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Vinylz

Anderson Hernandez (born September 2, 1989),^[2] professionally known as Vinylz, is an American record producer from Washington Heights, New York City.^[3] He is known for his work with Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Rick Ross, Drake, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Jeremih and Tinashe.

Vinylz secured a publishing deal with Sony ATV through fellow record producer and mentor, Boi-1da, with whom he has also worked closely since.^[4]

Early life and career[edit]

Anderson Hernandez was born to immigrated parents from the Dominican Republic on September 2, 1989, in Washington Heights, a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, living across the street from adult contemporary musician Alicia Keys.^{[citation needed]} Hernandez started producing at age 14.^[3] He received his stage name, Vinylz, courtesy of a friend who noticed both of his interests for clever sampling and his father's collection of vinyl records.^[5] Vinylz began taking music production seriously and it remained his favorite hobby ever since, but he went against his parents' wishes.^{[citation needed]} He got an early professional start working with Swizz Beatz and decided to drop out of college after the first semester of his first year.^{[6][citation needed]}

Setting up shop in Quad Studios, the well-known recording studio located in New York City's Time Square^{[citation needed]}, Vinylz flourished through his work with up-and-coming or breakout artists like Drag-On and Cassidy.^{[6][citation needed]} After reaching out to Canadian rapper Drake's in-house producer, Boi-1da, via Myspace to retrieve the instrumental for "Best I Ever Had", Vinylz ended up forming a relationship which would remain long after the request.^[3][6] Impressed by his work, Boi-1da became a mentor to the up-and-comer; the two continued on to collaborate from that point on.^[3][6]

In 2013, Jay Z's "F***WithMeYouKnowIGotIt" featuring Rick Ross and DJ Khaled's "No New Friends" featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, both of which produced by Vinylz and Boi-1da, were respectively placed on the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the latter was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[7] A variety of hits, alongside Boi-1da, helped Vinylz reach a publishing deal with Sony ATV.^[4][8]

Throughout 2015, he produced a high number of tracks for such artists, including Jeremih's "Planez", Big Sean's "Blessings", Meek Mill's "RICO", Lil Durk's "Like Me" and Chris Brown's "Back to Sleep".^[9]

Production discography[edit]

List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name.

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External links[edit]

• VinylzatAllMusic