J Beatzz

Joshua Adams, professionally known as J Beatzz, is an American hip hop record producer. He holds production credits on Travis Scott's Astroworld (2018), which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2019 for Best Rap Album.[1]

JBeatzz
Born
Joshua Adams

Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EducationFull Sail University (2006)
Known for
  • Record producer
  • audio engineer
  • DJ

Early life

Joshua Adams was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, and raised in New London, Connecticut.[2] In 2006, he graduated from Full Sail University where he studied audio engineering. After graduation, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he began working with Big Boi of Outkast at Stankonia Studios.[1]

Career

In 2010, J Beatzz received his first placement contributing to Big Boi of Outkast's debut solo studio album, Sir Luscious Left Foot, producing the record "General Patton".[3] The record was featured and revamped during the NFL Playoffs in 2011.[4] In 2018, J Beatzz contributed to Travis Scott's third studio album Astroworld producing "Stop Trying To Be God".[5] Astroworld was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards, and as of 2021 is certified 4x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Also in 2018, he produced the tracks "Coco Chanel" (featuring Foxy Brown) and "Inspirations Outro" from Nicki Minaj's fourth studio album Queen.[6] On January 11, 2019, the RIAA announced Queen as certified platinum.[7]

References
  1. "First-time GRAMMY-Nominee Producer JBeatzz on His Journey to Music's Biggest Night". The Hype Magazine. 18 January 2019.
  2. Ravin, JaGurl (12 December 2018). "Producer Highlight: JBeatzz". JaGurl TV.
  3. Kujundzic, Petar (5 June 2010). "Big Boi - General Patton". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. Fischer, Reed. "Big Boi's "General Patton" Revamped for NFL Playoffs". Broward Palm Beach New Times.
  5. Espinoza, Joshua. "Here Are the Credits for Travis Scott's 'ASTROWORLD'". Complex.com.
  6. Smith, Trevor (10 August 2018). "Nicki Minaj's "Queen" Album: Writing & Production Credits". HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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