Ben Billions
Benjamin Dyer Diehl, also known as Ben Billions, is an American songwriter, producer, and audio engineer, best known for his production, songwriting and mixing/engineering work with DJ Khaled and Yo Gotti, as well as The Weeknd.[2][3] His most notable hits include "Might Not", "What Lovers Do", "Often", "Low Life", "6 Inch", "Acquainted" and "Down in the DM".[4]
Benjamin Dyer Diehl | |
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Born | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States |
Other names | Ben Billion$, Ben Diehl |
Alma mater | Full Sail University[1] |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | SAL&CO / Warner Chappell Music |
Originally an audio engineering intern at Miami's Circle House Studios while attending Full Sail University's Recording Arts program ('04) and Entertainment Business bachelor’s program ('05), Diehl built a relationship with frequent studio visitor DJ Khaled, eventually becoming Khaled's engineer. He has subsequently also written and produced for Rick Ross, Beyoncé, Kodak Black, and Nicki Minaj, among others.[5][6]
Songwriting and production credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"My Life" (Featuring Akon and B.o.B) | 2011 | DJ Khaled | We the Best Forever |
"How I'm Raised" | 2013 | Ace Hood | Trials & Tribulations |
"I Remember" | Kelly Rowland | Talk a Good Game | |
"Paradise Lost" | 2014 | Rick Ross | Mastermind (Deluxe Edition) |
"Phone Tap" | Hood Billionaire | ||
"Off The Corner" (With Meek Mill) | Face To Face | ||
"Silk Road" | 2015 | Black Market | |
"Often" | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | |
"Acquainted" | |||
"As You Are" | |||
"Came From Nothing" | Belly | Up for Days | |
"No Option" | |||
"Might Not" (Featuring The Weeknd) | |||
"White Girls" (Featuring Travis Scott) | |||
"Dealer Plated" (Featuring French Montana) | |||
"Who Am I" | |||
"Show Must Go On" (Featuring Machine Gun Kelly & Math Allen) | Kid Ink | Full Speed | |
"Pullin' Up" (Featuring The Weeknd) | Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money | |
"Bad for You" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) | |||
"Pray 4 Love" (Featuring The Weeknd) | Travis Scott | Rodeo | |
"6 Inch" (Featuring The Weeknd) | 2016 | Beyoncé | Lemonade |
"Pick These Hoes Apart" (Featuring Kodak Black, Jeezy & French Montana) | DJ Khaled | Major Key | |
"Party Monster" | The Weeknd | Starboy | |
"Six Feet Under" | |||
"Nothing Without You" | |||
"All I Know" (Featuring Future) | |||
"Ballerina" | Belly | Another Day in Paradise | |
"You" (Featuring Kehlani) | |||
"Favorite Color" | |||
"God Bless" | |||
"Barely Sober" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | |||
"Zanzibar" (Featuring Juicy J) | |||
"Angels & Demons" (Featuring B-Real) | |||
"Trap Phone" (Featuring Jadakiss) | Inzombia | ||
"Frozen Water" (Featuring Future) | |||
"Outkast" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
"Seven Day Love" (Featuring Ashanti) | |||
"Judas" | Banks | The Altar | |
"27 Hours" | |||
"Lil Haiti Baby" | Future | Evol | |
"Low Life" (Featuring The Weeknd) | |||
"Bible" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | |
"Down in the DM" | |||
"General" (Featuring Future) | |||
"Facts" (With Moneybagg Yo) | 2 Federal | ||
"Lifestyle" (Featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | White Friday (CM9) | ||
"What Happened" | |||
"Castro" (Featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Quavo) | |||
"Weatherman" (Featuring Kodak Black) | |||
"What Happened" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | 2 Chainz | ColleGrove | |
"War Pain" (Featuring Omelly) | Meek Mill | 4/4 (EP series) | |
"Lockjaw" (Featuring Kodak Black) | French Montana | Wave Gods | |
"Pull a Caper" (Featuring Kodak Black, Gucci Mane & Rick Ross) | 2017 | DJ Khaled | Grateful |
"Bobby Brown" | Belly | Mumble Rap | |
"P.O.P." | |||
"All Alone" | |||
"Trippin" | French Montana | Jungle Rules | |
"What Lovers Do" (Featuring SZA) | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | |
"Change My Ways" | Kodak Black | Project Baby 2 | |
"Pride" | |||
"No CoDefendant" | |||
"Day for Day" | Painting Pictures | ||
"Coolin and Booted" | |||
"U Ain't Never" | |||
"Patty Cake" | |||
"Save You" | |||
"Reminiscing" (Featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) | |||
"Why They Call You Kodak" | |||
"What If" | Kevin Gates | By Any Means 2 | |
"Back Gate" | Yo Gotti | I Still Am | |
"Juice" | |||
"Save It for Me" (Featuring Chris Brown) | |||
"2908" | |||
"Around the World" | |||
"Good Life" (With Kehlani) | G-Eazy | The Fate of the Furious (soundtrack) | |
"Tomorrow Til Infinity" (Featuring Gunna) | Young Thug | Beautiful Thugger Girls | |
"All About It" (Featuring French Montana) | Fabolous & Jadakiss | Friday on Elm Street | |
"On & On" (Featuring Tory Lanez & Belly) | Juicy J | Rubba Band Business | |
"Another Note" (Featuring Zack) | 2018 | Belly | Immigrant |
"Bed" (Featuring Ariana Grande) | Nicki Minaj | Queen | |
"Girls" (Featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX) | Rita Ora | Phoenix | |
"Wanted You" (Featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | Nav | Reckless | |
"With Me" | |||
"The Rage" | Kid Cudi | Rampage (soundtrack) | |
"Codeine Dreaming" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Kodak Black | Heart Break Kodak | |
"I Get Lonely" | |||
"Call You" | |||
"Take One" | Dying to Live | ||
"In the Flesh" | |||
"If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" | |||
"Don't Cry" (Featuring XXXTentacion) | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V (Deluxe Edition) | |
"Can't Be Broken" | |||
"Open Letter" | |||
"More to the Story" (Featuring Raekwon) | |||
"Lower Level" (Featuring Kodak Black) | Moneybagg Yo | Reset | |
"Secrets" | 2 Heartless | ||
"Motivation" (Featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | Snoop Dogg | 220 (EP) | |
"Thugz Mansion" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign & YG) | Mozzy | Gangland Landlord | |
"Drip" | City Girls | Girl Code | |
"Villain" | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Until Death Call My Name | |
"Mexico" | BlocBoy JB | Simi | |
"No Velcro" | |||
"Freak n You" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Gunna) | 2019 | DJ Khaled | Father of Asahd |
"Holy Ground" (Featuring Buju Banton) | |||
"Broken" | Kim Petras | Clarity | |
"Rules" | Doja Cat | Hot Pink | |
"Wiggle It" (With Quality Control Featuring City Girls) | French Montana | Montana & Control the Streets, Volume 2 | |
"Shawty Do You" | Flipp Dinero | Love for Guala | |
"Till I'm Gone" (Featuring Kodak Black) | |||
"Know Yo Worth" | 2020 | Yo Gotti | Untrapped |
"They Ain't Want Me to Know" | |||
"Pose" (Featuring Lil Uzi Vert & Megan Thee Stallion) | |||
"Weekend" (Featuring Moneybagg Yo) | |||
"Trust Nobody" (Featuring Adam Levine) | Lil Wayne | Funeral | |
"Ball Hard" (Featuring Lil Twist) | |||
"Hot" | Pia Mia | TBA | |
"Moment of Silence" | 2021 | Belly | See You Next Wednesday |
"Party Lyfe" (Featuring DaBaby) | Polo G | Hall of Fame 2.0 | |
"Gone Forever" (Featuring Remy Ma & DJ Khaled) | 2022 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe Edition) |
"30mgs" (Featuring Vory) | Beam | Alien | |
"Greater Together (Album Version)" | 2023 | John Paesano | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Original Video Game Soundtrack) |
Audio engineering and mixing credits
Album | Year | Artist | Label |
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We the Best | 2007 | DJ Khaled | Terror Squad Entertainment / Koch Records |
Teflon Don | 2010 | Rick Ross | Maybach Music Group / Def Jam Recordings |
Mastermind | 2014 | Rick Ross | Maybach Music Group / Def Jam Recordings |
Starboy | 2016 | The Weeknd | XO / Republic Records |
Another Day in Paradise | 2016 | Belly | XO / Roc Nation |
Mumble Rap | 2017 | Belly | XO / Roc Nation / Republic Records |
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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2017 | 59th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Lemonade) | Nominated | [7] |
2018 | 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards | Producer Of The Year | Nominated | [8] |
2023 | 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)) | Nominated | [9] |
References
- "Full Sail Stories: Ben "Billions" Diehl on the Creative Pivot that Made Him One of Hip Hop's Most Coveted Producers". Full Sail University. September 14, 2018.
- "The Miami Producers Behind Beyoncé Aren't in It for the Fame". Miami New Times.
- "Exclusive Interview: Meet Ben Billions, the Producer Responsible for Your Favorite Hits". The Source. March 21, 2017.
- "Producer Ben Billions on Making Hits for the Weeknd, Belly & Beyoncé: 'If the Artist Loves It, I Love It'". Billboard. January 17, 2017.
- "Meet Ben Billion$, the Miami Chameleon Quietly Dominating the Airwaves". The Fader. April 6, 2017.
- "Producer Ben Billions joins Warner Chappell Music in exclusive administrative publishing deal". Music Business Worldwide. October 8, 2020.
- https://www.grammy.com/artists/ben-billions/19661
- "Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards". Billboard. October 16, 2018.
- "Grammy Awards: Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2023.