Rasool Ricardo Elijah Eugene Diaz, (born May 1, 1990) also known as SoolGotHits, is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and co-producing Beyoncé's 2013 single "Drunk in Love" from her eponymous fifth album, winning a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 2015.[1][2]
Rasool Diaz | |
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| Birth name | Rasool Ricardo Elijah Eugene Diaz |
| Also known as | Sool, SoolGotHits |
| Born | May 1, 1990 Bloomington, Illinois, United States |
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| Labels | Warner Chappell Music Publishing |
| Member of | The Order |
Career
editDiaz befriended fellow R&B/Hip-Hop producers Andre Eric Proctor and Brian Soko while attending university classes for sound engineering together in Tampa, Florida, and they decided to form production group "The Order" under the tutelage of record producer Detail.[3] Each producer in the group works on their own music independently, before coming together to review and critique each other.[3] After pitching their productions to a number of labels and artists, their first break came when "No Worries", one of their first co-written and co-produced songs, was placed onto Lil' Wayne's 2012 mixtape Dedication 4 and was chosen as a single.[1]
Selected songwriting and production credits
editCredits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2014 | BMI Awards | Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Song (No Worries) | Won | [4] |
| Billboard Hot #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Song (Drunk in Love) | Won | [4] | ||
| Billboard Hot #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Drunk in Love) | Won | [4] | ||
| 2015 | 57th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Drunk in Love) | Won | [2][5][6] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Drunk in love with music: B-N native's Beyonce hit up for Grammy". February 5, 2015. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Rasool Diaz; Artist". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Zimbabwean award-winning producer, Brian Soko to promote local artistes". The Sunday Mail. September 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Christopher 'Ludacris' Bridges and Top Songwriters Honored at the 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". August 23, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "The Winners". The New York Times. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "BMI Songwriters Win More Than Half of 2015 GRAMMYs". February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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