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Sevn Thomas - Wikipedia

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Sevn Thomas
Birth name	Rupert Thomas Jr.
Also known as	Suga Prince
Born	(1991-07-07) July 7, 1991 (age 33) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop trap R&B dancehall reggae
Occupations	Record producer songwriter singer
Instruments	FL Studio Vocals
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Not So Fast

Rupert "Sevn" Thomas Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's "Pop Style" and "Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's "Wake Up", Nicki Minaj's "Run & Hide", Giveon's "Heartbreak Anniversary", and numerous others. He also released a 2014 instrumental EP entitled Hidden Hand. As a youth, he performed as a singer under the stage name Suga Prince.

Early life

Rupert Thomas Jr.^[1] was born and raised in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario.^[2]^[3] His parents were born in Jamaica. They both had their own sound systems (Lover's Choice and Love Choice International) and would often hold parties in their basement.^[1]^[2]^[4] Dancehall artist, Rappa Robert, is Thomas' uncle^[5] who would take him to studio sessions in Jamaica, including at UB40's studio. In grade 5, Thomas began making beats on a Korg Triton and in 2002, at ten years old, he released a single called "Too Young for Love" featuring Master T under the stage name, Suga Prince.^[3]^[4] The music video for that song featured a 12-year-old Ayesha Curry.^[6]

Thomas signed to Sony BMG around that time but eventually put his music career on hold after the label folded. He first met producer Boi-1da while working with Sony. During high school, Thomas continued making beats often at Sunny Diamonds' studio in Toronto. It was there that he reconnected with Boi-1da, who would become his mentor and frequent collaborator. In 2012, Thomas faced off against WondaGurl (another Boi-1da protege) at the Battle of the Beat Makers. The judges were unable to choose a winner.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Career

In 2013, Thomas began accruing production and songwriting credits including on Kelly Rowland's "Love Me Til I Die",^[7] Skeme's "No Time",^[8] and Ben Stevenson's "Opposites Attract".^[9] In 2014, Thomas produced Mobb Deep's "Low" before releasing his own instrumental EP, Hidden Hand, in April of that year. The EP featured co-production from Jordan Evans and Prezident Jeff.^[10]

In 2015 and 2016, Thomas co-produced (with Boi-1da and others) a series of songs that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, including Drake's "10 Bands" (number 58) and "Pop Style" (number 16), and Rihanna's "Work" (number 1).^[5]^[11]^[12] Billboard credited him as one of seven producers "who brought dancehall back to the charts in 2016".^[1] That year, he also co-produced PartyNextDoor's "Don't Run",^[5] which reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart.^[13] In April 2016, he released the single "Can't Sleep Alone" featuring Australian singer, NYNE.^[14] He continued producing records in 2017 including Travis Scott's "Green & Purple", Kehlani's "Get Like", and GoldLink's "Pray Everyday".^[5]

In 2018, he produced tracks on numerous notable albums including Travis Scott's Astroworld ("Wake Up" and "Houstonfornication"), Nicki Minaj's Queen ("Run & Hide"), Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V ("Let It Fly"), and The Carters' Everything Is Love ("Friends").^[2]^[15]

Discography

EPs

List of EPs with selected album details
Title	Details
Hidden Hand^[10]	Released: April 18, 2014 (US) Label: Boi-1da Productions Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Album
"Can't Sleep Alone" (feat. Nyne)^[14]	2016	Non-album single

Remixes

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
Title	Artist	Year	Album
"After You Left" (feat. Nyne)^[14]	GoldLink	2016	And After That, We Didn't Talk - The Remixes

Songwriting and production

Selected songs with production and songwriting credits
Song name ^[16]	Year	Primary artist(s)	Album	Role	Notes
"Love Me Til I Die"^[7]	2013	Kelly Rowland	Talk a Good Game	Co-writer	Bonus track
"No Time"^[8]		Skeme	Ingleworld	Co-producer
"Opposites Attract"^[9]		Ben Stevenson	Non-album single	Co-producer
"Low"^[7]	2014	Mobb Deep (feat. Mack Wilds)	The Infamous Mobb Deep	Co-producer
"Love for the 6"^[7]	2014	Tre Capital	Gundam Pt. 1	Producer
"10 Bands"^[5]	2015	Drake	If You're Reading This It's Too Late	Co-producer, co-writer	US No. 58^[12]
"In The Bag"^[17]	2015	Mac Miller	GO:OD AM	Producer
"Work"^[11]	2016	Rihanna (feat. Drake)	Anti	Co-producer	US No. 1^[12]
"Pop Style"^[5]		Drake (feat. Jay-Z and Kanye West)	Views	Co-producer	US No. 16^[12]
"Don't Run"^[5]		PartyNextDoor	PartyNextDoor 3	Co-producer, co-writer	US R&B No. 22^[13]
"Green & Purple"^[5]	2017	Travis Scott (feat. Playboi Carti)	Non-album single	Co-producer
"Get Like"^[5]		Kehlani	SweetSexySavage	Co-producer, co-writer
"Pray Everyday"^[5]		GoldLink	At What Cost	Co-producer, co-writer
"We Will Never Die"^[18]		GoldLink (feat. Lil Dude)	At What Cost	Co-producer, co-writer
"Keep Me"^[19]		Khalid	American Teen	Co-producer, co-writer
"Wake Up"^[2]	2018	Travis Scott (feat. The Weeknd)	Astroworld	Co-producer, co-writer	US No. 30^[20]
"Houstonfornication"^[2]		Travis Scott	Astroworld	Co-producer, co-writer	US No. 53^[20]
"Run & Hide"^[21]		Nicki Minaj	Queen	Co-producer, co-writer
"Friends"^[22]		The Carters	Everything Is Love	Co-producer
"Let It Fly"^[23]		Lil Wayne (feat. Travis Scott)	Tha Carter V	Producer	US No. 10^[20]
"Chicago Freestyle"	2020	Drake (featuring Giveon)	Dark Lane Demo Tapea	Co-producer, co-writer
"Heartbreak Anniversary"	2020	Giveon	Take Time	Co-producer, co-writer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Serwer, Jesse (December 13, 2016). "Meet the Producers Who Brought Dancehall Back to the Charts in 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Elibert, Mark (October 5, 2018). "From Travis Scott to Lil Wayne, Producer Sevn Thomas Breaks Down His Biggest Records of 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (October 28, 2016). "Meet Sevn Thomas, The Toronto producer on Astroworld and Queen". The FADER. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bliss, Karen (January 21, 2016). "Toronto: Beat-making capital of the world?". SOCAN Magazine. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k James, Andy (July 26, 2017). "Beat Break: Sevn Thomas Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs". DJ Booth. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ Ender, Elena (July 21, 2017). "What You Need to Know About Ayesha Curry". Entity Magazine. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jenkins, Craig (August 26, 2014). "15 New Producers to Watch for in 2014". Complex. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kramer, Kyle (December 4, 2013). "Listen to Skeme's New Single "Different," Off His Upcoming Album "Ingleworld"". Complex. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Spadine, Richard (August 13, 2013). "Ben Stevenson – Opposites Attract". DJ Booth. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b X, Dharmic (April 18, 2014). "Listen to Sevn Thomas' "Hidden Hand" Instrumental EP". Complex. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "People don't understand the lyrics of Rihanna's new single, called Work". BBC. January 27, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Drake – Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "PartyNextDoor – Chart History – Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mistry, Anupa (April 28, 2016). "Sevn Thomas And NYNE Contemplate Solitude On "Can't Sleep Alone"". The FADER. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ Chesman, Donna-Claire (August 16, 2018). "Producer Sevn Thomas Breaks Down Working on 'ASTROWORLD' and 'Queen'". DJ Booth. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Sevn Thomas – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ Phillips, Yoh (September 14, 2015). "Mac Miller "GO:OD AM" | 1 Listen Album Review". DJ Booth. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ Berry, Peter A. (March 24, 2017). "Stream GoldLink's New Project 'At What Cost'". XXL. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ "Khalid liberates debut album 'American Teen'". Hamada Mania. March 4, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Travis Scott – Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ Cowen, Trace William (August 10, 2018). "Here Are the Credits for Nicki Minaj's 'Queen' Album". Complex. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ Barner, Katherine (June 16, 2018). "Who's Who on Beyoncé and JAY-Z's 'Everything Is Love'". Complex. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^ Renshaw, David (September 28, 2018). "Here are the full album credits for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V". The FADER. Retrieved December 30, 2018.

External links

Sevn Thomas on SoundCloud

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