Khayree
Encyclopedia
Khayree is a music producer, from Vallejo, California
. He is best known for producing for Bay Area rappers such as Mac Dre
, Mac Mall
, Ray Luv
, and Young Lay
. He produced most of Young Lay's album Black 'N Dangerous and Mac Mall's Illegal Business?
, as well as many others. Some of the best known songs he produced include Young Lay's "All About My Fetti", which was used for the soundtrack to the movie New Jersey Drive
, and also Mac Mall's "Ghetto Theme", whose music video was directed by Tupac Shakur
. His production style is similar to the G-Funk
that was commonly found in West Coast Rap in the mid 1990s, but usually without the use of samples
. He released a solo album in 1997 titled The Blackalation (The World Is Yours). Some of his earliest productions were the tracks "Hooked" and "It's a Party" off of Vanilla Ice
's 1990 album To the Extreme
.
He has recently reconnected with longtime Young Black Brotha Records labelmate Mac Mall. Khayree and Mac Mall are currently in the studio working on new crestside material for a new album which would be off Mall's new label Thizz Or Die.
Vallejo, California
Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay...
. He is best known for producing for Bay Area rappers such as Mac Dre
Mac Dre
Andre Hicks , better known by his stage name Mac Dre, was an American rapper.-Biography:Andre Hicks was born in Oakland, California but moved to Vallejo while still a child...
, Mac Mall
Mac Mall
Mac Mall, is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 1990s, as one of the local artists putting the Bay Area on the hip hop map. Mac Mall was signed to Young Black Brotha Records....
, Ray Luv
Ray Luv
Ray Tyson, better known by his stage name Ray Luv, is an American rapper from Santa Rosa, California.-Career:Ray Luv performed with Tupac Shakur in the group Strictly Dope. Early in his career, Luv was signed to the independent labels Strictly Business and Young Black Brotha...
, and Young Lay
Young Lay
Lathan Williams , better known by his stage name Young Lay, is a San Francisco Bay Area-based gangsta rapper.He has worked with artists such as label mate Ray Luv, Tupac Shakur and Mac Dre....
. He produced most of Young Lay's album Black 'N Dangerous and Mac Mall's Illegal Business?
Illegal Business?
Illegal Business? is Mac Mall's debut album. It was released July 12, 1993, and is considered a classic West Coast rap album. It is produced entirely by West Coast producer Khayree.-Track listing:...
, as well as many others. Some of the best known songs he produced include Young Lay's "All About My Fetti", which was used for the soundtrack to the movie New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive is a 1995 film about black youths in Newark, New Jersey, the official "car theft capital of the world". Their favorite pastime is that of everybody in their neighborhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent...
, and also Mac Mall's "Ghetto Theme", whose music video was directed by Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
. His production style is similar to the G-Funk
G-funk
G-funk, or Gangsta-funk, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that emerged from Westcoast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive sampling of P-funk tunes, and a high-pitched...
that was commonly found in West Coast Rap in the mid 1990s, but usually without the use of samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
. He released a solo album in 1997 titled The Blackalation (The World Is Yours). Some of his earliest productions were the tracks "Hooked" and "It's a Party" off of Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...
's 1990 album To the Extreme
To the Extreme
To the Extreme is the major label debut studio album of American rapper Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle. Released in 1990, it is Van Winkle's best selling album. The album was initially released in 1989 by independent record label Ichiban Records under the title Hooked. Van Winkle signed to SBK...
.
He has recently reconnected with longtime Young Black Brotha Records labelmate Mac Mall. Khayree and Mac Mall are currently in the studio working on new crestside material for a new album which would be off Mall's new label Thizz Or Die.