| Lab Ox | |
| Birth Name: | Darren Billy, Jr. |
| Alias: | Lab Ox, Ox |
| Birth Date: | January 23, 1985 |
| Origin: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genre: | Hip-hop, pop, pop rock, rhythm and blues, urban |
| Occupation: | Record producer, songwriter, vocal producer |
| Years Active: | 2006 - present |
| Label: | Lab Ox Music Publishing |
Darren Billy, Jr., professionally known as Lab Ox, is a Grammy award-winning American hip-hop, R&B, pop rock, R&B, urban and pop producer from Houston, Texas.[1] He has produced and written songs for artists and groups including Gary Clark Jr., Rihanna, Willow Smith, James Fauntleroy, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, G-Unit, Drake, and Yolanda Adams. He was the first producer signed to Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation upon the labels launch in 2009, and remained active on the label until his departure in early 2016.
Lab Ox got his start in the record industry with 50 Cent as a producer on former G-Unit artist Hot Rod's demo project.[2] On August 17, 2007, he produced a record which 50 Cent released, aimed at Lil Wayne, entitled Part Time Lover.[3] The record would later be featured on the mix-tape Sabrina's Baby Boy, the last in the "G-Unit Radio" mix-tape.[4]
| Date | Artist | Song | Album | Label | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Willow Smith | "Fireball" (featuring Nicki Minaj) | Knees and Elbows | StarRoc/Roc Nation | Songwriter,[5] |
| 2011 | Yolanda Adams | "Just When" | Becoming | N House Music Group | Producer[6] |
| Yolanda Adams | "Not Giving Up" | Becoming | N House Music Group | Producer [7] | |
| 2010 | Lloyd Banks | "Kill It" (feat. Governor) | The Hunger for More 2 | G-Unit Records/EMI | Producer[8] |
| 2009 | 50 Cent | "Then Days Went By" | Before I Self Destruct | Interscope Records | Producer[9] |
| 50 Cent | "Rider 4 Real" feat. Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Bout Dat" feat. Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Watch Yo Back" | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Puppy Love" | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Don't Front" | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "50 Cent Freestyle" | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Last Chance" | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Southside Nigga" feat. Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "I Got Hoes" | Swordfish Studios/THQ | Producer | ||
| 50 Cent | "Part Time Lover" | Sabrina's Baby Boy (G-Unit Radio Pt. 25) | G-Unit Records | Producer | |
| 2007 | Drake | "When We Come Around" (feat. Nickelus F | No album | Independent | Producer[10] |