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CashMoneyAP | |
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| Birth name | Alex Christian Jean Petit, Sr.[1] |
| Born | May 19, 1995[2] Guadeloupe, France |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Alex Christian Jean Petit (born May 19, 1995), professionally known as CashMoneyAP, is a French record producer, songwriter and record executive.[4] He is best known for posting "type beats" on video platform YouTube and on beat-selling platform Beatstars.[5]
Early life
[edit]Alex Christian Jean Petit, Sr. was born in Guadeloupe, a French-Caribbean island, on May 19, 1995.[6] He started making "type beats", which is production in the style of certain popular artists, and posted them on YouTube, where he eventually gained a following.[7] His pseudonym, "CashMoneyAP", originates from the name of the label Cash Money Records and his initials (Alex Petit).
Career
[edit]Petit has produced beats for artists such as Roddy Ricch, Lil Skies, Gucci Mane, NLE Choppa, and more. Between 2013 and 2014, he started gaining attention in Chicago when he started producing beats for prominent drill rappers such as Fredo Santana, Lil Jay and Famous Dex. He started to gain mainstream attraction after he produced Lil Skies' song "Nowadays", which peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Other ventures
[edit]Petit founded the record label and production collective Cash Gang in early 2020. Its roster includes record producers Daniel Moras, Layz, Luci G, Palaze, Relly Made, Santo, Tig, Weird Mahdi, SZR, YoungKio and YoungNef.[8] It is a subsidiary of the record label Petit is signed to, Victor Victor Worldwide.[9] Petit is also signed as a producer to Universal Music Publishing Group and as a recording artist to Atlantic Records.[3]
Production discography
[edit]Charted songs
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH |
CAN | IRE | NZ Hot |
UK | |||
| "Nowadays" (Lil Skies featuring Landon Cube) |
2017 | 55 | 22 | 63 | — | — | — | Life of a Dark Rose |
| "Lust" (Lil Skies) |
87 | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pineapple" (Ty Dolla Sign featuring Gucci Mane and Quavo) |
2018 | —[A] | — | 91 | — | — | — | Beach House 3 |
| "Self Control" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
2019 | 50 | 24 | — | — | — | — | AI YoungBoy 2 |
| "Pop Star" (DaBaby featuring Kevin Gates) |
49 | 25 | 97 | — | — | — | Kirk | |
| "Forever" (NLE Choppa) |
—[B] | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Famous Hoes" (NLE Choppa) |
83 | 36 | 95 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Dirty Iyanna" (YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
67 | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Walk Em Down" (NLE Choppa featuring Roddy Ricch) |
2020 | 38 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 9 | 85 | Top Shotta |
| "Vacation" (Tyga) |
—[C] | — | — | — | 10 | — | TBA | |
| "For the Night" (Pop Smoke featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby) |
6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 14 | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | |
| "Gangstas" (Pop Smoke) |
37 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hello" (Pop Smoke featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) |
84 | 32 | 31 | 77 | 37 | — | ||
| "Riot" (Lil Skies) |
— | — | — | — | 37 | — | Unbothered | |
| "None of Your Love" (Lil Tjay) |
— | — | — | — | 29 | — | Destined 2 Win | |
| "Mr. Jones" (Pop Smoke featuring Future) |
2021 | 71 | 26 | 49 | — | — | — | Faith |
| "Jumpin" (NLE Choppa featuring Polo G) |
89 | 40 | 74 | — | 25 | — | Me vs. Me | |
| "Shotta Flow 6" (NLE Choppa) |
2022 | 86 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Slut Me Out" (NLE Choppa) |
28 | 9 | 24 | 70 | 15 | 68 | Cottonwood 2 | |
| "Her" (Megan Thee Stallion) |
62 | 19 | — | — | 6 | — | Traumazine | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Pineapple" did not chart on the Hot 100, but did peak at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ "Forever" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ "Vacation" did not chart on the Hot 100, but did peak at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
References
[edit]- ^ "BMI | Songview Search".
- ^ "Alex Christian Jean Petit".
- ^ a b "CashMoneyAp - No Patience (Feat. Polo G & NoCap) Music Video". YouTube.
- ^ "Meet CashMoneyAp, Hip-Hop's Newest Entrepreneurial Producer". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Pierre, Alphonse (2018-09-04). "How Selling and Leasing 'Type Beats' Is Making Unknown Producers Rich". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "CashMoneyAP Talks About His Come up, the Future of Selling Beats Online, Signing a Pub Deal + More". YouTube.
- ^ "LL Presents: The CashMoneyAP Q&A". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "CASH GANG (@cashgang) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
- ^ "Cash Gang". Cash Gang.
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