Tahj Morgan (born July 27, 1996), professionally known as jetsonmade (stylized in all lowercase),[1] is an American record producer and songwriter. He has been noted as a pioneer of the growing rap scene in the Carolinas. He has produced many hit songs, with the most notable being "Suge" and "Bop" by fellow North Carolinian, rapper DaBaby, as well as "Whats Poppin" by Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow, and “@ MEH” by Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti. He is also noted for his popular producer tag, "Oh Lord, Jetson made another one!".[2]
JetsonMade | |
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| Birth name | Tahj Morgan |
| Born | July 27, 1996 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Early life
editTahj Morgan was born on July 27, 1996, in Columbia, South Carolina.[3] He graduated from Richland Northeast High School in 2014. He then went to college for two semesters, but dropped out.[4]
Career
editMorgan earned his first production placement on 21 Savage's 2015 mixtape The Slaughter King, on the track "Slime" with Young Nudy.[4]
In March 2019, Morgan produced DaBaby's hit single "Suge", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Shortly after, he signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.[3] He later on produced other hit singles, such as "Bop" by DaBaby and "Start wit Me" by Roddy Ricch and Gunna, both of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. He also was at the Dreamville recording sessions.[5]
Going into 2020, Morgan produced Jack Harlow's breakout single "Whats Poppin", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Harlow's first Hot 100 hit, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[6] He also earned his first two Grammy nominations for his work on DaBaby's "Suge".[6][7]
In August 2020 he became the first person to curate the music for XXL's 2020 Freshman Class.[8]
Other ventures
editMorgan founded the record label BoyMeetSpace in Mid 2019. Its artists included the late rapper 18veno, while its record producers include 1st Class, Neeko Baby, Psilo, Kaycxs, Deskhop, and the label's latest addition, Jee.[9]
In August 2020 he became the first person to curate the music for XXL's 2020 Freshman Class.[10] The 2020 XXL Class included frequent collaborators of jetsonmade's like Jack Harlow and Lil Keed.
In 2021, he produced for a variety of both established artists, including NLE Choppa and Young Nudy and up-and-coming ones like Kankan and DC The Don.
In 2022, he notably featured and produced on DC The Don's song "Rerout3", which he produced with 1st Class and Sharkboy and Rot Ken's song "No Mind", which he produced with OG Parker, Beezo, liltyh, Humblebee, and Taz Taylor.
Controversy
editIn July 2020, it was revealed that Morgan was allegedly selling one of American rapper Playboi Carti's unreleased songs for $17,000, whom he previously worked with on his song "@ MEH". He has since denied this claim, explaining that he was "trolling".[11][12]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| TBA[13] |
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Collaborative albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| The Way[14] (with Highway) |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Tik Tik Tik" (with Yung Bans)[15] |
2019 | Non-album single |
| "Anotha One" (with Yxng K.A)[16] |
2020 | Baby Reaper |
| "REROUT3"
(with DC the Don)[17] |
2021 | My Own Worst Enemy |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH |
NZ Hot | |||
| "Lightskin Shit" (DaBaby featuring Future and JetsonMade) |
2020 | 53 | 21 | 11 | Blame It on Baby |
Production discography
editCharted singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US | US R&B/HH |
AUS | CAN | IRE | UK | |||
| "Suge" (DaBaby) |
2019 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 32 | 65 | — | Baby on Baby |
| "Start wit Me" (Roddy Ricch featuring Gunna) |
56 | 25 | — | 63 | — | — | Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial | |
| "Bop" (DaBaby) |
11 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 39 | 66 | Kirk | |
| "Whats Poppin" (Jack Harlow or remix featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne) |
2020 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 44 | Sweet Action and Thats What They All Say |
| "Vibez" (DaBaby) |
21 | 12 | — | 40 | 68 | — | Kirk | |
| "@ MEH" (Playboi Carti) |
35 | 17 | — | 27 | 32 | 51 | Non-album single | |
| "Lion King on Ice" (J. Cole) |
51 | 15 | — | 59 | 45 | 65 | Lewis Street | |
| "Way Out" (Jack Harlow featuring Big Sean) |
74 | 18 | — | 51 | 77 | — | Thats What They All Say | |
| "Vette Motors" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
2022 | 62 | 19 | — | — | — | — | The Last Slimeto |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH |
CAN | NZ Hot | |||
| "Gospel" (DaBaby featuring Gucci Mane, Chance the Rapper, and YK Osiris) |
2019 | 55 | 32 | 82 | 19 | Kirk |
| "Ranada" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
—[A] | — | — | — | AI YoungBoy 2 | |
| "Peace Hardly" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
2020 | —[B] | — | — | — | Top |
| "Already Best Friends" (Jack Harlow featuring Chris Brown) |
— | — | — | 16 | Thats What They All Say | |
Production credits
edit| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Slime" | 21 Savage | Slaughter King | N/A |
| 2018 | "Zone 6" | Young Nudy | Slimeball 3 | produced w/ Fore'n |
| 2019 | "Suge" | DaBaby | Baby on Baby | produced w/ Pooh Beatz |
| "Goin Baby" | produced w/ OJ Finessey & Eddie Priest | |||
| "Carpet Burn" | produced w/ 1st Class & Nick Mira | |||
| "Tupac" | produced w/ Yung Lan | |||
| "Backend" | N/A | |||
| "Drop the Top" | Lil Gotit, Lil Keed | Crazy But It's True | produced w/ Supah Mario | |
| "Sticks" | Stunna 4 Vegas, DaBaby | Big 4x | N/A | |
| "Havin My Way" | Stunna 4 Vegas, Young Nudy | produced w/ 1st Class | ||
| "Oh My God" | Lil Keed | Long Live Mexico | produced w/ OJ Finessey | |
| "Pull Up" | Lil Keed, Lil Uzi Vert, YNW Melly | produced w/ Producer 20 | ||
| "It's Up Freestyle" | Lil Keed | Non-album single | produced w/ OJ Finessey & Fore'n | |
| "Bop" | DaBaby | Kirk | produced w/ Starboy | |
| "Vibez" | produced w/ Neeko Baby & Jasper Harris | |||
| "Gospel" | DaBaby, Chance the Rapper, Gucci Mane, YK Osiris | produced w/ 1st Class & Mantiz | ||
| "Ranada" | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | AI YoungBoy 2 | produced w/ Yung Lan | |
| "Bats Fly" | Kid Ink, Rory Fresco | Non-album singles | produced w/ CashMoneyAP & Nils | |
| "Fashion Week" | Rico Nasty | N/A | ||
| "Full Time Cappers" | G-Eazy, French Montana, Moneybagg Yo | Scary Nights | produced w/ 1st Class | |
| "Start wit Me" | Roddy Ricch, Gunna | Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial | produced w/ Jasper Harris | |
| 2020 | "Dripped Out" | Quando Rondo, Luh Kel | QPac | produced w/ Neeko Baby & Einer Bankz |
| "Lightskin Shit" | DaBaby, Future | Blame It on Baby | produced w/ Outtatown & Starboy | |
| "I'm Up" | Nav | Brown Boy 2 | produced w/ Tay Keith & Nils | |
| 2022 | "Donatello" | DC the Don | My Own Worst Enemy | produced w/ Tom Levesque, Alex Goldblatt, Neeko Baby, Rio Leyva, & Jasper Harris |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Suge" | Grammy Award for Best Rap Song | Nominated | [18] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "jetson made another one on Twitter: 'please only write my name: jetsonmade all lowercase. all together.'". December 8, 2019. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019.
- ^ "10 Of The Hottest Hip Hop Producer Tags In The Game". Cool Accidents. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "WHO IS JETSONMADE? PRODUCER FOR DABABY". ProducerGrind. December 24, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Studio Sessions | Jetsonmade talks linking with DaBaby and wanting a Drake Collab in the near future". Revolt. March 28, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jetsonmade is building a name for himself and the Carolinas". The Fader. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Producer Jetsonmade Helped Make DaBaby and Jack Harlow Stars, Now He Wants a Grammy and a No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Meet The First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: "Suge" Producer Jetsonmade On Working With DaBaby & Hyping Up The Carolinas". The Grammys. January 20, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Cline, Georgette (August 11, 2020). "XXL 2020 FRESHMAN CLASS REVEALED". XXL. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "ON THE WAY: 18VENO TALKS SOUTH CAROLINA, JETSONMADE, BOYMEETSPACE, AND MORE - Lyrical Lemonade". lyricallemonade.com. July 2, 2020.
- ^ Cline, Georgette (August 11, 2020). "XXL 2020 FRESHMAN CLASS REVEALED". XXL. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "JetsonMade Exposed For Selling Playboi Carti Leaks: Report". HotNewHipHop. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Jetsonmade Denies Trying to Sell Unreleased Playboi Carti Music After Video Surfaces Online".
- ^ "We talked to Jetsonmade about the rise of the Carolinas, how he linked with DaBaby, and how he keeps his sound unique". Elevator. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Highway & jetsonmade - The Way". Itunes.apple.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Yung Bans Has Murder On His Mind In New Song "TIK TIK TIK"". HotNewHipHop. April 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Anotha One - Single by YXNG K.A & jetsonmade". April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Lyrical Lemonade". lyricallemonade.com. October 12, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Jetsonmade". GRAMMY.com. January 29, 2020.
External links
edit- JetsonMade at AllMusic
- JetsonMade discography at Discogs