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Fatboi is a hip hop producer from Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

 who has produced beats for artists including Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

, Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...

, Rocko
Rocko (rapper)
Rodney Ramone Hill, Jr. is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed toIsland Urban through his own Rocky Road Records imprint. His debut album, Self-Made, was released on March 18, 2008. The album sold nearly 28,000 copies in its first week of release. He is currently working on his...

, Shawty Redd
Shawty Redd
Shawty Redd is an Atlanta-based, Grammy nominated record producer, rapper, and songwriter. In November 2007, producer Shawty Redd gained fame when he produced "Sensual Seduction", the first single from multi-platinum rapper Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin...

, Flo Rida
Flo Rida
Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

, Bow Wow, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...

, Juvenile
Juvenile (rapper)
Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...

, Yung Joc
Yung Joc
YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...

, Gorilla Zoe
Gorilla Zoe
Alonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...

, Camoflauge
Camoflauge
Jason Johnson , also known as Camoflauge, was a U.S. rapper from Hitch Village housing project in Savannah, Georgia.-Musical career:...

, Daron Jones
Daron Jones
Daron Tavaris Jones is one fourth of platinum selling band 112. His debut solo album titled Uncensored was released December 5, 2010 and is available at . The first single from the album is the digitally released, "Money"...

, OJ Da Juiceman
OJ da Juiceman
Otis Williams, Jr. ,better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American Southern Rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.-Early life:Otis Williams, Jr...

 and 8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American Rap and Crunk duo from Memphis, Tennessee. The two rappers met at in 1980.They first appeared on the rap scene with their 1992 underground album Listen To The Lyrics...

.

Early life

Fatboi was exposed to musicianship at a young age, with a father who was a Jazz Musician and Music Instructor named Larry T. Douglas of Galileo Highschool in San Francisco. Lead by his father he tried out and was accepted at McAteer
McAteer
McAteer can refer to :*Andy McAteer is an English former professional footballer.*Eddie McAteer was a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland....

 High school later known as San Francisco School of the Arts
School of the Arts High School (San Francisco)
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is a public high school in San Francisco, California, in the United States. S.O.T.A. ranked by Newsweek's Jay Mathews Challenge Index as the best high school in the United States in 2007....

.
He has a nephew named Xavier Mobley.

Production career

The Savannah, Georgia born producer got his start in 1998 as a producer for a Savannah, Georgia native Camoflauge
Camoflauge
Jason Johnson , also known as Camoflauge, was a U.S. rapper from Hitch Village housing project in Savannah, Georgia.-Musical career:...

, arguably Savannah's first hip-hop artist. Camoflauge and Fatboi created underground classics and the summer sex anthem "Cut Friends" in 2001 under Universal Records. Camoflauge was killed in 2003 leaving a dark cloud on Fatboi's career being that he was an in-house producer at Pure Pain Records. After a brief incarceration, Fatboi bounced back in 2006 with super producer Shawty Redd
Shawty Redd
Shawty Redd is an Atlanta-based, Grammy nominated record producer, rapper, and songwriter. In November 2007, producer Shawty Redd gained fame when he produced "Sensual Seduction", the first single from multi-platinum rapper Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin...

 producing hits "Let's Make A Movie" and "Drifter", to be featured on his upcoming Universal Motown release later this year. Also, he is known for his heavy drum and bass lines and melodic synth sounds. His production signature is some rapid snares and a voice in the beginning of his music saying "Look at Fatboi!"

DJ Lights Out quote:

“Fatboi is one of the hardest producers in the south. A lot of beats that people credit Shawty Redd for, Fat Boi was actually the man behind them. Definitely someone to look out for in 2009.”

Production credits

  • Gorilla Zoe
    Gorilla Zoe
    Alonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...

     - Welcome to the Zoo
    Welcome to the Zoo
    -Chart positions:...

  • Flo Rida
    Flo Rida
    Tramar Dillard , better known by his stage name Flo Rida , is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a #1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from...

     - Mail on Sunday
    Mail on Sunday (album)
    -Charts:-External links:*...

  • Gorilla Zoe
    Gorilla Zoe
    Alonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...

     - Don't Feed Da Animals
    Don't Feed Da Animals
    -Chart positions:...

  • Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

     - Gangsta Grillz 16
  • Rocko
    Rocko (rapper)
    Rodney Ramone Hill, Jr. is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed toIsland Urban through his own Rocky Road Records imprint. His debut album, Self-Made, was released on March 18, 2008. The album sold nearly 28,000 copies in its first week of release. He is currently working on his...

     - Self-Made
    Self-Made (album)
    Self Made is the debut studio album by American rapper/producer Rocko, which includes the singles "Umma Do Me", " Tomorrow", and "Dis Morning". Guest artists on the album include Lloyd, KC, Dre, and Monica, and was released by Rocky Roads/So So Def/Island Urban/Def Jam on March 18, 2008. The album...

  • Camoflauge
    Camoflauge
    Jason Johnson , also known as Camoflauge, was a U.S. rapper from Hitch Village housing project in Savannah, Georgia.-Musical career:...

     - Cut Friends
  • Young Jeezy
    Young Jeezy
    Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...

     - The Recession
    The Recession
    -Additional credits:-Music videos:*"Put On" - July 21, 2008*"Vacation" - August 27, 2008*"Crazy World" - November 17, 2008*"Who Dat" - December 17, 2008*"My President" - January 16, 2009*"Welcome Back" - February 18, 2009*"Circulate" - February 26, 2009...

  • Yung Joc
    Yung Joc
    YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...

     - Negro League Baseball Hall Of Fame
  • Shawty Redd
    Shawty Redd
    Shawty Redd is an Atlanta-based, Grammy nominated record producer, rapper, and songwriter. In November 2007, producer Shawty Redd gained fame when he produced "Sensual Seduction", the first single from multi-platinum rapper Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin...

     - Jekyl and Hyde
  • Yung Ralph - Jugg Man
  • Ying Yang Twins
    Ying Yang Twins
    The Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...

     - Double A : Welcome to Atlanta Batteries Not Included
  • Juvenile
    Juvenile (rapper)
    Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...

     - Cocky & Confident
    Cocky & Confident
    - Chart positions :...

  • Ray Lavender - X-Rayted
  • OJ Da Juiceman
    OJ da Juiceman
    Otis Williams, Jr. ,better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American Southern Rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.-Early life:Otis Williams, Jr...

     - The Otha Side of the Trap
  • Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

    - The State vs. Radric Davis
    The State vs. Radric Davis
    The State vs. Radric Davis is the second studio album by rapper Gucci Mane. It was released on December 8, 2009. The State vs. Radric Davis comes after a slew of independent releases, mixtapes and features over the past few years. It brings together production from Polow da Don, Drumma Boy, Mannie...

  • Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

    - "The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
    The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
    The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted is the third studio album by American rapper Gucci Mane. The album was released September 28, 2010 on 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records. The album is the follow-up of 2009's The State vs. Radric Davis, released just after the Atlanta...

    "
  • Plies- "Goon Affilliated"
  • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
    Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...

     - "Uni5: The World's Enemy
    Uni5: The World's Enemy
    Uni5: The World's Enemy is the 8th studio album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony released on May 4, 2010 on BTNH Worldwide with distribution via Warner Bros. Records. The mixtape, The Fixtape Vol...

    "

Credited production

  • 2003: "Cut Friends" Camoflauge
    Camoflauge
    Jason Johnson , also known as Camoflauge, was a U.S. rapper from Hitch Village housing project in Savannah, Georgia.-Musical career:...

  • 2007: "Tryna Make A Jug" Gorilla Zoe
    Gorilla Zoe
    Alonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...

  • 2008: "Everything" Juvenile
    Juvenile (rapper)
    Terius Gray, better known by his stage name Juvenile, is an American rapper, He is also a former member of hip-hop group the Hot Boys . At the age of 19, he began recording raps, releasing his debut album Being Myself in 1995...

     (feat. Bobby Valentino & T-Pain
    T-Pain
    Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...

    )
  • 2008: "Drifter" Shawty Redd
    Shawty Redd
    Shawty Redd is an Atlanta-based, Grammy nominated record producer, rapper, and songwriter. In November 2007, producer Shawty Redd gained fame when he produced "Sensual Seduction", the first single from multi-platinum rapper Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin...

  • 2008: "My Kitchen" Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

  • 2008: "Vette Pass By" Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

  • 2008: "Shawty Got Me" Ray Lavender
  • 2008: "Gone" Bow Wow
  • 2008: "Knock It Out Da Park" Yung Joc
    Yung Joc
    YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...

  • 2008: "Like This" Yung Ralph
  • 2008: "Takin' It There" Young Jeezy
    Young Jeezy
    Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...

  • 2008: "Wells Fargo" Gorilla Zoe
  • 2008: "Battle of the Super-Powers" Roy Jones, Jr.
  • 2009: "Washing Powder Money" OJ Da Juiceman
    OJ da Juiceman
    Otis Williams, Jr. ,better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American Southern Rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.-Early life:Otis Williams, Jr...

  • 2009: "Batman" OJ Da Juiceman
  • 2009: "Bouldercrest" OJ Da Juiceman
  • 2009: "Come On" OJ Da Juiceman
  • 2009: "Supaflycredible" Dukes of DaVille
  • 2009: "Wasted (Gucci Mane song)
    Wasted (Gucci Mane song)
    "Wasted" is the official first single from Gucci Mane's second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis. The song features rapper Plies. The song was originally from Gucci Mane's 2009 mixtape, Writing on the Wall.-Remixes & Freestyles:...

    " Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

     (feat. Plies)
  • 2009: "Like A Stripper" Diamond
    Diamond
    In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...

     (feat. Keri Hilson
    Keri Hilson
    Keri Lynn Hilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Hilson began her music career as a songwriter, penning tracks for several artists in the mid-2000s as part of the five-person production and songwriting team, The Clutch...

     & Bobby Valentino)
  • 2009: "She Got A Friend" Gucci Mane (feat. Juelz Santana
    Juelz Santana
    LaRon Louis James , better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He appeared on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"...

     & Big Boi
    Big Boi
    Antwan André Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André...

    )
  • 2009: "Time Clock" OJ Da Juiceman
  • 2009: "Feel Like Cookin" Gucci Mane
  • 2009: "Money In The Attic" Gucci Mane
  • 2009: "Ha Ha Ha" Gucci Mane
  • 2009: "Strong" Gucci Mane (feat. Yo Gotti
    Yo Gotti
    Mario Mims better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is a southern rapper from the northern side of Memphis, Tennessee who was previously known as Lil Yo.-Independent Albums:Yo Gotti released a string of independent albums...

    , Jason Caesar & Slim (112)
    Slim (112)
    Marvin Eugene Scandrick III, better known by his stage name Slim, is an American R&B singer better known for being part of the band 112....

    )
  • 2009: "Walk On By" Young Dro
    Young Dro
    D'Juan Hart , better known as Young Dro is an American Southern rapper from Bankhead, Georgia. He performed as Dro from 2000 until he signed to Grand Hustle Records in 2006, when he became known as Young Dro.- Discography :...

  • 2009: "Party, Party, Party" Bobby Valentino (feat. OJ Da Juiceman)
  • 2009: "Sex in Crazy Places" Gucci Mane (feat. Bobby Valentino, Nicki Minaj
    Nicki Minaj
    Onika Tanya Maraj , better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj; ), is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist...

     & Trina
    Trina
    Katrina Laverne Taylor , better known by her stage name Trina, is an American rapper, songwriter and model from Miami, Florida. Trina first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on Trick Daddy's second studio album www.thug.com to the single "Nann Nigga"...

    )
  • 2009: "Bad, Bad, Bad" Gucci Mane (feat. Keyshia Cole
    Keyshia Cole
    Keyshia Myeshia Cole Gibson born October 15, 1981) is an American singer–songwriter and actress. She gained nationwide acclaim when her 2005 debut album, The Way It Is went platinum. Her sophomore album Just Like You went into production shortly after that and was released in September 2007...

    )
  • 2010: "So Much" Lil Scrappy
    Lil Scrappy
    Darryl Kevin Richardson II , better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia...

     (feat. Bobby Valentino)
  • 2010: "Atlanta Zoo" Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

     (feat. Ludacris
    Ludacris
    Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

    )
  • 2010: "Where Da Hoes At" OJ Da Juiceman
  • 2010: "Party Animal" Gucci Mane
  • 2010: "Model" Plies
  • 2010: "Vampires" Gucci Mane
  • 2010: "Georgia's Most Wanted" Gucci Mane
  • 2010: "Gone" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
    Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...

     (feat. Ricco Barrino
    Ricco Barrino
    Ricco Barrino is an American r&b singer from North Carolina who's signed to Grand Hustle Records. He is also the brother of American Idol champion Fantasia Barrino....

    )
  • 2011: "Give 'em Hell" Karltin Bankz (feat. Gucci Mane
    Gucci Mane
    Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...

    )
  • 2011: "I Ain't The One" Ludacris
    Ludacris
    Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

     (feat. 2 Chainz
    Playaz Circle
    Playaz Circle is a rap duo signed to the Def Jam Recordings record label.-Biography:The duo was formed in 1997 by two childhood friends 2 Chainz and Dolla Boy in College Park, GA. They created the acronym Playaz which stands for Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A-Z...

    )

External links

  • http://www.myspace.com/fatbeezy912
  • http://www.myspace.com/blackshieldentceo
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