Introduction
Alexander Grant (born 27 August 1982), professionally known as Alex da Kid, is a British music producer from Wood Green, London. He has gained recognition for producing several hit singles for a plethora of artists in various music genres, such as Dr. Dre ("I Need a Doctor"), Nicki Minaj ("Massive Attack"), B.o.B ("Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams), Eminem ("Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna) and Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive") and Cheryl "Under The Sun".
Even though he now lives in Los Angeles, The Evening Standard named him one of "London's Most Influential People in 2011." He has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards including "Album of the Year" for his work on Rihanna's Loud. His record label, KIDinaKORNER, is a subdivision of Interscope Records.
In both 2013 and 2014, Grant (as owner of KIDinaKORNER Records) was chosen by Billboard Magazine for their "Top 40 Under 40."
In 2016, Grant released his first solo project as an artist. The single, “Not Easy” features X Ambassadors, Elle King & Wiz Khalifa via KIDinaKORNER/RCA Records. The track was produced by Alex Da Kid for KIDinaKORNER, and written by Alex Da Kid for KIDinaKORNER, Sam Harris, Casey Harris, Adam Levin, Elle King, and Wiz Khalifa.
As a producer, Grant co-writes everything that he works on with artists.
Early life
Grant was a professional footballer, playing for Bristol City until when, at 19 years of age, his friend introduced him to the digital music editing software FruityLoops, which prompted an interest in music production. He then attended University of West London to study towards a master's degree in audio technology, now called MA Advanced Music Technology.
Universal Music Publishing Group's Jessica Rivera first heard about him through Grant's lawyer Scott Felcher. On request Grant sent Rivera some of his music, and the publishing executive later related her reactions to HitQuarters: "It hit me right away that this dude had something different to bring to the table ... He wasn't just straight up hip-hop – his sound was very different and transcended genres."
KIDinaKORNER
Production discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | |||||
| "Hello Heartbreak" (Michelle Williams) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unexpected | ||
| "Massive Attack" (Nicki Minaj) | 2010 | 122 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Airplanes" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore) | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | ||
| "Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Recovery | ||
| "Coming Home" (Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey) | 11 | 83 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 4 |
| Last Train to Paris | ||
| "I Need a Doctor" (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey) | 2011 | 4 | 124 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 56 | 8 |
| non-album single | |
| "Words I Never Said" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Skylar Grey) | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lasers | |||
| "Rise Above 1" (Reeve Carney featuring Bono and The Edge) | 74 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark | |||
| "Dance Without You" (Skylar Grey) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |||
| "Invisible" (Skylar Grey) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | 63 | ||||
| "Invincible" (MGK featuring Ester Dean) | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lace Up | |||
| "Under The Sun" (Cheryl) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | A Million Lights | |||
| "C'mon Let Me Ride" (Skylar Grey featuring Eminem) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | 17 | — | — | Don't Look Down | ||
| "Radioactive" (Imagine Dragons) | 3 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Night Visions | ||
| "Demons" (Imagine Dragons) | 2013 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
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| "On Top of the World" (Imagine Dragons) | 79 | — | — | 10 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 34 |
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| "Final Warning" (Skylar Grey) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Look Down | |||
| "Monster" (Imagine Dragons) | 78 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "Jungle (Remix)" (X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons featuring Jay Z) | 2014 | 87 | — | — | — | 62 | 55 | 44 | — | — | 18 | non-album single | ||
| "I Bet My Life" (Imagine Dragons) | 28 | — | — | 36 | 15 | 42 | 65 | 28 | — | 27 |
| Smoke + Mirrors | ||
| "Bed of Lies" (Nicki Minaj featuring Skylar Grey) | 62 | 19 | — | 7 | 41 | 134 | — | 13 | 11 | 73 | The Pinkprint | |||
| "Gold" (Imagine Dragons) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smoke + Mirrors | |||
| "Burning Bridges" (Ludacris featuring Jason Aldean) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ludaversal | |||
| "American Oxygen" (Rihanna) | 2015 | 78 | — | — | 65 | 59 | 25 | 39 | — | 11 | 71 | non-album single | ||
| "Not Easy" (Alex Da Kid featuring X Ambassadors, Elle King and Wiz Khalifa) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||