Paulo Alexandre Almeida Santos, better known by his stage name Coyote Beatz or simply Coyote, is a Brazilian

hip hop producer Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, playing samples and "sc ...

, DJ, and member of the

underground hip hop Underground hip hop (also known as underground rap or simply underground) traditionally refers to hip hop music that is outside the general mainstream canon or counter-cultural in nature, usually with a heavy emphasis on emotion, lyricism, and/or ...

group DV tribo. Coyote is known for his work with Brazilian rapper Djonga, although he has worked with various artists, including

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, , Fenda, FBC, among others.

Career

In 2013, Coyote Beatz and Djonga worked together for the first time. Gradually, the Brazilian music producer began to gather recognition in the

Hip Hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

scene with his diverse boom bap and trap instrumentals. During this period, Coyote also presented his beats at local events in

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, mainly organized by the ''Família de Rua'' collective at the Duelo de MCs. Some notable work from Coyote can be encountered in Djonga's album ''Histórias da Minha Área''. Coyote also produced

's single ''Papel, Caneta e Coração'', which was well received in

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and aided the music producer in obtaining some initial notoriety. Recently, Coyote Beatz released the album ''BE$T $ELLER OF DJONGA'', which compiles the most well known instrumentals produced by the beatmaker that were utilized in Djonga's music. By using classic Rock and

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references, Coyote Beatz also creates compositions influenced by experimental electronic music and obscure soundtracks. In 2018, Coyote won the ''Prêmio Genius Brasil de Música'' award for best producer.

Production credits

with Djonga

Instrumental albums

Video clips

*2018 – A Música da Mãe ''(with Djonga)''

Awards

*Prêmio Genius Brasil de Música Brasileira 2018 ''(winner for best producer)''

References

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