T-Minus
Canadian music producer

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Tyler Mathew Carl Williams (born February 25, 1988), professionally known as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer. He has produced hit records and worked with many popular artists including Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Belly, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Lana Del Rey, Sia, J. Cole and more. He is one of Drake's longest and most frequent collaborators, contributing to songs such as "H.Y.F.R", “The Motto”, “Make Me Proud” (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Blem".

He has garnered over 20 awards and nominations including Grammys, Platinum certifications, and BMI's Producer of the Year (earned on multiple occasions).

Early life

T-Minus first started experimenting with music as a student at Pickering High School. "I’ve always loved music," he says. "I used to play the drums, so I’ve always been interested in music in that way." After sitting at the drum kit for a few years, he decided to try making his own rhythms, so he downloaded a digital audio workstation program called Fruity Loops when he was 15 years old and was soon creating entire songs.

Artistry

"I’m just taking things to a new place as far as music goes. I don’t want to go to the same route that I was going to before so far as how everything sounds, how everything sits in your ears... I’m going back to the roots of R&B, mid-’90s, from hearing a Timbaland record, an Aaliyah, something from Blackground Music, for example. When the music had so much emotion."

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2013 Grammy Awards Best Rap Song ("Drake featuring Lil Wayne - The Motto") Nominated
2014 Grammy Awards Album of the Year (Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.a.A.d City) Nominated

He also won Top Producer at the 2012 BMI Urban Awards.

Discography

Singles produced

Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 USR&B US Rap US Pop CAN UK
2009 "How Low"
6 2 1 41 67 Battle of the Sexes
2010 "Moment 4 Life"
13 1 1 18 27 22 Pink Friday
2011 "I'm On One"
10 1 1 35 67 78 We the Best Forever
"She Will"
3 1 2 16 58 Tha Carter IV
"Make Me Proud"
9 1 1 25 49 Take Care
"The Motto"
14 1 1 25 38 22
2012 "HYFR"
62 20 17
"My Moment"
89 23 16 Quality Street Music
"Swimming Pools (Drank)"
17 3 3 63 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
"Go Get It"
77 40 23 86 Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
"She Don't Put It Down"
96 32 No Love Lost
2013 "Rich as Fuck"
38 11 9 I Am Not a Human Being II
"Heartbreaker"
13 15 14 Journals
2017 "Somethin Tells Me"
74 29 84 True to Self
"Broke"
All Things Work Together

2007

Drake - Comeback Season

2008

Plies - Da REAList

  • 15. "Co-Defendant"

Papa Duck

Tyra B.

  • 00. "Break You Up"

2009

LeToya Luckett - Lady Love

  • 11. "Drained"

Mýa - Beauty & The Streets Vol.1

  • 15. "Black Out"

Birdman - Priceless

  • 01. "Intro"

Birdman - Family Over Everything

Ace Hood - The Preview

  • 15. "White Leather"

Jazzfeezy - Jazzfeezy Presents: Unveiling the Rapture

  • 03. Unstoppable" (featuring Burna, Bass Line and Dean Gray) (produced with Jazzfeezy)
  • 04. "Words Won't Do" (featuring August) (produced with Jazzfeezy and Boi-1da)
  • 14. "Flying High" (featuring Phax and Red Shortz) (produced with Jazzfeezy)

Rebstar - Arrival

The Weeknd

  • 00. "Our Love"

2010

Donnis - Fashionably Late

  • 05. "Tonight"

Ludacris - Battles of the Sexes

  • 02. "How Low"
  • 16."How Low (Remix)" (featuring Ciara & Pitbull)

Travis Porter - Proud to Be a Problem

  • 14. "Mighty Mighty" (featuring F.L.Y.)

Travis Porter - I Am Travis Porter

  • 17. "Lay Ya Body Down"

Diggy Simmons - Airborne

A-Game - PilotModeMuzik

  • 00. "Go Head Shawty"
  • 00. "Airplanes"
  • 00. "Don't Be Mad"

Lil Scrappy - Prince of the South 2

Leftover
  • 00. "Get Lost" (featuring Cutty)

P. Reign

  • 00. "In My Hood"

Lyfe Jennings - I Still Believe

  • 01. "Statistics"
  • 02. "Love"
  • 04. "Spotlight"
  • 07. "Mama"
  • 10. "Learn From This"

T.I. - No Mercy

  • 12. "Poppin Bottles" (featuring Drake)

Ciara - Basic Instinct

  • 09. "Turn It Up" (featuring Usher)

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

  • 07. "Moment 4 Life" (featuring Drake)

Luu Breeze - HollaLaLuuie

  • 05. "Makin' A Killin'" (featuring Vado)

2011

DJ Khaled - We the Best Forever

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV

  • 06. "She Will" (featuring Drake)

Wale - Ambition

T-Pain - RevolveR

  • 01. "Bang Bang Pow Pow" (featuring Lil Wayne)

Drake - Take Care

  • 07. "Under Ground Kings" (Produced with Noah "40" Shebib)
  • 08. "We'll Be Fine" (featuring Birdman)
  • 09. "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • 14. "HYFR" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • 19. Bonus Track: "The Motto" (featuring Lil Wayne)

A-Game - Since 1988

  • 11. "Cool Boyz" / 00. "Cool Boyz" (Remix) (featuring Red Cafe)

Don Trip & Starlito - Step Brothers

  • 12. "Pray For Me"

Alley Boy - Definition of Fuck Shit 2

  • 07. "Word Law" (featuring Veli Sosa)

Birdman & Mack Maine - Billionaire Minds

  • 04. "Mr. Lottery" (featuring Short Dawg & Jae Millz)

2012

T.I. - Fuck da City Up

  • 03. "Hot Wheels" (featuring Travis Porter & Young Dro)

Melanie Fiona - The MF Life

  • 04. "I Been That Girl"

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

D-WHY - Don't Flatter Yourself

Leftover
  • 00. "Macchiato Music"

Burd & Keyz - Keyz of Life

  • 05. "Faithful" (featuring Luu Breeze, A-Game & Jahron B) (produced with Burd & Keyz)

Tank - This Is How I Feel

  • 05. "Compliments" (featuring Kris Stephens & T.I.)

DJ Drama - Quality Street Music

Slaughterhouse - Welcome to: Our House

  • 04. "Throw That" (featuring Eminem)
  • 12. "Frat House"

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

  • 09. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"

Cyhi the Prynce - Ivy League Club

  • 13. "Tomorrow"

Roscoe Dash - Roscoe 2.0

  • 17. "Substance Abuse"

T-Pain - Stoic

  • 03. "Don't You Quit"

Keyshia Cole - Woman to Woman

  • 02. Zero (featuring Meek Mill) {{small|(produced with Vidal)
  • 11. Forever

T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head

  • 08. "Go Get It"
  • 09. "Guns and Roses" (featuring P!nk)
  • 12. "Addresses"

ASAP Rocky - Long. Live. ASAP

2013

Jigg - High Grade 2

  • 03. "So Hot"

Joe Budden - No Love Lost

  • 03. "She Don't Put It Down" (featuring Lil Wayne & Tank)
  • 17. "She Don't Put It Down (Remix)" (featuring Fabolous, Twista & Tank)

Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being II

Kelly Rowland - Talk a Good Game

  • 04. "Talk a Good Game" (featuring Kevin Cossom)

Justin Bieber - Journals

2014

Wink Loc

  • 00. "Want Me Dead (featuring Jeezy and Jigg)"

Bizzle - Well Wishes

  • 13. "You Know (Remix)" (featuring Lecrae) (produced with Boi-1da)

Eric Bellinger - The Rebirth

Tinashe

  • 00. "In The Meantime"

2015

Big Sean - "Dark Sky Paradise"

  • 07. "Win Some, Lose Some" (produced with Boi-1da)

Ludacris - "Ludaversal"

2016

Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

2017

Drake - More Life

Bryson Tiller - True to Self

  • 18. "Somethin Tells Me"

Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life

Lecrae - All Things Work Together

  • 03. "Broke" (produced with Nikhil Seetharam and Boi-1da)

PartyNextDoor - Seven Days

  • 03. "Damage" (with Halsey) (produced with Frank Dukes)

Belly - Mumble Rap

  • 02. "Make a Toast" (produced with Boi-1da, Vinylz, Allen Ritter and DannyBoyStyles)
  • 03. "The Come Down Is Real Too"

2018

6LACK - East Atlanta Love Letter

  • 06. "Pretty Little Fears" (featuring J. Cole) (produced with Yacob)

Camila Cabello - Camila

  • 05. "Inside Out" (produced with Frank Dukes)

Rich the Kid - The World Is Yours

  • 10. "Early Morning Trappin" (featuring Trippie Redd) (produced with J. Valle)

Tinashe - Joyride

  • 04. "He Don't Want It"

2 Chainz - The Play Don't Care Who Makes It

  • 02. "Proud" (featuring YG & Offset) (produced with J. Valle)

J. Cole - KOD

  • 07. "Kevin's Heart" (produced with Mark Pelli)

Drake - Scorpion

  • 25. "March 14" (produced with J. Valle)

SAFE

  • "No Diamonds" (produced with ADP)

2019

Rich the Kid - The World Is Yours 2

Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III

  • 16. "Middle Child" (performed by J. Cole) (produced with J. Cole)

Young Thug - So Much Fun