| Cheese | |
| Birth Name: | Jason Michael Goldberg |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
Jason Michael Goldberg, professionally known as Cheese, is an American record producer, songwriter, and audio engineer. He was a producer on YoungBoy Never Broke Again's Sincerely, Kentrell, The Last Slimeto, and the Birdman-assisted, From the Bayou. He also acted as an engineer on Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar's hit song, "goosebumps" and Tyler, the Creator, Ty Dolla $ign, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again's "WusYaName".
Jason Goldberg is American. He "fell in love with music as a teenager".[1] Goldberg had later begun to study at the Institute of Audio Research and Full Sail University; while studying, Goldberg found his way into audio recording.[1]
Cheese has worked with the artist and producers YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Rich The Kid, Kendrick Lamar, Pop Smoke, Tyler, the Creator, Buddah Bless and 30 Roc.
Throughout 2016, Goldberg acted as a recording engineer on Kat Dahlia's 20s, 50s, 100s.[2] He acted as an assistant engineer on Meghan Trainor's sophomore studio album, Thank You,[3] Fifth Harmony's sophomore studio album, 7/27,[4] and Nick Jonas' third studio album, Last Year Was Complicated.[5] However, Goldberg would breakout as an engineer on September 3, 2016, after he would act as an assistant engineer for Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar’s song "goosebumps" which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] [7] [8]
Following this, Goldberg would engineer and produce tracks for rappers such as Rich The Kid, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Pop Smoke, and many more. In 2020, through Rich The Kid, Goldberg met YoungBoy Never Broke Again and acted as a producer on "Kacey Talk" and "Callin'", both of which appeared on YoungBoy's second studio album, Top.[9] This would encourage a new relationship between the two artists, leading to Goldberg earning over twenty plaques producing for YoungBoy,[10] with the most notable plaque he has received being for his production on YoungBoy's "Kacey Talk" which was certified 2x platinum.[11]
In 2021, following YoungBoy being arrested and in jail during the rollout of his third album, Sincerely, Kentrell, Goldberg would be called upon by YoungBoy's management to mix and master the entirety of the album, having recorded a couple of track before YoungBoy's incarceration.[12] After YoungBoy was released from jail a month following the album's release, Goldberg would fly out to YoungBoy's Utah home and live there, recording, mixing, and mastering all of his forthcoming projects such as From the Bayou,[13] Colors,[14] Better than You,[15] Realer 2,[16] 3800 Degrees,[17] and Ma' I Got a Family.[18]
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH | US Rap | AUS | CAN | IRE | NZ | WW | ||||
| "Kacey Talk" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 2020 | 50 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 87 |
2× Platinum | Top |
| "Callin'" | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Toxic Punk" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 2021 | 99 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sincerely, Kentrell |
| "Territorial" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | ||
| "Twin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lost Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Life Support" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 48 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 107 |
| Sincerely, Kentrell | |
| "On My Side" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 37 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 75 | |||
| "Unwanted Lifestyle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Blood Sweat Tears" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bring the Hook" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 2022 | 61 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Colors |
| "Hit" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better than You | ||
| "Superbowl" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Hate YoungBoy" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 79 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Last Slimeto | |
| "Neighborhood Superstar" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again and DaBaby) | 89 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better than You | ||
| "Don't Rate Me" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again featuring Quavo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Last Slimeto | ||
| "Proud of Myself" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Goals" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Vette Motors" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 62 | 19 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Last Slimeto | |
| "Late to da Party" (Lil Nas X and YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 67 | 19 | 15 | 54 | 42 | 83 [19] | — | 77 | |||
| "Keep Me Dry" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Quando Rondo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3860 | ||
| "Like My Ex" (Beez Kennedy) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "Closed Case" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH | US Rap | WW | ||||||||||||
| "Bad Morning" | 2021 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 55 |
| Sincerely, Kentrell | ||||||||
| "Hold Me Down" | 53 | 20 | 17 | 103 | |||||||||||
| "Smoke Strong" | 61 | 26 | 22 | 124 | |||||||||||
| "No Where" | 40 | 14 | 12 | 77 |
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| "Sincerely" | 67 | 29 | 24 | 149 | |||||||||||
| "I Can't Take It Back" | 69 | 30 | 25 | 156 | |||||||||||
| "Rich Shit" | 83 | 39 | — | 184 | |||||||||||
| "My Killa" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Break or Make Me" | 62 | 27 | 23 | 151 | |||||||||||
| "Panoramic" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Heart & Soul" | — | 29 | 18 | — |
| From the Bayou | |||||||||
| "Black Ball" | 93 | 31 | 20 | — |
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| "Long Live" | 2022 | 87 | 33 | 24 | — | Colors | |||||||||
| "No Switch" | 58 | 16 | 11 | 171 |
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| "Smoke One" | 97 | 40 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "2Hoo" | 86 | 32 | 23 | — | |||||||||||
| "DC Marvel" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "How You Been" | — | 50 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Expensive Taste" | — | 44 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Cage Feeling" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Dis & That" | 89 | 35 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Gangsta" | — | 49 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Know Like I Know" | 74 | 29 | 22 | — | |||||||||||
| "Emo Rockstar" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "I Got This" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "On This Line" | — | — | — | — | Better than You | ||||||||||
| "Turbo" | — | 46 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "I Know" | 46 | 13 | 11 | 195 | The Last Slimeto | ||||||||||
| "My Time" | 90 | 34 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "My Go To" | — | 39 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Lost Soul Survivor" | 75 | 25 | 21 | — | |||||||||||
| "Kamikaze" | 88 | 32 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Swerving" | — | 50 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Home Ain't Home" | 47 | 14 | 12 | 181 | |||||||||||
| "7 Days" | 100 | 38 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Digital" | — | 41 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Proof" | — | 48 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "4KT Baby" | 96 | 30 | 24 | — | |||||||||||
| "The North Bleeding" | — | 46 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Loner Life" | — | 37 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Acclaimed Emotions" | — | 49 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Wagwan" | — | 41 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Holy" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "I Got the Bag" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Put It on Me" | 63 | 16 | 11 | — | Realer 2 | ||||||||||
| "Dangerous Love" | — | 46 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Purge Me" | 95 | 30 | 23 | — | |||||||||||
| "Big Truck" | 2023 | 100 | 28 | 18 | — | Don't Try This at Home | |||||||||
| "What You Say" | — | 47 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "I Heard" | 98 | 31 | 21 | — | Richest Opp | ||||||||||
| "Just Flow" | — | 50 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Free Meechy" | — | 43 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Better Than Ever" | 99 | 25 | — | — | Decided 2 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Artist | Album | Song(s) | Credit | Record label | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kat Dahlia | 20s, 50s, 100s |
| Recording Engineer | Self-released | [20] | |||||
| Meghan Trainor | Thank You |
| Assistant Engineer | Epic Records | [21] | ||||||
| Fifth Harmony | 7/27 |
| Assistant Engineer | Epic, Syco Music | [22] | ||||||
| Nick Jonas | Last Year Was Complicated |
| Assistant Mixing Engineer | Island Records, Safehouse Records | [23] | ||||||
| Travis Scott | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
| Assistant Engineer | Epic, Grand Hustle Records | [24] | ||||||
| 2019 | Rich the Kid | BOSS MAN |
| Mixing Engineer, Recording | Republic Records | ||||||
| 2020 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Still Flexin, Still Steppin |
| Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | [25] | |||||
| Pop Smoke | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon |
| Engineer | Republic, Victor Victor | [26] | ||||||
| KYLE | See You When I Am Famous |
| Recording | Atlantic Records | [27] | ||||||
| Sheff G | Just 4 Yall |
| " (with Lil Tjay) | Recording | EMPIRE, Winners Circle | [28] | |||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Top |
| Mixing | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | [29] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Until I Return |
| Mastering Engineer, Mixing | Never Broke Again, Atlantic Records | [30] | ||||||
| 2021 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Sincerely, Kentrell |
| Mastering, Mixing | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [31] | |||||
| Lil Wayne & Rich the Kid | Trust Fund Babies |
| Recording | Republic, Young Money, Rostrum Records | [32] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Birdman | From the Bayou |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic, Interscope Records, Universal Motown Records, Cash Money Records | [33] | ||||||
| 2022 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Colors |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [34] | |||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again & DaBaby | BETTER THAN YOU |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic, Interscope, SCMG | [35] | ||||||
| NoCap | Mr. Crawford |
| Mastering, Mixing | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [36] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | The Last Slimeto |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [37] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Realer 2 |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [38] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | 3800 Degrees |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording, Additional Engineer | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [39] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Ma' I Got a Family |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [40] | ||||||
| Never Broke Again | Never Broke Again: Nightmare on 38th St |
| Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [41] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Quando Rondo | 3860 |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Quando Rondo LLC, Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [42] | ||||||
| NoCap | The Main Bird |
| Recording | Never Broke Again, Atlantic | [43] | ||||||
| Bway Yungy | Success Before Destruction |
| Recording (with Hitmann) | Artist Partner Group, Atlantic | [44] | ||||||
| 2023 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | I Rest My Case |
| Mastering, Mixing | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [45] | |||||
| Summrs | Stuck In My Ways |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | 10K Projects | [46] | ||||||
| Yeat | Afterlyfe |
| Mixing, Recording | Geffen, Field Trip, Twizzy Rich | [47] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Don't Try This At Home |
| Mastering, Mixing | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [48] | ||||||
| Summrs | GHOST |
| Mastering, Mixing (with Summrs), Recording | 10K Projects | [49] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Richest Opp |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording (with YoungBoy Never Broke Again) | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [50] | ||||||
| Never Broke Again | Green Flag Activity, Vol. 2 |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [51] | ||||||
| Lil Tjay | 222 |
| Mixing, Recording (YoungBoy Never Broke Again's verse only) | Columbia Records | [52] | ||||||
| Shordie Shordie & Murda Beatz | Memory Lane 2 |
| Mastering, Mixing | Warner Records | [53] | ||||||
| YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Decided 2 |
| Mastering, Mixing, Recording (6) | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [54] | ||||||
| 2024 | Never Broke Again | Compliments of Grave Digger Mountain |
| Mastering, Mixing | Never Broke Again, Motown, UMG | [55] | |||||
| Peso Pluma | Éxodo |
| Mixing, Recording | Double P Records | [56] | ||||||
| Blxst | I'll Always Come Find You |
| Vocal Engineer | Red Bull, Evgle | [57] | ||||||