Rob Tewlow | |
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| Birth name | Robert F. Tewlow |
| Also known as | Reef |
| Origin | New York, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Atlantic |
Rob Tewlow, professionally known by his moniker Reef, is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer from New York City. He is a former music journalist at The Source and a former A&R music executive for Atlantic Records' hip-hop department. He also worked at the Sirius XM's station's hip-hop channel Shade 45 as an executive.[1]
Tewlow was brought by editor Matteo "Matty C" Capuluongo to work as a music reviewer and photographer for hip-hop magazine The Source, where he contributed from 1991 to 1992 before leaving to work as an A&R at Atlantic Records.[2] In 1992, he signed hip hop duo Artifacts, composed of Tame One and El Da Sensei, to Big Beat Records.[3]
As a record producer, Tewlow helmed his hip hop production on Bad Meets Evil's "Nuttin' to Do" and "Scary Movies", 50 Cent's "What Up Gangsta" and Doja Cat's "Tonight", also producing for the likes of Hussein Fatal, The High & Mighty, Fat Joe, Trick Daddy, B Rich, Royce da 5′9″, Cage, Dilated Peoples and Yo Gotti. On July 12, 2011, Jon Connor released his digital album, which was produced entirely produced by Tewlow.[4]
At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards held on 2022, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his production duties on Doja Cat's Planet Her (Deluxe).