In March 2013, he produced " 5AM in Toronto" by Drake, which was later released in Drake's 2019 compilation album, " Care Package".īoi-1da worked with rapper Lecrae on his song "Gimme a Second" from his mixtape Church Clothes. īoi-1da assisted with Drake's second album, Take Care, which was released November 15, 2011. In 2010, Boi-1da produced the hit song " Not Afraid" by Eminem, and "hahahaha jk?" from Das Racist's debut album Sit Down, Man.
He also worked on Busta Rhymes' Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God. He has since stated that he was working with songwriter Sean Garrett and has submitted tracks for Usher. However, that album was indefinitely shelved, and none of the released or leaked tracks by Dr. Dre's highly anticipated album, Detox, which was to be released in 2011. In an interview with FLOW 93.5, Boi-1da revealed that he was working on beats for Dr. Dre appeared on the remix of " Set It Off" by Kardinal Offishall, produced by Boi-1da. His first production work was at the age of 18, when he worked on two tracks on a mixtape ( Room for Improvement) for Drake. A few years later, he won three consecutive Battle of the Beatmakers championships because of this accomplishment, he was given a spot in the Battle of the Beatmakers judging panel. Without any formal musical training, he started using the FL Studio beat-making program. At the age of eight, his mother bought him a Casio keyboard, and at the age of 15, a friend had introduced him to FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops). His father was a keen listener of dancehall music and so Samuels was brought up listening to Jamaican music. He was also raised in Ajax, Ontario, where he attended Pickering High School. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Samuels moved to Canada when he was three and grew up in the North York and Scarborough districts of Toronto.