J Beatzz

Joshua Adams (born April 13), professionally known as J Beatzz, is an American Grammy Award nominated, platinum selling, hip hop record producer.[1]

JBeatzz
Born
Joshua Adams

Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EducationFull Sail University
Known forRecord producer, audio engineer
Musical career
Associated actsTravis Scott

Early life

Joshua Adams was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, and raised in New London, Connecticut.[2] In 2006, he graduated from Full Sail University where he studied audio engineering. After graduation, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he began interning for Outkast at Stankonia Studio.[1]

Career

In 2010, J Beatzz received his first placement contributing to Big Boi of Outkast solo hit album, Sir Luscious Left Foot, producing the record "General Patton".[3] The record was featured and revamped during the NFL Playoffs in 2011.[4] J Beatzz contributed to Travis Scott third studio album Astroworld producing "Stop Trying To Be God".[5] Astroworld was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Astroworld is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] In 2018, he produced the tracks "Coco Chanel" and "Inspirations Outro" both featured on Nicki Minaj fourth studio album Queen. The record "CoCo Chanel" featured Foxy Brown and was co-produced by Blank.[7] On January 11, 2019 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced the Queen as certified platinum.[6]

Awards and nominations
List of Awards and nominations with year nominated and name
YearAward
2019Grammy Award Nomination for Best Rap Album -- Astroworld

References
  1. "First-time GRAMMY-Nominee Producer JBeatzz on His Journey to Music's Biggest Night". The Hype Magazine.
  2. Ravin, JaGurl. "Producer Highlight: JBeatzz". JaGurl TV.
  3. Kujundzic, Petar. "Big Boi - General Patton". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. Fischer, Reed. "Big Boi's "General Patton" Revamped for NFL Playoffs". Broward Palm Beach New Times.
  5. Espinoza, Joshua. "Here Are the Credits for Travis Scott's 'ASTROWORLD'". Complex.com.
  6. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. Smith, Trevor. "Nicki Minaj's "Queen" Album: Writing & Production Credits". HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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