The Olympicks
The Olympicks is an American hip-hop record production and songwriting group that was formed in 2009, and is currently composed of members J-Fab and Knoxville. The group originated in Detroit, Michigan and have been involved in the production of various projects within the hip-hop music industry, including Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being, Rick Ross' Teflon Don, Triple C's Custom Cars & Cycles, DJ Khaled's Kiss The Ring, and Big Sean's Detroit mixtape.
History
In the mid-2000s, each member of the collective had established himself as part of Michigan's independent music scene. Knoxville and J-Fab gained national recognition following the success of Jim Jones’ Summer Wit’ Miami - produced by Knoxville. J-Fab was selected to produce on former Shady Records artist Stat Quo's debut album, Statlanta.The goal of The Olympicks’ partnership was to create a “one-stop shop” that could cater to the production needs of any artist or project based on the different qualities of each member. Knoxville is considered to be the team's “crate-digger,” and produces a sound which tends to incorporate soul samples and breakbeats. J-Fab's production technique also makes heavy utilization of record samples, but uses more pop and techno influences to create various sounds across multiple genres. Finally, Flawless crafts universal R&B/Pop beats that are prevalent in today's mainstream music.
The Olympicks have worked with both established mainstream artists as well as local and underground artists. The group was involved in Big Sean's early career, as they produced the single, "Bullshittin". They also have a relationship with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group and recently signed a song production deal with Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. They also produced "Out Of This World" for A$AP Rocky's mixtape, LiveLoveA$AP.
Production discography
2009
; Birdman - Priceless- 14. "MP"
- 07. "Throw It in the Sky"
- 11. "Finer Things"
- 12. "Chick'n Talk'n"
2010
; Young Jeezy - Trap or Die, Pt. 2: By Any Means Necessary- 10. "Just Saying"
- 20. "My Tool"
- 11. "All the Money in the World"
- 03. "What U Doin' Bullshitting"
- 07. "Crazy"
- 02. "Hold Up"
- 15. "Right Here by Me"
2011
; Jigg - High Grade- 08. "Murda He Wrote"
- 03. "G-Shit"
- 06. "I'm Single"
- 07. "Like I'm 'Posed To"
- 11. "Poster P."
- 12. "On My Way"
- 14. "Back & Forth"
- 17. "Already Won"
- 13. "Danger Zone"
- 16. "Out of This World"
- 07. - "Let Em Burn"
- 08. "Play Your Part"
2012
; Raekwon - Unexpected Victory- 10. "This Shit Hard"
- 07. "U Don't Deserve Dat"
- 15. "B-Boyz"
- 13. "Do What I Gotta Do"
- 09. "Enemy or Friend"
- 16. "Buy Out"
- 01. "Hi"
2013
; SAYITAINTTONE - 500 Million- 10. "Callin Me"
- 12. "500 Million Dollar Man"
- 15. "Palm Trees"
- 12. "Rub Shoulders"
- 01. "Rotation"
- 15. "See Me Down"
- 03. "D Boy Party"
- 05. "Money Face"
- 15. "The City is Mine "
2014
; DJ Folk – The Folk Tape: The Ascension- 23. Big Sean - "Thank You"
- 09. "Fresher Than Ever"
2015
; Oba Rowland - Found One- 03. "Around"
- 03. "Verified"
2016
; Icewear Vezzo - Moon Walken- 14. "Nobody"
- 30. "A Whole Lotta Something's Goin' On"
- 09. "Consent Degree"
2017
Future - FUTURE- 20. "Extra Luv"
- 12. "Triple Platinum"
- 05. "Addicted Dealer"
- 01. "Amen "
- 13. "AmeriKKKan Horror Story, Pt. 1 & 2"
2018
Tee Grizzley - Activated- 14. "Robbin"
- 10. "Thinking Out Loud"
2019
; J. Stone - The Definition of Loyalty- 07. "Mind on a Million"
- 03. "Midnight Sun"
2020
; Curtis Williams - Zip Skylark II: The Wrath of Danco- 01. "On It"
- 13. "Fuck Em"
2021
; Lloyd Banks - The Course of the Inevitable- 05. "Death by Design"