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Tone

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Tone is a songwriter with 317 credits across their career. Best known for their work with LL COOL J, Tone's songwriting spans 205 tracks. Beyond writing, they have also contributed 30 production credits.

Songwriting

Written by Tone

205 tracks · 50 artists

Nas

22 tracks

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LL COOL J

21 tracks

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JAŸ-Z

12 tracks

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Foxy Brown

9 tracks

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Production

Produced by Tone

30 tracks · 16 artists

JAŸ-Z

9 tracks

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Tamia

3 tracks

On My Way Lyrics
I'm Yours Lately Lyrics
More Lyrics

Mary J. Blige

3 tracks

Share My World (Interlude)Lyrics
Keep Your Head Lyrics
Round and Round Lyrics

LL COOL J

2 tracks

Loungin’ (Who Do Ya Luv Remix)Lyrics

R. Kelly2
Shawn Pen1
Allure1
Tone1
Cam'ron1
Shaquille O'Neal1
Anthony Hamilton1
Nas1
Big Pun1
Matoma1
Josh Levi1
50 Cent1

Mixing Engineer

Mixing Engineer — Tone

26 tracks · 8 artists

Foxy Brown

12 tracks

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LL COOL J

5 tracks

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NAS

4 tracks

Life We Chose Lyrics
Project Windows (feat. Ronald Isley)Lyrics
Shoot 'em Up Lyrics
Nastradamus Lyrics

2Pac

1 track

Changes Lyrics

Sparkle1
LL Cool J1
Nas1
50 Cent1

Additional Engineering

Additional Engineering — Tone

19 tracks · 2 artists

Shakira

13 tracks

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Green Day

6 tracks

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Drum Programmer

Drum Programmer — Tone

13 tracks · 8 artists

Allure

4 tracks

Head Over Heels (Track Masters Mix)Lyrics
When You Need Someone Lyrics
No Question Lyrics
Head Over Heels (Track Masters Mix) [Clue’s Version]Lyrics

Mary J. Blige

2 tracks

Share My World (Interlude)Lyrics
Round and Round Lyrics

Will Smith

2 tracks

Chasing Forever Lyrics
Yes Yes Y'all Lyrics

Heavy D & The Boyz

1 track

Friends & Respect Lyrics

B-Real1
NAS1
LL Cool J1
LL COOL J1

Instrumentation

Instrumentation — Tone

8 tracks · 3 artists

LL COOL J

6 tracks

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Heavy D & The Boyz

1 track

Friends & Respect Lyrics

LL Cool J

1 track

Hey Lover Lyrics

Remixer

Remixer — Tone

6 tracks · 6 artists

Jennifer Lopez

1 track

I’m Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)Lyrics

Michael Jackson

1 track

They Don’t Care About Us (Trackmasters Remix)Lyrics

Tone

1 track

4 My Peeps (The Remix Version) [4 My Niggaz]Lyrics

Nas

1 track

Affirmative Action (Remix)Lyrics

LL COOL J1
Big Pun1

Keyboards

Keyboards — Tone

3 tracks · 2 artists

Nas

2 tracks

The Message Lyrics
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)Lyrics

Heavy D & The Boyz

1 track

Friends & Respect Lyrics

Additional Production

Additional Production — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

Mýa

1 track

Man In My Life Lyrics

Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

R. Kelly

1 track

Did You Ever Think (Remix)Lyrics

Drum Machine

Drum Machine — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

Nas

1 track

The Message Lyrics

Drums

Drums — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

Ludacris

1 track

One More Drink Lyrics

Percussion

Percussion — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

Nas

1 track

If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)Lyrics

Programmer

Programmer — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

JAŸ-Z

1 track

Somebody's Girl Lyrics

Video Associate Producer

Video Associate Producer — Tone

1 track · 1 artist

Will Smith

1 track

Just Cruisin'Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

LL Cool J

LL Cool J

27 tracks

NAS

NAS

26 tracks

JAY-Z

JAY-Z

15 tracks

Foxy Brown

Foxy Brown

13 tracks

Shakira

Shakira

13 tracks

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

9 tracks

Will Smith

Will Smith

8 tracks

R. Kelly

R. Kelly

7 tracks

AZ

7 tracks

The Firm

The Firm

7 tracks

Green Day

Green Day

6 tracks

ALLURE

ALLURE

6 tracks

50 Cent

50 Cent

5 tracks

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige

4 tracks

Cam'ron

Cam'ron

4 tracks

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

4 tracks

2Pac

2Pac

4 tracks

Tamia

Tamia

3 tracks

Fabolous

Fabolous

3 tracks

Tone

Tone

3 tracks

Discography

Albums

The Fall-Off

The Fall-Off

J. Cole

2026

Fml - EP

Fml - EP

Mahalia

2023

For All The Dogs

For All The Dogs

Drake

2023

Butterfly: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Butterfly: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Mariah Carey

2022

It Was Written (Expanded Edition)

It Was Written (Expanded Edition)

Nas

2021

Flu Game

Flu Game

AJ Tracey

2021

Good News

Good News

Megan Thee Stallion

2020

Scorpion

Scorpion

Drake

2018

Braveheart (Deluxe Edition)

Braveheart (Deluxe Edition)

Ashanti

2014

Authentic (Deluxe Edition)

Authentic (Deluxe Edition)

LL COOL J

2013

If It's Lovin' That You Want - Single

If It's Lovin' That You Want - Single

Rihanna

2005

10

LL COOL J

2002

Born to Reign

Born to Reign

Will Smith

2002

Iron Flag

Iron Flag

Wu-Tang Clan

2001

The Benzino Project

The Benzino Project

Benzino

2001

Stillmatic

Stillmatic

NAS

2001

The Professional 2

The Professional 2

DJ Clue

2001

3LW

3LW

3LW

2000

Warning

Warning

Green Day

2000

A.M.I.L. (All Money is Legal)

A.M.I.L. (All Money is Legal)

Amil

2000

Let's Get Free

Let's Get Free

dead prez

1999

Nastradamus

Nastradamus

NAS

1999

Willennium

Willennium

Will Smith

1999

Cold As Ice

Cold As Ice

Charli Baltimore

1999

Blaque

Blaque

Blaque

1999

The Movement

The Movement

Harlem World

1999

Sparkle

Sparkle

Sparkle

1998

The Roof (Back In Time) EP

The Roof (Back In Time) EP

Mariah Carey

1998

Big Willie Style

Big Willie Style

Will Smith

1997

The Album

The Album

The Firm

1997

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

LL COOL J

1997

Anytime (Deluxe Edition)

Anytime (Deluxe Edition)

Brian McKnight

1997

Allure

Allure

Allure

1997

You Can't Stop the Reign

You Can't Stop the Reign

Shaquille O'Neal

1996

Candy Rain

Candy Rain

Soul for Real

1995

Nuttin' but Love

Nuttin' but Love

Heavy D & The Boyz

1994

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

1992

Return of the Product

Return of the Product

MC Serch

1992

9 Lives

9 Lives

AZ

K.O.B.E. [Single]

K.O.B.E. [Single]

Kobe Bryant

I’ll Be - Single

I’ll Be - Single

The Firm

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

JAŸ-Z

Back II Da Basics

Back II Da Basics

Ginuwine

Space Jam (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

Space Jam (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

B-Real

Def Jam’s How to Be a Player Soundtrack

Def Jam’s How to Be a Player Soundtrack

Foxy Brown

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

Mary J. Blige

Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

Nas

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

N.O.R.E.

R.

R. Kelly

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 7 [US]

NOW That’s What I Call Music! 7 [US]

Destiny's Child

Most Popular

Top Tracks

Changes

2Pac

Mob Ties

Mob Ties

Drake

Hips Don't Lie

Shakira

The Message

The Message

Nas

Need Me

J.I the Prince of N.Y

If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)

Nas

Affirmative Action

Nas

Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me)

50 Cent

Until the End of Time

2Pac

Independent Women Part I

Destiny's Child

Hate Me Now

NAS

Letter 2 My Unborn

2Pac