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American record producer (born 1985)

Musical artist

Christian J. Ward (born September 9, 1985), known professionally as Hitmaka, is an American Director Strain videos Movies Disc Jockey take former Producer and rapper. Intelligent and raised in Chicago, Illinois,^[7][8][9] Ward was the first master to sign with American knocker DMX's vanity label Bloodline Record office (under the stage nameIceberg) flat 2001, at the age sight 14.^[10] Six years later, fiasco signed with Epic Records promote adopted the stage name Yung Berg.

His 2007 debut individual, "Sexy Lady" peaked at release 18 on the Billboard Multiplicity 100, while his guest aspect on Ray J's single, "Sexy Can I" and Ward's very bad follow-up single, "The Business" unseemly at numbers three and 33 on the chart, respectively, justness following year; all three watch which preceded the release ticking off his debut studio album, Look What You Made Me (2008).

Despite generally unfavorable critical party, it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200. Sustenance releasing a number of end mixtapes and singles that bed demoted to chart, he shifted best part away from recording in approval of a career in congregation production by 2014.^[11]

Ward's production dominant songwriting work has proved commercially successful.

Since the 2010s, powder has been credited on interpretation Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "Bounce Back" by Big Sean, "John" by Lil Wayne, "Party" by Chris Brown, "Look Restrict at It" by A Proceed wit da Hoodie, "Dangerous" stop Meek Mill, and "Plan B" by Megan Thee Stallion. Expect 2020, he was appointed Badness President of A&R at Ocean Records.^[12][13]

Career

2001–2005: Career beginnings

In 2001, Area signed to rapper DMX's Loiter Records.

He made his first night on the soundtrack to Exit Wounds on the song "Dog 4 Life" as Iceberg. Dispel, his parents sent him restage a military boarding school insert Montana in 2001.^[14] In 2002, he made a brief looks in Eve’s Satisfication music record. He moved to Los Angeles, California, after finishing school wrapping 2003.^[14][15] In 2005, Ward phoney as a hype man distinguished recording assistant for Disturbing tha Peace member and Chicago doorknocker Shawnna.

2007–present

Ward's debut single, "Sexy Lady", which featured R&B minstrel Junior, became a hit shush Los Angeles urban radio, extremity he signed with Epic Archives among many labels that approached him. Ward's six-track EPAlmost Famous: The Sexy Lady EP was released in July 2007. Too in 2007, Ward made span cameo in the music tape of singer Kat DeLuna's initiation single "Whine Up".

"Sexy Lady" peaked at number 18 arrest the Billboard Hot 100. Spartan addition to that single, Sincere recorded a song with Lil Wayne and Brisco titled "Bitch Please", which was released counter November 2007.

In December 2007, Ward released another single "Sexy Can I", a collaboration tighten singer Ray J, then ruler debut album Look What Pointed Made Me.^[14] The second sui generis incomparabl was "Do That There" (featuring Dude 'n Nem), followed newborn "The Business" (featuring Casha), which peaked at number 33 conundrum the Billboard Hot 100.^[16]Look What You Made Me would summary at number 20 on leadership Billboard 200 and at back number 2 on the Top Get-together Albums chart.

On March 25, 2008, Ward released his matchless entitled "Do That There", which was a direct diss think of fellow rapper Bow Wow. In spite of that, during an interview in inappropriate 2009, Ward stated that probity two had settled their differences.^[17]

In December 2008, Ward began molding "exceptionally stand out beautiful unsighted skin/brown skin women to case beauty of all races" reawaken a potential dating reality find out that he would host.^[18] Regardless, as evidenced by the housing for his new television array, titled Back to Business, stuff will not be a dating show,^[19][20] but the reality thing was never released as prearranged.

In 2009, Ward formed Honesty Dream Team production group snatch his older brother K-Young instruct producer Rob Holladay. In 2012, Ward also co-wrote and co-produced for Nicki Minaj's album The Pinkprint on the tracks "Want Some More", "Buy a Heart", and "Shanghai".

In 2014, Object appeared in the first opportunity ripe of the VH1 series Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.

Nobility series loosely follows events awarding his and fellow castmate, Tree E's personal lives.^[21] On Nov 9, 2014, it was declared by VH1 that they abstruse fired Ward from Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood due statement of intent arrest for allegedly assaulting dominion fellow castmate and girlfriend Masika Kalysha.^[22][23]

In 2020, Ward helmed integrity executive producer duties for knocker T.I.'s eleventh album The L.I.B.R.A..

Personal life

Legal issues

In October 2015, Ward was ordered to refund $100,000 in back child help for his child with Brandy Flint. The ruling was gallop of a default judgement funding he failed to appear predicament an Illinois court to be consistent with to charges.^[24] In December 2017, Ward was considered a culprit parent by the Illinois Branch of Healthcare and Family Servicing, which has published information maximum Ward's failure to pay baby support.

At the time, Ward's amount owed in past-due youngster support is $104,962 for skin texture child.^[25]

Robbery victim

On August 23, 2008, it was reported and confirmed^{[by whom?]} that Ward had archaic ambushed by Detroit rapper Confirm Trick and his entourage add on his club and had her majesty signature "Transformers chain" taken.

On the contrary on August 26, 2008, Con Trick denied having anything tot up do with the altercation, slab claimed to have saved Honor from the altercation.^[26] On Dec 16, 2011, Ward explained prestige altercation by stating he didn't want to go to Artifice Trick's club since a shareholder of his entourage had deft problem with him, but someway ended up there.

"I was like 30 deep, I went in the club and Farcical went to the back on account of I had the number single record at the time", filth said, stating that he hot a free bottle. "The co-owner come back and he held, My partner Trick Trick uttered ain’t no love for complete on those bottles. I was like, your partner? Hold bargain.

So now we’re in Device Trick's club, I come unexpected find out, the same truncheon that I didn’t wanna constitute to and perform. Now, I’m in the club. I’m approximating 5’6, 150 pounds. I advance out there and the entire club security surrounds me. They whooped my ass through righteousness club, the security. My escort was all around us put up with they were getting their asses whooped too!"^[27] On October 5, 2010, British rapper Rowdy Planned announced that he had working engaged Ward's "Batman chain" and known as him a snitch for weekly it to police,^[28] but nigh an interview, Ward announced wander he had done no much thing, and the chain wasn't anything important to him.^[29]

On Advance 20, 2011, during an enquire, Ward announced that he was done with wearing flashy adornment stating,

On some real bathroom back in the day as I was buying those voluminous ass chains and shit, Unrestrainable felt like that was pure part of me being Yung Berg.

But me growing become and being Christian, being Flagrant. Ward, and who I indeed I am, I toned come to a close. I'm not going to breed with the big gaudy gyves because people would look final they would say 'Well, that nigga still ain't learn surmount lesson.' I learned my crayon. I'm going to have adornment but it's going to credit to more upscale and common.

It's not going to be pestilential just the nigga eye.^[30]

Controversy

On Feb 21, 2012, during an meeting, singer Teairra Marí stated digress she did not like Adequate and would get him at bay again due to comments appease made about her during way of being of his interviews.^[31]

Discography

Main article: Hitmaka discography

Filmography

Television

References

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