Ahmanti Booker (born March 27, 1995), professionally known as Monte Booker is an American producer from

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. He is part of the musical collective Zero Fatigue, and has worked with artists such as

Smino Christopher Smith Jr. (born October 2, 1991), better known by his stage name Smino, is an American rapper and singer. Smino is the founder of the musical collective Zero Fatigue with Bari, Monte Booker, Jay2, and Ravyn Lenae. He is a member o ...

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, Noname, Saba, Mick Jenkins, Sango,

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and JID, among others.

Career

Monte Booker grew up in the South Side of Chicago listening to artists such as Outkast,

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, Radiohead and

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. He started producing in 2011 with

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incorporating trap music and jazz as well as organic sounds in his music. In 2013, he met St. Louis artists

, Jay2 and Bari through studio manager Chris Classick, and joined the collective Zero Fatigue, along with

. He also became a member of Soulection Radio and released an EP on October 23, 2015, as part of their ''White Label'' series. The song "Kolors" became a viral hit in 2020 from

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streams, entering the Spotify's Viral 50 Charts. Booker went on to produce projects for Zero Fatigue such as '' blkjuptr'', ''Moon Shoes'', ''Midnight Moonlight'', '' blkswn'', '' Noir'', and ''MSTRGLSS''. In 2016, he also worked with Chicago artists Noname, Mick Jenkins, and Saba on the albums '' Telefone'', '' The Healing Component'', and ''

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''. In 2019, Booker was invited to Dreamville's recording sessions for the compilation '' Revenge of the Dreamers III'' by J. Cole. He produced three songs on the album, "Late Night", "Spin Move", and "Passcode". In 2020 and 2021, he has worked with other artists including Spillage Village and

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. On February 1, 2021, Booker released an instrumental mixtape titled ''Lil Sounds Tape''.

Artistry

Monte Booker has credited producers such as

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, and

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, as his major influences. Speaking about this, he said "what hey weredoing with music kind of inspired me to incorporate my influence to make it my own type of vibe." His sound has been described as percussive and organic production with "an eclectic amalgamation of Hip-Hop, R&B, and melody-heavy electronic sounds."

Discography

Extended plays

* ''Soulection White Label: 016'' (2015)

Instrumental mixtapes

* ''Lil Sounds Tape'' (2021)

Production discography

2014

;

- ''Smellin Like a Re-Up'' - Single * 00. "Smellin Like a Re-Up"

2015

;Smino - ''S!Ck S!Ck S!Ck'' * 01. "Ruby Red" * 02. "Ballet" (featuring Bari) * 03. "Raw" ;

- ''Moon Shoes'' * 01. "Venezuela Trains" * 03. "Blossom Dearie" * 04. "Recess" * 05. "Free Room" * 06. "Sleep Talking" * 08. "Everything Above" ;Monte Booker - ''Soulection White Label: 016'' * 01. "Flight" * 02. "Kolors" (featuring Smino) * 03. "Homealone" * 04. "Baby" (featuring Ravyn Lenae) ;Smino - '' Blkjuptr'' * 01. "Blkjuptr" * 02. "Zoom" * 03. "Runnin'" (featuring Jay2) * 04. "Poppa" (featuring Julian Bell) * 05. "Oxygen" ;Smino - ''Ciabatta'' - Single * 00. "Ciabatta"

2016

;Smino - ''Kajun'' - Single * 00. "Kajun" (featuring Jean Deaux & Phoelix) ;Ravyn Lenae - ''Alive'' - Single * 00. "Alive" ; Noname - '' Telefone'' * 02. "Sunny Duet" (with theMIND) (produced with Cam O'bi) ; Mick Jenkins - '' The Healing Component'' * 14. "Angles" (featuring Xavier Omär & Noname) (produced with Cam O'bi & THEMpeople) ; Saba - ''

'' * 12. "California" (featuring Ravyn Lenae & Phoelix) (produced with Phoelix & Daoud)

2017

;Ravyn Lenae - ''Midnight Moonlight'' * 02. "Unknown" * 03. "Spice'" (solo or remix with Smino) * 04. "Hiatus (Interlude)" * 05. "Oxygen" * 06. "Sleep Talking" ; Sango - ''De Mim, Pra Você'' * 06. "Bem-Estar" ;Smino - '' Blkswn'' * 01. "Wild Irish Roses" * 02. "Maraca" * 03. "Glass Flows" * 04. "Flea Flicka" (featuring Bari) * 05. "Spit Shine" * 06. "Netflix & Dusse" * 07. "Anita" * 08. "Lobby Kall" * 09. "Edgar Allen Poe'd Up" (featuring theMIND) * 11. "B Role" * 12. "Blkoscars" (featuring Jay2) * 14. "Long Run" (featuring Via Rosa) (produced with Phoelix) * 15. "Innamission" * 16. "Silk Pillows" (featuring Akenya) (produced with THEMpeople) * 17. "Ricky Millions" (featuring Drea Smith) (produced with J. Bird) * 18. "Amphetamine" (featuring Bari, Jean Deaux & Noname) (produced with Phoelix & J.Robb) ;Roseangelica - ''Butta'' - Single * 00. "Butta" ;Bari - ''Protein'' - Single * 00. "Butta" ;Hoosier Scott - ''Shade Spectrum'' * 04. "How Would I?" ;Didi Park - ''Neon Bandages'' * 06. "B&W Movies are Voodoo" (produced with JNTHN STEIN) * 08. "Method Acting" ; Zero Fatigue - ''Manegos'' - Single * 00. "Manegos" (featuring Bari, Smino, and Jay2) ;Monte Booker - ''KOMPANY'' - Single * 00. "KOMPANY" (featuring Phoelix & Smino)

2018

;Phoelix - ''TEMPO'' * 14. "Taranphoeno" (featuring Smino and Jean Deaux) (produced with Phoelix) ; KYLE - ''Light of Mine'' * 11. "ShipTrip" ;Smino - '' NØIR'' * 03. "Klink" * 05. "Spinz" * 06. "Summer Salt" (featuring Bari) * 07. "Z4L" (featuring Bari & Jay2) * 08. "Merlot" * 09. "We Got The Biscuits" * 12. "Low Down Derrty Blues" * 13. "Fenty Sex" (featuring Dreezy) * 14. "Bam 2x" * 18. "Verizon" (produced with Da-P) ;Bari - ''The Prefix'' * 01. "Tortas" * 02. "Glacier" * 03. "Intrigue" (featuring Smino) ;Zara Bash - ''Heaven on Earth'' * 05. "Bad4Me" (featuring Ty Safari)

2019

;Bari - ''MSTRGLSS'' * 01. "Ooze" * 04. "Relax" * 05. "Ice Cup" * 06. "Eya" * 08. "Luhbish" * 10. "Caress" * 11. "Fluid" * 12. "Joi" * 13. "Stamina" ;Ash Jetson - ''814CK.HO13'' * 04. "used to." ;Monte Booker - ''Interstellar'' - Single * 00. "Interstellar" (featuring Bari) ;Jay2 - ''4 Tha Wait'' * 01. "Are You OK?" * 02. "Pomegranate" * 04. "Dork" (featuring Smino) * 05. "Dropped" * 07. "Shoppin'" ;MFnMelo - ''What a Life'' - Single * 00. ''What a Life'' (featuring Saba) ;MFnMelo- ''Everybody Eats'' * 04. "Flow Seats" * 09. "Notice" * 10. "What a Life" (featuring Saba) ;ICECOLDBISHOP - ''Creep'' - Single * 00. ''Creep'' (featuring Mick Jenkins) (produced with Naz) ;Smino - ''High 4 Da Highladays'' * 01. "Sleigh" (featuring Monte Booker & Masego) (produced with Masego)

2020

; Dreamville - '' Revenge of the Dreamers III: Director's Cut'' * 22. "Late Night" (with Cozz and

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featuring Buddy and Landstrip Chip) * 23. "Spin Move" (with Bas featuring Saba, Smino and The Hics) * 26. "Passcode" (with

featuring Buddy, Smino, Mez and Guapdad 4000) (produced with Christo) ;Ravyn Lenae - '' Insecure: Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 4'' * 09. "Rewind" (produced with Phoelix) ;Hansel Mac - ''Limbo'' * 01. "Mario" (featuring Saiki Music & Zagor) ;Smino - '' Madden NFL 21'' * 14. "Backstage Pass" (with Monte Booker and

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) ; Spillage Village - '' Spilligion'' * 06. "Judas" (with JID featuring Ari Lennox, Buddy,

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and Masego) (additional production from Mesita) ;Femdot - ''Buy One, Get One Free Vol. 1'' * 01. "Lifetime" (featuring Saba) ;Bari - ''Fuck It... Burn It All Down'' * 13. "One Night" * 15. "Heart Is Valuable" ;Plvto - ''Hangout 4'' * 04. "Apple" * 06. "Hues" ;Florence The Infinite - ''This Ain't That'' * 00. "This Ain't That" (featuring Bunge) ;Lord Red - ''Tired'' * 00. "Tired"

2021

;Monte Booker - ''Lil Sounds Tape'' * 01. "Maple" * 02. "Stay" * 03. "Feels Good" * 04. "Astro" * 05. "Shordie" * 06. "I Been Rollin" (produced with Phoelix) * 07. "Transition" * 08. "I Luv U All" * 09. "FM" ;

- ''Homegrown'' * 03. "Roses" (produced with Da-P) ;Jay2 - ''Send Heartss'' * 02. "As Cold As It Gets" ;Symphani Soto - ''Energy'' - Single * 00. "Energy" ;reggie - ''Ain't Gon Stop Me'' - Single * 00. "Ain't Gon Stop Me" (produced with Kenny Beats) ;Felly - ''Everybody Loves You'' - Single * 00. "Everybody Loves You" (featuring

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) ;

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'' * 15. "Voicemails Uptown" (featuring Monte Booker, Turich Benjy, Lance Skiiiwalker, JayBee Lamahj, VCR & Nelson Bandela) ; Shane Eagle - ''Skydream'' - Single * 00. "Skydream" ;

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- ''Weight of the World'' * 07. "Don't Play With Shawty Ass" (produced with Naz) * 11. "Whole Lotta" (produced with Teej) * 16. "Believe" (featuring Don Toliver) (produced with Smino) ;Mick Jenkins - ''

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'' * 09. "Truffles" (produced with Renzell)

2022

;Saba - ''

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'' * 08. "A Simpler Time" (featuring

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) (produced with Daoud & Jacob Rochester) ;JayBaby TheGreaty - ''Orange Belt'' * 07. "2 Fired Up" ;

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'' * 02. "Venom" * 08. "Higher" * 09. "3D" (featuring

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) * 11. "Lullabye" ; JID - '' The Forever Story'' * 01. “Galaxy” * 12. “Just in Time” (featuring Kenny Mason and

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) (produced with Christo) * 15. “Lauded Too” (featuring

and Eryn Allen Kane) (produced with James Blake,

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and Groove) ;Pandi - #Batposting * 01. “Precious” ; Mavi - Laughing So Hard It Hurts * 03. “Baking Soda” (produced with Amarahbeats) * 12. “Trip” (featuring Amindi) (produced with AmarahBeats) ;

- Luv 4 Rent * 01. “4rm Da Source” * 02. “No L’s” (produced with Karl Banx) * 03. “90 Proof” (featuring J. Cole) (produced with Groove) * 04. “Pro Freak” (featuring Doechii &

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) (produced with Childish Major, Phoelix, DJ Dahi & Nami) * 06. “Louphoria” (featuring Cruza) (produced with Adam Sylvester, AJ Thomas & AmarahBeats) * 07. “Blu Billy” * 09. “Modennaminute” (featuring

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& Phoelix) (produced with Phoelix) * 11. “Garden Lady” (produced with Smino, Sucuki & Phoelix) * 12. “Settle Down” (featuring

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) (produced with Charlie Myles) * 14. “Curtains” (produced with Cory Henry)

Tours

;Headlining * European Tour (2016) * Europe Tour (2017) * Kouple Drillz Tour (2018) * North America Tour (2018) ;Supporting * ITCO Tour (2018)

References

{{reflist 1995 births Living people American male musicians American electronic musicians Electronic dance music DJs American DJs Record producers from Illinois Musicians from Chicago