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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, Travis Scott, 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.