Elvis Williams (born April 12, 1981), better known as Blac Elvis, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter.
Blac Elvis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elvis Williams |
| Born | April 12, 1981 Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, pianist, songwriter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Mars On Sunday/Solar Digital Music |
| Website | myspace.com/blacelvismusic |
Career
editHe rose to fame in 2005 co-producing alongside Polow da Don, producing hits for Ludacris, Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Fergie, Rich Boy, Kelis, Nelly, Pussycat Dolls, and Mario. He has launched two labels, Black Mud Entertainment and Mars On Sunday Latino. Black Mud represents a new soulful and high-energy sound that Elvis has created and Mars On Sunday Latino represents Latino artists such as La Gente Del Clan.
He has produced top-40 hit singles for Fergie ("London Bridge" & "Glamorous"), Ciara ("Promise"), Kelly Rowland ("Like This"), Mario ("Crying Out For Me"), Beyoncé ("Ego") and for Usher ("Lil Freak").[1][2]
Discography
edit| Song | Artist | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| "At The Park" | Field Mob | 2006 | Producer |
| "Let's Be Real" | Jibbs | 2006 | Producer |
| "Blindfold Me" | Kelis (featuring Nas) | 2006 | Co-producer |
| "Promise" | Ciara | 2006 | Co-writer, co-producer |
| "Bang It Up" | Ciara | 2006 | Co-writer, co-producer |
| "London Bridge" | Fergie | 2006 | Co-producer |
| "Glamorous" | Fergie | 2007 | Co-producer |
| "Get Buck" | Young Buck | 2007 | Co-producer |
| "Like This" | Kelly Rowland (featuring Eve) | 2007 | Co-writer, co-producer |
| "Street Love" | Lloyd | 2007 | Co-producer |
| "Crying Out For Me" | Mario | 2007 | Co-producer |
| "Picture Perfect" | Yung Joc | 2007 | Producer |
| "Ghetto" | Rich Boy | 2007 | Producer |
| "Shorts like me" | Raven-Symoné | 2008 | Co-producer |
| "This Is The Life" | Rick Ross (featuring Trey Songz) | 2008 | Producer |
| "Slide Show" | T.I. (featuring John Legend) | 2008 | Producer |
| "I Can't Hear the Music" | Brutha (featuring Fabolous) | 2008 | Producer |
| "Never Ever" | Ciara (featuring Young Jeezy) | 2009 | Co-producer |
| "Ego" (+ Remix feat. Kanye West) | Beyoncé | 2009 | Co-writer, producer |
| "Freak'in Me" | Jamie Foxx (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) | 2009 | Producer |
| "Bridge of Love" | Ginuwine (featuring Brandy) | 2009 | Producer |
| "Lying to Each Other" | Ginuwine | 2009 | Producer |
| "Fakin' It" | K. Michelle (featuring Missy Elliott) | 2009 | Producer |
| "I Need a U" | Letoya Luckett | 2009 | Producer |
| "The Hardest Moment" | Mario | 2009 | Producer, co-writer |
| "Get it All" | Sean Garrett (featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2010 | Producer |
| "Lil Freak" | Usher (featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2010 | Co-producer |
| "She Geeked" | Sean Garrett (featuring Gucci Mane & Tyga) | 2010 | Producer |
| "How Many Times" | K.Michelle | 2011 | Producer |
| "Sorry" | Ciara | 2012 | Producer, writer |
| "Run Run Run" | Jill Scott | 2015 | Co-writer |
| "Simple Things" | Tamar Braxton | 2015 | Co-producer, co-writer |
| "Bust It Open" feat. B.o.B | Scotty ATL | 2015 | Producer |
| "Not a Little Bit" | K. Michelle | 2016 | Producer |
| "These Men" | K. Michelle | 2016 | Producer |
| "All I Got" | K. Michelle | 2016 | Producer, writer |
References
edit- ^ "Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ Acevedo, Kai (2013-07-16). "Check the Credits: Blac Elvis Tells the Stories Behind Writing Hits for Beyonce, T.I., Rick Ross & More". Life+Times. Retrieved 2021-05-01.