Like (record producer)
Gabriel Stevenson, professionally known as Like, is an American record producer, rapper, DJ and songwriter. A three time Grammy nominee, he began working with the Pacific Division, a hip hop trio, better known as Pac Div in 2006.
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Birth name | Gabriel Stevenson |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | callmelike |
In 2012, he produced Kendrick Lamar's "Sing About Me" on Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. He received two Grammy Award nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards: Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. In 2016, he produced Anderson .Paak's "Room in Here" featuring The Game and Sonyae Elise on the Malibu album.[1] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[2] Like has production credit with artists such as Mac Miller,[3] Ab-Soul, Joey Badass, Nick Grant, Asher Roth, Ill Camille and Currensy.
Like has released music as a solo artist.[4] He released instrumental albums, Zesty and Lightwork in 2014 and Emeralds[5] in 2016. On September 30, 2016, he released his first solo rap album, Songs Made While High,[6] which features Anderson .Paak, Buddy, and Kali Uchis.
In 2017, Pac Div regrouped and are scheduled to release an album at the end of the year.
Discography
- LP (Long Play), EP (Extended Play), SI (Single), N/A (Not Available)
- Features group projects, solo projects, production credits and features
Instrumental/Solo Projects
- All Songs produced by Like
Year | Title |
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2014 | Zesty |
2014 | Lightwork |
2016 | Emeralds[7] |
2016 | Songs Made While High[8] |
Pac Div Mixtapes
Year | Title |
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2006 | Sealed for Freshness: The Blend Tape[11] |
2009 | Church League Champions[12] |
2010 | Don't Mention It[13] |
2011 | Mania![14] |
Pac Div EP's
Year | Title |
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2009 | Pac Div EP[15] |
Production Credits
- List of single songs produced by Like with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Year | Artist(s) | Title | Album | Label |
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2011 | Pacific Division | Posted co-produced with DJ Dahi | The DiV | n/a |
Number One | ||||
Brown | ||||
Hi Five | ||||
Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli | Family First[16] | single | n/a | |
2012 | Pac Div | Sneaker Boxes | GMB | n/a |
Can't Help It | ||||
Savages | ||||
2013 | Kendrick Lamar | Sing About Me | Good Kid Maad City (LP) | Aftermath / Interscope Records |
2014 | Ab-Soul | Just Have Fun | These Days... (LP)[17] | Top Dawg Entertainment |
Nikki Jean | Cool On You[18] | n/a | n/a | |
2015 | Curren$y | Cruizin[19] | Canal Street Confidential (LP) | Atlantic Recordings / WEA |
2016 | Anderson .Paak | Room In Here[20] | Malibu (LP) | Steel Wool / OBE / Art Club / EMPIRE |
Chris Miles | Wake Up[21] | Milestones (EP) | n/a | |
Duckwrth | Get Uugly[22] | I'm Uugly (LP) | Them Hellas / The Blind Youth / Empire Distribution | |
Nick Grant | The Game[23] | The Game (SI) | Culture Republic | |
2017 | Asher Roth[24] | That's All Mine ft. Jesse Joykins | That's All Mine (SI) | Retrohash |
Joey Badass | Babylon ft. Chronix[25] | AmeriKKKan Badass (LP) | Pro Era / Cinematic Music Group | |
Ill Camille | São Paulo ft Punch & Rose Gold[26] | Heirloom (LP) | n/a |
Guest Appearances
- List of features with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Year | Artist(s) | Title | Album | Label |
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2011 | Polyester The Saint | My Way | Peace Love Unity Respect (LP) | Frank Radio - iHipHopDistribution |
2013 | Blu | Boyz N Tha Hood | Good to be Home (LP) | Nature Sounds |
2015 | Blu Madlib Med | Finer Things | Bad Neighbor (LP) | BangYaHead |
Blended Babies | Shadows | n/a | BBMG | |
2016 | Nick Grant | The Game | The Game | Culture Republic |
Wontu | Puccio | Volume Two (LP) | EveryDejaVu | |
Hollywood Floss | Face Your Fears | n/a | Hollywood Floss | |
2017 | Justing and the Honored None | Sunshine | Wanderlust (LP) | Justin and the Honored None |
Coin Banks | Hatches | Heads (EP) | Low Key Source |
Nominations & Awards
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Like has received three nomination.
Year | Award Name | Artist | Title | Label | Win/Nominations |
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2013 | Album of the Year[27] | Kendrick Lamar | I'm Dying of Thirst | Good Kid Maad City (LP) | Nomination |
2013 | Best Rap Album[28] | Kendrick Lamar | I'm Dying of Thirst | Good Kid Maad City (LP) | Nomination |
2017 | Best Urban Contemporary Album[29] | Anderson .Paak | Room In Here | Malibu (LP) | Nomination |
References
- Garrett, Ural. "between-producing-for-kendrick-lamar-anderson-paak-like-of-pac-div-is-now-poised-to-be-a-solo-threat". HipHopDX.
- Unterberger, Andrew. ""Grammy 2017: The Complete List of Nominees"". Billboard.
- Rhymestyle, Rhymestyle. "Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli - Family First". DJBooth.
- Ducker, Eric. "WEED, SHROOMS, ETHIOPIA, & LIKE FROM PAC DIV'S NEW SOLO JOURNEY". frank151.com.
- "Emeralds by Like on Apple Music". itunes.com.
- Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: LIKE OF PAC DIV 'SONGS MADE WHILE HIGH' LP AND "MISS ME WITH THAT" VIDEO". Mass Appeal.
- "Emeralds by Like on Apple Music". itunes.com.
- Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: LIKE OF PAC DIV 'SONGS MADE WHILE HIGH' LP AND "MISS ME WITH THAT" VIDEO". Mass Appeal.
- David, Charles. "Pac Div – The DiV (Album)". Earmilk.com.
- Hadusek, Jon. "Pac Div – GMB". consequenceofsound.net.
- staff. "Sealed For Freshness: Blend Tape - DubCNN". DubCNN.
- TheUrbanDaily Staff. "Pac Div- Church League Champions Free Mixtape". TheUrbanDaily.
- Confusion, Confusion. "Pac Div - Don't Mention It (Mixtape)". PigeonsAndPlanes.
- Huynh, Davis. "Pac Div - Mania! (Mixtape)". HYPEBEAST.
- staff, staff. "Pacific Division EP Review". Allmusic.com.
- Rhymestyle, Rhymestyle. "Mac Miller ft. Talib Kweli - Family First". djbooth.net.
- Greene, Jayson. "Ab-Soul: These Days... Album Review". Pitchfork.
- "Cool On You (Produced by Like & Peter Cottontale) by nikki jean".
- Staff. "Curren$y — Cruzin..."
- BENJAMIN NADDAFF-HAFREY, BENJAMIN. "Watch Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals Perform 'Room In Here". NPR Music.
- "Long Island's Chris Miles Shares His "Wake Up" Video - Vibe". Vibe.com.
- Voynovskaya, Nastia. "Duckwrth Embraces the UUGLY in Life". East Bay Express.
- Clark, Michell C. "Nick Grant - "The Game" ft. Like & Tessa Evans". Artistic Manifesto.
- "Asher Roth - That's All Mine (feat. Jesse Boykins III)".
- "BABYLON (feat. Chronixx) Lyrics Joey Bada$$". Mojim.com.
- Pass, Shantel. "AUDIO: ILL CAMILLE, "SÃO PAULO" FEAT. PUNCH AND ROSE GOLD (PROD. BY LIKE)". SaintHeron.com.
- Kennedy, Gerrick D. "Grammy Awards 2016: Kendrick Lamar made history with an unapologetically black album".
- "Kendrick Lamar: Message Behind Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City". GRAMMY.com.
- Reeves, Mosi. "5 Things You Didn't Know About Anderson Paak". Rolling Stone.