Traxamillion


Sultan Banks, better known as Traxamillion, was an American hip hop producer. He produced records such as Keak da Sneak's "Super Hyphy" and Dem Hoodstarz "Grown Man Remix". His first album, The Slapp Addict, was a compilation of Bay Area hyphy artists and was released August 22, 2006.
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Early life

Banks grew up in San [Jose, California]. While attending Markham Middle School in the early 1990s, Banks visited KSCU, the student radio station at Santa Clara University, and sometimes performed freestyle raps live on the station.

Music career

Early in his music career, Banks rapped with a backpack rap style with lyrics similar to Bay Area group Hieroglyphics. However, he decided that he would be more successful making music targeted to nightclubs, so he bought a Casio keyboard to compose beats in that style.
Traxamillion's productions, including "Super Hyphy" by Keak da Sneak and "Grown Man" by Dem Hoodstarz, were often played on KMEL and other local radio stations around 2005.
Traxamillion also released a mixtape called The Slapp Addict Mixtape, which features mainstream artists as well as local Bay Area artists, and was responsible for producing the remix of "About Us" by Brooke Hogan featuring E-40. In addition to being a producer, Traxamillion also rapped, which he demonstrated on tracks such as "Bring It Back" and "Skrape" on The Slapp Addict. His song "The Movement" is featured on College Hoops 2K7.
In 2010, Traxamillion signed with 454 Life Entertainment after producing the label's second single "We Get Money" by Drew Deezy and Thai VG featuring Glasses Malone. He went on to produce a majority of the label's compilation album "As Real As It Gets".
In 2017, Traxamillion was diagnosed with "a rare form of cancer". On January 2, 2022, he died from the disease, aged 42, while under hospice care at his aunt's home in San Jose. He was remembered as "an influential Bay Area hip-hop producer" and "a key architect of one of its most notable musical movements: hyphy."

Discography

Albums

  • 2006: The Slapp Addict
  • 2012: My Radio
  • 2016: The Tech Boom
  • 2020: For The City
  • 2021: ''Sirens''

Mixtapes

  • 2007: Ridin' High
  • 2012: ''Traxamillion Did It''

EPs

  • 2016: The Trapp Addict
  • 2018: ''Traxamillion Presents: It Was a Hot Summer''

Singles

  • 2005: "Super Hyphy"
  • 2006: "From The Hood"
  • 2006: "Sideshow"
  • 2006: "Club Stuntin"
  • 2006: "Gas, Skrape"
  • 2006: "On Citas"
  • 2006: "Cruisin Down The Avenue". Produced by Traxamillion
  • 2006: "Yellow Bus"
  • 2006: "About Us "
  • 2007: "Radar"
  • 2007: "San Francisco Anthem"
  • 2007: "White Kids Aren't Hyphy"
  • 2009: "808"
  • 2010: "We Get Money" Drew Deezy, Thai, Feat. Glasses Malone & Matt Blaque. Produced by Traxamillion
  • 2010: "I Don't See Nothing Wrong" Drew Deezy, Thai, Feat. Bobby V.. Produced by Traxamillion
  • 2012: "Boy" Produced by Traxamillion
  • 2012: "Boy" Produced by Traxamillion
  • 2013: "Real One"
  • 2016: "Mood RN"
  • 2020: "I Don't Wanna Dance"
  • 2021: "Handstand"
  • 2021: "Been Awhile"
  • 2021: "Madness"

Guest appearances

  • 2007: "Somebody Like You" .
  • 2008: "Lil Mama"
  • 2014: "Rich Boy"
  • 2015: "Elevators"