Roahn Hylton, known as "First Born", is a Hip-Hop, R&B, and Pop music producer from Houston, Texas. He attended Oral Roberts University before becoming a professional music producer.[1] First Born was a co-producer with Kane Beatz[2] on Nicki Minaj’s first Billboard Top 5 single "Super Bass".[3][4][5][6] In addition to the song being a platinum hit in the U.S., "Super Bass" spent several weeks inside the top 20 and is Minaj's highest charting solo single to date.[7] First Born has also worked with Flo Rida, Plies, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Kaleena, Ludacris, Cassie, Ariana Grande, The Game, Gucci, and New Boys.[8] Additional projects Hylton has worked on include Shonlock's LP Never Odd or Even and Darrell Vanzant's Broken: A Musical.[9]
Roahn Hylton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roahn Hylton |
| Also known as | First Born |
| Born | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, engineer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
In 2019, Hylton and Jacob Yoffee created the original score for the Amazon.com docuseries Free Meek, about rapper Meek Mill's battle to free himself from the criminal justice system.[10]
Discography edit
- "Make a Wish" - Flo Rida's Mail on Sunday (Best Buy Bonus Track) (2008)
- "Super Bass" - Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday Deluxe Edition (2010)
- "I Don't Care" - New Boyz's Too Cool to Care (2011)
- "Can't Nobody" - New Boyz's Too Cool to Care (2011)
- “Honeymoon Avenue” - Ariana Grande’s Yours Truly
References edit
- ^ "PLATINUM PRODUCER: FIRST BORN". Empire Radio Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ "Kane and First Born". Kane Interview. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Ester Dean's works". Super Bass. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Bing Results". Super Bass credits. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Top 10 Songs". Super Bass Top 10. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "KWIN 97.7 Super Bass". Super Bass Lyrics.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Nicki Minaj, Super Bass". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ALT: ROAHN HYLTON". Astute Magazine. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ "Roahn Hylton". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ^ "Composers Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton Talk About Scoring Amazon's 'Free Meek Mill' Docuseries". Blackfilm. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.