Gabriel Stevenson, professionally known as Like, is an American record producer, rapper, DJ and songwriter. A three time Grammy nominee, he began working with the Pacific Division, a

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trio, better known as Pac Div in 2006. In 2012, he produced

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's "Sing About Me" on ''

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''. He received two Grammy Award nominations at the

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: Album of the Year and

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. In 2016, he produced Anderson .Paak's "Room in Here" featuring The Game and

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on the '' Malibu'' album. The album received a Grammy nomination for

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at the

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. Like has production credit with artists such as

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, Nick Grant,

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, Ill Camille and

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. Like has released music as a solo artist. He released instrumental albums, ''Zesty'' and ''Lightwork'' in 2014 and ''Emeralds'' in 2016. On September 30, 2016, he released his first solo rap album, ''Songs Made While High'', which features Anderson .Paak, Buddy, and

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. In 2017, Pac Div regrouped and released their third album ''First Baptist'' in 2018.

Discography

Instrumental / solo projects

*All Songs produced by Like

Pac Div studio albums

Pac Div mixtapes

Pac Div EPs

Production credits

Guest appearances

* List of features with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Nominations and awards

Grammy Awards

The

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s are awarded annually by the

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of the United States. Like has received three nomination.

References

External links

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