CashMoneyAP
Alex Petit (born May 19, 1995), professionally known as CashMoneyAP, is a French record producer, songwriter and record executive.[1] He is best known for posting "type beats" on video platform YouTube and on beat-selling platform Beatstars.[2]
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| Birth name | Alex Petit |
| Born | May 19, 1995 France |
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| Years active | 2010 - present |
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| Website | Official website |
Early life
Alex Petit was born in Guadeloupe on May 19, 1995.[3] He started making "type beats", which is production in the style of certain popular artists, and posted them on YouTube, where he eventually gained a following.[4] His pseudonym, "CashMoneyAP", originates from the name of the label Cash Money Records and his initials (Alex Petit).
Career
Petit has produced beats for artists such as Roddy Ricch, Lil Skies, Gucci Mane, and more. He started to gain mainstream attraction after he produced Lil Skies' song "Nowadays", which peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Other ventures
Petit founded the record label and production collective Cash Gang in early 2020. Its roster includes record producers , Daniel Moras, , Layz, Luci G, Palaze, Relly Made, Santo, Tig, Weird Mahdi, SZR, YoungKio and YoungNef.[5] It is a subsidiary of the record label Petit is signed to, Victor Victor Worldwide.[6] As a songwriter, Petit is signed to Universal Music Publishing Group and is a BMI member.
Production discography
Charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US | US R&B/HH |
CAN | IRE | NZ Hot |
UK | |||
| "Diamenty" (Young Multi featuring Bedoes) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nowa Fala |
| "Nowadays" (Lil Skies featuring Landon Cube) |
55 | 22 | 63 | — | — | — | Life of a Dark Rose | |
| "Lust" (Lil Skies) |
87 | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "BabyWipe" (Ski Mask The Slump God) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | YouWillRegret | |
| "Pineapple" (Ty Dolla Sign featuring Gucci Mane and Quavo) |
2018 | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | 91 | — | — | — | Beach House 3 |
| "Self Control" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
2019 | 50 | 24 | — | — | — | — | AI YoungBoy 2 |
| "Pop Star" (DaBaby featuring Kevin Gates) |
49 | 25 | 97 | — | — | — | Kirk | |
| "Forever" (NLE Choppa) |
—[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Famous Hoes" (NLE Choppa) |
83 | 36 | 95 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Dirty Iyanna" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
67 | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Walk Em Down" (NLE Choppa featuring Roddy Ricch) |
2020 | 38 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 9 | 85 | Top Shotta |
| "Vacation" (Tyga) |
—[upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | 10 | — | TBA | |
| "For the Night" (Pop Smoke featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby) |
6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 14 | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | |
| "Gangstas" (Pop Smoke) |
37 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "Woo Year" (Pop Smoke) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hello" (Pop Smoke featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) |
— | — | — | 77 | — | — | ||
| "Riot" (Lil Skies) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
Notes
- "Pineapple" did not chart on the Hot 100, but did peak at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- "Forever" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- "Vacation" did not chart on the Hot 100, but did peak at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
References
- "Meet CashMoneyAp, Hip-Hop's Newest Entrepreneurial Producer". Forbes. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "How Selling and Leasing 'Type Beats' Is Making Unknown Producers Rich". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVMbQobWsu4&t=48
- "LL Presents: The CashMoneyAP Q&A". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- "CASH GANG (@cashgang) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
- "Cash Gang". Cash Gang.