Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
Honorable C.N.O.T.E in the studio, 2017
Honorable C.N.O.T.E in the studio, 2017
Background information
Birth nameCarlton Davis Mays, Jr.
Also known as
  • Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
  • C-Note
Born (1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 42)[1]
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, United States
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active2007–present
Labels

Carlton Davis Mays, Jr. (born April 8, 1981), professionally known as Honorable C.N.O.T.E., is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter.[2]

Career

Mays started producing at the age of 15 in the Benton Harbor Area of Michigan, before moving to Atlanta in 2006. He has over 7,000 placements on albums and is best known for producing "New Level" by rapper A$AP Ferg, as well as the song "M'$" by rapper A$AP Rocky.[3] Mays has also produced several tracks for various artists such as 2 Chainz, Migos, Ne-Yo, Flo Rida, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, Yo Gotti, Future, Meek Mill, Lil Uzi Vert and Trippie Redd among others.[4][5]

Production discography

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US
R&B/HH 		CAN
"I Don't Know"
(Meek Mill featuring Paloma Ford) 		2014 —[A] 35 — Non-album single
"New Level"
(ASAP Ferg featuring Future) 		2015 90 30 — Always Strive and Prosper
"Way Back"
(Travis Scott) 		2016 —[B] 50 — Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"20 Min"
(Lil Uzi Vert) 		2017 —[C] — — Luv is Rage 2
"Dark Knight Dummo"
(Trippie Redd featuring Travis Scott) 		72 29 93 Life's a Trip
"Supastars"
(Migos) 		2018 53 27 51 Culture II
"White Sand"
(Migos featuring Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign, and Big Sean) 		64 31 58
"Solitaire"
(Gucci Mane featuring Migos and Lil Yachty) 		—[D] — — Evil Genius

Production credits

See also: Category:Albums produced by Honorable C.N.O.T.E.
Birdman – 5 * Stunna (2007)
Flo Rida – Mail on Sunday (2008)
2 Pistols – Death Before Dishonor (2008)
Mack 10 – Soft White (2009)
Eminem – Relapse 2 (Unreleased) (2009)
B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010)
Bizarre – Friday Night at St. Andrews (2010)
Z-Ro – Meth (2011)
Coke Boys – Coke Boys 3 (2012)
Future – Pluto (2012)
Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family (2012)
Gucci Mane – Trap God (2012)
Gucci Mane – Trap God 2 (2013)
Gucci Mane -World War 3:Lean (2013)
Gucci Mane – Trap House III (2013)
2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013)
Yo Gotti – I Am (2013)
Lil Bibby – Free Crack (2013)
E-40 – The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 6 (2013)
Lil B – 05 Fuck Em (2013)
Gucci Mane – The State vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings (2013)
Meek Mill – I Don't Know – Single (2014)
G Herbo – Welcome to Fazoland (2014)
Gucci Mane – Trap House 4 (2014)
Migos – No Label 2 (2014)
Kevin Gates – By Any Means (2014)
Gucci Mane – Trap God 3 (2014)
Gucci Mane – The Oddfather (2014)
Lil Bibby – Free Crack 2 (2014)
Gucci Mane – East Atlanta Santa (2014)
Gucci Mane – 1017 Mafia: Incarcerated (2015)
Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife (2015)
Ne-Yo – Non-Fiction (2015)
G Unit – The Beast Is G Unit (2015)
Gucci Mane – Trap House 5 (2015)
A$AP Rocky – At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015)
Migos – Yung Rich Nation (2015)
K Camp – Only Way Is Up (2015)
Pusha T – King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (2015)
Yo Gotti – The Art of Hustle (2016)
2 Chainz – ColleGrove (2016)
A$AP Ferg – Always Strive and Prosper (2016)
Belly – Another Day in Paradise (2016)
DJ Drama – Quality Street Music 2 (2016)
Travis Scott – Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016)
Gucci Mane – Woptober (2016)
Migos – (2016)
SremmLife Crew – Adult Swim Singles Program 2016
A$AP Ferg – New Level (Remix) – Single (2016)
Meek Mill – DC4 (2016)
Gucci Mane – (2016)
Lil Uzi Vert & Gucci Mane – 1017 vs. The World (2016)
Kodak Black – Painting Pictures (2017)
Zaytoven (2017)
Philthy Rich (2017)
Meek Mill - Wins & Losses (2017)
Trippie Redd (2017)
Quality Control – Quality Control: Control the Streets Volume 1 (2017)
Migos – Culture II (2018)
Gucci Mane, Migos, Lil Yachty (2018)
Christina Aguilera – Liberation (2018)
scarlxrd (2018)
Trippie Redd (2018)
Jack Harlow – Loose (2018)
Jack Harlow – Confetti (2019)

21 Savage & Metro Boomin - Savage Mode II (2020)

Metro Boomin & Future - Heroes & Villains (2022)

Lecrae – Church Clothes 4: Dry Clean Only (2023)

Metro Boomin - METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023)

Kid Cudi - Insano (2023)

Notes

  1. ^ "I Don't Know" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
  2. ^ "Way Back" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  3. ^ "20 Min" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  4. ^ "Solitaire" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

References

  1. ^ "Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E." HotNewHipHop. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". repertoire.bmi.com.
  3. ^ "Honorable C Note Talks About Producing on A$AP Rocky's New Track "M's"". Complex. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. on Genius". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Explains His Approach to Production". 9 April 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Swae Lee Drops 'Ball Out the Lot' with Bobo Swae – XXL". XXL. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Gucci Mane Drops 'Floor Seats' with Quavo – Complex". Complex. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Instagram". Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  9. ^ "Philthy Rich - Water Leak Feat. Lil Uzi Vert, Offset & Sauce Walka (Prod. By Honorable C.N.O.T.E)". HotNewHipHop.
  10. ^ "Quality Control (Ft. Lil Yachty & Quavo) – Holiday" – via genius.com.

External links

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