Just Blaze
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| Just Blaze | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Justin Smith |
| Born | January 8, 1978 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, disc jockey |
| Instruments | Drums, Keyboard, Turntable, Sampler, Drum machine |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, HHS78, Shady Records |
| Associated acts | Jay-Z, Young Guru, T.I., Jay Electronica, Kanye West, Cam'ron, Freeway, Fabolous, Slaughterhouse, Saigon, Eminem, The Game, Baauer, What So Not |
Justin Smith (born January 8, 1978), better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop record producer from Paterson, New Jersey.[1][2][3] Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment.[4] He is most well known for producing Jay-Z songs on the albums The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, and The Black Album.[5] His production can also be found on Eminem's 2010 album Recovery. Blaze appears in the video for the third single from Recovery entitled "No Love", which he also produced.
Discography
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Singles produced
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B |
US Rap |
CAN | UK | |||
| 1999 | "I Really Like It" (Harlem World feat. Mase & Kelly Price) | 61 | 31 | 8 | – | – | The Movement |
| 2001 | "Beanie (Mack Bitch)" (Beanie Sigel feat. Memphis Bleek) | – | 49 | 11 | – | – | The Reason |
| "Girls, Girls, Girls" (Jay-Z) | 17 | 4 | 3 | – | 11 | The Blueprint | |
| "Song Cry" (Jay-Z) | – | 45 | 23 | – | – | ||
| 2002 | "Roc the Mic" (Beanie Sigel & Freeway) | 55 | 16 | 6 | – | – | State Property |
| "Oh Boy" (Cam'ron feat. Juelz Santana) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | Come Home with Me | |
| "Welcome to New York City" (Cam'ron feat. Jay-Z & Juelz Santana) | – | 55 | 21 | – | – | ||
| "Hovi Baby" (Jay-Z) | – | 76 | – | – | – | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse | |
| "React" (Erick Sermon feat. Redman) | 36 | 12 | 8 | – | – | React | |
| "Boy (I Need You)" (Mariah Carey feat. Cam'ron) | – | 68 | – | 29 | 17 | Charmbracelet | |
| 2003 | "Built This City" (The Diplomats) | – | 98 | – | – | – | Diplomatic Immunity |
| "I Really Mean It" (The Diplomats) | – | 64 | – | – | – | ||
| "What We Do" (Freeway feat. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel) | 97 | 47 | – | – | – | Philadelphia Freeway | |
| "Flipside" (Freeway feat. Peedi Crakk) | 82 | 40 | – | – | – | ||
| "Alright" (Freeway feat. Anthony Allen) | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Can't Let You Go" (Fabolous feat. Lil' Mo & Mike Shorey) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | Street Dreams | |
| "Pump It Up" (Joe Budden) | 38 | 16 | 10 | – | – | Joe Budden | |
| "Fire" (Joe Budden feat. Busta Rhymes) | – | 48 | – | – | – | ||
| "Round Here" (Memphis Bleek feat. Trick Daddy & T.I.) | – | 53 | – | – | – | M.A.D.E. | |
| 2004 | "Never Been in Love" (Talib Kweli) | – | – | – | – | – | The Beautiful Struggle |
| "Breathe" (Fabolous) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 28 | Real Talk | |
| 2005 | "Dear Summer" (Memphis Bleek feat. Jay-Z) | 116 | 30 | – | – | – | 534 |
| "Touch the Sky" (Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco) | 42 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 6 | Late Registration | |
| 2006 | "Tell Me" (Diddy feat. Christina Aguilera) | 47 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 8 | Press Play |
| "Show Me What You Got" (Jay-Z) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 38 | Kingdom Come | |
| 2007 | "The Second Coming" (Juelz Santana & Just Blaze) | 108 | – | – | – | – | Nike |
| "C'mon Baby" (Saigon feat. Swizz Beatz) | – | – | – | – | – | The Greatest Story Never Told | |
| "Makes Me Wonder" (Maroon 5) | 1 | – | – | 6 | 2 | It Won't Be Soon Before Long | |
| 2008 | "Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Paper Trail |
| "Exhibit A" (Jay Electronica) | – | – | – | – | – | Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) | |
| 2009 | "All the Above" (Maino feat. T-Pain) | 39 | 19 | 10 | – | – | If Tomorrow Comes... |
| "Exhibit C" (Jay Electronica) | – | 86 | – | – | – | Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn) | |
| "Gotta Believe It" (Saigon feat. Just Blaze) | – | – | – | – | – | Cruel Summer | |
| 2010 | "No Love" (Eminem feat. Lil Wayne) | 23 | 59 | 9 | 21 | 33 | Recovery |
| 2011 | "The Greatest Story Never Told" (Saigon) | – | – | – | – | – | The Greatest Story Never Told |
| "I Love My Bitches" (Rick Ross) | – | 72 | – | – | – | Non-album single | |
| 2012 | "Compton" (Kendrick Lamar feat. Dr. Dre) | – | 52 | – | – | – | good kid, m.A.A.d city |
| 2013 | "Higher" (Just Blaze & Baauer feat. Jay-Z) | – | – | – | – | 82 | Non-album single |
References
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External links
- Just BlazeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). discography at MusicBrainz
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- Living people
- American hip hop record producers
- African-American record producers
- African-American musicians
- People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- People from Paterson, New Jersey
- 1978 births
- Midwest hip hop musicians
