| Red Spyda | |
| Background: | person |
| Birth Name: | Andy Thelusma |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1975 |
| Origin: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Record producer |
| Years Active: | 1996–present |
| Label: | Red Beam |
Andy Thelusma (born December 5, 1975), better known by his stage name Red Spyda, is an American musician and record producer from Miami, Florida, specializing in hip-hop and R&B music.
During his career, he produced several high-charting singles such as Royce da 5′9″'s "Rock City", G-Unit's "Wanna Get to Know You" and Twista's "Sunshine". He also has produced songs for the likes of Trina, Layzie Bone, Cage, Trick Daddy, Lil' Flip, D12, 8Ball & MJG, The Lox, Mobb Deep, Guerilla Black, I-20, Jacki-O, Amerie,[1] Mad Skillz, Lil' Kim, Lumidee, Saigon and Ghostface Killah, remixed songs for Ruff Endz and 2Pac, and collaborated with DJ Whoo Kid.
Other notable works by Thelusma under his less commonly used alias Rush, have included his contributions to the soundtrack of 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III. He produced background music for the in-game fictional radio station Game FM (the name is derived from Game Recordings; several of the hip-hop label's artists such as Royce da 5′9″ appeared on the radio station) and also has production credits in the game for two freestyles and previously released songs featured in the game.
He moved to New York City in the early 2000. DJ Stretch Armstrong introduced Thelusma to DJ Whoo Kid and Eminem. Whoo Kid, who was G-Unit's deejay at the time, acquainted him with 50 Cent, which led Spyda to participate in several G-Unit/Shady camp projects up until 2004 inclusive.[2]
In 2004 Thelusma contributed his production duties on D12's "Leave Dat Boy Alone" from D12 World, Jadakiss's "Kiss of Death" from the album of the same name (the LP also featured Eminem on the L.O.X. song "Welcome to D-Block"), Young Buck's "Welcome to the South" from Straight Outta Ca$hville and 2Pac's posthumous Eminem-produced Loyal to the Game (which also featured guest appearance from Jadakiss) to name a few. 2004 also saw the release of Ja Rule's single "New York" with Fat Joe and Jadakiss, which sparked feud between 50 Cent and Jadakiss as the latter took part in G-Unit/Shady rival song. In 2005, the L.O.X. member Sheek Louch released his second studio album After Taxes, which contains three songs produced by Red Spyda, including 50 Cent diss track "Maybe If I Sing". Furthermore, Spyda went on to produce two songs each for Sheek's next two solo projects - Silverback Gorilla (2008) and (2010) - as well as for his 2012 collaboration album with Ghostface Killah, Wu Block.
| 1999 | "As the World Turns" | 50 Cent, Bun B | Power of the Dollar | |
| 2000 | "Take Me" | Trina, Pamela Long | Da Baddest Bitch | |
| "Blum Blum" | Jovishes, Akira, G-Ride, Lil Heat | Scriptures of the King | ||
| "Sex Gunz" | Jovishes, Christina Estiverne | |||
| "Riot" | ||||
| "March 4 Me" | Jovishes, Chinkie Eye | |||
| 2001 | "Thug by Nature" | Layzie Bone | Thug by Nature | prod. w/ BB |
| "Get Smart" | Fabolous | Ghetto Fabolous | ||
| 2002 | "U Not Like Me" | 50 Cent | Guess Who's Back? | |
| "(Down) The Left Hand Path" | Cage | Movies for the Blind | ||
| "Ain't No Santa" | Trick Daddy | Thug Holiday | ||
| "Adrenaline Rush" | Obie Trice | |||
| "Rock City" | Bad Meets Evil | Rock City | ||
| "Great Expectations" | Marvalous | The Wonder Years | ||
| "Slut" | P-Life & Slykat | Dope | ||
| "Some People" | ||||
| "Trust" | ||||
| "Spit Game" | Royce da 5′9″, Pretty Ugly | Grand Theft Auto III | ||
| "Runnin'" | Royce da 5′9″ | One Big Trip | ||
| 2003 | "Let's Go" | Tre Little | Midnight Club II | |
| "True Loyalty" | G-Unit | The New Breed | ||
| "Realest Niggas" | Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent | Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack | co-prod. by DJ Whoo Kid | |
| "The Realist Killaz" | 2Pac, 50 Cent | Tupac: Resurrection (Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture) | ||
| "Wanna Get to Know You" | G-Unit, Joe | Beg for Mercy | ||
| 2004 | "Sunshine" | Twista, Anthony Hamilton | Kamikaze | |
| "Check (Let's Ride)" | Lil' Flip | U Gotta Feel Me | ||
| "Where I'm From" | Lil' Flip, Grafh, Gravy, Will-Lean | |||
| "Leave Dat Boy Alone" | D12 | D12 World | add. prod. by Eminem & Luis Resto | |
| "Memphis City Blues" | 8Ball & MJG | Living Legends | ||
| "Kiss of Death" | Jadakiss, Styles P | Kiss of Death | ||
| "Real Niggaz" | Mobb Deep | Amerikaz Nightmare | ||
| "Welcome to the South" | Young Buck, David Banner, Lil' Flip | Straight Outta Ca$hville | ||
| "Guerilla City" | Guerilla Black | Guerilla City | ||
| "OG Anthem" | I-20, Butch Cassidy | Self Explanatory | ||
| "Living It Up" | Jacki-O, Odaymia | Poe Little Rich Girl | ||
| "Sugar Walls" | Jacki-O | |||
| "Gangsta Bitch" | ||||
| "Somebody's Getting Fucked" | ||||
| "Hennessey (Red Spyda Remix)" | 2Pac, E.D.I., Sleepy Brown | Loyal to the Game | ||
| "The Banger" | Cokane, TCK, Greedy Black, Gucciano, | AMZ Presents Can't Sleep On It | ||
| "Big Chevys" | Gucciano, Cokane, TCK | |||
| "Bag It Up" | Gucciano, TCK, Greedy Black | |||
| 2005 | "Falling" | Amerie | Touch | vocal prod. by Amerie |
| "Do It Real Big" | Skillz | Confessions of a Ghostwriter | ||
| "Spell Check" | Lil' Kim | The Naked Truth | ||
| "Maybe If I Sing" | Sheek Louch | After Taxes | ||
| "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (Remix)" | Sheek Louch, Fabolous, Beanie Sigel, T.I. | |||
| "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye" | Sheek Louch, Styles P | |||
| 2006 | "Naughty" | Kev Samples, Petey Pablo | The Rush | |
| "Put It on Me" | Kev Samples | |||
| "Stop Playin Games" | ||||
| "We Are One" | ||||
| "Actin Up" | ||||
| "A Street Story" | ||||
| 2007 | "In It for the Money" | Lumidee, Snoop Dogg | Unexpected | |
| "Breakdown" | Ky-Mani Marley | Radio | ||
| 2008 | "No More" | Jamosa | Cry | |
| "Good Love" | Sheek Louch | Silverback Gorilla | ||
| "2 Turntables & a Mic" | ||||
| 2009 | "Fly Like Me" | B.o.B | B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray | |
| 2010 | "Make Some Noise" | Sheek Louch, Fabolous | prod. w/ Pree-Recorded | |
| "Dinner Guest" | The Lox, The Bully | |||
| 2011 | "What the Lovers Do" | Saigon, Devin the Dude | The Greatest Story Never Told | add. prod. by Just Blaze |
| 2012 | "Brand New Day" | Klashnekoff | Fuck the Long Talk | prod. w/ DJ Whoo KId |
| "Stick N Move" | ||||
| "Stick Up Kids" | Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, Jadakiss | Wu Block |