Tommy Black (producer)

Tommy Black (born Fredrik Halldin) is a record producer from Sweden. He has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Dr. Dre, Big Pooh, Ab-Soul and Shade Sheist. He was one of the producers of the 5 Grammy awarded album To Pimp A Butterfly by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. In 2017, Tommy Black received the award of SKAP - The Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.[1]

Tommy Black
Birth nameFredrik Halldin
OriginVänersborg, Sweden
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter, Recording Engineer, Mixer
Years active2001–present
LabelsTop Dawg Entertainment, Soblue Music Group AB

Production credits

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  • Joe Lefty – HeartChakra
"The Dove"
"Dive Deep"
"Keeper"
  • Chapee – Mode7ty[2]
"Come thru"
"Sumtimes"
"Out in Space" (featuring Mapei)
"Complicated" (featuring Faye)
"We Travel" (featuring Mykestro)
"Time Is Free"
"Last Call"
  • Tommy Black – The Nine Lives of Tommy Black
"The Nine Lives of Tommy Black"
"Movement"
"Delusion"
"Look Outside"
"Inside the Space Capsule"
"Moonscape"
"Streets of Atlantis"
"Sly Black & the Zodiac"
"Time Voyage"
"Chapter Six"
"Blow My High" [3]
"Almost There" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
"The Book of Soul"
"Street Life" (Pr1me & Drastic))

Accolades

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Year Organisation Award Result
2017 SKAP[5] Hip Hop Award Won
Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 "To Pimp a Butterfly" (as producer) Album of the Year Nominated
"To Pimp a Butterfly" (as producer) Best Rap Album Won

References

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  1. ^ "Svenske producenten Tommy Black tilldelas SKAP-pris".
  2. ^ |www.kingsizemag.se/
  3. ^ "Hip-Hop". uproxx.com.
  4. ^ "Butch Cassidy Releases Street Album "I'm Here" For FREE! - DubCNN.com // West Coast Hip-Hop : Daily For Over A Decade". www.dubcnn.com.
  5. ^ "Tommy Black får SKAP:s Hiphop-pris".