Tyshane
Tyshane Thompson, currently known as Beam (stylized in all caps) and formerly Tyshane and Elite, is an American hip hop producer. In addition to his solo work, he formed the production duo 808&Elite with Matt Massaro. He is the son of dancehall and gospel reggae pioneer Papa San.[1] According to Thompson's father, he started producing at age ten.[2] He first received notice when he produced for Andy Mineo on the tracks "Young", featuring KB, and "Michael Jackson", featuring Thi'sl, Rich Perez, R-Swift, and Bubba Watson, from the album Formerly Known in 2011.[1][2] In 2012 he produced the highly popular, Jamaican-tinged song "Black Rose" by Lecrae on the mixtape Church Clothes.[1][2][3] He also appeared in the final episode of the web-series Saturday Morning Car-Tunez, created by Andy Mineo, where he helped remix the Puff Daddy song "It's All About the Benjamins".[1][4] On July 6, 2012, Thompson and Matt Massaro, under the name 808&Elite, released the single "Me Monster", featuring Andy Mineo, from their upcoming beat-tape, Diamonds x Pearls.[5] The tape was made available two days later for free download exclusively through the Christian hip-hop website Rapzilla.[6] Thompson's talent was praised by critics when he and ThaInnaCircle produced the bass-heavy, East Coast style, reggae and dancehall-influenced song "Violence" by Lecrae from the Grammy-winning album Gravity, released on September 4, 2012.[7][8][9] In October, 2012, Thompson competed at the second Annual Rapzilla.com Beat Battle at the 2012 Flavor Fest.[10] Thompson, his father Papa San and brother Tyrone Andrew, are working on a collaborative project.[2] 808 & Elite now produces under Street Symphony's Track or Die label.[11] In addition to his work with his father and brother, Lecrae, and Andy Mineo, Tyshane has produced, both independently and as part of 808 & Elite, for artists such as 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, Tedashii, Tracy T, SPZRKT, GABRL, and KIDD.
Tyshane | |
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Birth name | Tyshane Thompson |
Also known as | Beam, Elite, Tyshane |
Born | 1995 (age 24–25) Kingston, Jamaica |
Origin | United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Producer, rapper |
Years active | (2005–present) |
Labels | Beloved, Track or Die |
Associated acts | 808&Elite, Heat Academy |
Website | whoisbeam.com |
Discography
Albums
Title | Year | |
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"95" | 2019 |
Singles
As lead performer
Title | Year | Album |
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"Chat Bout" | 2017 | N/A |
"Problems" | 2017 | N/A |
"Centipede" | 2017 | N/A |
"Cactus" | 2018 | N/A |
As featured performer
Title | Year | Album |
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"Fireworks" (KIDD featuring Tyshane) | 2012 | N/A |
"Yikes" (Gabe featuring Tyshane) | 2013 | N/A |
"Starters" (GABRL featuring Tyshane) | 2014 | N/A |
"Everything Means Nothing" (MaRLo featuring Tyshane) | 2014 | Unappreciated EP |
"Fire" (Steven Malcolm featuring Beam) | 2017 | Steven Malcolm |
"4door" (Caleb Cruise featuring Beam) | 2017 | Your Loss |
"Break Bread" (Andy Mineo & Wordsplayed featuring Beam) | 2017 | Magic & Bird |
"Team" (Andy Mineo & Wordsplayed featuring Beam) | 2017 | Magic & Bird |
"Act Like" (Asaiah Ziv featuring Beam) | 2017 | I'm Despressed, But Happy |
"Dive" (Social Club Misfits featuring Beam) | 2017 | N/A |
"Mumbai Power" (Skrillex featuring Beam) | 2019 | Show Tracks EP |
Production discography
2010
2011
- Andy Mineo - Formerly Known
- 05. "Young" (featuring KB)[10][13]
- Paul Morris - Paul Morris Under Construction - Co-produced with Paul Morris[14]
2012
Tyrone Andrew - "Encamp"
- Lecrae - Church Clothes
- 09. "Black Rose"
Andy Mineo - Saturday Morning Cartoons
- 04. "Benjamins" (featuring Rich Perez and Izz) - remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy (featuring Lil' Kim, The LOX, and The Notorious B.I.G.)[4]
Tyrone Andrew - "Love or Hate"[16]
- Lecrae - Gravity
- 07. "Violence" - (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle)
DJ Official and Alex Medina - Gravity The Remix EP
- 13. "Tell the World" (featuring Mali Music)
2013
- Beleaf - Theo's Gift
- 06. "Bass Loud" (featuring Andy Mineo)
- Gabe - "Yikes" (featuring Tyshane)
- Andy Mineo - Heroes for Sale[18]
- 09. "Wild Things" - (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle & Joseph Prielozny)
- 10. "Take Me Alive"
- SPZRKT - The Loner
- 14. "Spazzy Party (Turn Up)"
- SPZRKT - "Best of Your Love"
- Social Club - Summer of George
- 05. Majestic (featuring Thi'sl)
- KIDD - "Murder My Flesh" - (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle)
- KIDD - Murder My Flesh
- 01. "Intro"
- Papa San - One Blood[19]
- 01. "Step Up" (featuring Da' T.R.U.T.H.)
- 02. "Your Eyes Are On Me" (featuring Fred Hammond) - Co-produced with Maurice Gregory
- 03. "Radio" (featuring Lecrae) - Co-produced with Maurice Gregory
- 04. "One Blood" (featuring Stitchie)
- 05. "Running" (featuring Tasan)
- 06. "Get Right" - Co-produced with Maurice Gregory
- 07. "Revival" (featuring Israel Houghton) - Co-produced with Maurice Gregory
- 08. "Show Me" (featuring Tiffany Hall) - Co-produced with Maurice Gregory
- 09. "I Love You" (featuring Tyrone Andrew) - Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle
- 11. "God By My Side" (featuring Ryan Mark)
- 13. "Don't Give Up the Fight" (featuring Jael Wiafe)
- SPZRKT - Lucid Dream
- 01. "Back to You" - Co-produced with Jermaine
- Lecrae - Church Clothes 2
- 04. "The Fever"
- Man Praisin Hard - Critical Condition: The Mixtape, pt. 2
- 08. "Twerk Muzik"
2014
- GABRL - "Starters" (featuring Tyshane)
- J Mynor - "New Me"
- The Rise - Casual Tuesdays
- 01. "Work"
- D. Tropp - Away from Home
- 05. "Choices (The Break-Up)"
- 08. "Misbehave" (featuring SPZRKT) - Co-produced with Cardec Drums
- Ernest Rush - STRT TRBL
- 03. "Another Taste"
2015
2016
- Adrian Stresow - Pajama Day
- 06. "Slippin'" (featuring Surf Gvng) (co-produced with D-Flow)[24]
- Stef Silva - "Highs" (co-produced with Alias)[25]
- Xavier Omar - "Hesitate"
- Trav - Push3
- 21. "We Living" (co-produced with Street Symphony)[26]
2017
- Social Club Misfits - "Dive" (co-produced with Young Sidechain)
2018
- 21 Savage - I Am > I Was
- 10. "Ball w/o You" (co-produced with TM88)
- 11. "Good Day" (featuring ScHoolboy Q & Project Pat) (co-produced with 30 Roc & Cardo)
2019
- Andy Mineo - "Work In Progress"
- 03. "OT OD (sketch).mp3" (co-produced by Alex Medina)
- 18. "Honest 2 God Tyshance/DTSL 1.0.mp3" (co-produced by Daniel Steele)
- 20. "I ain't done (Beam Version).aif"
- Mannix - "What Could've Been"
- 11. "Or Not"
- Skip Marley - "Enemy" (co-produced by Ryan Tedder)
Additional songwriting credits
- 21 Savage - I Am > I Was
- 10. "Ball w/o You" - Co-writer
- 11. "Good Day" - Co-writer
808&Elite discography
EPs
2012 | New Era Vol. 1
|
Diamonds x Pearls[27] |
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Me Monster" (featuring Andy Mineo)[5] | 2012 | Diamonds x Pearls |
"The Weeknd x Often (Remix)"[30] | 2014 | Non-album remix single |
Production discography
Note that this includes tracks produced only by Matt Massaro aka 808
2011
- Andy Mineo - Formerly Known
- 14. "Michael Jackson" (featuring Thi'sl, Rich Perez, R-Swift, and Bubba Watson)[13]
2013
- Andy Mineo - Heroes for Sale
- 08. "Shallow" (featuring Swoope)[18] - Additional production from Joseph Prielozny and Andy Mineo
- 116 Clique - "Now They Know"
- Lecrae - Church Clothes 2
- 01. "Co Sign pt. 2" - Co-produced with Street Symphony
- SPZRKT - Lucid Dream
- 04. "Love & Pain (SPZRKT Remix)" - Co-produced with Sango Beats
2014
- Bishop - Rose Gold
- 08. "Sinderella" - Produced by 808 and Mishene City
- Thomas McLaren - "Us"
- GABRL - "Better (Where I'm From)" (featuring SPZRKT)
- GABRL - "Wake Up"
- 2 Chainz - Freebase
- 02. "Trap Back" - Co-produced with Street Symphony
- Tracy T - The Wolf of All Streets
- 14. "Save Me" - Co-produced with Street Symphony[31]
- Tedashii - Below Paradise
- 13. "Complicated" (featuring Christon Gray) - Co-produced with Mashell and TOD
- HillaryJane - Sticks and Stones
- 01. "Chimneys"
- 02. "Celebrity" (featuring Thi’sl)
- 03. "Wild Side"
- 04. "Shotgun"
- 05. "We Fight"
- 06. "Stix and Stones"
- Wave Chapelle - Only the Beginning
- 05. "I Want It All" - Co-produced with Street Symphony
- Lecrae - Anomaly
- 03. "Say I Won't" (featuring Andy Mineo) - Co-produced with Gawvi, with post-production by Andy Mineo
- Paul Morris - Square One
- 01. "My Heart"
- 02. "Square One"
- 04. "Fallible Man" (featuring Rheama Blaze) - Co-produced with Paul Morris
- 07. "Luke Warm"
- 10. "Ready To Die"
- 11. "Soldiers of the Light"
- Spencer Kane - Runway
- 03. "Runway"
- Ernest Rush - STRT TRBL
- 08. "Say What [Remix]"
2015
- Thomas McLaren - "Us"[32]
- Neek Bucks - Here For a Reason Vol. II
"How Can I" (featuring Kevin Gates) (co-produced with Street Symphony)[34]
- KB - Tomorrow We Live
- 09. "Calling You" (featuring Natalie Lauren) - (co-produced with Dirty Rice and Joseph Prielozny)
- 13. "Crowns & Thorns (Oceans)" - (co-produced with Gawvi)
- GABRL - Here's a Mixtape
- 05. "Bet You Wish
- 06. "Flaw City" (co-produced with 100 Labels)
- 07. "Anthum"
- 08. "Rocafella" (featuring Tasan and Daramola)
- 09. "Lies (Bonus)"[21]
- Reconcile - Catching Bodies
- 04. "Temptation" (featuring John Givez, Alex Faith, and Tasha Catour) - produced by 8X8 and D.O Speaks[38]
- 2 Chainz - Trapavelli Tre
- 09. "Halo (Letter from My Unborn Son)" (co-produced with Street Symphony)[39]
2016
- Reconcile - "Cross on Me" (co-produced with Alias)[40]
- 2 Chainz - Felt Like Cappin
- 05. Mindin my Business (produced by 8x8, D.O. Speaks & Street Symphony)[41]
- SPZRT - "Hesitate" (featuring Masaxgo) (co-produced with Alias)[42]
- David Banner - "Black Fist" (featuring Tito Lopez) (co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)[43]
- Trav - Push3
- 02. "It's a Will It's a Way" (co-produced with Street Symphony)[26]
- Gabrl - "Too Much Left"[45]
- Zoey Dollaz - October
- 06. "U Can Be That" (featuring Ink) (produced by Street Symphony, 8x8, and D.O. Speaks)[46]
- 2 Chainz - "Let's Ride" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) - (produced by 8X8, Street Symphony, and D.O Speaks)[47]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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2012 | Saturday Morning Car-Tunez | Himself | Episode 4 |
Awards
- Won Best Gospel Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for Gravity in 2013
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