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Birth name | Matthew Jehu Samuels[1] |
Also known as | Boi1da[2] |
Born | Kingston, Jamaica | October 12, 1986
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | OVO Sound |
Website | boi1da |
Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986),[3] known professionally as Boi-1da (a play on Boy Wonder)[4] is a Canadian record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.
He is an in-house producer for Drake's OVO Sound label and has produced for a variety of artists and groups, most notably Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Nas, Jack Harlow, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar among others. In 2015, Samuels served as the executive producer for Drake's mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late.