Ben Billions | |
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| Birth name | Benjamin Dyer Diehl |
| Also known as | Ben Billion$ |
| Born | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S. |
| Education | Full Sail University (BS)[1] |
| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | SAL&CO, Warner Chappell Music |
Benjamin Dyer Diehl, known professionally as Ben Billions, is an American audio engineer, record producer and songwriter from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He is best known for his production and engineering work for prominent music industry artists including DJ Khaled, Yo Gotti, and the Weeknd.[2][3] He has received production credits on the latter's hit singles "Might Not," "Often," "Low Life," "6 Inch," and "Acquainted," as well as Maroon 5's "What Lovers Do" and Yo Gotti's "Down in the DM."[4]
Diehl attended Full Sail University to pursue audio engineering and business studies, and graduated with two degrees from the institution. While an audio intern at Miami's Circle House Studios, Diehl built a relationship with frequent studio visitor DJ Khaled and served as lead audio engineer and mixer for his second album, We the Best (2007). Since then, he has worked with Khaled on his subsequent projects while expanding further into production; he meanwhile began working severally with Khaled's collaborators including Rick Ross, Beyoncé, Kodak Black, and Nicki Minaj, among others.[5][6] Khaled's songwriting often accompanies Diehl's production.[7]
Songwriting and production credits[edit]
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My Life" (Featuring Akon and B.o.B) | 2011 | DJ Khaled | We the Best Forever |
| "How I'm Raised" | 2013 | Ace Hood | Trials & Tribulations |
| "I Remember" | Kelly Rowland | Talk a Good Game | |
| "Paradise Lost" | 2014 | Rick Ross | Mastermind (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Phone Tap" | Hood Billionaire | ||
| "Off The Corner" (With Meek Mill) | Face To Face | ||
| "Silk Road" | 2015 | Black Market | |
| "Often" | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | |
| "Acquainted" | |||
| "As You Are" | |||
| "Came From Nothing" | Belly | Up for Days | |
| "No Option" | |||
| "Might Not" (Featuring The Weeknd) | |||
| "White Girls" (Featuring Travis Scott) | |||
| "Dealer Plated" (Featuring French Montana) | |||
| "Who Am I" | |||
| "Show Must Go On" (Featuring Machine Gun Kelly & Math Allen) | Kid Ink | Full Speed | |
| "Pullin' Up" (Featuring The Weeknd) | Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money | |
| "Bad for You" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) | |||
| "Pray 4 Love" (Featuring The Weeknd) | Travis Scott | Rodeo | |
| "6 Inch" (Featuring The Weeknd) | 2016 | Beyoncé | Lemonade |
| "Pick These Hoes Apart" (Featuring Kodak Black, Jeezy & French Montana) | DJ Khaled | Major Key | |
| "Party Monster" | The Weeknd | Starboy | |
| "Six Feet Under" | |||
| "Nothing Without You" | |||
| "All I Know" (Featuring Future) | |||
| "Ballerina" | Belly | Another Day in Paradise | |
| "You" (Featuring Kehlani) | |||
| "Favorite Color" | |||
| "God Bless" | |||
| "Barely Sober" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | |||
| "Zanzibar" (Featuring Juicy J) | |||
| "Angels & Demons" (Featuring B-Real) | |||
| "Trap Phone" (Featuring Jadakiss) | Inzombia | ||
| "Frozen Water" (Featuring Future) | |||
| "Outkast" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
| "Seven Day Love" (Featuring Ashanti) | |||
| "Judas" | Banks | The Altar | |
| "27 Hours" | |||
| "Lil Haiti Baby" | Future | Evol | |
| "Low Life" (Featuring The Weeknd) | |||
| "Bible" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | |
| "Down in the DM" | |||
| "General" (Featuring Future) | |||
| "Facts" (With Moneybagg Yo) | 2 Federal | ||
| "Lifestyle" (Featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | White Friday (CM9) | ||
| "What Happened" | |||
| "Castro" (Featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Quavo) | |||
| "Weatherman" (Featuring Kodak Black) | |||
| "What Happened" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | 2 Chainz | ColleGrove | |
| "War Pain" (Featuring Omelly) | Meek Mill | 4/4 (EP series) | |
| "Lockjaw" (Featuring Kodak Black) | French Montana | Wave Gods | |
| "Pull a Caper" (Featuring Kodak Black, Gucci Mane & Rick Ross) | 2017 | DJ Khaled | Grateful |
| "Bobby Brown" | Belly | Mumble Rap | |
| "P.O.P." | |||
| "All Alone" | |||
| "Trippin" | French Montana | Jungle Rules | |
| "What Lovers Do" (Featuring SZA) | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | |
| "Change My Ways" | Kodak Black | Project Baby 2 | |
| "Pride" | |||
| "No CoDefendant" | |||
| "Day for Day" | Painting Pictures | ||
| "Coolin and Booted" | |||
| "U Ain't Never" | |||
| "Patty Cake" | |||
| "Save You" | |||
| "Reminiscing" (Featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) | |||
| "Why They Call You Kodak" | |||
| "What If" | Kevin Gates | By Any Means 2 | |
| "Back Gate" | Yo Gotti | I Still Am | |
| "Juice" | |||
| "Save It for Me" (Featuring Chris Brown) | |||
| "2908" | |||
| "Around the World" | |||
| "Good Life" (With Kehlani) | G-Eazy | The Fate of the Furious (soundtrack) | |
| "Tomorrow Til Infinity" (Featuring Gunna) | Young Thug | Beautiful Thugger Girls | |
| "All About It" (Featuring French Montana) | Fabolous & Jadakiss | Friday on Elm Street | |
| "On & On" (Featuring Tory Lanez & Belly) | Juicy J | Rubba Band Business | |
| "Another Note" (Featuring Zack) | 2018 | Belly | Immigrant |
| "Bed" (Featuring Ariana Grande) | Nicki Minaj | Queen | |
| "Girls" (Featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX) | Rita Ora | Phoenix | |
| "Wanted You" (Featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | Nav | Reckless | |
| "With Me" | |||
| "The Rage" | Kid Cudi | Rampage (soundtrack) | |
| "Codeine Dreaming" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Kodak Black | Heart Break Kodak | |
| "I Get Lonely" | |||
| "Call You" | |||
| "Take One" | Dying to Live | ||
| "In the Flesh" | |||
| "If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" | |||
| "Don't Cry" (Featuring XXXTentacion) | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V (Deluxe Edition) | |
| "Can't Be Broken" | |||
| "Open Letter" | |||
| "More to the Story" (Featuring Raekwon) | |||
| "Lower Level" (Featuring Kodak Black) | Moneybagg Yo | Reset | |
| "Secrets" | 2 Heartless | ||
| "Motivation" (Featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | Snoop Dogg | 220 (EP) | |
| "Thugz Mansion" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign & YG) | Mozzy | Gangland Landlord | |
| "Drip" | City Girls | Girl Code | |
| "Villain" | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Until Death Call My Name | |
| "Mexico" | BlocBoy JB | Simi | |
| "No Velcro" | |||
| "Freak n You" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Gunna) | 2019 | DJ Khaled | Father of Asahd |
| "Holy Ground" (Featuring Buju Banton) | |||
| "Broken" | Kim Petras | Clarity | |
| "Rules" | Doja Cat | Hot Pink | |
| "Wiggle It" (With Quality Control Featuring City Girls) | French Montana | Montana & Control the Streets, Volume 2 | |
| "Shawty Do You" | Flipp Dinero | Love for Guala | |
| "Till I'm Gone" (Featuring Kodak Black) | |||
| "Know Yo Worth" | 2020 | Yo Gotti | Untrapped |
| "They Ain't Want Me to Know" | |||
| "Pose" (Featuring Lil Uzi Vert & Megan Thee Stallion) | |||
| "Weekend" (Featuring Moneybagg Yo) | |||
| "Trust Nobody" (Featuring Adam Levine) | Lil Wayne | Funeral | |
| "Ball Hard" (Featuring Lil Twist) | |||
| "Hot" | Pia Mia | TBA | |
| "Moment of Silence" | 2021 | Belly | See You Next Wednesday |
| "Party Lyfe" (Featuring DaBaby) | Polo G | Hall of Fame 2.0 | |
| "Gone Forever" (Featuring Remy Ma & DJ Khaled) | 2022 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe Edition) |
| "30mgs" (Featuring Vory) | Beam | Alien | |
| "Greater Together (Album Version)" | 2023 | John Paesano | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Original Video Game Soundtrack) |
Audio engineering and mixing credits[edit]
| Album | Year | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| We the Best | 2007 | DJ Khaled | Terror Squad Entertainment / Koch Records |
| Teflon Don | 2010 | Rick Ross | Maybach Music Group / Def Jam Recordings |
| Mastermind | 2014 | Rick Ross | Maybach Music Group / Def Jam Recordings |
| Starboy | 2016 | The Weeknd | XO / Republic Records |
| Another Day in Paradise | 2016 | Belly | XO / Roc Nation |
| Mumble Rap | 2017 | Belly | XO / Roc Nation / Republic Records |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | Most-Performed Songs ("Low Life") | Won | [8] |
| 2017 | 59th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Lemonade) | Nominated | [9] |
| 2018 | 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards | Producer Of The Year | Nominated | [10] |
| 2023 | 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)) | Nominated | [11] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Full Sail Stories: Ben "Billions" Diehl on the Creative Pivot that Made Him One of Hip Hop's Most Coveted Producers". Full Sail University. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "The Miami Producers Behind Beyoncé Aren't in It for the Fame". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Meet Ben Billions, the Producer Responsible for Your Favorite Hits". The Source. March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Producer Ben Billions on Making Hits for the Weeknd, Belly & Beyoncé: 'If the Artist Loves It, I Love It'". Billboard. January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Meet Ben Billion$, the Miami Chameleon Quietly Dominating the Airwaves". The Fader. April 6, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Producer Ben Billions joins Warner Chappell Music in exclusive administrative publishing deal". Music Business Worldwide. October 8, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Here Are The Full Production Credits for DJ Khaled's 'Father of Asahd' Album | HipHop-N-More". May 17, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Danny (September 3, 2017). "Future, Metro Boomin, G-Eazy Honored At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". HotNewHipHop.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards". Billboard. October 16, 2018. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2023. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.