Tyran Donaldson

Tyran Donaldson II, also known as Scum, Pete Nebula and The Antydote, is an American songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Rihanna ("Consideration"), SZA ("Love Galore"), Kendrick Lamar ("Complexion (A Zulu Love)"), and Isaiah Rashad ("Rope // rosegold"), among many others. He is currently an in-house producer for label Top Dawg Entertainment.^[2][3]

Tyran Levon Donaldson Jr.
Born	(1994-08-01) August 1, 1994 (age 30) Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States[1]
Other names	Scum, The Antydote, Pete Nebula
Musical career
Genres	R&B hip-hop indie rock soul
Occupation(s)	Songwriter producer multi-instrumentalist
Labels	Top Dawg Entertainment

Donaldson, a novice guitarist and early music industry friend of fellow producer ThankGod4Cody, began playing several melancholy guitar chords while in the studio with SZA, who requested a looped recording of the chords at the conclusion of the studio session.^[4] This loop would become the soundscape for 2017 Ctrl album opener "Supermodel", later Grammy-nominated for Best R&B Song.^[5]

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Part III"	2013	Isaiah Rashad	Welcome to the Game/Pieces of a Kid
"Hurt Cobaine"
"Mani Lux"
"Ronnie Drake" (Featuring SZA)	2014		Cilvia Demo
"West Savannah" (Featuring SZA)
"Banana"
"Shot You Down (Remix)" (Featuring Schoolboy Q & Jay Rock)
"Warm Winds" (With Isaiah Rashad)		SZA	Z (EP)
"Cuban Pete" (Featuring SZA)		Willow Smith	Non-album single
"Complexion (A Zulu Love)" (Featuring Rapsody)	2015	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp a Butterfly
"Easy Bake" (Featuring Kendrick Lamar & SZA)		Jay Rock	90059
"Wanna Ride" (Featuring Isaiah Rashad)
"Consideration" (Featuring SZA)	2016	Rihanna	Anti
"Rope // rosegold" (Featuring SiR)		Isaiah Rashad	The Sun's Tirade
"Don't Matter"
"Portishead in the Morning" / / / "HER World"		Ab-Soul	Do What Thou Wilt.
"Untitled" (Featuring Isaiah Rashad) [6]		GoldLink	Non-album single
"Supermodel"	2017	SZA	Ctrl
"Love Galore" (Featuring Travis Scott)
"Drew Barrymore"
"Prom"
"Go Gina"
"Anything"
"Normal Girl"
"Pretty Birds" (Featuring Isaiah Rashad)
"20 Something"
"Heaven's Gate"	2018	James Fauntleroy	Dying From Crying (Shelved)
"Blue Moon"	2019	EarthGang	Mirrorland
"Wires In The Way"		SiR	Chasing Summer
"Afraid to Fall"		Tayla Parx	We Need to Talk
"Read Your Mind" (Featuring Duckwrth)
"Tomboys Have Feelings Too (Interlude)"
"Static"	2020	Knox Fortune	Stock Child Wonder
"HB2U"	2021	Isaiah Rashad	The House Is Burning
"What About Heaven"		Mustafa the Poet	When Smoke Rises
"Love Galore (Alt Version)"	2022	SZA	Ctrl (Deluxe)
"Miles"
"Percolator"
"Seek & Destroy"			SOS
"Far"

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
2018	60th Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Best R&B Song ("Supermodel")	Nominated	[7]

References

1. "Meet All 10 Producers on SZA's 'Ctrl' Album". DJbooth. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
2. "A Look at Who's Who on Rihanna's 'ANTI' Album". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
3. "Exploring the Chattanooga Hip-Hop Scene | Performer Mag". Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
4. "Producer ThankGod4Cody Talks Going from Memphis to Producing on SZA's Grammy-Nominated Album 'CTRL'". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
5. "SZA Reveals Pharrell Tried to Add Drums to 'Supermodel,' but It Just Didn't Work". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
6. "Isaiah Rashad and Goldlink Share New "Untitled" Track". October 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
7. "Artist. Tyran Donaldson". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.