Like (record producer)

Gabriel Stevenson, professionally known as Like, is an American record producer, rapper, DJ and songwriter. A three time Grammy nominee, he began working with the Pacific Division, a hip hop trio, better known as Pac Div in 2006.

Like
Birth nameGabriel Stevenson
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active2006–present
Websitecallmelike.com

In 2012, he produced Kendrick Lamar's "Sing About Me" on Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. He received two Grammy Award nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards: Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. In 2016, he produced Anderson .Paak's "Room in Here" featuring The Game and Sonyae Elise on the Malibu album.[1] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[2] Like has production credit with artists such as Mac Miller,[3] Ab-Soul, Joey Badass, Nick Grant, Asher Roth, Ill Camille and Currensy.

Like has released music as a solo artist.[4] He released instrumental albums, Zesty and Lightwork in 2014 and Emeralds[5] in 2016. On September 30, 2016, he released his first solo rap album, Songs Made While High,[6] which features Anderson .Paak, Buddy, and Kali Uchis.

In 2017, Pac Div regrouped and are scheduled to release an album at the end of the year.

Discography

Instrumental / solo projects
  • All Songs produced by Like
YearTitle
2014Zesty
2014Lightwork
2016Emeralds[7]
2016Songs Made While High[8]

Pac Div studio albums
YearTitle
2011The DiV[9]
2012GMB[10]
2018First Baptist

Pac Div mixtapes
YearTitle
2006Sealed for Freshness: The Blend Tape[11]
2009Church League Champions[12]
2010Don't Mention It[13]
2011Mania![14]

Pac Div EPs
YearTitle
2009Pac Div EP[15]

Production credits
List of single songs produced by Like with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Year Artist(s) Title Album Label
2011 Pacific Division Posted co-produced with DJ Dahi The DiV n/a
Number One
Brown
Hi Five
Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli Family First[16] single n/a
2012 Pac Div Sneaker Boxes GMB n/a
Can't Help It
Savages
2013 Kendrick Lamar Sing About Me Good Kid Maad City (LP) Aftermath / Interscope Records
2014 Ab-Soul Just Have Fun These Days... (LP)[17] Top Dawg Entertainment
Nikki Jean Cool On You[18] n/a n/a
2015 Curren$y Cruizin[19] Canal Street Confidential (LP) Atlantic Recordings / WEA
2016 Anderson .Paak Room In Here[20] Malibu (LP) Steel Wool / OBE / Art Club / EMPIRE
Chris Miles Wake Up[21] Milestones (EP) n/a
Duckwrth Get Uugly[22] I'm Uugly (LP) Them Hellas / The Blind Youth / Empire Distribution
Nick Grant The Game[23] The Game (SI) Culture Republic
2017 Asher Roth[24] That's All Mine ft. Jesse Joykins That's All Mine (SI) Retrohash
Joey Badass Babylon ft. Chronix[25] AmeriKKKan Badass (LP) Pro Era / Cinematic Music Group
Ill Camille São Paulo ft Punch & Rose Gold[26] Heirloom (LP) n/a
2020 Channel Tres fuego ft. Tyler, the Creator i can't go outside (EP) Art For Their Good

Guest appearances
  • List of features with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Year Artist(s) Title Album Label
2011 Polyester The Saint My Way Peace Love Unity Respect (LP) Frank Radio - iHipHopDistribution
2013 Blu Boyz N Tha Hood Good to be Home (LP) Nature Sounds
2015 Blu Madlib Med Finer Things Bad Neighbor (LP) BangYaHead
Blended Babies Shadows n/a BBMG
2016 Nick Grant The Game The Game Culture Republic
Wontu Puccio Volume Two (LP) EveryDejaVu
Hollywood Floss Face Your Fears n/a Hollywood Floss
2017 Justing and the Honored None Sunshine Wanderlust (LP) Justin and the Honored None
Coin Banks Hatches Heads (EP) Low Key Source

Nominations and awards

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Like has received three nomination.

Year Award Name Artist Title Label Win/Nominations
2013 Album of the Year[27] Kendrick Lamar I'm Dying of Thirst Good Kid Maad City (LP) Nomination
2013 Best Rap Album[28] Kendrick Lamar I'm Dying of Thirst Good Kid Maad City (LP) Nomination
2017 Best Urban Contemporary Album[29] Anderson .Paak Room In Here Malibu (LP) Nomination

References
  1. Garrett, Ural (30 September 2016). "between-producing-for-kendrick-lamar-anderson-paak-like-of-pac-div-is-now-poised-to-be-a-solo-threat". HipHopDX.
  2. Unterberger, Andrew. ""Grammy 2017: The Complete List of Nominees"". Billboard.
  3. Rhymestyle, Rhymestyle. "Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli - Family First". DJBooth.
  4. Ducker, Eric. "WEED, SHROOMS, ETHIOPIA, & LIKE FROM PAC DIV'S NEW SOLO JOURNEY". frank151.com.
  5. "Emeralds by Like on Apple Music". itunes.com. 25 March 2016.
  6. Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: LIKE OF PAC DIV 'SONGS MADE WHILE HIGH' LP AND "MISS ME WITH THAT" VIDEO". Mass Appeal.
  7. "Emeralds by Like on Apple Music". itunes.com. 25 March 2016.
  8. Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: LIKE OF PAC DIV 'SONGS MADE WHILE HIGH' LP AND "MISS ME WITH THAT" VIDEO". Mass Appeal.
  9. David, Charles (8 November 2011). "Pac Div – The DiV (Album)". Earmilk.com.
  10. Hadusek, Jon (10 January 2013). "Pac Div – GMB". consequence.net.
  11. staff. "Sealed For Freshness: Blend Tape - DubCNN". DubCNN.
  12. TheUrbanDaily Staff. "Pac Div- Church League Champions Free Mixtape". TheUrbanDaily.
  13. Confusion, Confusion. "Pac Div - Don't Mention It (Mixtape)". PigeonsAndPlanes.
  14. Huynh, Davis (7 March 2011). "Pac Div - Mania! (Mixtape)". HYPEBEAST.
  15. Staff. "Pacific Division EP Review". Allmusic.com.
  16. Rhymestyle, Rhymestyle. "Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli - Family First". djbooth.net.
  17. Greene, Jayson. "Ab-Soul: These Days... Album Review". Pitchfork.
  18. "Cool On You (Produced by Like & Peter Cottontale) by nikki jean".
  19. Staff. "Curren$y — Cruzin..."
  20. BENJAMIN NADDAFF-HAFREY, BENJAMIN (19 March 2016). "Watch Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Perform 'Room In Here". NPR.
  21. "Long Island's Chris Miles Shares His "Wake Up" Video - Vibe". Vibe.com. 16 March 2017.
  22. Voynovskaya, Nastia (5 October 2016). "Duckwrth Embraces the UUGLY in Life". East Bay Express.
  23. Clark, Michell C. "Nick Grant - "The Game" ft. Like & Tessa Evans". Artistic Manifesto.
  24. "Asher Roth - That's All Mine (feat. Jesse Boykins III)".
  25. "BABYLON (feat. Chronixx) Lyrics Joey Bada$$". Mojim.com.
  26. Pass, Shantel. "AUDIO: ILL CAMILLE, "SÃO PAULO" FEAT. PUNCH AND ROSE GOLD (PROD. BY LIKE)". SaintHeron.com.
  27. Kennedy, Gerrick D (7 December 2015). "Grammy Awards 2016: Kendrick Lamar made history with an unapologetically black album". Los Angeles Times.
  28. "Kendrick Lamar: Message Behind Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City". GRAMMY.com.
  29. Reeves, Mosi (10 February 2017). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Anderson Paak". Rolling Stone.
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