Best Kept Secret (production team) explained
Best Kept Secret |
Origin: | Washington, D.C., United States |
Years Active: | 2007–present |
Past Members: | Ernest "Tone P" Price |
Best Kept Secret is an American music production duo, composed of record producers Julian Nixon and Craig Balmoris. The duo met in 2006, during their time in high school. Former member Ernest "Tone P" Price was a part of Best Kept Secret from 2007 until 2009.
Infusing go-go with hip hop, Best Kept Secret connected with fellow DC native, Wale, to produce the majority of his critically acclaimed mixtape, The Mixtape About Nothing. They would later team up with Clarence "CJ" Mitchell aka "Flawless Tracks" to create one of the most popular SoundClick pages. The SoundClick production is often heard with the producer tag, "Hey it's the Best Kept Secret", and can be found on many Ballislife.com videos and other popular internet content.
Production discography
Wale – 100 Miles & Running (2007)
- 02. "DC Gorillaz"
- 03. "Ice Cream Girl" [1] [2]
Rhymefest – Mark Ronson Presents: Man In The Mirror (2008)
- 02. "Can't Make It"
- 07. "Never Can Say Goodbye" ft. Talib Kweli
- 01. "The Opening Title Sequence"
- 03. "The Feature Heavy Song" ft. Bun B, Pusha T and Tre from UCB
- 05. "The Perfect Plan"
- 06. "The Kramer"
- 07. "The Crazy"
- 08. "Vacation from Ourselves"
- 10. "The Grown Up"
- 11. “The Manipulation"
- 12. "Artistic Integrity"
- 18. "The Hype"
- 19. "The End Credits"[3]
Wale – Back to the Feature (2009)
- 08. "Sweatin Out Weaves" ft. UCB
- 22. "New Soul" ft. Yael Naim[6]
Young Chris – 30 Days 30 Verses (2009)
- 04. "My Interpretation"[7]
Wale - Miscellaneous (2009)
Logic - Young, Broke & Infamous (2010)
Shawty Lo - Miscellaneous (2010)
- "Say Yeah" ft. Snoop Dogg
Wale – More About Nothing (2010)
Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions (2012)
- 11. "How to Make It Through Hysteria"
Tinashe - Black Water (2013)
Wale - (2014)
- "Royals (Remix)" ft. Magazeen
Wale - Festivus (2014)
Tabi Bonney - Miscellaneous (2014)
- 05. "Timeshare (Suite 509)"
Dr. Dre - Compton (2015)
- 06. "Darkside" ft. King Mez
Wale - (2016)
Bekon - Get With the Times (2018)
- 01. "7am"
- 02. "America"
- 03. "Cold As Ice"
- 04. "9am"
- 05. "Oxegen"
- 06. "Catch Me If You Can"
- 07. "Mama Olivia"
- 08. "12pm"
- 09. "17"
- 10. "30"
- 11. "4pm"
- 12. "Get With The Times"
- 13. "7pm"
- 14. "Candy and Promises"
- 15. "10pm Soda Break"
- 16. "In Your Honor"
- 09. "Today" (produced with Focus...)
- 13. "Scorn"
- 07. "Fate"
- 08. "Lord is Coming"
Wale - Miscellaneous (2019)
- 01. "The Sailor"
- 02. "Rapapapa" ft. RZA
- 04. "Kids"
- 05. "Drive Safe"
- 06. "Confetti"
- 07. "Vacant"
- 08. "No Worries"
- 11. "Curious"
- 12. "Where Does the Time Go" ft. Joji
Rich Brian - Miscellaneous (2020)
(2021)
- 01. "Always Rising" (performed by Niki, Rich Brian, and Warren Hue)
- 02. "Diamonds + and Pearls" (performed by DPR Live, DPR Ian and peace.)
- 07. "Lose Control" (performed by JJ Lin)
- 10. "Foolish" (performed by Rich Brian, Warren Hue, and Guapdad 4000)
- 12. "Act Up" (performed by Rich Brian and EarthGang)
- 17. "Hot Soup" (performed by 88rising and Simu Liu)
- 18. "Warriors" (performed by Warren Hue and Seori)
Tanna Leone - "Sleepy Soldier" (2022)
- 13. "If There's A God"
- 14. "February"
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022)
1999 Write The Future - "hella" (2024)
- 01. "avOcadO SHakE"
- 14. "PrAisE nIgHt BluES InteRLUde ft. Dumbfounded
Notes and References
- Web site: Audio: Wale, 100 Miles and Running Mixtape.
- Web site: The DMV finds its voice. ww2.gazette.net. 2012-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110817004252/http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/08122009/entenew131835_32521.shtml. 2011-08-17. dead.
- Web site: 10.Deep Presents: Wale - "The Mixtape About Nothing". www.10deep.com.
- Web site: Nah Right » Rhymefest – el Che Tracklist . 2012-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227170651/http://nahright.com/news/2010/03/08/rhymefest-el-che-tracklist/ . 2012-02-27 . dead .
- Web site: Rhymefest – El Che Production Credits + Album Artwork/Packaging.
- Web site: Wale & 9th Wonder – Back to the Feature (Mixtape).
- Web site: Nah Right » Skyzoo – the Salvation Artwork + Track List . 2012-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227170530/http://nahright.com/news/2009/07/23/skyzoo-the-salvation-artwork-track-list/ . 2012-02-27 . dead .
- Web site: Pretty Girls by Wale Songfacts. www.songfacts.com.
- Web site: New Mixtape: Wale More About Nothing - Rap Radar.