T-Minus

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 YearAwardCategoryResult 2013 Grammy Awards Best Rap Song (Drake featuring Lil Wayne – "The Motto") 2014 Album of the Year (Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City) 2019 Best Rap Performance (J. Cole – "Middle Child") Album of the Year (H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her) Best Rap/Sung Performance (Young Thug featuring J.Cole and Travis Scott – "The London") Best Rap Album (Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III) 2022 Album of the Year (J. Cole – The Off-Season) Best Melodic Rap Performance (J. Cole featuring Lil Baby – "Pride Is the Devil")

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

Discography

Singles produced

2007

Drake – Comeback Season 05. "Replacement Girl" (featuring Trey Songz)

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) 04. "Words Won't Do" (featuring August) 14. "Flying High" (featuring Phax and Red Shortz)

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)

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)

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"

2014

Wink Loc 00. "Want Me Dead (featuring Jeezy and Jigg)"

Bizzle – Well Wishes 13. "You Know (Remix)" (featuring Lecrae)

Eric Bellinger – The Rebirth 06. "Delorean"

Tinashe 00. "In The Meantime"

2015

Big Sean – "Dark Sky Paradise" 07. "Win Some, Lose Some"

Ludacris – "Ludaversal" 16. "Problems" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)

2016

Travis Scott – Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight 14. "wonderful" (featuring The Weeknd)

2017

Drake – More Life 07. "Blem" 12. "Sacrifices" (featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug)

Bryson Tiller – True to Self 18. "Somethin Tells Me"

Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life 06. "Summer Bummer"

Lecrae – All Things Work Together 03. "Broke"

PartyNextDoor – Seven Days 03. "Damage" (with Halsey)

Belly – Mumble Rap 02. "Make a Toast" 03. "The Come Down Is Real Too"

2018 6LACK – East Atlanta Love Letter 06. "Pretty Little Fears" (featuring J. Cole) A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Hoodie SZN 05. "Startender" (featuring Offset & Tyga)

Camila Cabello – Camila 05. "Inside Out"

Rich the Kid – The World Is Yours 10. "Early Morning Trappin" (featuring Trippie Redd)

Tinashe – Joyride 04. "He Don't Want It"

2 Chainz – The Play Don't Care Who Makes It 02. "Proud" (featuring YG & Offset)

J. Cole – KOD

07. "Kevin's Heart"

Drake – Scorpion

25. "March 14"

SAFE

"No Diamonds"

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"

Young Thug – So Much Fun 17. "Mannequin Challenge" (featuring. Juice Wrld) 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) 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)