| Vinylz | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Name: | Anderson Hernandez |
| Alias: | Vinylz |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Washington Heights, New York, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2007–present |
Anderson Hernandez (born September 2, 1989),[1] professionally known as Vinylz, is an American record producer from Washington Heights, New York City. He is known for his work with Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Rick Ross, Drake, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Jeremih and Tinashe.
Vinylz secured a publishing deal with Sony ATV through fellow record producer and mentor, Boi-1da, with whom he has also worked closely since.[2]
Anderson Hernandez was born to immigrated parents from the Dominican Republic on September 2, 1989, in Washington Heights, a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, living across the street from adult contemporary musician Alicia Keys. Hernandez started producing at age 14. He received his stage name, Vinylz, courtesy of a friend who noticed both of his interests for clever sampling and his father's collection of vinyl records.[3] Vinylz began taking music production seriously and it remained his favorite hobby ever since, but he went against his parents' wishes. He got an early professional start working with Swizz Beatz and decided to drop out of college after the first semester of his first year.
Setting up shop in Quad Studios, the well-known recording studio located in New York City's Time Square, Vinylz flourished through his work with up-and-coming or breakout artists like Drag-On and Cassidy. After reaching out to Canadian rapper Drake's in-house producer, Boi-1da, via Myspace to retrieve the instrumental for "Best I Ever Had", Vinylz ended up forming a relationship which would remain long after the request.[4] Impressed by his work, Boi-1da became a mentor to the up-and-comer; the two continued on to collaborate from that point on.[5] [4]
In 2013, Jay Z's "F***WithMeYouKnowIGotIt" featuring Rick Ross and DJ Khaled's "No New Friends" featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, both of which produced by Vinylz and Boi-1da, were respectively placed on the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the latter was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6] A variety of hits, alongside Boi-1da, helped Vinylz reach a publishing deal with Sony ATV.[2] [7]
Throughout 2015, he produced a high number of tracks for such artists, including Jeremih's "Planez", Big Sean's "Blessings", Meek Mill's "RICO", Lil Durk's "Like Me" and Chris Brown's "Back to Sleep".[8]
List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name.
| Title | Year | Performing artist(s) | Other producer(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | 2008 | Back to the Problem | ||||
| Henny, Bacardi and Swag like Rick James | 2010 | Cassidy | Face 2 Face EP | |||
| 2010 | Swizz Beatz, The Individuals | |||||
| One Shot | 2010 | CASH | ||||
| Girl Like Her | 2010 | Cassidy, Mya | Top Notch | C.A.S.H. | ||
| She Addicted | 2010 | Cassidy, Nalia Boss | Cassidy | C.A.S.H. | ||
| MMG The World is Ours | 2012 | Rich Forever | ||||
| Like Diz | 2012 | Boi-1da | 2.0 | |||
| We Can Have a Ball | 2012 | OK Cool | ||||
| Intro | 2012 | The Gift of Discernment | ||||
| Ice Cream 2K12 | 2012 | No Shame, No Regrets | ||||
| Dollar and a Dream | 2012 | D.Y.K.E. (Damn You Killin Em) | ||||
| NBA | 2012 | Boi-1da | No Love Lost | |||
| Castles | 2013 | Joe Budden | Allen Ritter | No Love Lost | ||
| Better Way Pt. 2 (Tribute to Sandy Hook) | 2013 | Boi-1da | The Good Fight | |||
| Brink of Amazing | 2013 | Boi-1da | London Bread | |||
| Bump That Bass | 2013 | |||||
| Nasty Girl | 2013 | Jim Jones, Jeremih, DJ Spinking | Vampire Life 3 | |||
| Castles | 2013 | Joe Budden | No Love Lost | |||
| 5am in Toronto | 2013 | Boi-1da | Care Package | |||
| 2013 | DJ Khaled, Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross | Robert Bullock,[9] Boi-1da, Noah "40" Shebib | Suffering from Success | |||
| Wherever We Go We Want | 2013 | Excuse My French | ||||
| Was it Worth it | 2013 | Almost Home | ||||
| You Know | 2013 | Boi-1da | The Soul Tape 3 | |||
| 2013 | Jay-Z, Rick Ross | Magna Carta Holy Grail | ||||
| The Language | 2013 | Drake | Boi-1da | Nothing Was the Same | ||
| Body Operator | 2013 | DJ Spinking, French Montana, Jeremih | ||||
| Shinin' Like I'm Las Vegas | 2013 | |||||
| Vulnerable | 2014 | Boi-1da | Black Water | |||
| Believe Me | 2014 | Lil Wayne, Drake | Boi-1da | Tha Carter V | ||
| Chiraq | 2014 | Boi-1da | ||||
| FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt (Reprise) | 2014 | Rick Ross | Boi-1da, Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon | Mastermind | ||
| Adult Swim | 2014 | |||||
| Best Kept Secret | 2014 | Sammy Adams | Wizzy | |||
| Don't Play | 2014 | Allen Ritter, Travis Scott | Days Before Rodeo | |||
| 2014 | Drake | |||||
| Grindin | 2014 | Lil Wayne, Drake | Boi-1da | Tha Carter V | ||
| 4 The Freaks | 2014 | Jeremih | N.O.M.A. | |||
| A Tale of 2 Citiez[10] | 2014 | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | ||||
| 2014 | J. Cole | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | |||
| All Things Go[11] | 2014 | Nicki Minaj | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | The Pinkprint | ||
| Bish Bounce | 2014 | Fabolous | Boi-1da | The Young OG Project | ||
| Gone for the Winter | 2014 | Fabolous, Velous | DJ RellyRell | The Young OG Project | ||
| 2015 | Jeremih, J. Cole | Late Nights | ||||
| Star67[12] | 2015 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | |||
| Paradise | 2015 | Jeremih | Late Nights | |||
| 2015 | Allen Ritter | Dark Sky Paradise | ||||
| Know Yourself | 2015 | Drake | Boi-1da, Syksense | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | ||
| You And The 6 | 2015 | Drake | Boi-1da, Illmind | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | ||
| I Don't Give A F*#k | 2015 | J Doe | ||||
| 2015 | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter, Jordan Evans | |||||
| On The Dot | 2015 | Jamie Foxx, Fabolous | Allen Ritter | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | ||
| Another Dose | 2015 | Jamie Foxx | Boi-1da, Frank Dukes | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses | ||
| 2015 | Lil Durk, Jeremih | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | Remember My Name | |||
| 2015 | Meek Mill, Drake | Dreams Worth More Than Money | ||||
| 2015 | Drake | |||||
| Like Me (Remix) | 2015 | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | Remember My Name | |||
| Party Favors | 2015 | |||||
| Cut The Check | 2015 | |||||
| Say So | 2015 | |||||
| Immortal | 2015 | Boi-1da | All Love Lost | |||
| 2015 | Chris Brown | Royalty | ||||
| 2015 | Kendrick Lamar | |||||
| Sex With Me | 2016 | ANTI | ||||
| U With Me?[13] | 2016 | Drake | Views | |||
| 2016 | Frank Dukes | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | ||||
| 4PM In Calabasas | 2016 | Drake | Frank Dukes, Allen Ritter | |||
| The Hooch | 2016 | Travis Scott | Allen Ritter, Boi-1da | |||
| The Ends | 2016 | WondaGurl, Daxz, OZ | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | |||
| Lose | 2016 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | ||||
| 2016 | Drake | Frank Dukes | More Life | |||
| Planet God Damn | 2016 | Mac Miller Njomza | Frank Dukes | The Devine Feminine | ||
| Different Now | 2016 | Fetty Wap | Frank Dukes | |||
| Circles | 2016 | Pusha T Ty Dolla $ign Desiigner | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | Def Jam Presents | ||
| 2016 | Post Malone | Frank Dukes | Stoney | |||
| Deja Vu[14] | 2016 | J. Cole | Boi-1da, Velous, J. Cole, Ron Gilmore | 4 Your Eyez Only | ||
| Outlet[15] | 2017 | SoundsByCT, Mike Dean | ||||
| Make a Toast | 2017 | Belly | Boi-1da, Allen Ritter | Mumble Rap | ||
| GO | 2017 | Travis Scott & Quavo | Cubeatz and Allen Ritter | Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho | ||
| Dubai Shit | 2017 | Travis Scott & Quavo | OZ | Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho | ||
| Moon Rock | 2017 | Travis Scott & Quavo | Cubeatz | Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho | ||
| Headlock | 2017 | Cousin Stizz Offset | Cubeatz | One Night Only | ||
| Imitadora | 2017 | Romeo Santos | Allen Ritter and Frank Dukes | Golden | ||
| Sin Filtro | 2017 | Romeo Santos | Boi-1da, Illangelo and Illmind | Golden | ||
| This Is It | 2017 | Jeezy | Pressure | |||
| Ain't Ready | 2017 | Rich The Kid Jay Critch Famous Dex | ||||
| 2018 | Boi-1da and Frank Dukes | Invasion of Privacy | ||||
| 2018 | Jay Rock | Boi-1da and CT | Redemption | |||
| Over Me | 2018 | G-Eazy | Allen Ritter | The Vault | ||
| Heard About Us | 2018 | Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet and Illmind | Everything Is Love | |||
| Out For The Night Pt. 2 | 2018 | 21 Savage Travis Scott | Boi-1da | I Am I Was | ||
| Rodman | 2019 | Pardison Fontaine | Not There Yet | |||
| Nowhere To Run | 2019 | Ryan Trey, Bryson Tiller | Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet and Lee Major | TBA | ||
| No Guidance | 2019 | J Louis, Noah "40" Shebib and Teddy Walton | Indigo | |||
| 2022 | Tay Keith, Cubeatz and Tizzle | Honestly, Nevermind | ||||
| 2022 | Tay Keith | Her Loss | - |