Lee Major
Lee Major | |
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Also known as | LeeMajorKid, The Inkredibles |
Born | Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop, R&B, pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | We The Best Management |
Member of | The Inkredibles |
Website | LeeMajorKid on Twitter |
Leigh Elliott, known professionally as Lee Major, is an American hip hop producer also known by the monikers Lee Major Kid and The Inkredibles.[1] Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as Jay-Z,[2] Rick Ross,[2] [3] Jadakiss,[4] Ace Hood,[4] Young Jeezy,[4] DJ Khaled,[4] and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music.
Biography
[edit ]Lee Major[4] was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played the piano, his father played the drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar.[1] He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC.[1] He also began going professionally by the name The Inkredibles.[4] The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace [1] by SpiffTV, who in turn introduced the duo to DJ Nasty.[4] Afterwards The Inkredibles were signed to We The Best Management.[4]
Among The Inkredibles' first charting singles was Young Jeezy's "Vacation" from The Recession , which peaked at No. 16 on the Hot Rap Tracks in 2008. By the end of 2009 Lee Major had ended his affiliation with his business partner.[1] [5] Through the moniker The Inkredibles, in 2011 he established So Major Music.[1]
Production discography
[edit ]Year | Title | Primary artist(s) | Album | Song chart peaks | |||
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R&B | Rap | MS R&B |
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2008 | "Vacation" | Young Jeezy | The Recession (Rap #1) | 56 | 16 | 30 | — |
"Red Light" (feat. The Game) | DJ Khaled | We Global (Rap #3) | — | — | — | — | |
"Final Warning" (feat. Ace Hood, Blood Raw, Lil Scrappy, Shawty Lo, Brisco, Bun B, etc.) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ride" (ft. Trey Songz) | Ace Hood | Gutta (Rap #2) | — | — | — | — | |
"Money Ova Here" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Get Him" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Call Me"(ft. Lloyd) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ride Remix" (ft. Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Trey Songz) |
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2009 | "Real As It Gets" (ft. Young Jeezy) | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 (Rap #1) | ||||
"Mafia Music" | Rick Ross | Deeper Than Rap (Rap #3) | |||||
"Usual Suspects" (ft. Nas and Kevin Cossom) | |||||||
"Gunplay" (ft. Gunplay) | |||||||
"Get Money" (ft. Rick Ross) | Ace Hood | Ruthless (Rap #2) | |||||
"Don't Get Caught Slippin" | |||||||
"Make A Toast" | |||||||
"Headboard" (ft. Mario and Plies) | Hurricane Chris | Unleashed (Rap #20) | 63 | ||||
"One" (ft. Akon) | Fat Joe | J.O.S.E. 2 (R&B #9) | 74 | ||||
"Talk to Me, Big Time'" | Capone-N-Noreaga | Channel 10 (Rap #7) | |||||
"Rewind" (ft. Wyclef Jean) | Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. (Rap #3) | |||||
"Grind Hard" (ft. Mary J. Blige) | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss (R&B #1) | |||||
2010 | "Free Mason" (ft. John Legend & Jay-Z)[6] |
Rick Ross | Teflon Don (Rap #2) | ||||
"Victory" (ft. Nas & John Legend) | DJ Khaled | Victory (Rap #2) | |||||
"Can You Help Me" | Dondria | Dondria vs. Phatfffat | |||||
"Who's Gonna Love You" (Produced with Ray Baker) |
Amerie | Cymatica Vol. 1. | |||||
"So Sad" (ft. Young Jeezy & Plies) | JW | Untitled | |||||
2011 | "Don't Let Me Go" (ft. Pill & Gunplay) |
Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 1 (Rap #1) | ||||
"Pandemonium" (ft. Wale, Meek Mill, & Rick Ross) |
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"Play Your Part" (ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, etc.) | |||||||
"Evolve" | Mýa | K.I.S.S. (R&B #74) | |||||
"Still Wanna" (ft. Rick Ross & Liva Don) |
Pusha T | Fear of God II: Let Us Pray (Rap #8) |
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"This Is Just What I Needed" | Howie D | Back to Me | |||||
2012 | "Power Circle" (ft. Gunplay, Stalley, Wale, Rick Ross Meek Mill & Kendrick Lamar) | Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 2 (Rap #1) | ||||
"Young Kings" | Meek Mill | Dreams & Nightmares (Rap #1) | |||||
2013 | "A Me Di Te" | Fabri Fibra | Guerra e pace | ||||
"Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)" | Wale | The Gifted (R&B #1) | |||||
"Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing" (ft. Jerry Seinfeld) |
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2014 | "D'usse" | Lil Wayne | TBA | ||||
2015 | "Makin' Love" (Produced with MasBeatz) |
Tamar Braxton | Calling All Lovers | ||||
2017 | |||||||
"Replay" (Produced with Trauma Tone) |
Rich Homie Quan | Back to the Basics | |||||
"DNA" (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
Wale | Shine | |||||
"So Woke" (Produced with Ray Baker) |
No Malice | Let the Dead Bury the Dead | |||||
"Shame on Me" (Produced with Ray Baker) |
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"Jesus Christ" (Produced with Ray Baker) |
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"Push" (Produced with Jarret "Keyflo" Todd) |
Kenny Lattimore | Vulnerable | |||||
2019 | "Nowhere To Run" (ft. Bryson Tiller) (Produced with Sean Momberger, Vinylz, Boi1da & Jahaan Sweet) |
Ryan Trey | A 64 East Saga | ||||
"False Signal" (Produced with Sean Momberger, G.ry & Nonstop DaHitman) |
Melii | phAses | |||||
"Pay ya Bills" (ft. Jeremih) (Produced with Sean Momberger & Vinylz) |
Pardison Fontaine | Under8ed | |||||
2020 | "Love On Me" (Produced with Sean Momberger / Co – Demario Bridges & Aaron Sledge) |
K. Michelle | All Monsters Are Human | ||||
"A lot More" (Produced with Sean Momberger, Boi1da & Sevn Thomas) |
Russ | Shake the Snow Globe | |||||
"Timeless Interlude" (Produced with Sean Momberger & Syk Sense) |
Bryson Tiller | Anniversary | |||||
2021 | "All She Wrote" (ft. Chandler Moore & Brandon Love) (Produced with Boi1da, Vinylz & Sean Momberger) |
Justin Bieber | Freedom | ||||
"Angels" (featuring Kaash Paige) (Produced with Nxghts, Neenyo and Sean Momberger) |
Tinashe | 333 | |||||
"Faces" (Produced with Wheezy and Sean Momberger) | Young Thug | Punk | |||||
"Kush Through the Sunroof" (Produced with Trauma Tone and Sean Momberger) | Currensy | Collection Agency | |||||
"Caramel" (Produced with iLLmaestro) | Wale | Folarin II | |||||
"All In" (Produced with Keyflo) | Kenny Lattimore | Here to Stay | |||||
2022 | "Hide" (Produced with Sean momberger & DJ Mustard) | Ella Mai | Heart on My Sleeve | ||||
"The Look" featuring. Kehlani (Produced with Some Randoms & Sean Momberger) | Ali Gatie | WHO HURT YOU? | |||||
"Ballin" (Produced with Wheezy, Don Cannon & Sean Momberger) | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Me vs. Myself | |||||
2023 | "Touchin'" (Produced with iLLmaestro) | Honey Bxby | 3 Words, 8 Letters | ||||
"My Biznazz" (Produced with Sean Momberger) | Baby Tate | Apple Music's Juneteenth 2023: Freedom Songs | |||||
"Jet Life" (Produced with Trauma Tone & Splited) |
Curren$y | Highway 600 (with Trauma Tone) | |||||
"All Fucked Up" (Produced with Trauma Tone, ) |
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"Sunday Drive Interlude" (Produced with Trauma Tone & Kino Beats) |
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"Outro" (Produced with Trauma Tone, Kino Beats, Robert Dunnenberger & Operation Dream Team) |
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2024 | "Sensei" (Produced with Sean Momberger & Don Cannon) |
Tyga | TBA | ||||
"Peace Interlude" (Produced with Vinylz, Sean Momberger & BB) |
Bryson Tiller | Bryson Tiller | |||||
"Go Brazy" (Produced with Sean Momberger & DJ Mustard |
YG | Just Re'd Up 3 | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Mixtapes/Independent/EP's Releases
[edit ]The following is an incomplete list of mixtapes, independent releases & EP tracks produced by Lee Major:
- 2008: T-Pain – PR33 Ringz
- Track: "Freakin" (ft. Gorilla Zoe & T-Pain)
- 2008: T-Pain – PrEVOLVEr
- Track: "Keep It Coming"
- 2012: Rick Ross – Rich Forever
- Track: "Keys To The Crib" (ft. Styles P)
- 2013: Jacob Latimore – This Is Me 2
- Track: "New Girl"
- 2013: Meek Mill – Dreamchasers 3
- Track: "My Life" (ft. French Montana)
- 2015: Wale – Wale x A-Trak : Festivus
- Track: "Intro Stroke Of Genius"
- 2015: Skeme – Ingleworld 2
- Track: "Still Gittin" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger)
- 2015: Trevor Jackson – "In my Feelings"
- Track: "Rock Wit Me" (ft. Iamsu!)
- 2015: Rich Homie Quan – "ABTA: Still Going In"
- Track: "The Pull Up" (Co-Produced with Trauma Tone Beats)
- 2016: Wale – "Summer on Sunset"
- Track: "Still Up Ft. Phil Ade & Jazz Cartier " (Co-Produced by Ari Pen Smith)
- 2016: Shy Glizzy – "Young Jefe 2"
- Track: "Ride 4 U" (Co Produced by Trauma Tone Beats)
- 2016: Wale – "Today....i Got Time!"
- Track: "Solbiato Freestyle"
- 2017: Shy Glizzy – "The World Is Yours "
- Track: "Give It Up Ft. 3 Glizzy" (Co-Produced by Trauma Tone Beats & Keyflo)
- 2017: Trey Songz feat MIKExAngel – "Anticipation 3"
- Track: "Sho Nuff" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger & LVM of Nasty Beat Makers)
- 2017: MIKExAngel – "Anticipation 3"
- Track: "Anxious" – Bonus
- 2017: MIKExAngel – (Promo Release/Non Album release single)
- Track: "My Oh My" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger)
- 2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin
- Track: "Anxious"
- 2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin
- Track: "Wreckless"
- 2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin
- Track: "Set It Off"
- 2017: MIKExAngel – From Nothin 2 Somthin
- Track: "Never Had It" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger)
- 2017: Jeezy – (Promo Release/Non Album release single)
- Track: "Give It To Me Ft. Chris Brown"
- 2017: Plies – Ain't No Mixtape Bih 3
- Track: "Comin 2 Eazy" (Co-Produced with Trauma Tone)
- 2017: Marcus Orelias
- Tracks: "Atrium","Twenties", "TTM"[7]
- 2018: Wale – Self Promotion
- Track: "Body Body Body" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger)
- 2018: Smoke DZA – Free Smoke
- Track: "Fiscal Thoughts ft Wale & Phil Ade" (Co-Produced with Sean Momberger)
- 2020: Kevin Gates – (Promo Release/Non Album release single)
- Track: "Always Be Gangsta Freestyle (Co-Produced with Trauma Tone)
Film and television
[edit ]- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
- Track: Ace Hood – "Get Him"
- Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
- Track: Ace Hood – "Don't Get Caught Slippin"
- America's Best Dance Crew
- Track: Flo Rida – "Rewind" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
- ABC's NBA Finals
- Track: DJ Khaled – "Victory" (featuring Nas & John Legend)
- ABC's NBA Playoffs
- Track: Wale – "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)"
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f Lee Major biography, umusicpub.com, retrieved July 3, 2015
- ^ a b Bland, Bridget (July 26, 2010). "Rio's World of Music: July 2010". Savantsoundzllc.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ Nguyen, Duy. "BTS: Rick Ross – Free Mason Ft. Jay Z". HipHopMakers.com. Hip Hop Makers. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Board Game: The Inkredibles, Ozone Magazine June 2009, retrieved July 3, 2015
- ^ Frankie P, Kristen Teesdale (August 24, 2010). "iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles". istandardproducers.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Lee Major Producing "Free Mason"". youtube.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "20s a Difficult Age - Marcus Orelias". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
External links
[edit ]- iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles, iStandard Producers, August 24, 2010, retrieved July 3, 2015.