D.R.U.G.S Beats
D.R.U.G.S. Beats | |
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| Birth name | Dorian Ray Norman |
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| Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Origin | Apex, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Labels | Street Corner Music |
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Dorian Norman, professionally known by the name D.R.U.G.S. Beats, is an American DJ and Grammy-nominated producer from Apex, North Carolina.[1]
Musical career[edit]
Norman started his career in the mid-00's. The nickname 'D.R.U.G.S. Beats' stands for 'Dope Real Under Ground Sound Beats'.
Drugs Beats produced track "Can You Buy That" on Killer Mike's 2008 album, I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II. He affiliated with G-Unit, producing the track "No Escape" from Lloyd Banks 2009 mixtape V.5, and also produced 50 Cent's 2012 single "I Just Wanna" featuring Tony Yayo from 50's 2011 mixtape The Big 10. D.R.U.G.S. also credited as producer of the track "Muthafucka Can You Buy That" from Ludacris 2011 project 1.21 Gigawatts: Back To The First Time - A Ludacris Film.[2] In 2014 he collaborated with Greensboro-based hip hop duo ILLPO (Damon "Mundae Boones" Blanchard & Jermaine "J Bond" Brown) on their Dopamine album.[3]
He produced the "Gone" part of the "Darkside/Gone" track from Dr. Dre's 2015 album Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre,[4] which has also featured vocal appearance from Kendrick Lamar, and was nominated for Grammy Awards.[5] In 2016, he released two instrumental albums for Street Corner Music/Fat Beats with DJ Houseshoes, The Gift, Volume 10 (from House Shoes's The Gift series) and Naloxone (The Save Shot).[6] Same year in November, he produced the entire Fatt Father's album Veteran's Day, and dropped second collaborative full-length record with ILLPO titled Worst Case Scenario.[7]
Drugs Beats also delivered audio production for Young Dro, Big Boi, Ankh Amen Ra, Johnny Ciggs, D.O.H (Dollahz Ova Hoez), Nom Xtra, and Jae Blacc, among others.
Personal life[edit]
Norman was born in Atlanta and removed to North Carolina in 2011. He has five children.
Discography[edit]
- 2014: Dopamine (with ILLPO)[8]
- 2016: The Gift: Volume Ten (with House Shoes)[9]
- 2016: Naloxone (The Save Shot)[10]
- 2016: Worst Case Scenario (with ILLPO)[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Menconi, David (August 10, 2015). "Apex producer D.R.U.G.S. Beats lands Dr. Dre production credit". newsobserver.
- ↑ "D.R.U.G.S. (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ↑ +Carsten (2014-05-27). "ILLPO x D.R.U.G.S. Beats: Dopamine". KevinNottingham.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ↑ "All 44 People Credited on Dr. Dre's "Compton" Album (& Counting) - DJBooth Article". DJBooth.net. 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Best Rap Album: 58th GRAMMY Nominees". GRAMMY.com. 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "DRUGS BEATS – NALOXONE: THE SAVE SHOT CS NOW AVAILABLE – STREET CORNER MUSIC". streetcornerscm.com. July 27, 2016.
- ↑ "WORST CASE SCENARIO, by ILLPO & D.R.U.G.S. BEATS". BandCamp. November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "DOPAMINE, by ILLPO". BandCamp. May 26, 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ↑ "The Gift, Vol. Ten by D.R.U.G.S. Beats on Apple Music". iTunes. September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Naloxone (The Save Shot) by D.R.U.G.S. Beats on Apple Music". iTunes. July 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Worst Case Scenario by Illpo & D.R.U.G.S. Beats on Apple Music". iTunes. January 16, 2017.
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