Joshua Adams, professionally known as J Beatzz, is an American hip hop

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. He holds production credits on

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's '' Astroworld'' (2018), which was nominated for a

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for

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Early life

Joshua Adams was born in

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, and raised in New London. In 2006, he graduated from

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where he studied audio engineering. After graduation, he moved to

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, where he began working with

Big Boi Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), known professionally as Big Boi, is an American rapper and record producer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Atlanta, he was one half of the Southern hip-hop duo Outkast along with rapper ...

at Stankonia Studios.

Career

In 2010, J Beatzz received his first placement contributing to

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's debut solo studio album, '' Sir Luscious Left Foot'', producing the record "General Patton". The record was featured and revamped during the NFL Playoffs in 2011. In 2018, J Beatzz contributed to

's third studio album '' Astroworld'' producing " Stop Trying To Be God". ''Astroworld'' was nominated for

at the 2019 Grammy Awards, and as of 2021 is certified 4× Platinum by the

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(RIAA). Also in 2018, he produced the tracks "Coco Chanel" (featuring Foxy Brown) and "Inspirations Outro" from

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's fourth studio album ''

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''. On January 11, 2019, the RIAA announced ''Queen'' as certified platinum.

References

{{authority control Record producers from Connecticut American audio engineers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Full Sail University alumni Musicians from Hartford, Connecticut American hip-hop record producers