Jason Michael Goldberg, professionally known as Cheese, is an American record producer, songwriter, and

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. He was a producer on

YoungBoy Never Broke Again Kentrell DeSean Gaulden (born October 20, 1999), known professionally as YoungBoy Never Broke Again or NBA YoungBoy, is an American rapper. From Louisiana, United States, Gaulden released eight independent mixtapes and garnered a regional foll ...

's '' Sincerely, Kentrell'', '' The Last Slimeto'', and the Birdman-assisted, '' From the Bayou''. He also acted as an engineer on

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and

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's hit song, " goosebumps" and

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, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again's " WusYaName".

Early life

Jason Goldberg is American. He "fell in love with music as a teenager". Goldberg had later begun to study at the

Institute of Audio Research The Institute of Audio Research (IAR) was an educational institution in New York City. Students of IAR were offered a wide variety of academic programs in the field of music production and audio engineering. Students could choose from courses i ...

and

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; while learning, Goldberg found his way into audio recording.

Career

Cheese has worked with the artist and producers

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, Buddah Bless and 30 Roc. Throughout 2016, Goldberg acted as a recording engineer on Kat Dahlia's ''20s, 50s, 100s''. He acted as an assistant engineer on

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's sophomore studio album, ''

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'',

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's sophomore studio album, '' 7/27'', and

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' third studio album, '' Last Year Was Complicated''. However, Goldberg would breakout as an engineer on September 3, 2016, after he would act as an assistant engineer for

and

’s song " goosebumps" which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Following this, Goldberg would engineer and produce tracks for rappers such as

, and many more. In 2020, through Rich The Kid, Goldberg met YoungBoy Never Broke Again and acted as a producer on "

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" and "Callin'", both of which appeared on YoungBoy's second studio album, ''

Top Top most commonly refers to: * Top, a basic term of orientation, distinguished from bottom, front, back, and sides * Spinning top, a ubiquitous traditional toy * Top (clothing), clothing designed to be worn over the torso * Mountain top, a moun ...

''. This would encourage a new relationship between the two artists, leading to Goldberg earning over twenty plaques producing for YoungBoy, with the most notable plaque he has received being for his production on YoungBoy's "

" which was certified 2× platinum. In 2021, following YoungBoy being arrested and in jail during the rollout of his third album, '' Sincerely, Kentrell'', Goldberg would be called upon by YoungBoy's management to mix and master the entirety of the album, having recorded a couple of track before YoungBoy's incarceration. After YoungBoy was released from jail a month following the album's release, Goldberg would fly out to YoungBoy's Utah home and live there, recording, mixing, and mastering all of his forthcoming projects such as '' From the Bayou'', ''

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'', '' Better than You'', '' Realer 2'', '' 3800 Degrees'', and '' Ma' I Got a Family''.

Production discography

Singles produced

Other charted and certified songs

Engineering credits

Notes

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.offroadrec.com/ Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American hip-hop record producers Jewish American songwriters