Ronald Oneil Spence, Jr., professionally known as Ronny J (formerly stylized as RONNYJLI$TENUP), is an American record producer, singer, rapper, and songwriter.[2][3] Since the mid-2010s, he has been credited with production work for several mainstream hip hop artists including Kanye West, Eminem, Denzel Curry, XXXTentacion, Token, Lil Pump, Bhad Bhabie, Juice Wrld, Sfera Ebbasta, 6ix9ine, Ski Mask the Slump God,[4][5][6] Machine Gun Kelly,[7] and Iggy Azalea.[8][9]
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| Birth name | Ronald Oneil Spence, Jr. |
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| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present[1] |
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Early life
Ronald Oneil Spence, Jr. grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey, where he used to play drums in nursery, which got him interested in music. Ronny attended Rowan College at Gloucester County while still living in New Jersey where he met fellow Rose boy Corte$4Prez. He was also into arts and architecture before pursuing his music career. He moved to Miami, where he became part of Denzel Curry's group, C9 and Raider Klan.[10]
Career
In May 2017, Ronny J signed a deal with Independently Popular and Atlantic Records.[11] On February 23, 2018, he released his first mixtape under Atlantic, OMGRonny. On August 14, 2020, he released his debut studio album, Jupiter.[12]
Ronny J released the single "Emoji" on September 14, 2023; it is a collaboration with XXXTentacion released over five years after his death. The song was included on Ronny J's second album, Charged Up.[13][14] It is a remake of a song originally released in 2016.[15] Ronny J later stated on Instagram that "Emoji" is his last song with X.[16]
Production discography
Charted singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| US | US R&B/HH | AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | UK | |||
| "Hi Bich" (Bhad Bhabie) | 2017 | 68 | 29 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 15 |
| "Kream" (Iggy Azalea featuring Tyga) | 2018 | 96 | — | — | 54 | 96 | — | — | Survive the Summer |
| "Bebe" (6ix9ine featuring Anuel AA) | 30 | — | — | 25 | 81 | — | 67 | Dummy Boy | |
| "The Ringer" (Eminem) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Kamikaze | |
| "Not Alike" (Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9") | 24 | 17 | 23 | 18 | — | 20 | — | ||
| "Rap Devil" (Machine Gun Kelly) | 13 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 15 | Binge | |
| "I Love It" (Lil Pump and Kanye West) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Harverd Dropout | |
| "Everything We Need" (Kanye West featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons) | 2019 | 33 | 17 | 26 | 30 | — | 27 | — | Jesus Is King |
| "Hurricane" (Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby) | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Donda |
Discography
Studio albums
- Jupiter (2020)[12]
- Charged Up (2023)
Mixtapes
Collaborative mixtapes
- No Name (with Lil Pump) (2021)
EPs
- Thank You, Ronny J (2016)
- RJ Please Turn Me Up (2019)
Collaborative EPs
- No Rest (2015) (with Yoshi Thompkins)
- iLoveMakonnen x Ronny J (2018) (with iLoveMakonnen)
Singles
- Slave to My Wave (2014)
- Vigorous (2015)
- Level Up (2016)
- Boomerang (2017) (with Don Krez)
- Kilo (2017) (featuring Smokepurpp & Lil Pump)
- Una Noche Mas (2017)
- Monkey Nuts (2017) (with Danny Towers)
- Thriller (Forever) (2017) (featuring Ski Mask the Slump God)
- In The Flesh (2017)
- In LA (2018) (featuring MadeinTYO)
- Trixxx (2018) (featuring Lil Pump)
- Banded Up (2018) (featuring XXXTentacion)
- WOTR (2018)
- Doesn't Matter (2018)
- Ven y Cae (2018)
- Dime (2019)
- Star (2019)
- Gucci Lips (2019)
- Lights Out (2019) (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Rich the Kid)
- Stack It Up (2019) (featuring Lil Pump)
- Goteo (Remix) (2020) (with Duki, Pablo Chill-E, C.R.O and Capo Plaza)
- It's Whatever (2020) (with Smokepurpp)
- Pop Shit (2020) (with Smokepurpp)
- Miami (2020) (with Sfera Ebbasta and Duki)
- Typical (2020)
- Rewind (2020)
- Million Dollar Mullet (2020) (with Riff Raff & Yelawolf)
- Pieces (2021)
- ChiCha (2021) (featuring Lary Over, Lil Tati and Eladio Carrion)
- Racks To The Ceiling (2021) (with Lil Pump featuring Tory Lanez)
- HunnaRound (2022) (with Xhluooo)
- Pour It Up (2022)
- Another One (2022) (with Wiz Khalifa)
- Taliban (2022)
- Breeze (2022)
- Sink or Swim (2022) (featuring Snow Banks)
- Everyday Valentine's Day (2023)
- Tik Tok (2023)
- Skate 3 (2023)
- Millions Up (2023)
- Pa la Historiy (2023) (as J Ronny)
- Biscayne (2023)
- Danger (2023)
- Emoji (2023) (with XXXTentacion)
- Magic (2023) (with Wiz Khalifa)