Murda Beatz


Shane Lee Lindstrom, known professionally as Murda Beatz, is a Canadian record producer. Working predominantly in hip-hop and trap music, he has produced hit songs and albums for various musical acts since 2011. His credits include the singles "Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott, "Back on Road" by Gucci Mane, "Nice for What" by Drake, and "Motorsport" by Migos. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside Nicki Minaj on 6ix9ine's 2018 single "Fefe", which peaked at number three on both the Canadian Hot 100 and US Billboard Hot 100.
Lindstrom signed with Interscope Records to release his 2019 debut single, "Shopping Spree". He has also released collaborative singles or mixtapes with artists including Smokepurpp, MadeinTYO, 24hrs, G Herbo, and PnB Rock, among others. His producer tag utters "Murda on the beat so it's not nice!", for which he is frequently recognized.

Early life and career

Lindstrom was born to Susi and Lee Lindstrom and raised in Fort Erie, Ontario, near Buffalo in a musical household and played drums as a child. Lindstrom is of Hungarian, English, and Swedish descent. He began producing beats at age 17 while he was still in high school using FL Studio after leaving his drumset at his friend's house. He chose his stage name "Murda Beatz" to promote his music on YouTube. When he turned 18, he moved to Chicago, and later worked with established stars such as Chief Keef and Lil Durk. Lindstrom stated that he met most of his early artists through social media and mutual friends. Eventually, he connected with Atlanta rap group Migos and moved in with them to start producing their music.
Lindstrom is notable for being a lead or featured artist on some of the tracks he produces, similarly to DJ Khaled, Mustard, or Mike Will Made It. He made the decision to transition to a "producer-artist," as Billboard describes it, in order to have more control and release music on his own timeline, instead of being dependent on the artists in the song. He released his first mixtape, Keep God First, in December 2016. He opened for G-Eazy's tour in the summer of 2018. His first single as a lead artist, "Shopping Spree," was released in 2019 with Lil Pump and Sheck Wes. He released his second single, "Banana Split," which features YNW Melly and Lil Durk, in March 2020. In March 2020, he confirmed the title of his debut album to be Murda She Wrote, with an initial release date of June 2020, on which it failed to release.
In 2019, Lindstrom created his own record imprint, Murda Beatz Recordings, and signed singer Adam Halliday.
In 2021, Lindstrom was honored in the Forbes 30 Under 30 listing under the music category.

Personal life

By June 2022, Lindstrom began dating Brazilian singer Anitta, although they broke up two months later.

Discography

Mixtapes

Charted and certified singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Production discography

Singles produced

Other charted songs

Production credits

2014

;Migos - No Label 2
  • 02. "Copy Me"
  • 06. "Antidote"
  • 17. "Body Parts"
  • 19. "Emmitt Smith"
;Lil Durk - Signed to the Streets 2
  • 02. "Ten Four"
  • 13. "Gas & Mud"
;Migos - Rich Nigga Timeline
  • 03. "Can't Believe It"
  • 11. "Story I Tell"

    2015

;Migos - Yung Rich Nation
  • 04. "Spray the Champagne"
  • 08. "Just for Tonight"
  • 09. "Pipe it Up"
  • 11. "Playa Playa"
  • 12. "Cocaina"
;Migos - Back to the Bando
  • 05. "Rich Nigga Trappin"
;Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt
  • 07. "Mexico"
;Jeremih - Late Nights
  • 09. "I Did"

    2016

;Migos - YRN 2
  • 11. "Hoe On A Mission"
  • 13. "Hate It Or Love It"
;Drake - Views
  • 08. "With You"
;Roy Woods - Waking at Dawn
  • 06. "Switch"
  • 08. "Why"
;Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
  • 07. "Sweet Sweet"
  • 08. "Outside"
;24hrs - 12:AM
  • 01. "Gucci Flame / 12:AM in the 6
  • 02. "Twenty Revenge"
  • 03. "Monster Truck"
  • 04. "Jungle Gym"
;Kid Ink - RSS2
  • 02. "Before the Checks"
  • 07. "Die in It"
;PartyNextDoor and Jeremih
  • 01. "Like Dat"
;Quavo
  • 00. "Cuffed Up"
  • 00. "My Pockets"
;PartyNextDoor
;Rick Ross
  • 00. "No U-Turns"
;Meek Mill - DC4
  • 09. "Offended"
;O.T. Genasis - Coke N Butter
  • 04. "Feelings"
;Murda Beatz - Keep God First
  • 01. "Intro"
  • 02. "M&Ms"
  • 03. "Scorin'"
  • 04. "More"
  • 05. "Yacht Master"
  • 06. "Novacane"
  • 07. "She The Truth"
  • 08. "Drop Out"
  • 09. "Growth"
  • 10. "Cappin' N Shit"
  • 11. "Brown Money"
  • 12. "9 Times Out of 10"
  • 13. "Pop Off"
  • 14. "Hunnids"
  • 15. "I Just"
  • 16. "Roller Coasters"
;Young Thug
  • 00. "I Might"
;Gucci Mane - The Return of East Atlanta Santa
  • 08. "Yet"

    2017

;PnB Rock - GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions
  • 14. "Stand Back"
;Migos - Culture
  • 05. "Get Right Witcha"
;Wifisfuneral - When Hell Falls
  • 05. "Hunnits, Fifties"
;Various Artists – The Fate of the Furious: The Album
  • 02. "Go Off"
;Drake – More Life
  • 02. "No Long Talk"
  • 11. "Portland"
;Kid Ink – 7 Series
  • 01. "Supersoaka"
;Meek Mill - Meekend Music
  • 02. "Backboard"
;Juicy J - Gas Face
  • 09. "Leanin"
;French Montana - Jungle Rules
  • 11. "Push Up"
;Tyga - BitchImTheShit2
  • 07. "Bel Air"
;Aminé - Good for You
  • 02. "Yellow"
;Bebe Rexha - All Your Fault: Pt. 2
  • 01. "That's It"
Kodak Black '- Project Baby 2: All Grown Up'
;Mozzy - 1 Up Top Ahk
  • 10. "Outside"
;Quentin Miller
  • 00. "Unexplained Freestyle"
;A Boogie wit da Hoodie - The Bigger Artist
  • 02. "Undefeated"
;Gucci Mane - Mr. Davis
;Yo Gotti - I Still Am
  • 09. "One on One"
  • 11. "Yellow Tape"
;Roy Woods - Say Less
  • 04. "Take Time"
;Juicy J - Rubba Band Business
  • 07. "Too Many"
;G-Eazy - The Beautiful & Damned
  • 11. "Gotdamn"
;Travis Scott and QuavoHuncho Jack, Jack Huncho
  • 03. "Eye 2 Eye"
  • 05. "Huncho Jack"
  • 06. "Saint"

    2018

;Prime Boys – Koba World
  • 03. "Come Wit It"
  • 04. "Street Dreams"
  • 05. "Tinted"
  • 06. "So What"
  • 09. "Hold Me Down"
;Migos – Culture II
  • 11. "Gang Gang"
  • 15. "Beast"
  • 17. "Motorsport"
;Nipsey Hussle – Victory Lap
  • 11. "Grinding All My Life"
;Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
  • 13. "I Do"
;Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz – Bless Yo Trap
  • 01. "123"
  • 02. "Big Dope"
  • 03. "Do Not Disturb"
  • 04. "Pockets"
  • 05. "Good Habits"
  • 06. "Mayo"
  • 07. "Pray"
  • 08. "Bumblebee"
  • 09. "Ways"
  • 10. "For the Gang"
;Nicki Minaj - Queen
  • 17. "Miami"
;6ix9ine – Dummy Boy
  • 02. "Fefe" featuring Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz
  • 05. "Mama" featuring Nicki Minaj and Kanye West
;Trippie Redd - Life's a Trip
  • 05. "Forever Ever"
;Kris Wu – Antares
  • 02. "November Rain"
;Drake
  • Drake - "Nice for What"

    2020

;Ariana Grande – Positions
  • 03. "Motive"
;Smoke Dawg — Struggle Before Glory
  • 03. "Three of a Kind "
  • 06. "Snow"
  • 07. "No Discussion "
  • 08. "These Games "
;Lay Zhang – LIT
  • 02. "玉 "
;Jay Whiss — Peace of Mind
  • 01. "Don't Change on Me"
  • 03. "Valet"
  • 07. "Back Track"

    2021

;Ariana Grande – Positions
  • 16. "Test Drive"
;BamBam – Ribbon
  • 01. "Intro"
  • 05. "Air'"
; Chlöe – In Pieces
  • 01. "Have Mercy"

    2022

;Murda Beatz - Non-album single
  • Murda Beatz feat. Blxst & Wale - "One Shot"
;Unc & Phew - Only Built for Infinity Links
  • Quavo and Takeoff - "Tony Starks"
  • Quavo and Takeoff - "HOTEL LOBBY"
  • Quavo and Takeoff - "Look @ This "
  • Quavo and Takeoff - "Mixy"

    2023

;Ludmilla – Vilã
  • 08. "Solteiras Shake"
;Quavo – Rocket Power
  • 01. "Fueled Up"
  • 08. "Wall to Wall"
  • 17. "Rocket Power"
;Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 2
  • 04. Beep Beep
2024
BamBam - Bamesis
•05. "Thank You Come Again"