HITstory 2:
Success Is
A Dirty Word

Major Production Credits

A selection of landmark records produced by Hit-Boy across his fifteen-year career — the run that has shaped modern hip-hop.

• 2011

  Jay-Z & Kanye West — “N***as in Paris”

  Watch the Throne · Produced by Hit-Boy with Kanye West and Mike Dean

  The breakout production credit that put Hit-Boy on the map. Built for Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, the record went on to become RIAA Diamond certified and one of the defining rap singles of the decade.

• 2012

  Kendrick Lamar — “Backseat Freestyle”

  good kid, m.A.A.d city · Produced by Hit-Boy

  One of the standout cuts on Kendrick Lamar's landmark second album good kid, m.A.A.d city. Hit-Boy's production gave Kendrick one of the most quoted verses of his early career.

• 2013

  Beyoncé — “***Flawless”

  Beyoncé · Produced and co-written by Hit-Boy

  Produced and co-written by Hit-Boy for Beyoncé's surprise self-titled album. The track is built around an excerpt from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's speech "We Should All Be Feminists" and became an immediate cultural moment.

• 2014

  Nicki Minaj ft. Beyoncé — “Feeling Myself”

  The Pinkprint · Produced by Hit-Boy

  Produced by Hit-Boy for Nicki Minaj's The Pinkprint, with writing credits shared by Nicki Minaj, SZA, Beyoncé and Hit-Boy. A second collaboration with Beyoncé inside of two years.

• 2018

  Travis Scott ft. Drake — “SICKO MODE”

  Astroworld · Co-produced by Hit-Boy

  Co-produced by Hit-Boy for Travis Scott's Astroworld. The multi-part record became Travis Scott's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.

• 2019

  Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy — “Racks in the Middle”

  Single · Produced by Hit-Boy

  Produced by Hit-Boy and featuring him alongside Roddy Ricch on Nipsey Hussle's final single. The record won Best Rap Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards in 2020 — Nipsey Hussle's first, posthumous Grammy win.