Tyshane

Tyshane Thompson, currently known as Beam (stylized in all caps) and formerly as Tyshane and Elite, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is the son of dancehall and gospel reggae pioneer Papa San. He was half of the production duo 808&Elite.

According to Thompson's father, he started producing at age ten. He formed the now-disbanded production duo 808&Elite with Matt Massaro.

He first received notice when he produced for Andy Mineo on the tracks "Young", featuring KB, and "Michael Jackson", featuring Thi'sl, Rich Perez, R-Swift, and Bubba Watson, from the mixtape Formerly Known in 2011. In 2012 he produced the highly popular, Jamaican-tinged song "Black Rose" by Lecrae on the mixtape Church Clothes. He also appeared in the final episode of the web-series Saturday Morning Car-Tunez, created by Andy Mineo, where he helped remix the Puff Daddy song "It's All About the Benjamins". On July 6, 2012, Thompson and Matt Massaro, under the name 808&Elite, released the single "Me Monster", featuring Andy Mineo, from their upcoming beat-tape, Diamonds x Pearls. The tape was made available two days later for free download exclusively through the Christian hip-hop website Rapzilla. Thompson's talent was praised by critics when he and ThaInnaCircle produced the bass-heavy, East Coast style, reggae and dancehall-influenced song "Violence" by Lecrae from the Grammy-winning album Gravity, released on September 4, 2012. In October, 2012, Thompson competed at the second Annual Rapzilla.com Beat Battle at the 2012 Flavor Fest. Thompson, his father Papa San and brother Tyrone Andrew, are working on a collaborative project. 808 & Elite now produces under Street Symphony's Track or Die label. In addition to his work with his father and brother, Lecrae, and Andy Mineo, Tyshane has produced, both independently and as part of 808 & Elite, for artists such as 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, G-Eazy, Xavier Omär, and Asaiah Ziv.

Extended plays

Singles

As lead performer

As featured performer

2010

Tyrone Andrew - The Road

03. "Narrow Road"

04. "Take Him On"

2011

Andy Mineo - Formerly Known

05. "Young"

Paul Morris - Paul Morris Under Construction - Co-produced with Paul Morris

2012

Papa San - My Story

Tyrone Andrew - "Encamp"

Lecrae - Church Clothes

09. "Black Rose"

Andy Mineo - Saturday Morning Cartoons

04. "Benjamins"- remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy

Tyrone Andrew - "Love or Hate"

Lecrae - Gravity

07. "Violence" - (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle)

DJ Official and Alex Medina - Gravity The Remix EP

13. "Tell the World"

KIDD - "Fireworks"

2013

Beleaf - Theo's Gift

06. "Bass Loud"

Gabe - "Yikes"

Andy Mineo - Heroes for Sale

09. "Wild Things" - (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle & Joseph Prielozny)

10. "Take Me Alive"

SPZRKT - The Loner

14. "Spazzy Party (Turn Up)"

SPZRKT - "Best of Your Love"

Social Club - Summer of George

05. Majestic

KIDD - "Murder My Flesh" - (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle)

KIDD - Murder My Flesh

01. "Intro"

Papa San - One Blood

01. "Step Up"

02. "Your Eyes Are On Me"- Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

03. "Radio"- Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

04. "One Blood"

05. "Running"

06. "Get Right" - Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

07. "Revival"- Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

08. "Show Me"- Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

09. "I Love You"- Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle

11. "God By My Side"

13. "Don't Give Up the Fight"

SPZRKT - Lucid Dream

01. "Back to You" - Co-produced with Jermaine

Lecrae - Church Clothes 2

04. "The Fever"

Man Praisin Hard - Critical Condition: The Mixtape, pt. 2

08. "Twerk Muzik"

2014

GABRL - "Starters"

J Mynor - "New Me"

KB - 100

06. "Crazy" - Co-produced with Cardec and Joseph Prielozny

The Rise - Casual Tuesdays

01. "Work"

D. Tropp - Away from Home

05. "Choices (The Break-Up)"

08. "Misbehave"- Co-produced with Cardec Drums

Surf Gvng - Surf Gvng

06. "Sonic Boom"

Ernest Rush - STRT TRBL

03. "Another Taste"

2015

Gabrl - Here's a Mixtape

02. "Untitled" (Co-produced with Gordonbeats, dsavagebeats, and pharaoh)

03. "Who" (co-produced with Alias and Dáramólá)

Yo Gotti - CM8

06. "No Mo" (co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)

2016

Adrian Stresow - Pajama Day

06. "Slippin'"(co-produced with D-Flow)

Stef Silva - "Highs" (co-produced with Alias)

Xavier Omar - "Hesitate"

Trav -Push3

21. "We Living" (co-produced with Street Symphony)

2017

Social Club Misfits - "Dive" (co-produced with Young Sidechain)

2018

21 Savage -I Am > I Was

10. "Ball w/o You" (co-produced with TM88)

11. "Good Day"(co-produced with 30 Roc & Cardo)

2019

Andy Mineo - "Work In Progress"

03. "OT OD (sketch).mp3" (co-produced by Alex Medina)

18. "Honest 2 God Tyshance/DTSL 1.0.mp3" (co-produced by Daniel Steele)

20. "I ain't done (Beam Version).aif"

Skip Marley - "Enemy" (co-produced by Ryan Tedder)

21 Savage - I Am > I Was

10. "Ball w/o You" - Co-writer

11. "Good Day" - Co-writer

EPs

Compilations

Singles

Production discography

Note that this includes tracks produced only by Matt Massaro aka 808

2011

Andy Mineo - Formerly Known

14. "Michael Jackson"

2013

Andy Mineo - Heroes for Sale

08. "Shallow"- Additional production from Joseph Prielozny and Andy Mineo

116 Clique - "Now They Know"

Lecrae - Church Clothes 2

01. "Co Sign pt. 2" - Co-produced with Street Symphony

SPZRKT - Lucid Dream

04. "Love & Pain (SPZRKT Remix)" - Co-produced with Sango Beats

2014

Bishop - Rose Gold

08. "Sinderella" - Produced by 808 and Mishene City

Thomas McLaren - "Us"

GABRL - "Better (Where I'm From)"

GABRL - "Wake Up"

2 Chainz - Freebase

02. "Trap Back" - Co-produced with Street Symphony

Tracy T - The Wolf of All Streets

14. "Save Me" - Co-produced with Street Symphony

Tedashii - Below Paradise

13. "Complicated"- Co-produced with Mashell and TOD

HillaryJane - Sticks and Stones

01. "Chimneys"

02. "Celebrity"

03. "Wild Side"

04. "Shotgun"

05. "We Fight"

06. "Stix and Stones"

Wave Chapelle - Only the Beginning

05. "I Want It All" - Co-produced with Street Symphony

Lecrae - Anomaly

03. "Say I Won't"- Co-produced with Gawvi, with post-production by Andy Mineo

Paul Morris - Square One

01. "My Heart"

02. "Square One"

04. "Fallible Man"- Co-produced with Paul Morris

07. "Luke Warm"

10. "Ready To Die"

11. "Soldiers of the Light"

Spencer Kane - Runway

03. "Runway"

Ernest Rush - STRT TRBL

08. "Say What [Remix]"

2015

Thomas McLaren - "Us"

Yo Gotti - Concealed

03.Super Power (co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)

Neek Bucks - Here For a Reason Vol. II

"How Can I"(co-produced with Street Symphony)

Genra - "The Notebook" (co-produced with Alias)

Genra - "Black Holes" - produced by 8X8

KB - Tomorrow We Live

09. "Calling You"- (co-produced with Dirty Rice and Joseph Prielozny)

13. "Crowns & Thorns (Oceans)" - (co-produced with Gawvi)

GABRL - Here's a Mixtape

05. "Bet You Wish

06. "Flaw City" (co-produced with 100 Labels)

07. "Anthum"

08. "Rocafella"

09. "Lies (Bonus)"

Reconcile - Catching Bodies

04. "Temptation"- produced by 8X8 and D.O Speaks

2 Chainz - Trapavelli Tre

09. "Halo (Letter from My Unborn Son)" (co-produced with Street Symphony)

2016

Reconcile - "Cross on Me" (co-produced with Alias)

2 Chainz - Felt Like Cappin

05.Mindin my Business (produced by 8x8, D.O. Speaks & Street Symphony)

SPZRT - "Hesitate"(co-produced with Alias)

David Banner - "Black Fist"(co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)

Trav -Push3

02. "It's a Will It's a Way" (co-produced with Street Symphony)

G Easy - "So Much Better"(co-produced with Street Symphony)

Gabrl - "Too Much Left"

Zoey Dollaz - October

06. "U Can Be That"(produced by Street Symphony, 8x8, and D.O. Speaks)

2 Chainz - "Let's Ride"- (produced by 8X8, Street Symphony, and D.O Speaks)

As composer

As actor

• Won Best Gospel Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for Gravity in 2013