Childish Major

Markus Alandrus Randle (born July 4, 1991) known professionally as Childish Major, is an American rapper and record producer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He initially rose to fame as the producer of the 2013 Rocko single, "U.O.E.N.O.", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. He has since shifted into a career as a solo recording artist with his debut mixtape, Woo$ah, being released in 2017 by Empire Distribution. A single off that project ("Supply Luh") was produced by J. Cole and was featured on an episode of the HBO series, Insecure. In September 2019, he released his debut studio album, Dirt Road Diamond.

Childish Major
Birth nameMarkus Alandrus Randle[1]
Born (1991-07-04) July 4, 1991
Edgefield, South Carolina
OriginAtlanta, Georgia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts

Childish Major transitioned to becoming a standalone rapper around 2015, before he released his debut studio album, Woo$Ah, in 2017.[2] He is closely affiliated with Atlanta-Baltimore music collective Spillage Village and American record label Dreamville Records,[3] both of which house frequent collaborators JID and EarthGang. Major is an independent artist,[4] releasing music under his own record label Humility City Records.

Early life

Markus Randle[5] was born on July 4, 1991[6] in Minnesota. He was raised in Edgefield, South Carolina.[5] He grew up as part of a musical family and his mother would sing in his grandfather's church. His father was also a rapper and producer. Randle began producing beats in middle school using a program called FL Studios.[7] He continued making beats into high school[8] and college, eventually dropping out of college to focus on music production.[7]

Career

Childish Major moved from South Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia in 2011 to pursue a career as a record producer. Early on in his time in Atlanta, he worked with acts like Two-9, Rome Fortune,[5] and Spillage Village. Major was also friends with Atlanta-based producer, DJ Spinz, who signed him to his DJ and artist collective, Hood Rich. Hood Rich helped him get his first placement providing the production work for the Rocko song, "U.O.E.N.O.", in 2013. The song featured Future and Rick Ross[7][9] and peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] Various remixes of the song were released with a range of artists providing additional verses, including Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Trinidad James, and others.[11] Major also produced songs by Young Jeezy ("Talk That")[12] and Juicy J ("Ain't No Coming Down") among others in 2013.[13]

In 2014, Major began releasing collaborative tracks with rapper Matik Estrada, including "Family Matters."[14] This would culminate in the release of their joint EP, Community Service, in March 2015. That collection featured the song "Keep Running" with a guest appearance from Big K.R.I.T.[15] During this time, Major also provided production work for artists like SZA ("Green Mile"),[5] Big K.R.I.T. ("Wolf on Wall Street"),[16] EarthGang ("Wednesday", "Thursday"), and others.[17]

In July 2016, Major commemorated his 25th birthday[6] with the release of the song "Happy Birthday" featuring Isaiah Rashad and SZA.[18] He later co-produced the title track off of J. Cole's album, 4 Your Eyez Only, which was released in December 2016.[19] In July 2017, Major released the single, "Woo$ah",[20] and followed that with another single, "Supply Luh", in September. The latter song was produced by J. Cole[21] and was featured on a season 2 episode of the HBO series, Insecure.[22] Those two songs (along with "Happy Birthday") were featured on Childish Major's debut mixtape, Woo$ah, released in December 2017 by EMPIRE. In addition to Isaiah Rashad and SZA, the project featured guest appearances from 6lack, DRAM, and Hero the Band.[23]

In 2018, Major appeared on select dates for Big K.R.I.T.'s "Heavy is the Crown" tour[24] and Billie Eilish's "1 By 1" tour.[25] In August of that year, Major released the single, "Know Nothing",[26] which would be featured on the third season of Insecure.[27] In December 2018, he released the song, "Shine".[28] In January 2019, he was one of numerous artists to attend the studio sessions for the compilation album, Revenge of the Dreamers III, which was released in July 2019 by Dreamville Records.[29] The following month, Major began appearing as part of Reebok's "Alter the Icons" advertising campaign,[30] a role he continues to have as of August 2019.[31] Beginning in February 2019, Major began releasing several songs, including "Naan",[32] "Diet",[33] "Good Luh" (featuring Kota the Friend),[34] and "Framed Checks", among others.[35]

In August 2019, Major released three singles, "For You",[36] "Feelings Hurt",[37] and "No Sweat" (featuring Ludacris).[38] Those songs served as the lead singles for his studio album, Dirt Road Diamond, which was released on September 5, 2019.[39] In addition to Ludacris, the album featured guest appearances from Olu (of EarthGang), Tish Hyman, and Buddy.[40]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums with selected details
Title Details
Dirt Road Diamond
  • Released: September 5, 2019
  • Label: EMPIRE, Humility City
  • Formats: Digital download

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes with selected details
Title Details
Woo$ah
  • Released: December 15, 2017
  • Label: EMPIRE, Humility City
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs
List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
Community Service
(with Matik Estrada)
  • Released: March 15, 2015
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles
List of singles as a lead artist with selected details
Title Year Album
"Family Matters" 2015 Community Service
"Happy Birthday" 2016 Woo$ah
"Woo$ah" 2017
"Supply Luh"
"Know Nothing" 2018 Non-album single
"Shine"
"Naan" 2019
"Diet"
"For You" Dirt Road Diamond
"Feelings Hurt"
"No Sweat" (feat. Ludacris)
"Wife You" 2020 Non-album single
"Kick It"[41]
(featuring Jace)		 Madden NFL 21

Production discography
List of production credits on selected songs
Song Year Artist Album
"Nibiru" 2012 Alkebulan, Alexis Glenn Nibiru X
"Ice Cream Man" 2013 Rome Fortune Beautiful Pimp
"DanceDance"
"Balcony"
"Lights I've Seen"
"Art of Art" Rome Fortune, Candice Mims
"Small VVorld"
"U.O.E.N.O."[9] Rocko (feat. Future and Rick Ross Gift of Gab 2
"Talk That"[12] Young Jeezy Boss Yo Life Up Gang
"Ain't No Coming Down"[13] Juicy J Smokin Session
"Neva Had Shit" Doe B Baby Jesus
"Live Blasphemous" Joey Fatts, Action Bronson Chipper Jones, Vol. 2
"Automatic" Curtis Williams Half Forgotten Daydreams
"Saturday Night" Curtis Williams, Robb Bank$
"Talk That" Jeezy Boss Yo Life Up Gang
"WutEL$e" Trinidad James 10pc. Mild
"Coupes & Roses" Stalley Self Made Volume 3
"In My Head" Jeezy ItsThaWorld Vol. 2
"Odds" Young Dro, Forgeeauto, Mac Boney High Times
"Wolf on Wall Street"[16] 2014 Big K.R.I.T. Week of K.R.I.T.
"Green Mile"[5] SZA Z
"Money"[42] G Herbo (feat. Katie Got Bandz) Pistol P Project
"Stay Da Same" Fredo Santana, Lil Reese Walking Legend
"May Day" Curtis Williams, Childish Major Space Danco
"1/4 Block" Jeezy Seen It All: the Autobiography
"What You Say"
"Been Getting Money" Jeezy, Akon
"Addicted" Jeezy, YG, T.I.
"Nun But A Party" Scotty ATL, IamSu!, B.o.B Spaghetti Junction
"Commitment Issues" A$AP Ferg Ferg Forever
"Money" G Herbo, Katie Got Bandz Pistol P Project
"Play It Smart" G Herbo, Jace
"Wednesday"[17] 2015 EarthGang Torba
"Thursday"[17]
"Metropolis"[43] EarthGang (feat. JID) Bears Like This Too
"LeInterlude Part 1" JID DiCaprio
"Gather Round" Two-9 B4FRVR
"Safari" Curtis Williams, Strado, KEY!, Jace Zip Skylark
"Pretty Dirty" Miloh Smith, OG Maco non-album single
"Gather Round"[44] Two-9 B4FRVR
"Do The Most"[45] Dice Soho (feat. Dougie F) 0 Degrees
"Run The Check Up" Jeezy non-album single
"Pressure" Two-9, LightSkinMac11 #AugustTwo9
"Extendo" 21 Savage non-album single
"No Attitude" KEY!
"Jet Pack Blues (Remix)" Fall Out Boy, Big K.R.I.T. Make America Psycho Again
"Lately" 2016 Dice SoHo 0 Degrees
"Do The Most"
"Spark It"
"Can't Catch Me" Chris Miles non-album single
"What Happen Luh Gangsta Trouble Skoobzilla
"When It Go Down" Casey Veggies Customized Greatly Vol. 4: The Return of the Boy
"Intro" KEY!, Childish Major Before I Scream
"How It Go" Shy Glizzy Young Jefe 2
"Run The Check Up" DJ Infamous, Ludacris, Yo Gotti, Jeezy Talk 2 Me
"Worst Luck" 6lack Free 6lack
"Voodoo" EarthGang Bears Like This Too Much
"NEVER"[46] J.I.D The Never Story
"4 Your Eyez Only"[19] J. Cole 4 Your Eyez Only
"NOLA" 2017 Kodie Shane Big Trouble Little Jupiter
"Darkside" Quentin Miller Essentials, Vol. 1
"Children of the Rage" OG Maco Children of the Rage
"Hereditary" JID The Never Story
"8701" JID, 6lack
"Way Out" Chaz French True Colors
"Mary" EarthGang non-album single
"Pink Fur" Manolo Rose The River Jordan
"Meditate" EarthGang, JID Rags
"Nowhere Fast" EarthGang, Childish Major
"Legendari" EarthGang
"Nothing but the Best" 2018 EarthGang, Ari Lennox Royalty
"Communication" Arin Ray, DRAM Platinum Fire
"HMU" Arin Ray, Childish Major
"FRIENDS" J. Cole, kiLL edward KOD
"Tribe" Bas, J. Cole Milky Way
"Moments After" Leon Thomas III Genesis
"Afternoon" Curtis Williams America's Most Blunted
"Pull Up" J.K. The Reaper Surrounded By Idiots
"Holding Me Back"
"Tell Me Who You Love" 2019 Jay Spice Girls Sing Better Than I Do
"Top Down" EarthGang Mirrorland
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