Tha Bizness
Tha Bizness | |
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| Origin | Seattle,Washington,U.S. |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Tha Bizness Productions LLC. |
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| Website | www |
Tha Biznessis anAmericanrecord production and songwriting duo fromSeattle,Washington,composed ofJustin"Henny"HendersonandChristopher John"Dow Jones"Whitacre.Tha Bizness have produced songs for several prominent artists, includingChris Brown,Ne-Yo,Jay-Z,Snoop Dogg,Nas,8Ball & MJG,Ice Cube,50 Cent,andKendrick Lamar,among others. In 2009, they received aProducer of the Yearnomination at theBET Hip Hop Awards.[1]
History
[edit]Henny, who was previously a singer under the name "J Henn," and Dow Jones, who was previously a mixtape DJ, joined forces to form the production team "Tha Bizness." Dow used his mixtape series, titled "Play Your Position," to promote their beats. Eventually, they were noticed by West Coast artists, for whom they produced songs for mixtapes.[2]In 2007,Sha Money XLcontacted the duo viaMyspaceand offered the duo a production deal withG-Unit Recordsand Sha Money's management team, Teamwork Music.[3]
Tha Bizness achieved mainstream success with the production of "Every Girl"fromYoung Money's 2009 album "We Are Young Money."The instrumental was originally intended to be for R. Kelly, for whom Tha Bizness had previously collaborated on"Hair Braider"in early 2008, butLil Wayneheard the beat and bought it first.[4]Tha Bizness also produced another song on the same album, titled "Ms. Parker."
Production discography
[edit]Singles produced
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
US Pop |
AUS | UK | |||||||||||
| "Wadsyaname" (Nelly) |
2007 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "My President" (Young JeezyfeaturingNas) |
2008 | 53 | 45 | 13 | — | — | — |
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The Recession | |||||||
| "Hair Braider" (R. Kelly) |
— | 56 | — | — | — | — | 12 Play: 4th Quarter | |||||||||
| "Boyfriend #2" (Pleasure P) |
— | - | — | — | — | — | The Introduction of Marcus Cooper | |||||||||
| "Every Girl" (Young Money) |
2009 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | — | — |
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We Are Young Money | |||||||
| "Money Round Here" (C-Ride featuringT-Pain) |
— | 56 | — | — | — | — | Best from the Crib | |||||||||
| "No Bullshit" (Chris Brown) |
2011 | 62 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
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Fan of a FanandF.A.M.E. | |||||||
| "Strip" (Chris Brown featuringKevin McCall) |
37 | 3 | — | — | 76 | 78 | Boy In DetentionandFortune | |||||||||
| "Wildest Dreams" (Brandy) |
2012 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | Two Eleven | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Tha Bizness | Topics".Bet.com.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2012.Retrieved2015-05-26.
- ^"iSTANDARD PRODUCERS PRESENTS" BEHIND THE RHYMES "W THA BIZNESS | Beat Making Videos".2014-03-31.Retrieved2015-05-26.
- ^"Tha Bizness | Beat Making Videos".Retrieved2015-05-26.
- ^"Exclusive: Tha Bizness Connect With JimmyJazz!.com | Jimmy Jazz".2009-07-24.Retrieved2015-05-30.
- ^"Latest Gold / Platinum Singles".RadioScope. Archived fromthe originalon August 31, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 29,2012.
- ^"Gold & Platinum: Jeezy".Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^"American certifications – Chris Brown".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedFebruary 16,2022.
- ^"American certifications – Chris Brown".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedFebruary 16,2022.
- ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association.RetrievedAugust 24,2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Tha BiznessatAllMusic
- Tha Biznessdiscography atDiscogs
- Tha Biznessdiscography atMusicBrainz
- Tha BiznessonSoundCloud
