You know Basement Beats from their work with Nelly and the St. Lunatics; their fingerprints are on everything from Country Grammar to "Shake Ya Tailfeather." Basement Beats has been attached to 30 million + albums world wide. After winning a Grammy for Best Rap Song of the Year with, for producing the instant classic "Shake Ya Tailfeather,"Basement Beats continue to set the pace. Like their name suggests, Basement Beats have quickly developed a reputation as one of the rap industry's marquee production teams.
Until the phenomenal success of Nelly and the St. Lunatics, the St. Louis, Missouri-based producers were relative unknowns. But, thanks to their melodic, irresistible, hip-hop as pure pop funk, radio-friendly beats, Nelly- became a household name and they became in-demand producers.
The request to sign and develop talent became their calling, and to release their own projects on Basement Beats Records.
Besides currently working on their as yet untitled debut compilation album, their label will release artists they've been grooming and have signed on their Basement Beats Production roster, including Male Hip Hop Artist, Gena, male rapper Kenny Knoxx, Alternative Rock group Sted Fast. This new face of very talented artist is very diverse and is a force to be reckoned with.
But no matter who's dropping a guest verse or singing, ultimately the focus will be on The Basement Beats Records and production.
The production team has been behind and worked with such names as Nelly, Murphy Lee, Ali, St. Lunatics, P. Diddy, Tim Mcgraw, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Chingy, Frankie J, Bubba Sparxx, Field Mobb, Tech N9ne, Twista, Gillie Da Kid and with many more upcoming projects in the near future. With the added ability to write lyrics, melodies and compose music, their addictive beats have made them one of the record industries most sought after producers.
Their success has earned them Multiple Platinum and Gold certifications including: Nelly-County Grammar (8x Platinum),Nelly- Nellyville (6x Platinum),St. Lunatics- Free City (Platinum), Murphy Lee- Murphy’s Law (Platinum), Nelly- Suit (3x Platinum), Nelly- Suit (Platinum), Nelly – Da Derrty Versions (2x Platinum), Disturbing Tha Peace- Ludacris Presents (Gold), Tim Mcgraw- Greatest Hits (3x Platinum), NOW 18 (2x Platinum), Bad Boys 2 soundtrack- (Platinum), Training Day Soundtrack, and Longest Yard Sountrack (Gold).
Besides the music albums and soundtracks, Basement Beats have been attached to numerous video games as well consisting of, NBA Ballers 2004 (Platinum), NBA Ballers Phenom 2006 (5x Platinum), N.A.R.C, and L.A. Rush
Their ultimate goal is to be major force in making their artist and city as known for its Pop, Hip-Hop, Rap, Acoustic Soul, Alternative Rock and R&B as it is for being the Gateway to the West.
