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Markus Alandrus Randle (born July 4, 1991) known professionally as Childish Major, is an American rapper and record producer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He was first credited with production work on American rapper Rocko's 2013 single, "U.O.E.N.O.", which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. He shifted into a recording career in 2015, and released his debut mixtape, Woo$ah (2017), two years later. Its lead single, "Supply Luh", was produced by J. Cole and appeared in an episode of the HBO series, Insecure. In September 2019, he released his debut studio album, Dirt Road Diamond.[2]
He is closely affiliated with Atlanta-Baltimore music collective Spillage Village and American record label Dreamville Records,[3] both of which house frequent collaborators JID and EarthGang.[4]
Markus Randle[5] was born on July 4, 1991[6] in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was raised in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America.[5] Then moved to Atlanta, Georgia in his early career. He grew up as part of a musical family and his mother would sing in his grandfather's church. His father was also a rapper and producer. Randle began producing beats in middle school using a program called FL Studios.[7] He continued making beats into high school[8] and college, eventually dropping out of college to focus on music production.[7]
Childish Major moved from South Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia in 2011 to pursue a career as a record producer. Early on in his time in Atlanta, he worked with acts like Two-9, Rome Fortune,[5] and Spillage Village. Major was also friends with Atlanta-based producer, DJ Spinz, who signed him to his DJ and artist collective, Hood Rich. Hood Rich helped him get his first placement providing the production work for the Rocko song, "U.O.E.N.O.", in 2013. The song featured Future and Rick Ross[7][9] and peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10] Various remixes of the song were released with a range of artists providing additional verses, including Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Trinidad James, and others.[11] Major also produced songs by Young Jeezy ("Talk That")[12] and Juicy J ("Ain't No Coming Down") among others in 2013.[13]
In 2014, Major began releasing collaborative tracks with rapper Matik Estrada, including "Family Matters."[14] This would culminate in the release of their joint EP, Community Service, in March 2015. That collection featured the song "Keep Running" with a guest appearance from Big K.R.I.T.[15] During this time, Major also provided production work for artists like SZA ("Green Mile"),[5] Big K.R.I.T. ("Wolf on Wall Street"),[16] EarthGang ("Wednesday", "Thursday"), and others.[17]
In July 2016, Major commemorated his 25th birthday[6] with the release of the song "Happy Birthday" featuring Isaiah Rashad and SZA.[18] He later co-produced the title track off of J. Cole's album, 4 Your Eyez Only, which was released in December 2016.[19] In July 2017, Major released the single, "Woo$ah",[20] and followed that with another single, "Supply Luh", in September. The latter song was produced by J. Cole[21] and was featured on a season 2 episode of the HBO series, Insecure.[22] Those two songs (along with "Happy Birthday") were featured on Childish Major's debut mixtape, Woo$ah, released in December 2017 by EMPIRE. In addition to Isaiah Rashad and SZA, the project featured guest appearances from 6lack, DRAM, and Hero the Band.[23]
In 2018, Major appeared on select dates for Big K.R.I.T.'s "Heavy is the Crown" tour[24] and Billie Eilish's "1 By 1" tour.[25] In August of that year, Major released the single, "Know Nothing",[26] which would be featured on the third season of Insecure.[27] In December 2018, he released the song, "Shine".[28] In January 2019, he was one of numerous artists to attend the studio sessions for the compilation album, Revenge of the Dreamers III, which was released in July 2019 by Dreamville Records.[29] The following month, Major began appearing as part of Reebok's "Alter the Icons" advertising campaign,[30] a role he continues to have as of August 2019.[31] Beginning in February 2019, Major began releasing several songs, including "Naan",[32] "Diet",[33] "Good Luh" (featuring Kota the Friend),[34] and "Framed Checks", among others.[35]
In August 2019, Major released three singles, "For You",[36] "Feelings Hurt",[37] and "No Sweat" (featuring Ludacris).[38] Those songs served as the lead singles for his studio album, Dirt Road Diamond, which was released on September 5, 2019.[39] In addition to Ludacris, the album featured guest appearances from Olu (of EarthGang), Tish Hyman, and Buddy.[40]
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Dirt Road Diamond |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Woosah |
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EPs
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Community Service (with Matik Estrada) |
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| Thank You, God. For It All. |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Family Matters" | 2015 | Community Service |
| "Happy Birthday" | 2016 | Woo$ah |
| "Woosah" | 2017 | |
| "Supply Luh" | ||
| "Know Nothing" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Shine" | ||
| "Naan" | 2019 | |
| "Diet" | ||
| "For You" | Dirt Road Diamond | |
| "Feelings Hurt" | ||
| "No Sweat" (feat. Ludacris) | ||
| "Wife You" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Kick It"[41] (featuring Jace) |
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| "Disrespectful" | 2021 | Non-album single |
Production discography
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Nibiru" | 2012 | Alkebulan, Alexis Glenn | Nibiru X |
| "Ice Cream Man" | 2013 | Rome Fortune | Beautiful Pimp |
| "DanceDance" | |||
| "Balcony" | |||
| "Lights I've Seen" | |||
| "Art of Art" | Rome Fortune, Candice Mims | ||
| "Small VVorld" | |||
| "U.O.E.N.O."[9] | Rocko, Future, Rick Ross | Gift of Gab 2 | |
| "Talk That"[12] | Young Jeezy | Boss Yo Life Up Gang | |
| "Ain't No Coming Down"[13] | Juicy J | Smokin Session | |
| "Neva Had Shit" | Doe B | Baby Jesus | |
| "Live Blasphemous" | Joey Fatts, Action Bronson | Chipper Jones, Vol. 2 | |
| "Automatic" | Curtis Williams | Half Forgotten Daydreams | |
| "Saturday Night" | Curtis Williams, Robb Bank$ | ||
| "Talk That" | Jeezy | Boss Yo Life Up Gang | |
| "WutELse" | Trinidad James | 10pc. Mild | |
| "Coupes & Roses" | Stalley | Self Made Volume 3 | |
| "In My Head" | Jeezy | ItsThaWorld Vol. 2 | |
| "Odds" | Young Dro, Forgeeauto, Mac Boney | High Times | |
| "Wolf on Wall Street"[16] | 2014 | Big K.R.I.T. | Week of K.R.I.T. |
| "Green Mile"[5] | SZA | Z | |
| "Oh You Scared" | Vince Staples, Jhené Aiko | Shyne Coldchain II | |
| "Money"[42] | G Herbo, Katie Got Bandz | Pistol P Project | |
| "Stay Da Same" | Fredo Santana, Lil Reese | Walking Legend | |
| "May Day" | Curtis Williams, Childish Major | Space Danco | |
| "1/4 Block" | Jeezy | Seen It All: The Autobiography | |
| "What You Say" | |||
| "Been Getting Money" | Jeezy, Akon | ||
| "Addicted" | Jeezy, YG, T.I. | ||
| "Nun But A Party" | Scotty ATL, Iamsu!, B.o.B | Spaghetti Junction | |
| "Commitment Issues" | A$AP Ferg | Ferg Forever | |
| "Money" | G Herbo, Katie Got Bandz | Pistol P Project | |
| "Play It Smart" | G Herbo, Jace | ||
| "Wednesday"[17] | 2015 | EarthGang | Torba |
| "Thursday"[17] | |||
| "Metropolis"[43] | EarthGang, JID | Bears Like This Too | |
| "LeInterlude Part 1" | JID | DiCaprio | |
| "Gather Round" | Two-9 | B4FRVR | |
| "Safari" | Curtis Williams, Strado, KEY!, Jace | Zip Skylark | |
| "Pretty Dirty" | Miloh Smith, OG Maco | non-album single | |
| "Gather Round"[44] | Two-9 | B4FRVR | |
| "Do The Most"[45] | Dice SoHo, Dougie F | 0 Degrees | |
| "Run The Check Up" | Jeezy | non-album single | |
| "Pressure" | Two-9, LightSkinMac11 | #AugustTwo9 | |
| "Extendo" | 21 Savage | non-album single | |
| "No Attitude" | KEY! | ||
| "Jet Pack Blues" (remix) | Fall Out Boy, Big K.R.I.T. | Make America Psycho Again | |
| "Lately" | 2016 | Dice SoHo | 0 Degrees |
| "Do the Most" | |||
| "Spark It" | |||
| "Can't Catch Me" | Chris Miles | non-album single | |
| "What Happen Luh Gangsta | Trouble | Skoobzilla | |
| "When It Go Down" | Casey Veggies | Customized Greatly Vol. 4: The Return of the Boy | |
| "Intro" | KEY!, Childish Major | Before I Scream | |
| "How It Go" | Shy Glizzy | Young Jefe 2 | |
| "Run the Check Up" | DJ Infamous, Ludacris, Yo Gotti, Jeezy | Talk 2 Me | |
| "Worst Luck" | 6lack | Free 6lack | |
| "Voodoo" | EarthGang | Bears Like This Too Much | |
| "Never"[46] | JID | The Never Story | |
| "4 Your Eyez Only"[19] | J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only | |
| "NOLA" | 2017 | Kodie Shane | Big Trouble Little Jupiter |
| "Darkside" | Quentin Miller | Essentials, Vol. 1 | |
| "Children of the Rage" | OG Maco | Children of the Rage | |
| "Hereditary" | JID | The Never Story | |
| "8701" | JID, 6lack | ||
| "Way Out" | Chaz French | True Colors | |
| "Mary" | EarthGang | non-album single | |
| "Pink Fur" | Manolo Rose | The River Jordan | |
| "Meditate" | EarthGang, JID | Rags | |
| "Nowhere Fast" | EarthGang, Childish Major | ||
| "Legendari" | EarthGang | ||
| "Nothing but the Best" | 2018 | EarthGang, Ari Lennox | Royalty |
| "Communication" | Arin Ray, DRAM | Platinum Fire | |
| "HMU" | Arin Ray, Childish Major | ||
| "Friends" | J. Cole, Kill Edward | KOD | |
| "Tribe" | Bas, J. Cole | Milky Way | |
| "Moments After" | Leon Thomas III | Genesis | |
| "Afternoon" | Curtis Williams | America's Most Blunted | |
| "Pull Up" | J.K. the Reaper | Surrounded by Idiots | |
| "Holding Me Back" | |||
| "Tell Me Who You Love" | 2019 | Jay Spice | Girls Sing Better Than I Do |
| "Top Down" | EarthGang | Mirrorland |
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