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 nameRoahn Hylton
Also known asFirst Born
BornHouston, Texas, United States
GenresHip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter, engineer
Years active2005–present
LabelsSony/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]

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  1. ^ "PLATINUM PRODUCER: FIRST BORN". Empire Radio Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Kane and First Born". Kane Interview. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Ester Dean's works". Super Bass. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Bing Results". Super Bass credits. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Songs". Super Bass Top 10. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ "KWIN 97.7 Super Bass". Super Bass Lyrics.
  7. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Nicki Minaj, Super Bass". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "ALT: ROAHN HYLTON". Astute Magazine. August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  9. ^ "Roahn Hylton". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  10. ^ "Composers Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton Talk About Scoring Amazon's 'Free Meek Mill' Docuseries". Blackfilm. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.