T-Minus (producer)

T-Minus
T-Minus
Birth name	Tyler Mathew Carl Williams
Born	February 25, 1988 (age 36); Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop; trap; R&B;
Occupation(s)	Record producer; songwriter;
Instrument(s)	Drum machine; keyboards; turntable; sampler; FL Studio;
Years active	2006–present

Tyler Mathew Carl Williams^[1] (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 Lil Wayne, Logic, Eminem, Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Belly, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, DMX, 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 "HYFR", "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.^[2]

Artistry

On his sound, T-Minus has said: "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."^[3]

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
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Performance (J. Cole - Middle Child)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (H.E.R - Used to Know Her)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap/Sung Performance (Young Thug featuring J.Cole and Travis Scott – The London)	Nominated
2019	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Album (Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III	Nominated
2022	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (J. Cole - The Off-Season)	Nominated
2022	Grammy Awards	Best Melodic Rap Performance (J. Cole featuring Lil Baby - Pride Is the Devil\|)	Nominated

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

Discography

Singles produced

Year	Single	Chart positions						Album
Year	Single	US Hot 100	US R&B	US Rap	US Pop	CAN	UK	Album
2009	"How Low" (Ludacris)	6	2	1	–	41	67	Battle of the Sexes
2010	"Moment 4 Life" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake)	13	1	1	18	27	22	Pink Friday
2011	"I'm On One" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)	10	1	1	35	67	78	We the Best Forever
	"She Will" (Lil Wayne featuring Drake)	3	1	2	–	16	58	Tha Carter IV
	"Make Me Proud" (Drake featuring Nicki Minaj)	9	1	1	–	25	49	Take Care
	"The Motto" (Drake featuring Lil Wayne)	14	1	1	25	38	22
2012	"HYFR" (Drake featuring Lil Wayne)	62	20	17	–	–	–
	"My Moment" (DJ Drama featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill and Jeremih)	89	23	16	–	–	–	Quality Street Music
	"Swimming Pools (Drank)" (Kendrick Lamar)	17	3	3	–	–	63	Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
	"Go Get It" (T.I.)	77	40	23	–	86	–	Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
	"She Don't Put It Down" (Joe Budden featuring Lil Wayne and Tank)	96	32	–	–	–	–	No Love Lost
2013	"Rich as Fuck" (Lil Wayne featuring 2 Chainz)	38	11	9	–	–	–	I Am Not a Human Being II
2013	"Heartbreaker" (Justin Bieber)	13	–	–	–	15	14	Journals
2017	"Somethin Tells Me" (Bryson Tiller)	74	29	–	–	–	84	True to Self
2017	"Broke" (Lecrae)	–	–	–	–	–	–	All Things Work Together
2020	"Give Up"^[4] (Russ)	–	–	–	–	–	–	Non-album single
	"Lion King on Ice" (J. Cole)	51	15	–	–	59	65	The Fall Off
2021	"Interlude" (J. Cole)	8	5	–	–	16	25	The Off-Season

2007

Drake – Comeback Season

05. "Replacement Girl" (featuring Trey Songz) (produced with Boi-1da)

2008

Plies – Da REAList

15. "Co-Defendant"

Papa Duck

00. "Look At My Swagg" (featuring Rick Ross & Ace Hood)

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

02. "She Knows" (featuring Lil Wayne)

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)