi | Views |
Pick Up The Phone | 2016 | Travis Scott, Young Thug, Quavo | Frank Dukes | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
4PM In Calabasas | 2016 | Drake | Frank Dukes, Allen Ritter | |
The Hooch | 2016 | Travis Scott | Allen Ritter, Boi-1da | |
The Ends | 2016 | Travis Scott, André 3000 | WondaGurl, Daxz, OZ | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
Lose | 2016 | Travis Scott, Cassie | Frank Dukes, Allen Ritter, Mike Dean | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
Fake Love | 2016 | Drake | Frank Dukes | More Life |
References
- ↑ Alexander Iadarola (October 30, 2014). "13 Things All Fruity Loops Producers Know To Be True". The Fader. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Rys, Dan (July 11, 2013). "‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ Behind The Scenes: Five Producers Who Helped Craft The Album". XXL. Accessed on July 11, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Kyles, Yohance (July 19, 2013). "Exclusive: Vinylz Talks Working With Jay-Z, Drake, Boi-1da and His New Obsession". AllHipHop. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- 1 2 "Exclusive: Interview: Vinylz Details His Production on "Believe Me," "Chi-Raq," and Working on Diddy's Last Album". Complex.
- ↑ "Behind The Beat: Vinylz". Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Meet Vinylz, Rap's Secret-Biggest Producer". Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "DJ Khaled "No New Friends" Hits Gold". Rap Radar.
- ↑ "Vinylz Discusses Producing For Lil Wayne, Drake Vs Jay Z, & "Chiraq" Diss Tracks". AllHipHop.
- ↑ "vinylz – 2DOPEBOYZ". Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Interview: Meet The Producer Behind J.Cole's Controversial Track 'Fire Squad'". MTV News.
- ↑ "Interview: Nicki Minaj's "All Things Go": Listen To 'The Pinkprint' Track".
- ↑ "Star67".
Further reading
- Battan, Carrie (April 23, 2015). "Meet Vinylz, Rap's Secret-Biggest Producer". The Fader. Retrieved September 25, 2016.