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Tyrone Gregory Fyffe (born June 4, 1971), also known as Sugarless, is an American record producer from
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, New York City. During his career he produced tracks for
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, Foxy Brown,
Slick Rick Richard Martin Lloyd Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known as Slick Rick, is an English-American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence as part of Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in the mid-1980s. His songs " The Show" and ...
,
Ja Rule Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born and raised in New York City, Ja Rule became known for blending gangsta rap with pop rap, pop and contempo ...
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Canibus Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-American rapper. First having gained recognition for his freestyling abilities, he signed with Universal Records to release his debut studio al ...
,
Jayo Felony B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from San Diego, California. Career In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC called Jam Master ...
,
Queen Pen Lynise Walters (born September 24, 1972), known professionally as Queen Pen, is an American rapper. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, she was discovered by producer Teddy Riley at an IHOP restaurant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Riley later invite ...
,
Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...
,
54th Platoon The 54th Platoon are an American rap group who were the only artists signed to the short-lived FUBU Records. The group consisted of four members; JS, TL, Big Nut and Nu Black, all of whom came from New Orleans. They first released two independen ...
and
Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...
, remixed songs for
LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip ho ...
, The Party, Royal Flush,
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and
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, and collaborated with
Teddy Riley Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and hip-hop fusion genre, new jack swing. Musical artists who utilized Riley's production and songwri ...
,
Erick Sermon Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work. Early life Erick Sermon was born on November ...
,
Irv Gotti Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (June 26, 1970 – February 5, 2025), professionally known as Irv Gotti or DJ Irv, was an American record producer and music executive. Gotti started off as a New York hip-hop DJ in the 1980s, then becoming an A&R t ...
and
Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...
. Fyffe met
Teddy Riley Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and hip-hop fusion genre, new jack swing. Musical artists who utilized Riley's production and songwri ...
through fellow music engineer Franklin Grant. In 1992, Fyffe joined Riley, Grant, David Wynn and
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on the production duties of ''
Hard or Smooth ''Hard or Smooth'' is the second album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992, by MCA Records, and featured production from Teddy Riley and Ty Fyffe, as well as Riley's engineers Franklyn Grant and David Wynn. This mar ...
'', which spawned the
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" Rump Shaker". In January 1993, the single received 2× Platinum certification by the
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and the album went Platinum. Fyffe continued to work in a team with Riley and Grant, and from 1993 to 1994 he contributed on
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MC Lyte Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, MC Lyte first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a ...
,
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and
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projects. In 1995, he eventually began credited as 'Sugarless' during his collaborations with
Erick Sermon Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work. Early life Erick Sermon was born on November ...
. By the end of the 1990s, his portfolio includes works with Sermon,
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, Redman,
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, McGruff, Foxy Brown,
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,
Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discover ...
and Murder Inc. among others. He produced A+'s " Enjoy Yourself" to international success, and provided additional production to
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's "
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". After working on Murder Inc.'s "Murdergram" song from '' Streets Is Watching Soundtrack'', he began to collaborate with
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and became a recurring producer for
Ja Rule Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born and raised in New York City, Ja Rule became known for blending gangsta rap with pop rap, pop and contempo ...
albums and fellow
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acts, such as
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and
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. Since 2001, Fyffe has begun collaborating with hip hop artists across the United States, since up to 2000, his entire clientele consisted of
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musicians. Thus, he had a hand in the
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artists such as
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's 2001 '' Crip Hop'' and
Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "''exhibit''), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, radio personality, and record executive. He began his musical career in 1992, ...
's 2002 ''
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'', Midwest hip hop acts such as
Royce da 5'9" Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hi ...
's 2002 '' Rock City'' and 2004 ''
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'',
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's 2007 '' Strength & Loyalty'' and
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's 2017 ''Crook County'', and
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groups such as
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's 2002 '' Side Hustles'' and
54th Platoon The 54th Platoon are an American rap group who were the only artists signed to the short-lived FUBU Records. The group consisted of four members; JS, TL, Big Nut and Nu Black, all of whom came from New Orleans. They first released two independen ...
's 2003 '' All or Nothin'''. After the success of " Straight to the Bank", which was co-produced with
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, Fyffe became a recurring producer for several
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projects, such as 2008 ''
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'',
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's 2009 ''
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'' and 2014 ''
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'' albums and
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's 2011 ''El Chapo'' mixtape. In 2010, Fyffe released a mixtape, ''The Pyrex'', hosted by DJ Superstar Jay. From 2010 to 2020, he produced tracks for
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("Smooth Sailing", which appeared on Wu-Tang Killa Bees' ''Pollen: The Swarm Part Three'', and its remix version was included in ''
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''), Redman's 2010 '' Reggie'',
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's 2011 '' Master of Ceremonies'', Lazee's 2011 mixtape ''One Way Ticket'',
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's 2012 '' H.N.I.C. 3'',
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's 2015 ''
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'', and Erick Sermon's 2019 '' Vernia''. Alongside fellow American producers Swede of
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, Mars of
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,
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,
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and Tony Dofat, and Parisian producers Nicko of Soulchildren, Oliver of Drum Dreamers, Cedric Pistol, Nick D. Green and Tarik Azzouz, and Amsterdamer producer Shroom, Fyffe was one of twelve juries of the 3rd annual Beat Battle Music Producer Challenge, which took place at Gnarly Music in
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in 2019. He has his own studio, The Music Factory, in
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.


Discography

* 2010: ''The Pyrex'' (hosted by DJ Superstar Jay)


Production discography


References


External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fyffe, Ty Living people People from Queens, New York East Coast hip-hop musicians African-American record producers American hip-hop record producers Record producers from New York (state) 21st-century African-American musicians 1971 births