The Beat Bully

The Beat Bully first begun producing at the age of 13, along with his brother Jahlil Beats.[5] He originally went by the production alias Tone Beats, but he changed it to The Beat Bully. He told XXL, "people used to just say I bullied the beats, so I put Beat Bully together."[6] The Beat Bully begun taking production seriously in 2009, and he was then connected with rapper Meek Mill through Jahlil Beats. He then produced "I Want It All", a Lou Williams and Meek Mill song that was his first professionally recorded song. Then the second song he produced for Mill would be "House Party"[6] "House Party" would peak at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[7] He would end up producing three tracks on Meek Mill's breakout mixtape Dreamchasers.[6] Shortly after he formed the production team Da Night Rydas with Kenoe, The Beat Bully, Snizzy, and Crack Coke. The team has since produced for 2 Chainz, T.I., Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.[8]

His second major production placement would be on Rick Ross' "Stay Schemin'", which features French Montana and Drake.[9] He originally gave the beat to Bow Wow, but The Beat Bully would then pass it on to Rick Ross.[10] In early 2012, The Beat Bully begun being managed by Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine.[6] On July 11, 2012, Birdman announced that he had signed The Beat Bully to Cash Money Records as a producer.[11] Over 2012, The Beat Bully produced Rick Ross' "So Sophisticated" the second single from God Forgives, I Don't, and contributed production to DJ Khaled's Kiss The Ring and Meek Mill's debut album Dreams & Nightmares.[8] In 2013, The Beat Bully produced the promotional singles "Fuck What Happens Tonight" by French Montana and "I Feel Like Pac, I Feel Like Biggie" by DJ Khaled.[12][13]

The Beat Bully's production style has been described as "sample-free club meets trap" music.[14]