Turbo (record producer) explained

Turbo
Birth Name:Chandler A. Great
Birth Date:August 9, 1994 [1]
Birth Place:College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Alias:Turbo the Great
Years Active:2013–present

Chandler A. Great (born August 9, 1994),[2] [3] professionally known as Turbo, is an American record producer and songwriter. He is best known for his production with Young Thug, Travis Scott, Gunna, Nav, and Lil Baby.

He executive produced Gunna's debut studio album Drip or Drown 2 with fellow record producer Wheezy.[4] The album premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Career

In 2017, Turbo produced several songs on We Want Smoke, a compilation album by artists signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records.[5] He executive produced Drip Harder,[6] a collaborative mixtape by Gunna and Lil Baby released in 2018, and is the solo producer on four songs of the mixtape,[7] including "Never Recover" and "Close Friends" which were certified Platinum[8] [9] and "Drip Too Hard" which was certified Diamond.[10] He also produced "Slimed In" on Young Thug's compilation album Slime Language, released in 2018.[11] That same year, he produced on Gunna's third mixtape Drip Season 3.[12] He also founded own his record production collective, The Playmakers.[13] [14]

In June 2019, he signed a co-publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music.[15] In 2020, he released Quarantine Clean with Young Thug and Gunna, which makes it the first song where Turbo is credited as lead artist.

In January 2024, musician Jamal Britt filed a lawsuit against Turbo and Warner Chappell Music due to misuse of Turbo's iconic "Run that back, Turbo" producer tag which was recorded by Britt, noting that he "was never given notice that his voice was being used, never properly credited for his contributions to the songs in question and was never compensated from any of the royalty payments, profits, or other income garnered from the exploitation of his recorded voice".[16]

Production discography

Charted singles

Title! rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
USUS
R&B/HH
CANIRENZ
Hot
SWEUK
"Drip Too Hard"
20184 3 10 54 97 28Drip Harder
"Yosemite"
25 16 18 92 93Astroworld
"One Call"
201956 23 78 Drip or Drown 2
"Close Friends"
28 16 74 68Drip Harder
"Speed It Up"
91 43 96 Drip or Drown 2
"Quarantine Clean"
(with Gunna and Young Thug)
202036
[17]
"Wunna"
(Gunna)
57 24 79 83Wunna
"Bachelor"
(with Gunna)
202340 19
[18]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title! rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
USUS
R&B/HH
CANIREUK
"Off White Vlone"
2018542552Drip Harder
"Business Is Business"
612869
"Belly"
803792
"I Am"
9846
"Never Recover"
159168946
"Miami"
8988Love Me Now?
"Wit It"
20197536Drip or Drown 2
"3 Headed Snake"
7435
"Same Yung Nigga"
9745
"Top Floor"
202055227390Wunna

Production credits

!Title!Artist!Album!Year
"Do It By Myself"[19] Young Thugnon-album single2016
"Big Pimpin"Shad Da GodFree the Goat
"Smoke Tree"Bankroll MafiaBankroll Mafia
"What Money About"
"Who Gone Check Me"Hustle GangWe Want Smoke2017
"Gateway"
"Beat the Case" (featuring Offset)GunnaDrip Season 2
"Hurry"Lil BabyToo Hard
"Bubble Chevy"Shad Da GodGod Gang
"We Did It"
"Where Ya Been"Johnny CincoI Swear 22018
"Off The Rip" (featuring BlocBoy JB)[20] Hoodrich Pablo Juannon-album single
"Extortion" (featuring Shy Glizzy)EverDestined for Greatness
"Slimed In"Young ThugSlime Language
"Feeling" (featuring Spodee)non-album single
"Off White Vlone" (featuring Lil Durk and Nav)Lil Baby and GunnaDrip Harder
"Belly"
"Style Stealer"
"Close Friends"
"Drip Too Hard"
"Business Is Business"
"My Jeans" (featuring Young Thug)
"Never Recover" (with Drake)
"Seals Pills"
"Sold Out Dates" (featuring Lil Baby)[21] non-album single
"Oh Okay" (featuring Lil Baby and Young Thug)Drip Season 3
"Almighty" (featuring Hoodrich Pablo Juan)
"At the Hotel"
"Spending Addiction"
YosemiteTravis ScottAstroworld
"Zoom"non-album single
"Bank" (featuring Moneybagg Yo)Lil BabyHarder Than Ever
"Walk In" (Lil Baby)[22] Rylo RodriguezGift From the Ghetto
"Safe House"Lil YachtyBirthday Mix 3
"Last of the Real"Jose Guaponon-album single
"Eat" (featuring Gunna)NavReckless
"Dubai Plates" (featuring Gunna)Key Glocknon-album single
"Do You Understand"[23] Shy Glizzynon-album single
"Invisible" (featuring Young Thug)[24] Shad Da GodCity of God
"Bank" (featuring MoneyBagg Yo)Lil BabyHarder Than Ever
"Kick Down Yo Door" (featuring Hoodrich Pablo Juan)[25] MPR TitoRixh Blxxd
"Still the Subject"StrickRisk=Reward 2
"Gucci Socks" (featuring Gunna)Young JordanSlicey
"Grimlin"
"All of Em"
"Wat U On" (featuring Gunna)MoneyBagg YoBet On Me
"Eye Witness"King Shooternon-album single
"Bacc 2 Jail"03 GreedoGod Level
"Praying to God"
"I Told Em"[26] Lil GotitTBA2019
"Turbo"[27] Q Da Foolnon-album single
"4 Real"YNW Mellynon-album single
"Back2Back" (featuring Gunna & Young Thug)[28] Cheat CodeYanna
“Foreign”(featuring YZERR & Tiji Jojo)BAD HOPLift Off - EP
"Vibes On Vibes"GunnaDrip or Drown 2
"Outstanding"
"Richard Millie Plain"
"Derek Fisher" (featuring Lil Baby)
"3 Headed Snake" (featuring Young Thug)
"Big Shot"
"On A Mountain"
"Out the Hood"
"Same Yung Nigga" (featuring Playboi Carti)
"Quarantine Clean"Gunna, Young Thug and himselfnon-album single2020
"ADDYS"(featuring Nechie)GunnaWunna
"I'm on Some"
"Far"(featuring Young Thug)
"Street Sweeper"(featuring Future)
"Florida Water" (featuring Gunna & Clix)FN Mekanon-album single2022

Notes and References

  1. https://www.itsalifestyled.com/blog/2018/5/18/rising-producer-turbo-the-great
  2. Web site: Lil Baby and Gunna's 'Drip Harder' Production Credits - XXL. Haffenden. Dayna. XXL Mag. 10 October 2018 . en. 16 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Chandler Great - Credits. AllMusic. en-us. 16 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Hear Gunna's new album Drip or Drown 2. Maicki. Salvatore. The FADER. en. 7 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Review: Hustle Gang Keeps The Familiar Fresh With "We Want Smoke". 2017-10-13. HipHopDX. 2019-04-08.
  6. Web site: Gunna's Drip or Drown 2 tracklist is here. Hussein. Wandera. The FADER. 19 February 2019 . en. 8 April 2019.
  7. Turbo Talks Executive Producing Lil Baby & Gunna's 'Drip Harder': 'It's the Album of the Year'. Saponara. Michael. Billboard. 8 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. 16 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. 16 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. 16 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Young Thug 'Slime Language' Mixtape Production Credits - XXL. Mojica. Nick. XXL Mag. 17 August 2018 . en. 8 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Stream Gunna's 'Drip Season 3' Mixtape - XXL. II. C. Vernon Coleman. XXL Mag. 2 February 2018 . en. 2019-04-08.
  13. Web site: How Atlanta Producer Turbo Shaped Lil Baby and Gunna's 'Drip Harder'. Rindner. Grant. Complex. en. 8 April 2019.
  14. Buzzing Atlanta Rapper Gunna Talks 'Drip Season 3,' Working With Young Thug & Meeting Wyclef Jean. Hussein. Wandera. Billboard. 8 April 2019.
  15. Web site: Stassen . Murray . Hip-hop producer Turbo signs global co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music . Music Business Worldwide . 14 June 2019 . 13 June 2019.
  16. Web site: HIP-HOP PRODUCER TURBO THE GREAT SUED OVER 'RUN THAT BACK TURBO' PRODUCER TAG. Music Business Worldwide. Tencer. Daniel. January 16, 2024. January 17, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240116200136/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hip-hop-producer-turbo-the-great-sued-over-run-that-back-turbo-producer-tag/. January 16, 2024. live.
  17. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. April 13, 2020. January 17, 2024.
  18. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. November 13, 2023. January 17, 2024.
  19. Web site: "Do it By Myself" - Young Thug. Hand Me The Aux HMTA. en-US. 2019-06-06.
  20. Web site: Hoodrich Pablo Juan - Off The Rip feat. Blocboy JB. 2018-06-22. Hustle Hearted. en-US. 2019-06-04.
  21. Gunna Taught Lil Baby How to Rap. Now, They're the Best Duo of 2018. Leight. Elias. 2018-10-04. Rolling Stone. en-US. 2019-06-03.
  22. Web site: Lil Baby Drops New Single "Walk In" Featuring Rylo Rodriguez. 2018-08-22. StreetsSaluteHipHop. en-US. 2019-06-06.
  23. Web site: Shy Glizzy, Tory Lanez & Gunna Drop Song Do You Understand? - XXL. Coe. Kairi. XXL Mag. 11 June 2018 . en. 2019-06-03.
  24. Web site: Shad Da God and Young Thug connect on "Invisible". The FADER. en. 2019-06-03.
  25. Web site: MPR Tito Feat. Hoodrich Pablo Juan - Kick Down Yo Door Video. WORLDSTARHIPHOP. 25 August 2018 . en. 2019-06-06.
  26. Web site: Lil Gotit Shows Improvement With Turbo-Produced "I Told Em". HotNewHipHop. 7 January 2019 . 2019-06-03.
  27. Web site: Q Da Fool Shares Two New Singles. musiconthedot.com. 6 September 2018. 2019-06-06.
  28. Web site: Cheat Code Feat. Gunna & Young Thug "Back to Back". Haze. 2018-02-17. Dirty Glove Bastard. en. 2019-06-06.