Jahaan Akil Sweet is an American record producer, songwriter, and pianist from

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. Sweet was first credited with production work on projects by California-based singer

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, who he met at

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in 2014. He co-produced her mixtapes '' Cloud 19'' (2014) and '' You Should Be Here'' (2015), and has since worked with artists including

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, and

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. Sweet has been credited on the singles "

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" (2023) by Swift, " Lucky You" (2018) by Eminem, and "

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" and " Fe!n" (both 2023) by Travis Scott, all of which have peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Sweet has won two

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from five nominations. The Carters' ''

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'' and

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's ''

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''—two of his productions—won

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in 2019, and Album of the Year in 2022, respectively.

Early life

Sweet was born and raised in North Jacksonville, Florida. He began playing piano at the age of six, and jazz piano at Lavilla School of the Arts by the age of eleven. After attending high school at

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, Sweet moved to New York City to attend

's jazz studies program. In 2015, he was named a Juilliard Career Advancement Fellow.

Career

In an interview with

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, Sweet revealed that he met

at MBK Studios in New York while still attending school. From there, he produced two songs, "Get Away" and "How We Do Us", on

's project '' Cloud19''. Sweet later flew back and forth between New York and Los Angeles to work with Kehlani on her subsequent mixtape, '' You Should Be Here'', before graduating from Juilliard in 2015. In 2016 and 2017, Sweet produced tracks for a number of notable albums including

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's '' Campaign'' (" Zaddy" and "$"),

's ''

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'' ("

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"), Kehlani's ''

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'' ("Keep On" and "Personal"),

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's '' Good for You'' ("Veggies", "Slide", and "Heebiejeebies"), and

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's '' Lust for Life'' (" Summer Bummer"). In 2018, Sweet worked with

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to co-produce songs for

(''

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''; "8 Out of 10", "Final Fantasy", and "Ratchet Happy Birthday"),

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(''

''; "Friends" and "Heard About Us"), and

(''

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''; " Lucky You").

Awards and nominations

Apart from winning the Grammy Awards, Sweet has been featured in ''Forbes'' 30 under 30 2021 list.

Grammy Awards

In 2016, Sweet was nominated for his work on Kehlani's ''You Should Be Here'' for

at the

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. In 2019, he was nominated thrice, winning Best Urban Contemporary Album for The Carters' ''Everything Is Love''. In 2022, he won Album of the Year for his work on Jon Batiste's ''We Are''.

References

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