- Source: Monte Booker
Ahmanti Booker (born March 27, 1995), professionally known as Monte Booker is an American record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is part of the musical collective Zero Fatigue, and has worked with artists such as Smino, Ravyn Lenae, Noname, Saba, Mick Jenkins, Sango, Ari Lennox and JID, among others.
Career
Monte Booker grew up in the South Side of Chicago listening to artists such as Outkast, Gucci Mane, Radiohead and Coldplay. He started producing in 2011 with FL Studio incorporating trap music and jazz as well as organic sounds in his music. In 2013, he met St. Louis artists Smino, Jay2 and Bari through studio manager Chris Classick, and joined the collective Zero Fatigue, along with Ravyn Lenae. He also became a member of Soulection Radio and released an EP on October 23, 2015, as part of their White Label series. The song "Kolors" became a viral hit in 2020 from TikTok streams, entering the Spotify's Viral 50 Charts.
Booker went on to produce projects for Zero Fatigue such as blkjuptr, Moon Shoes, Midnight Moonlight, blkswn, Noir, and MSTRGLSS. In 2016, he also worked with Chicago artists Noname, Mick Jenkins, and Saba on the albums Telefone, The Healing Component, and Bucket List Project.
In 2019, Booker was invited to Dreamville's recording sessions for the compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III by J. Cole. He produced three songs on the album, "Late Night", "Spin Move", and "Passcode". In 2020 and 2021, he has worked with other artists including Spillage Village and VanJess. On February 1, 2021, Booker released an instrumental mixtape titled Lil Sounds Tape.
Artistry
Monte Booker has credited producers such as Timbaland, Flying Lotus, The Neptunes, and Kanye West, as his major influences. Speaking about this, he said "what [they were] doing with music kind of inspired me to incorporate my influence to make it my own type of vibe." His sound has been described as percussive and organic production with "an eclectic amalgamation of Hip-Hop, R&B, and melody-heavy electronic sounds."
Discography
= Extended plays
=Soulection White Label: 016 (2015)
= Instrumental mixtapes
=Lil Sounds Tape (2021)
Production discography
= 2014
=Smino - Smellin Like a Re-Up
00. "Smellin Like a Re-Up"
= 2015
=Smino - S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck
01. "Ruby Red"
02. "Ballet" (featuring Bari)
03. "Raw"
Ravyn Lenae - Moon Shoes
01. "Venezuela Trains"
03. "Blossom Dearie"
04. "Recess"
05. "Free Room"
06. "Sleep Talking"
08. "Everything Above"
Monte Booker - Soulection White Label: 016
01. "Flight"
02. "Kolors" (featuring Smino)
03. "Homealone"
04. "Baby" (featuring Ravyn Lenae)
Smino - Blkjuptr
01. "Blkjuptr"
02. "Zoom"
03. "Runnin'" (featuring Jay2)
04. "Poppa" (featuring Julian Bell)
05. "Oxygen"
Smino - Ciabatta
00. "Ciabatta"
= 2016
=Smino - Kajun
00. "Kajun" (featuring Jean Deaux & Phoelix)
Ravyn Lenae - Alive
00. "Alive"
Noname - Telefone
02. "Sunny Duet" (with theMIND) (produced with Cam O'bi)
Mick Jenkins - The Healing Component
14. "Angles" (featuring Xavier Omär & Noname) (produced with Cam O'bi & THEMpeople)
Saba - Bucket List Project
12. "California" (featuring Ravyn Lenae & Phoelix) (produced with Phoelix & Daoud)
= 2017
=Ravyn Lenae - Midnight Moonlight
02. "Unknown"
03. "Spice" (solo or remix with Smino)
04. "Hiatus (Interlude)"
05. "Oxygen"
06. "Sleep Talking"
Sango - De Mim, Pra Você
06. "Bem-Estar"
Smino - Blkswn
01. "Wild Irish Roses"
02. "Maraca"
03. "Glass Flows"
04. "Flea Flicka" (featuring Bari)
05. "Spit Shine"
06. "Netflix & Dusse"
07. "Anita"
08. "Lobby Kall"
09. "Edgar Allen Poe'd Up" (featuring theMIND)
11. "B Role"
12. "Blkoscars" (featuring Jay2)
14. "Long Run" (featuring Via Rosa) (produced with Phoelix)
15. "Innamission"
16. "Silk Pillows" (featuring Akenya) (produced with THEMpeople)
17. "Ricky Millions" (featuring Drea Smith) (produced with J. Bird)
18. "Amphetamine" (featuring Bari, Jean Deaux & Noname) (produced with Phoelix & J.Robb)
Roseangelica - Butta
00. "Butta"
Bari - Protein
00. "Protein"
Hoosier Scott - Shade Spectrum
04. "How Would I?"
Didi Park - Neon Bandages
06. "B&W Movies are Voodoo" (produced with JNTHN STEIN)
08. "Method Acting"
Zero Fatigue - Manegos
00. "Manegos" (featuring Bari, Smino, and Jay2)
Monte Booker - KOMPANY
00. "KOMPANY" (featuring Phoelix & Smino)
= 2018
=Phoelix - TEMPO
14. "Taranphoeno" (featuring Smino and Jean Deaux) (produced with Phoelix)
KYLE - Light of Mine
11. "ShipTrip"
Smino - NØIR
03. "Klink"
05. "Spinz"
06. "Summer Salt" (featuring Bari)
07. "Z4L" (featuring Bari & Jay2)
08. "Merlot"
09. "We Got The Biscuits"
12. "Low Down Derrty Blues"
13. "Fenty Sex" (featuring Dreezy)
14. "Bam 2x"
18. "Verizon" (produced with Da-P)
Bari - The Prefix
01. "Tortas"
02. "Glacier"
03. "Intrigue" (featuring Smino)
Zara Bash - Heaven on Earth
05. "Bad4Me" (featuring Ty Safari)
= 2019
=Young Pink - MSTRGLSS
01. "Ooze"
04. "Relax"
05. "Ice Cup"
06. "Eya"
08. "Luhbish"
10. "Caress"
11. "Fluid"
12. "Joi"
13. "Stamina"
Ash Jetson - 814CK.HO13
04. "used to."
Monte Booker - Interstellar
00. "Interstellar" (featuring Bari)
Jay2 - 4 Tha Wait
01. "Are You OK?"
02. "Pomegranate"
04. "Dork" (featuring Smino)
05. "Dropped"
07. "Shoppin'"
MFnMelo - What a Life
00. What a Life (featuring Saba)
MFnMelo- Everybody Eats
04. "Flow Seats"
09. "Notice"
10. "What a Life" (featuring Saba)
ICECOLDBISHOP - Creep
00. Creep (featuring Mick Jenkins) (produced with Naz)
Smino - High 4 Da Highladays
01. "Sleigh" (featuring Monte Booker & Masego) (produced with Masego)
= 2020
=Dreamville - Revenge of the Dreamers III: Director's Cut
22. "Late Night" (with Cozz and Omen featuring Buddy and Landstrip Chip)
23. "Spin Move" (with Bas featuring Saba, Smino and The Hics)
26. "Passcode" (with Ari Lennox featuring Buddy, Smino, Mez and Guapdad 4000) (produced with Christo)
Ravyn Lenae - Insecure: Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 4
09. "Rewind" (produced with Phoelix)
Hansel Mac - Limbo
01. "Mario" (featuring Saiki Music & Zagor)
Smino - Madden NFL 21
14. "Backstage Pass" (with Monte Booker and The Drums)
Spillage Village - Spilligion
06. "Judas" (with JID featuring Ari Lennox, Buddy, Chance the Rapper and Masego) (additional production from Mesita)
Femdot - Buy One, Get One Free Vol. 1
01. "Lifetime" (featuring Saba)
Bari - Fuck It... Burn It All Down
13. "One Night"
15. "Heart Is Valuable"
Plvto - Hangout 4
04. "Apple"
06. "Hues"
Florence The Infinite - This Ain't That
00. "This Ain't That" (featuring Bunge)
Lord Red - Tired
00. "Tired"
= 2021
=Monte Booker - Lil Sounds Tape
01. "Maple"
02. "Stay"
03. "Feels Good"
04. "Astro"
05. "Shordie"
06. "I Been Rollin" (produced with Phoelix)
07. "Transition"
08. "I Luv U All"
09. "FM"
VanJess - Homegrown
03. "Roses" (produced with Da-P)
Jay2 - Send Heartss
02. "As Cold As It Gets"
Symphani Soto - Energy
00. "Energy"
reggie - Ain't Gon Stop Me
00. "Ain't Gon Stop Me" (produced with Kenny Beats)
Felly - Everybody Loves You
00. "Everybody Loves You" (featuring Kota the Friend)
Vince Staples - Vince Staples
05. "Taking Trips" (produced with Kenny Beats)
Pink Siifu - Gumbo'!
15. "Voicemails Uptown" (featuring Monte Booker, Turich Benjy, Lance Skiiiwalker, JayBee Lamahj, VCR & Nelson Bandela)
Shane Eagle - Skydream
00. "Skydream"
Maxo Kream - Weight of the World
07. "Don't Play With Shawty Ass" (produced with Naz)
11. "Whole Lotta" (produced with Teej)
16. "Believe" (featuring Don Toliver) (produced with Smino)
Mick Jenkins - Elephant In the Room
09. "Truffles" (produced with Renzell)
= 2022
=Saba - Few Good Things
08. "A Simpler Time" (featuring Mereba) (produced with Daoud & Jacob Rochester)
JayBaby TheGreaty - Orange Belt
07. "2 Fired Up"
Ravyn Lenae - Hypnos
02. "Venom"
08. "Higher"
09. "3D" (featuring Smino) (produced with Phoelix)
10. "Satellites" (produced with Luke Titus & Steve Lacy)
11. "Lullabye"
JID - The Forever Story
01. "Galaxy"
12. "Just in Time" (featuring Kenny Mason and Lil Wayne) (produced with Christo)
15. "Lauder Too" (featuring Ravyn Lenae and Eryn Allen Kane) (produced with James Blake, Thundercat and Groove)
Pandi - #Batposting
01. "Precious"
Mavi - Laughing So Hard It Hurts
03. "Baking Soda" (produced with Amarahbeats)
12. "Trip" (featuring Amindi) (produced with AmarahBeats)
Smino - Luv 4 Rent
01. "4rm Da Source"
02. "No L's" (produced with Karl Banx)
03. "90 Proof" (featuring J. Cole) (produced with Groove)
04. "Pro Freak" (featuring Doechii & Fatman Scoop) (produced with Childish Major, Phoelix, DJ Dahi & Nami)
05. "Ole Ass Kendrick" (produced with prodxvzn)
06. "Louphoria" (featuring Cruza) (produced with Adam Sylvester, AJ Thomas & AmarahBeats)
07. "Blu Billy"
09. "Modennaminute" (featuring Lucky Daye & Phoelix) (produced with Phoelix)
11. "Garden Lady" (produced with Smino, Sucuki & Phoelix)
12. "Settle Down" (featuring Cory Henry & Ravyn Lenae) (produced with Charlie Myles)
14. "Curtains" (produced with Cory Henry)
Tours
Headlining
European Tour (with Smino) (2016)
Europe Tour (2017)
Kouple Drillz Tour (with Smino) (2018)
North America Tour (with Soulection) (2018)
Supporting
ITCO Tour (with Sango) (2018)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Teenage Engineering
- East Harlem
- Phoenix Suns
- Perkawinan sejenis
- Daftar buku Penguin Classics
- Daftar tokoh Yahudi dalam olah raga
- Monte Booker
- Blkswn
- Alligator Bites Never Heal
- Smino
- Luv 4 Rent
- Noir (Smino album)
- Zero Fatigue
- Hypnos (album)
- Smino discography
- Faith of a Mustard Seed
