Alex Da Kid
British producer, songwriter and label owner (Alexander Grant) behind hits by Eminem, Rihanna and Imagine Dragons, including Demons.
- Credits
- 1
- Views across credits
- 110.3K
- Active since
- 2008
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- Nature
- Human
- Department
- Writing
- Based in
- Wood Green, London, England
- Active since
- 2008
- 1 credit
Biography
Alexander Junior Grant, known as Alex da Kid and later as by.ALEXANDER, was born on August 27, 1983, in Bristol and is from Wood Green, London; Wikipedia calls him a British music producer, songwriter and record executive. He has a Jamaican father and an English mother. He played professional football for Bristol City until 19, when a friend introduced him to FruityLoops, and he went on to study audio technology at the University of West London.
His production credits include Dr. Dre's "I Need a Doctor", Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna, B.o.B's "Airplanes", Nicki Minaj's "Massive Attack", Diddy-Dirty Money's "Coming Home" and Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" and "Demons". His style is noted for blending pop, hip-hop and alternative rock. In 2012 he co-wrote and co-produced several songs on Christina Aguilera's Lotus.
He launched the label Kidinakorner in 2011, an Interscope imprint, and Billboard named him in its Top 40 Under 40 in 2013 and 2014. The Evening Standard listed him among London's most influential people in 2011, and he has had several Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year for Rihanna's Loud.
As an artist he released "Not Easy" with X Ambassadors, Elle King and Wiz Khalifa in 2016 and "American Funeral" with Joseph Angel in 2017. In 2020 he released the jazz album 000 CHANNEL BLACK as by.ALEXANDER, with guests including 070 Shake and Irina Shayk, alongside a luxury fashion label of the same name.