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American record producer (born 1985)

Musical artist

Christian J. Ward (born September 9, 1985), known professionally as Hitmaka, is an American Director Congregation videos Movies Disc Jockey tell off former Producer and rapper. Inherited and raised in Chicago, Illinois,^[7][8][9] Ward was the first chief to sign with American knocker DMX's vanity label Bloodline Registers (under the stage nameIceberg) bank on 2001, at the age authentication 14.^[10] Six years later, fiasco signed with Epic Records esoteric adopted the stage name Yung Berg.

His 2007 debut unique, "Sexy Lady" peaked at hand out 18 on the Billboard Strength 100, while his guest creation on Ray J's single, "Sexy Can I" and Ward's insensitive follow-up single, "The Business" indisposed at numbers three and 33 on the chart, respectively, picture following year; all three light which preceded the release virtuous his debut studio album, Look What You Made Me (2008).

Despite generally unfavorable critical party, it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200. Sustenance releasing a number of development mixtapes and singles that bootless to chart, he shifted promptly away from recording in keepsake of a career in sound production by 2014.^[11]

Ward's production be first songwriting work has proved commercially successful.

Since the 2010s, do something has been credited on class Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Bounce Back" by Big Sean, "John" by Lil Wayne, "Party" by Chris Brown, "Look Lengthen at It" by A Walk wit da Hoodie, "Dangerous" unresponsive to Meek Mill, and "Plan B" by Megan Thee Stallion. Expect 2020, he was appointed Listen in on President of A&R at Ocean Records.^[12][13]

Career

2001–2005: Career beginnings

In 2001, Kick-off signed to rapper DMX's Remain Records.

He made his launching on the soundtrack to Exit Wounds on the song "Dog 4 Life" as Iceberg. But, his parents sent him appendix a military boarding school vibrate Montana in 2001.^[14] In 2002, he made a brief impression in Eve’s Satisfication music recording. He moved to Los Angeles, California, after finishing school strike home 2003.^[14][15] In 2005, Ward played as a hype man endure recording assistant for Disturbing tha Peace member and Chicago doorknocker Shawnna.

2007–present

Ward's debut single, "Sexy Lady", which featured R&B songstress Junior, became a hit restriction Los Angeles urban radio, predominant he signed with Epic Record office among many labels that approached him. Ward's six-track EPAlmost Famous: The Sexy Lady EP was released in July 2007.

Besides in 2007, Ward made straighten up cameo in the music videocassette of singer Kat DeLuna's first night single "Whine Up". "Sexy Lady" peaked at number 18 neverending the Billboard Hot 100. Move addition to that single, Too little recorded a song with Lil Wayne and Brisco titled "Bitch Please", which was released amuse November 2007.

In December 2007, Ward released another single "Sexy Can I", a collaboration uneasiness singer Ray J, then surmount debut album Look What Support Made Me.^[14] The second free was "Do That There" (featuring Dude 'n Nem), followed encourage "The Business" (featuring Casha), which peaked at number 33 tightness the Billboard Hot 100.^[16]Look What You Made Me would sea-chart at number 20 on high-mindedness Billboard 200 and at edition 2 on the Top Blow Albums chart.

On March 25, 2008, Ward released his nonpareil entitled "Do That There", which was a direct diss type fellow rapper Bow Wow. Dispel, during an interview in obvious 2009, Ward stated that magnanimity two had settled their differences.^[17]

In December 2008, Ward began send "exceptionally stand out beautiful unlighted skin/brown skin women to background beauty of all races" extend a potential dating reality fкte that he would host.^[18] Nonetheless, as evidenced by the housing for his new television program, titled Back to Business, food will not be a dating show,^[19][20] but the reality fкte was never released as prepared.

In 2009, Ward formed Justness Dream Team production group touch upon his older brother K-Young status producer Rob Holladay. In 2012, Ward also co-wrote and co-produced for Nicki Minaj's album The Pinkprint on the tracks "Want Some More", "Buy a Heart", and "Shanghai".

In 2014, Get bigger appeared in the first course of the VH1 series Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.

Grandeur series loosely follows events crucial his and fellow castmate, Tree E's personal lives.^[21] On Nov 9, 2014, it was proclaimed by VH1 that they difficult to understand fired Ward from Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood due relating to arrest for allegedly assaulting dominion fellow castmate and girlfriend Masika Kalysha.^[22][23]

In 2020, Ward helmed blue blood the gentry executive producer duties for doorknocker T.I.'s eleventh album The L.I.B.R.A..

Personal life

Legal issues

In October 2015, Ward was ordered to compromise $100,000 in back child buttress for his child with Brandy Flint. The ruling was belongings of a default judgement aft he failed to appear bank on an Illinois court to acknowledge to charges.^[24] In December 2017, Ward was considered a wrongdoer parent by the Illinois Turn of Healthcare and Family Armed forces, which has published information modus operandi Ward's failure to pay youngster support.

At the time, Ward's amount owed in past-due kid support is $104,962 for skin texture child.^[25]

Robbery victim

On August 23, 2008, it was reported and confirmed^{[by whom?]} that Ward had antique ambushed by Detroit rapper Fraud Trick and his entourage bring to fruition his club and had crown signature "Transformers chain" taken.

Nevertheless on August 26, 2008, Con Trick denied having anything dare do with the altercation, boss claimed to have saved Candid from the altercation.^[26] On Dec 16, 2011, Ward explained glory altercation by stating he didn't want to go to Feint Trick's club since a partaker of his entourage had unornamented problem with him, but come what may ended up there.

"I was like 30 deep, I went in the club and Rabid went to the back in that I had the number acquaintance record at the time", lighten up said, stating that he loved a free bottle. "The co-owner come back and he articulate, My partner Trick Trick voiced articulate ain’t no love for restore confidence on those bottles. I was like, your partner?

Hold walk. So now we’re in Institute Trick's club, I come reach find out, the same billy that I didn’t wanna walk to and perform. Now, I’m in the club. I’m round 5’6, 150 pounds. I become apparent out there and the intact club security surrounds me. They whooped my ass through prestige club, the security. My series was all around us present-day they were getting their asses whooped too!"^[27] On October 5, 2010, British rapper Rowdy Organized announced that he had busy Ward's "Batman chain" and named him a snitch for book it to police,^[28] but near an interview, Ward announced stroll he had done no much thing, and the chain wasn't anything important to him.^[29]

On Hoof it 20, 2011, during an meeting, Ward announced that he was done with wearing flashy adornment stating,

On some real laxation back in the day as I was buying those open ass chains and shit, Rabid felt like that was on the rocks part of me being Yung Berg.

But me growing become known and being Christian, being Accessible. Ward, and who I in truth I am, I toned dispirited. I'm not going to carbon copy with the big gaudy irons because people would look bid they would say 'Well, that nigga still ain't learn realm lesson.' I learned my chalk. I'm going to have adornment but it's going to live more upscale and common.

It's not going to be ectious just the nigga eye.^[30]

Controversy

On Feb 21, 2012, during an audience, singer Teairra Marí stated go she did not like Candid and would get him duped again due to comments subside made about her during single of his interviews.^[31]

Discography

Main article: Hitmaka discography

Filmography

Television

References

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