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Tyrese Jones (born June 17, 2003), known professionally as TDF (stylized in lowercase), is an American record producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is known for pioneering the genre terror plugg, a microgenre of plugg.

Since his career started in 2017, Jones has worked with several notable artists throughout his career, including artists such as Kura, Iayze, D0llywood1, Xaviersobased, Yhapojj, Maajins, Tana, OsamaSon, and Smokingskul, among others.

His project Blueprint was critically acclaimed and was listed as one of the best rap albums of 2024 by Pitchfork.

Early life Tyrese Jones was born and raised in the North part of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Growing up, Jones's father introduced him to Michael Jackson. He listened to Beyoncé, R&B, and Kanye West with his mother. Jones is not fond of older rap besides Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. In 2013, Jones stated that he began making music on the last day of school. He used to rap before producing.

When Jones was in middle school, he was introduced to drill rap, when he listened to artists such as Chief Keef. Jones also listened to Young Pappy. He began producing in 2017 when his mother gave her used laptop to him. Upon release, it was critically acclaimed and was listed as one of the best rap albums of 2024 by Pitchfork. In 2025, Jones released Culture.

Musical style Jones's music is identified as terror plugg, which he helped pioneer; the genre is an evolved version of plugg featuring distorted 808s and eerie melodies. Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork wrote how TDF's production sounds like "post-Pi'erre" stylistically. Pierre also noted how rapper and producer Ivvys' production on "Bikini" features "Ballistic percussion that feels ripped from a military drumline… [and] apocalyptically blown-out 808s", which ties in line with Perc40 and Jones' own production styles.

Discography Albums TitleDetailsTDF & Friends Released: October 22, 2020 Labels: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingTDF & Friends 2 Released: April 4, 2021 Labels: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingTDF & Friends 3 Released: March 4, 2022 Labels: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Religion Released: November 19, 2022 Labels: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingBlueprint Released: December 15, 2023 Labels: Self-released Format: Digital download, streamingCulture Released: March 14, 2025 Labels: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

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