Anthony Leedel Norris (born February 11, 1990) is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter, professionally known as Lee on the Beats. Lee has produced for artists such as Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Kid Ink, Ace Hood, French Montana, Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Freeway, among others.[3] In 2013, Lee was signed to DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group. He is best known for producing French Montana’s “Pop That” and co-producing Khaled’s “Do You Mind”.
Lee on the Beats | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Leedel Norris |
| Also known as | Lee Beats, Lee Of The Amazinz |
| Born | February 11, 1990[1] |
| Origin | Queens, New York, United States[2] |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
| Instrument | FL Studio[1] |
| Years active | 2005-present[1] |
| Labels | Amazinz Music Group, We the Best Music Group |
Career
editAs a teenager Lee on the Beats started rapping and begun producing for local acts in Queens, New York.[1] His family was more involved in the business and executive side of things. For example, His uncle, Skane Dolla was DJ Clue's manager as well as one of the owners of Desert Storm Records. He helped A&R projects for artists like Ludacris, Method Man, DMX, Fabolous, and Joe Budden for Def Jam. Lee was around for all of it, so he learned a lot growing up. Lee started a team called, The Amazinz with his cousin Roc Da Producer. From there they started looking for producers they could build the team. The current members are Roc, Dane, Jabarrie, Murrille, Mae N. Maejor, Robbin, and LDB.[citation needed]
Lee kn the Beats early major production credits included Kid Ink's "Is It You" and co-production on Freeway's "Superstar" featuring Meek Mill.[3] In 2012, it only took Lee On the Beats three hours to create the beat for "Pop That", which he then gave to New York rapper Chinx Drugz, who then passed it on to French Montana.[4] The 2 Live Crew sampling song, that would feature rappers Lil Wayne, Drake and Rick Ross, became the lead single from Montana's debut studio album Excuse My French.[3] The song would end up peaking at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, and would be shortly certified Platinum by the RIAA.[5]
In March 2013, DJ Khaled announced that he had signed Lee On the Beats, to his record label We the Best Music Group.[6][7] Following his signing, he produced two song's on Ace Hood's fourth studio album Trials & Tribulations including the single "We Outchea". In July 2013, Lee On the Beats was named one of the "top ten young producers on the rise", by BET.[8] On August 2, 2013, DJ Khaled released "I Wanna Be With You", the second single from his album Suffering from Success, which was produced by Lee On the Beats and featured Rick Ross, Future and Nicki Minaj.[9][10] He also co-produced two more songs on the album, "You Don't Want These Problems" and "I'm Still".[11][12] In October 2013, Lee revealed that he would release an instrumental project in 2014.[9] The instrumental mixtape titled Catch the Vibe was released on February 11, 2014.[13]
Production style
editLee on the Beats has said that his production style is influenced by IC3T3K 2K, Pharrell Williams, Ryan Leslie, and Swiss Beatz.[4]
Production discography
editSingles produced
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B/HH |
US Rap | |||
| 2012 | "Pop That" (French Montana featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross) |
36 | 2 | 2 | Excuse My French |
| 2013 | "We Outchea" (Ace Hood featuring Lil Wayne) |
119 | 49 | — | Trials & Tribulations |
| "I Wanna Be with You" (DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, Future and Rick Ross) |
101 | 30 | 22 | Suffering from Success | |
| 2014 | "My Bae" (Vado (rapper) featuring Jeremih) |
— | — | — | TBA |
| "Hold You Down" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Future, August Alsina and Jeremih) |
39 | 10 | — | I Changed a Lot | |
| 2015 | "How Many Times" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Big Sean) |
68 | 17 | — | |
| "Gold Slugs" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina and Fetty Wap) |
119 | 49 | — | ||
| "You Mine" (DJ Khaled featuring Trey Songz, Future and Jeremih) |
— | — | — | ||
| "On Your Body" (Chinx featuring MeetSims) |
— | — | — | Welcome to JFK | |
| 2016 | "Bring Me Some" (Moosh and Twist) |
— | — | — | Growing Pains |
| "Do You Mind" (DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Jeremih, August Alsina, Future (rapper), & Rick Ross) |
27 | 9 | — | Major Key (album) | |
Other credits
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "It's Going Down" (Ace Hood featuring Meek Mill) |
Starvation 2[14] |
| "Hope" (Ace Hood) |
Trials & Tribulations[15] | |
| "You Don't Want These Problems" (DJ Khaled featuring Big Sean, Rick Ross, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, Ace Hood and Timbaland) (Produced with Timbaland, DJ Khaled, DJ Nasty & LVM) |
Suffering from Success[16] | |
| "I'm Still" (DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, Ace Hood, Wiz Khalifa and Wale (Produced with Bkorn, DJ Khaled) | ||
| "Shake It" (Funkmaster Flex featuring Busta Rhymes, Trey Songz and Future) |
Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself?[17] | |
| "LeBron James" (Yo Gotti featuring Meek Mill) |
I Am[18] | |
| "Frontline" (SBOE feat. Lil Durk) |
All We Got Is Us | |
| "Camos N J's" (Young Savage) |
Camos & Jordans | |
| "OJ Mayo" (Young Savage featuring Young Chris and Gillie Da Kid) | ||
| "Stay" (Young Savage featuring ToneTheVoice) | ||
| 2014 | "Hatin' For" (Nikko Lafre featuring Drew Love and Devon Tracy) |
Survival: Face The World |
| "Moment" (Lil Wayne) |
Young Money: Rise of an Empire | |
| "Cash Up" (Batgang featuring Kid Ink, Jeremih, and Gorilla Zoe) |
4B's | |
| 2015 | "Thug Love" (Chinx featuring Jeremih) (Produced with K-Beatz) |
Welcome to JFK |
| "Don't Mind Me" (Chinx featuring MeetSims) (Produced with Bkorn) |
Welcome to JFK | |
| "What U Want" (PnB Rock) (Produced with Bkorn) |
RNB 3 | |
| "Y.L.M.L." (Alus) |
— | |
| "Cash Rules" (DJ Spinking featuring Chinx, and Zack) |
The Connect | |
| 2016 | "Meant To Be" (Chrisette Michele) (Produced with Austin Powerz & RocDaProducer) |
Milestone |
| "To The Moon" (Chrisette Michele) | ||
| "Count It Up" (Tink (musician)) (Produced with Jahlil Beats) |
— | |
| "Things Like That" (PNB Rock & Fetty Wap) (Produced with Austin Powerz) |
Money, Hoes & Flows | |
| "Do You Mind" (DJ Khaled featuring Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Jeremih, August Alsina, Future (rapper), & Rick Ross) (Produced with DJ Khaled & NASTY BEATMAKERZ) |
Major Key | |
| 2017 | "Droptop in the Rain"[19] (Ty Dolla Sign featuring Tory Lanez) (Produced with Hitmaka) |
Beach House 3 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Interview: Anthony "Lee" Norris: The Man Behind The Summer Jam "Pop That" |". Bestofbothoffices.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "(Video) Lee Beats Shows Us How He Made French Montana's – Pop That". In Flex We Trust. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ a b c "Anthony Lee — 25 New Producers To Watch Out For". Complex. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ a b B.Dot (2012-07-07). "Lee Beats On French Montana "Pop That"". Rap Radar. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - November 07, 2013". RIAA. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Speaks On Signing "Pop That" Producer Lee on the Beats - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2013-03-14). "DJ Khaled Signs Lee Beats To We The Best Imprint | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "10 Young Producers On the Rise". BET. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ a b B.Dot (2013-10-10). "Lee Beats On DJ Khaled "I Wanna Be With You"". Rap Radar. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "New Music: DJ Khaled f/ Nicki Minaj, Future, & Rick Ross – 'I Wanna Be With You'". Rap-Up.com. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "New Music: DJ Khaled f/ Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Ace Hood, & Wale – 'I'm Still'". Rap-Up.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "DJ Khaled ft. Too Many MCs – "You Don't Want These Problems" [LISTEN]". Hiphopwired.com. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Catch the Vibe (Instrumentals) Mixtape by Lee on the Beats Hosted by Got Instrumentals & We the Best Music Group".
- ^ "Ace Hood - Starvation II". Discogs. 10 January 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Ace Hood – Trials & Tribulations (Deluxe Edition)". Discogs. 16 July 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "DJ Khaled – Suffering From Success (Deluxe Edition)". Discogs. 22 October 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Illy (April 18, 2013). "Funkmaster Flex - Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself? (Mixtape)". 2DopeBoyz. Complex Music. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Dharmic X (December 26, 2013). "Meek Mill Jumps on Yo Gotti's "Lebron James" Remix". Complex Music. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Ty Dolla $ign - Droptop in the Rain (ft Tory Lanez)". City Soundcheck. October 27, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.