Crystal Caines

Crystal Caines is a Guyanese–American rapper, hip hop record producer, artist, songwriter and engineer based in Harlem, New York.[1] She has been featured on tracks by A$AP Ferg,[2] Baauer, MIA, and Nick Hook.

Crystal Caines
Birth nameCrystal Caines
OriginHarlem, New York
GenresHip Hop
Occupation(s)Artist, Producer
Years active2012–Present
LabelsINDIE- unsigned

Career

According to an interview with Complex, Crystal Caines began her production career in 2012. Caines went on to produce the song featured in A$ap Ferg first music video, "A Hundred Million Roses",[3] and engineered vocals for A$AP Ferg's future singles, "Work" and "Shabba", in her home studio.[1] Caines draws her inspiration from artists like Missy Elliott and Eve.[2]

In 2013, Caines produced the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-featuring "Lord" on A$AP Ferg's debut album, Trap Lord. In 2014, she released her debut single, "Whiteline” [4] Later that year, the two collaborated again on the rapper's mixtape, Ferg Forever, with Caines appearing as a featured guest and producing on several of the tracks, including "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)", which features MIA.[5]

Discography

Singles
  • Crystal Caines (featuring A$AP Ferg) – "Whiteline" (2014)
  • Crystal Caines - "No Drama" (2017)
  • Crystal Caines- "Bossanova" (2017)

Guest appearances
  • BIA (featuring Crystal Caines) – "Love No more" (2014)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring MIA and Crystal Caines) – "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)" (2014)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring Crystal Caines and Marty Baller) – "Weaves" (2014)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring Mz 007 and Crystal Caines) – "Now" (2014)
  • Baauer (featuring Crystal Caines) – "Swoopin" (2014)
  • Nick Hook – 'Going Back 2' Feat. Bodega Bamz, Crystal Caines, DJ Sliink & Nadus (2015)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring Skrillex and Crystal Caines) – "Hungry Ham" (2016)
  • Dave East - "Talk to Big" (2018)

Production credits
  • BIA – "Chola season" (2015)
  • A$AP Ferg – "A Hundred Million Roses" (2012)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) – "Lord" (2013)
  • BIA – "Love No more" (2014)
  • BIA – "La Tirana" (2014)
  • BIA – "Weekend in Vegas" (2014)(co-prod Black Jab)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring Marty Baller) – "Jungle" (2014)
  • A$AP Ferg (featuring MIA and Crystal Caines) – "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)" (2014) (co-prod Stelios Phili, ClevaKeys)
  • Al Doe (featuring Johnny Cinco) - "Lost & Found" (2016)
  • Smoke Dza - "Rugby" (2016)
  • Smoke Dza - "Hands of Time" (2016)
  • Jimi Tents (featuring Ro James) - 2 shots (Chad Paul)
  • BBYMUTHA - "Bulma" (co-prod ChadPaul)
  • Felly - falling (2018)
gollark: SIM cards do waaaay too much.
gollark: Mobile networks apparently have !!FUN!! security issues.
gollark: Not really, if I was doing shady stuff on another SIM card I would not really want it associated with my main phone.
gollark: Or a fallback in case one network is annoying in some locations.
gollark: Work/home, I guess.

References
  1. Alexis, Nadeska (November 29, 2014). "A$AP Ferg's Ferg Forever Mixtape: A Track-By-Track Breakdown". MTV Rap Fix.
  2. Nostro, Lauren (November 29, 2014). "Meet Crystal Caines, the Female Producer Who Worked on A$AP Ferg's "Trap Lord" Album". Complex Media.
  3. Blow Hip Hop TV. "A$AP FERG "A HUNDRED MILLION ROSES" (Official Video)". youtube.com. Google. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  4. Hurdle, Gregston. "Crystal Caines ft. A$AP Ferg "Whiteline" Video". massappeal.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  5. Brown, Darold 'ASAP Ferg'. "Updated track listing #FERGFOREVER out now". instagram.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.