Shondrae L. Crawford
Born (1975-03-13) March 13, 1975 (age 48)[1]
Seattle, Washington, United States
Other namesBangladesh, Mr. Bangladesh
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • disk jockey
LabelsCash Money Records

Shondrae Crawford (born March 13, 1975), professionally known as Bangladesh, is an American record producer, songwriter, and rapper. He is best known for his production work with Ludacris, Lil Wayne ("A Milli"), Beyoncé ("Video Phone" & "Diva"), Mario ("Break Up"), and Rihanna ("Cockiness (Love It)").[2] A two-time Grammy nominee, Crawford has also worked with Usher, Nicki Minaj, Brandy, and Ciara, among others.[3][4][5][6][7] He is also credited as an early mentor of fellow Midwestern producer Harv.[8]

In 2010, Crawford sued Lil Wayne over unpaid royalties stemming from hit "A Milli". The lawsuit was settled amicably in 2012.[9][10][11][12] Crawford subsequently created his own label, Bangladesh Records, in 2015.[13]

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.[14][15][16]

Title Year Artist Album
"What's Your Fantasy" (Featuring Shawnna) 1999 Ludacris Incognegro
"U Got a Problem?"
"1st & 10" (Featuring Infamous 2-0 and Fate Wilson)
"Ho"
"Stick 'Em Up" (Featuring UGK) 2000 Back for the First Time
"Coming 2 America" 2001 Word of Mouf
"Go 2 Sleep" (Featuring Three 6 Mafia, I-20 & Fate Wilson)
"Get the F*** Back" (Featuring Fate Wilson, Shawnna & I-20)
"Freaky Thangs" (Featuring Twista & Jagged Edge)
"Block Lockdown" (Featuring I-20)
"Slum" (Featuring Shawnna and Tity Boi) 2003 I-20 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack
"Intro" 2004 8Ball & MJG Living Legends
"You Don't Want Drama" (Featuring Diddy)
"Forever" (Featuring Lloyd)
"Living Legends (Interlude)"
"Don't Make"
"Vibrate" (Featuring Rasheeda) Petey Pablo Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
"Hotline" Ciara Goodies
"I Tried To Tell Ya" Yung Wun The Dirtiest Thirstiest
"R.P.M." (Featuring Twista and Ludacris) Shawnna Worth tha Weight
"I Be Comin' Down" Chamillionaire The Mixtape Messiah
"Click Clack" 2005 Missy Elliott The Cookbook
"Bossy" (Featuring Too Short) 2006 Kelis Kelis Was Here
"Aww Shit!" (Featuring Smoke)
"Handful"
"Make Dat Pussy Pop" (Featuring Paul Wall) Tha Dogg Pound Cali Iz Active
"Get Low" 2007 8Ball & MJG Ridin High
"A Milli" 2008 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
"Diva" Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce
"Video Phone"
"Talkin' Out da Side of Ya Neck!" Dem Franchize Boyz Our World, Our Way
"Lemonade" 2009 Gucci Mane The State vs. Radric Davis
"Stupid Wild" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Cam'ron)
"Break Up" (Featuring Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett) Mario D.N.A.
"Beam Me Up" (Featuring T-Pain & Rick Ross) Tay Dizm Welcome To The New World
"Cut My Check" Tyga The Potential
"Ghetto Tour Guide" (Skit)" Willy Northpole Tha Connect
"Ghetto Tour Guide"
"Get Up, Get Down"
"Get It All" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) 2010 Sean Garrett The Inkwell
"Did It On'em" Nicki Minaj Pink Friday
"She Don't Know" (Featuring Ludacris) Usher Raymond v. Raymond
"Everybody Drunk" (Featuring Lil Scrappy) Ludacris Battle of the Sexes
"Party No Mo'" (Featuring Gucci Mane)
"Rollercoaster" (Featuring Dru Hill & Shawnna)
"She Couldn't Make It On Her Own" (Featuring OMG & Doughboy) Ice Cube I Am the West
"Get 'Em Girls" (Featuring Snoop Dogg) Jessica Mauboy Get 'Em Girls
"Picture Phone Foreplay" (Featuring Kevin Cossom) Sheek Louch Donnie G: Don Gorilla
"By My Side" Shareefa The Misunderstanding Of Shareefa
"Sleazy" Kesha Cannibal (EP)
"Move That Body" (Featuring T-Pain & Akon) Nelly 5.0
"Orange Juice" EarlWolf Radical
"Cockiness (Love It)" 2011 Rihanna Talk That Talk
"6 Foot 7 Foot" (Featuring Cory Gunz) Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV
"A Kiss" Bad Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel
"So Obvious" Pusha T Fear of God II: Let Us Pray
"So Sick" 2012 Brandy Two Eleven
"Let Me Go"
"Put It Down" (Featuring Chris Brown)
"What You Need"
"Love Through The Speaker" Kevin Cossom Hook Vs. Bridge II
"Basshead" (Featuring YG) Far East Movement Dirty Bass
"Dessert" JLS Evolution
"Hottest Girl in the World"
"All The Way"
"Gotta Try It"
"Dope Peddler" 2 Chainz Based on a T.R.U. Story
"Drop" Rye Rye Go! Pop! Bang!
"Hotter"
"They Point" (Featuring Juicy J & 2 Chainz) E-40 The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1
"IDGAF" 2013 Ludacris #IDGAF
"Can I Have Your Attention" 2014 Lil Bibby Free Crack 2
"Come Up" Kap G Like A Mexican
"That Paper"
"Trappin Out the Mansion" Gucci Mane East Atlanta Santa
"Classic" (Featuring Swizz Beatz) 2015 Meek Mill Dreams Worth More Than Money
"El Chapo" (With Skrillex) The Game The Documentary 2.5
"Kill" (Featuring Lil Wayne) Jadakiss Top 5 Dead or Alive
"Bales" 2016 Gucci Mane The Return of East Atlanta Santa
"Pay The Price" Yo Gotti The Art of Hustle
"Breathe" 2017 T-Pain & Lil Wayne T-Wayne
"Been A Minute" (Featuring August Alsina) Sevyn Streeter Girl Disrupted
"Peace Sign" (Featuring Dave East)
"On Me" (Featuring Cardi B) 2018 Meek Mill Championships
"Jefe" (Featuring Meek Mill) T.I. Dime Trap
"I'm In Love U Lost" (Featuring Jacquees) 2020 Luke James For No Reason
"6:30 Tip-Off" 2021 Conway the Machine La Maquina
"Old Memories (Unlocked)" Alicia Keys Keys
"Feinin" 2022 Erica Banks Diary of The Flow Queen
"F Everybody" 2023 idontknowjeffery The Jeffery LP
"Presha" 2023 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne Welcome 2 Collegrove

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Rep Yo Click" 2018 Lil Jon, Freeway & Cyhi the Prynce Superfly (soundtrack)

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Award Result Ref
2009 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (A Milli) Won [17]
Award-Winning Rap Songs (A Milli) Won
2009 51st Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Tha Carter III) Nominated [18]
2010 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Grammy Award for Album of the Year (I Am... Sasha Fierce) Nominated [19]
2010 BMI Urban Awards BMI Top Urban Producers Award Won [20]
BMI Most-Performed Urban Songs Of The Year (Break Up) Won
BMI Most-Performed Urban Songs Of The Year (Diva) Won
2010 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Diva) Won [21]

References

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  2. ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Billboard Q&A: Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "From Ludacris to Lil Wayne, Bangladesh Remembers His Best Beats". MTV. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Everett-Green, Robert (November 18, 2008). "Beyoncé backfires". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Everett-Green, Robert (November 18, 2011). "Disc of the week: Rihanna gets bad, and then badder". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Tells All: The Stories Behind His Biggest Hits". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Justin Bieber's band leader Bernard "HARV" Harvey is a new KC hero". March 27, 2020. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Michaels, Sean (May 6, 2010). "Lil Wayne sued for half a Milli". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Buries Beef with Lil Wayne". Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Producer Bangladesh plots his pop domination, but not before settling differences". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Producer Bangladesh Settles Dispute over Lil Wayne Track". March 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Producer Bangladesh announces new label and new artists, Famous 2 Most - Rolling Out". April 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bangladesh". Discogs. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "Bangladesh | Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Mr. Bangladesh ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "Billboard". July 4, 2009. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  18. ^ "Grammy Awards: List of Winners". The New York Times. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  19. ^ Artists Shondrae Crawford Archived February 10, 2023, at the Wayback Machine Grammy Awards
  20. ^ "BMI Honors will.i.am, Lil Wayne, Polow da Don, EMI Music Publishing & More at Urban Awards". September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  21. ^ "Award Winning R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". Archived from the original on August 11, 2010.
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