Shondrae L. Crawford | |
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Born | [1] Atlanta, Georgia, United States | February 24, 1975
Other names | Bangladesh, Mr. Bangladesh |
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Labels | Cash Money Records |
Shondrae Crawford (born March 13, 1975), professionally known as Bangladesh, is an American record producer, songwriter, and rapper. He is best known for his production work with Ludacris, Lil Wayne ("A Milli"), Beyoncé ("Video Phone" & "Diva"), Mario ("Break Up"), and Rihanna ("Cockiness (Love It)").[2] A two-time Grammy nominee, Crawford has also worked with Usher, Nicki Minaj, Brandy, and Ciara, among others.[3][4][5][6][7] He is also credited as an early mentor of fellow Midwestern producer Harv.[8]
In 2010, Crawford sued Lil Wayne over unpaid royalties stemming from hit "A Milli". The lawsuit was settled amicably in 2012.[9][10][11][12] Crawford subsequently created his own label, Bangladesh Records, in 2015.[13]
Songwriting and production credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.[14][15][16]
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"What's Your Fantasy" (Featuring Shawnna) | 1999 | Ludacris | Incognegro |
"U Got a Problem?" | |||
"1st & 10" (Featuring Infamous 2-0 and Fate Wilson) | |||
"Ho" | |||
"Stick 'Em Up" (Featuring UGK) | 2000 | Back for the First Time | |
"Coming 2 America" | 2001 | Word of Mouf | |
"Go 2 Sleep" (Featuring Three 6 Mafia, I-20 & Fate Wilson) | |||
"Get the F*** Back" (Featuring Fate Wilson, Shawnna & I-20) | |||
"Freaky Thangs" (Featuring Twista & Jagged Edge) | |||
"Block Lockdown" (Featuring I-20) | |||
"Slum" (Featuring Shawnna and Tity Boi) | 2003 | I-20 | 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack |
"Intro" | 2004 | 8Ball & MJG | Living Legends |
"You Don't Want Drama" (Featuring Diddy) | |||
"Forever" (Featuring Lloyd) | |||
"Living Legends (Interlude)" | |||
"Don't Make" | |||
"Vibrate" (Featuring Rasheeda) | Petey Pablo | Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry | |
"Hotline" | Ciara | Goodies | |
"I Tried To Tell Ya" | Yung Wun | The Dirtiest Thirstiest | |
"R.P.M." (Featuring Twista and Ludacris) | Shawnna | Worth tha Weight | |
"I Be Comin' Down" | Chamillionaire | The Mixtape Messiah | |
"Click Clack" | 2005 | Missy Elliott | The Cookbook |
"Bossy" (Featuring Too Short) | 2006 | Kelis | Kelis Was Here |
"Aww Shit!" (Featuring Smoke) | |||
"Handful" | |||
"Make Dat Pussy Pop" (Featuring Paul Wall) | Tha Dogg Pound | Cali Iz Active | |
"Get Low" | 2007 | 8Ball & MJG | Ridin High |
"A Milli" | 2008 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter III |
"Diva" | Beyoncé | I Am... Sasha Fierce | |
"Video Phone" | |||
"Talkin' Out da Side of Ya Neck!" | Dem Franchize Boyz | Our World, Our Way | |
"Lemonade" | 2009 | Gucci Mane | The State vs. Radric Davis |
"Stupid Wild" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Cam'ron) | |||
"Break Up" (Featuring Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett) | Mario | D.N.A. | |
"Beam Me Up" (Featuring T-Pain & Rick Ross) | Tay Dizm | Welcome To The New World | |
"Cut My Check" | Tyga | The Potential | |
"Ghetto Tour Guide" (Skit)" | Willy Northpole | Tha Connect | |
"Ghetto Tour Guide" | |||
"Get Up, Get Down" | |||
"Get It All" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) | 2010 | Sean Garrett | The Inkwell |
"Did It On'em" | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | |
"She Don't Know" (Featuring Ludacris) | Usher | Raymond v. Raymond | |
"Everybody Drunk" (Featuring Lil Scrappy) | Ludacris | Battle of the Sexes | |
"Party No Mo'" (Featuring Gucci Mane) | |||
"Rollercoaster" (Featuring Dru Hill & Shawnna) | |||
"She Couldn't Make It On Her Own" (Featuring OMG & Doughboy) | Ice Cube | I Am the West | |
"Get 'Em Girls" (Featuring Snoop Dogg) | Jessica Mauboy | Get 'Em Girls | |
"Picture Phone Foreplay" (Featuring Kevin Cossom) | Sheek Louch | Donnie G: Don Gorilla | |
"By My Side" | Shareefa | The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa | |
"Sleazy" | Kesha | Cannibal (EP) | |
"Move That Body" (Featuring T-Pain & Akon) | Nelly | 5.0 | |
"Orange Juice" | EarlWolf | Radical | |
"Cockiness (Love It)" | 2011 | Rihanna | Talk That Talk |
"6 Foot 7 Foot" (Featuring Cory Gunz) | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter IV | |
"A Kiss" | Bad Meets Evil | Hell: The Sequel | |
"So Obvious" | Pusha T | Fear of God II: Let Us Pray | |
"So Sick" | 2012 | Brandy | Two Eleven |
"Let Me Go" | |||
"Put It Down" (Featuring Chris Brown) | |||
"What You Need" | |||
"Love Through The Speaker" | Kevin Cossom | Hook Vs. Bridge II | |
"Basshead" (Featuring YG) | Far East Movement | Dirty Bass | |
"Dessert" | JLS | Evolution | |
"Hottest Girl in the World" | |||
"All The Way" | |||
"Gotta Try It" | |||
"Dope Peddler" | 2 Chainz | Based on a T.R.U. Story | |
"Drop" | Rye Rye | Go! Pop! Bang! | |
"Hotter" | |||
"They Point" (Featuring Juicy J & 2 Chainz) | E-40 | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1 | |
"IDGAF" | 2013 | Ludacris | #IDGAF |
"Can I Have Your Attention" | 2014 | Lil Bibby | Free Crack 2 |
"Come Up" | Kap G | Like A Mexican | |
"That Paper" | |||
"Trappin Out the Mansion" | Gucci Mane | East Atlanta Santa | |
"Classic" (Featuring Swizz Beatz) | 2015 | Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money |
"El Chapo" (With Skrillex) | The Game | The Documentary 2.5 | |
"Kill" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Jadakiss | Top 5 Dead or Alive | |
"Bales" | 2016 | Gucci Mane | The Return of East Atlanta Santa |
"Pay The Price" | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | |
"Breathe" | 2017 | T-Pain & Lil Wayne | T-Wayne |
"Been A Minute" (Featuring August Alsina) | Sevyn Streeter | Girl Disrupted | |
"Peace Sign" (Featuring Dave East) | |||
"On Me" (Featuring Cardi B) | 2018 | Meek Mill | Championships |
"Jefe" (Featuring Meek Mill) | T.I. | Dime Trap | |
"I'm In Love U Lost" (Featuring Jacquees) | 2020 | Luke James | For No Reason |
"6:30 Tip-Off" | 2021 | Conway the Machine | La Maquina |
"Old Memories (Unlocked)" | Alicia Keys | Keys | |
"Feinin" | 2022 | Erica Banks | Diary of The Flow Queen |
"F Everybody" | 2023 | idontknowjeffery | The Jeffery LP |
"Presha" | 2023 | 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne | Welcome 2 Collegrove |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Rep Yo Click" | 2018 | Lil Jon, Freeway & Cyhi the Prynce | Superfly (soundtrack) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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2009 | ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards | Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (A Milli) | Won | [17] |
Award-Winning Rap Songs (A Milli) | Won | |||
2009 | 51st Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Tha Carter III) | Nominated | [18] |
2010 | 52nd Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (I Am... Sasha Fierce) | Nominated | [19] |
2010 | BMI Urban Awards | BMI Top Urban Producers Award | Won | [20] |
BMI Most-Performed Urban Songs Of The Year (Break Up) | Won | |||
BMI Most-Performed Urban Songs Of The Year (Diva) | Won | |||
2010 | ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards | Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Diva) | Won | [21] |
References
- ↑ "Bangladesh". HNHH. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Billboard Q&A: Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "From Ludacris to Lil Wayne, Bangladesh Remembers His Best Beats". MTV. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Everett-Green, Robert (November 18, 2008). "Beyoncé backfires". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Everett-Green, Robert (November 18, 2011). "Disc of the week: Rihanna gets bad, and then badder". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Tells All: The Stories Behind His Biggest Hits". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Justin Bieber's band leader Bernard "HARV" Harvey is a new KC hero". March 27, 2020. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Michaels, Sean (May 6, 2010). "Lil Wayne sued for half a Milli". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Buries Beef with Lil Wayne". Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Producer Bangladesh plots his pop domination, but not before settling differences". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Producer Bangladesh Settles Dispute over Lil Wayne Track". March 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Producer Bangladesh announces new label and new artists, Famous 2 Most - Rolling Out". April 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Bangladesh". Discogs. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Bangladesh | Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Mr. Bangladesh ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Billboard". July 4, 2009. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards: List of Winners". The New York Times. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ Artists Shondrae Crawford Archived February 10, 2023, at the Wayback Machine Grammy Awards
- ↑ "BMI Honors will.i.am, Lil Wayne, Polow da Don, EMI Music Publishing & More at Urban Awards". September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Award Winning R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". Archived from the original on August 11, 2010.