T-Minus (producer)

Tyler Mathew Carl Williams (born February 25, 1988), known professionally as T-Minus, is a Canadian record producer. Noted for his downtempo, synth-driven production style, he was an early collaborator of fellow Ontario native Drake, having produced his 2007 single "Replacement Girl". Williams has since contributed to several of Drake's hits, including "HYFR", "The Motto", "Make Me Proud" (featuring Nicki Minaj) and "Blem".

Williams has also produced for high-profile music industry acts in hip hop and R&B, including Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Lil Wayne, Logic, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Belly, ASAP Rocky, Big Sean, DMX, DJ Khaled, 2 Chainz, Lana Del Rey, Sia, H.E.R., J. Cole, and Nelly Furtado, among others. He has contributed to eight Grammy Award-nominated singles or albums, and received an Album of the Year nomination for his work on Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (2012). He won Top Producer at BMI's 2012 R&B/Hip Hop Awards.

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 playing the drum kit for a few years, he decided to try making his own rhythms, which led him to download the digital audio workstation program Fruity Loops at the age of 15. Soon after, he started creating full songs using the software.

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."

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2013	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Song (Drake featuring Lil Wayne – "The Motto")	Nominated
2014	Album of the Year (Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City)	Nominated
2019	Best Rap Performance (J. Cole – "Middle Child")	Nominated
Album of the Year (H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her)	Nominated
Best Rap/Sung Performance (Young Thug featuring J.Cole and Travis Scott – "The London")	Nominated
Best Rap Album (Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III)	Nominated
2022	Album of the Year (J. Cole – The Off-Season)	Nominated
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
US Hot 100	US R&B	US Rap	US Pop	CAN	UK
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
"Heartbreaker" (Justin Bieber)	13	–	–	–	15	14	Journals
2017	"Somethin Tells Me" (Bryson Tiller)	74	29	–	–	–	84	True to Self
"Broke" (Lecrae)	–	–	–	–	–	–	All Things Work Together
2019	"The London" (Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott)	12	6	1	–	6	18	So Much Fun
"Middle Child" (J. Cole)	4	2	2	–	4	9	Revenge of the Dreamers III
2020	"Give Up" (Russ)	–	–	–	–	–	–	Non-album single
"Lion King on Ice" (J. Cole)	51	15	–	–	59	65	Lewis Street
2021	"Interlude" (J. Cole)	8	5	–	–	16	25	The Off-Season
"The Jackie" (J. Cole featuring Bas and Lil Tjay)	78	26	–	–	60	100	[BUMP] Pick Me Up
2024	"Corazón" (Nelly Furtado with Bomba Estéreo)	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
2025	"Kick Out" (Travis Scott featuring 21 Savage)	50	12	–	–	58	66	JackBoys 2

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)

Rebstar – Arrival

12. "Without You" (featuring Trey Songz)

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

02. "Thinkin' 'Bout U" (featuring Bei Maejor)

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

01. "I'm On One" (featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) (produced with 40 and Kromatik)

Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV

06. "She Will" (featuring Drake)

Wale – Ambition

11. "Ambition" (featuring Meek Mill & Rick Ross)

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

07. "Champion" (featuring Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy) (produced with Boi-1da)

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

03. "My Moment" (featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih)

Slaughterhouse – Welcome to: Our House

04. "Throw That" (featuring Eminem) (co-produced by Eminem)
12. "Frat House" (co-produced by Eminem and Nikhil S.)

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) (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

03. "PMW (All I Need)" (featuring ScHoolboy Q)

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

09. "Rich as Fuck" (featuring 2 Chainz)

Kelly Rowland – Talk a Good Game

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

Justin Bieber – Journals

01. "Heartbreaker" (produced with Maejor Ali & Chef Tone)

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

06. "Delorean" (produced with Matthew Burnett)

Tinashe

00. "In The Meantime"

2015

Big Sean – " Dark Sky Paradise "

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

Ludacris – " Ludaversal "

16. "Problems" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)

2016

Travis Scott – Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

14. "wonderful" (featuring The Weeknd) (produced with Boi-1da, Mike Dean and Travis Scott)

2017

Drake – More Life

07. "Blem" (produced with Frank Dukes)
12. "Sacrifices" (featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug) (produced with Deejae)

Bryson Tiller – True to Self

18. "Somethin Tells Me"

Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life

06. "Summer Bummer" (produced with Jahaan Sweet, Boi-1da and Rick Nowels)

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 Yakob)

A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Hoodie SZN

05. "Startender" (featuring Offset & Tyga)

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

06. "Two Cups" (featuring Offset & Big Sean)

Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III

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

Young Thug – So Much Fun

17. "Mannequin Challenge" (featuring. Juice Wrld) (produced with J. Cole + ProbByc03)
19. "The London" (featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott)

2020

Aminé – Limbo

05. "Can't Decide"
06. "Compensating" (featuring Young Thug)

J. Cole – The Fall Off

"Lion King on Ice"

2021

J. Cole - The Off-Season

02. "a m a r i"
06. "1 0 0 . m i l'"
07. "p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l"
09. "i n t e r l u d e"

Young Thug - Punk

02. "Stressed" (featuring J. Cole & T-Shyne)

Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons

08. "Rockstar In His Prime"

Bas

"The Jackie" (featuring J. Cole & Lil Tjay)

IDK - USEE4YOURSELF

06. "Shoot My Shot" (featuring Offset)

Eminem - Music to Be Murdered By - Side B

14. "Zeus" (featuring White Gold)

2022

Virgin Miri

Basic Ordinary Ugly

2023

Virgin Miri

Kill Me
Make a Movie (feat. Young Thug)
h4msterb0y
Only God Forgives

2024

Erick the Architect - I've Never Been Here Before

11. Colette

Virgin Miri

Roller Girl
Don't Wanna Be Saved

Bas - We Only Talk About Real Shit When We're Fucked Up

04. Home Alone

J. Cole - Might Delete Later

01. Pricey (with Ari Lennox featuring Young Dro and Gucci Mane)

02.Crocodile Tearz

03. Ready '24 (featuring Cam'ron)

04. Huntin' Wabbitz

10. 3001

12. 7 Minute Drill

Wale - Ghetto Speak

Mission Statement (featuring T-Minus)

Nelly Furtado - 7

02. Corazón (featuring Bomba Estéreo)

07. Crown (featuring Blxckie)

09. Save Your Breath (featuring Williane 108, Charmie, Taborah Johnson and Tynomi Banks)

11. Fantasy

13. Take Me Down

2025

Lizzo - My Face Hurts From Smiling

07. Bend It Ova

Travis Scott - Jackboys 2

04. Kick Out

2026

J.Cole - Birthday Blizzard '26

04. 99 Build Freestyle

J.Cole - The Fall-Off

Disc 29

2. Two Six
4. Run a Train
5. Poor Thang
6. Legacy
8. Who TF Iz You
9. Drum N Bass
10. The Let Out
11. Bombs in the Ville / Hit the Gas

Disc 39

1. 39 Intro
3. The Villest (with Erykah Badu)
4. Old Dog (with Petey Pablo)
5. Life Sentence
6. Only You (with Burna Boy)
7. Man Up Above
9. What If (with Morray)

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