Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr.^[1] (born May 21, 1987), known professionally asHit-Boy, is an American record producer and rapper. He first signed with fellow producerPolow da Don in 2007 as in-house production staff for his labelZone 4, and later signed withKanye West'sGOOD Music in 2011 to serve a similar role.^[2] His first major production credit,Lil Wayne's 2009 single "Drop the World", peaked at number 18 on theBillboard Hot 100. The following year, he produced West andJay-Z's 2011 single "Niggas in Paris", which peaked at number five on the chart and receiveddiamond certification by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Throughout the remaining decade, he was credited on theBillboard Hot 100-top 50 singles "Trophies" byDrake, "Clique" byGOOD Music, "Sorry" byBeyoncé, and his first to peak the chart: "Sicko Mode" byTravis Scott, among others. He pursued a career as a recording artist while doing so, and signed withInterscope Records to release his debut studio album,We the Plug (2013) in collaboration with his HS87 collective. He guest appeared alongsideRoddy Ricch onNipsey Hussle's 2019 single "Racks in the Middle", which wonBest Rap Performance at the62nd Annual Grammy Awards. He has also released the collaborative extended playWhat You Expect (2021) with Michigan rapperBig Sean, helmed the entirety of the production on six albums byNas—King's Disease (2020),King's Disease II (2021),Magic,King's Disease III (2022),Magic 2 andMagic 3 (2023)—as well as the albumBurden of Proof (2020) byBenny the Butcher, each of which entered theBillboard 200.^[3]

His record label, Hits Since '87, was founded in 2011 also as an imprint of Interscope.^[4]

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Hollis got his start in professional music production upon receiving a message from high-profile record producerPolow da Don onMyspace which read: "Let's get this paper, pimp".^[5] He received his first major production credit in tandem with the producer for the 2009More than a Game documentary soundtrack, which was released by Polow's labelZone 4, to which he signed as an in-house producer. He co-produced the song "Stronger" byMary J. Blige, which entered theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Hollins is also a founding member of the collective Surf Club, which he formed with fellow producers Chase N. Cashe, BCarr, and Chili Chill.^[6]

While continuing to receive production credits with Zone 4, he became acquainted with rapperKanye West and produced his 2010GOOD Friday song, "Christmas in Harlem".^[7] On May 2, 2011,^[8] he signed toKanye West'sGOOD Music label as an in-house producer, allowing him to work directly with West and the label's further releases. West andJay-Z's 2011 single, "Niggas in Paris" peaked at number 13 on theBillboard Hot 100, won twoGrammy Awards, and receiveddiamond certification by theRIAA.

On June 7, 2012, Hollis released his first single as a recording artist, "Jay-Z Interview", which was produced byBink!. Later in July 2012, Hollis was featured rapping onCyHi the Prynce's mixtapeIvy League Club, on the song "Entourage". Hollis then released the self-produced track "Old School Caddy", which features then-GOOD Music cohortKid Cudi. These two tracks appeared on his first full-length project, a mixtape titledHITstory, which was released for free download on his website. Also in 2012, he produced three songs from his label GOOD Music's compilation albumCruel Summer, and producedASAP Rocky's single "Goldie". On December 23, 2012, Hollis secured a solo recording contract withInterscope Records (the former parent label of Zone 4), under the record label Blueprint Group, along with the L.E.P. Bogus Boys. Soon after, he tweeted: "2012 has been great to me and my fam. Feeling more blessed than ever. Excited to see what God has planned for 2013. TU."^[9] On January 23, 2013, his record label, Hits Since '87, became an imprint of Interscope.^[10] On June 29, 2013, parted ways with GOOD Music, but instated that he was still on good terms with West and his labelmates.^[11][12]

Hollins and Los Angeles rapperDom Kennedy released the joint mixtapeHalf-A-Mil EP in December 2017, subsequently adopting the name as an alias for the duo.^[13] The mixtape consisted of five songs, and was led by the single "100 Rounds". It was followed by the sequel,Half-A-Mil 2 on February 24, 2017,^[14] andHalf-A-Mil 3 followed thereafter in August 2017.^[15] The mixtape only had two features; from24hrs on "Don't Run" andQuentin Miller on the tracks "Might as Well" and "In The Hills".^[16] Their debut collaborative album,Courtesy of Half-a-Mil was released in November of that year.^[17][18]

From 2020 to 2022, Hollins teamed up withNas to serve as executive producer on theKing's Disease series—King's Disease,King's Disease II, and most recentlyKing's Disease III—to close out 2022.King's Disease I andII were consecutively nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rap Album of the Year, with the former winning and awarding Nas with the artist’s first Grammy award throughout his storied career. They also collaborated on Nas's fifteenth studio album,Magic, in late 2022.

In 2023, Hollins worked on and released a multitude of projects, including beginning with his albumsSURF OR DROWN in March, which featured guest appearances fromNas,The Alchemist, andCurren$y. Two months later, he followed up the album with its sequel,SURF OR DROWN Vol. 2, on Father's Day in June alongside his father, Big Hit, who appears on nine of the ten songs. In May 2023, Big Hit was released from prison after serving nine years and got right back to the studio to pick up where he left off. Before his incarceration in 2014, Big Hit had grown a fanbase following the release of the 2013 singles, "Grindin' My Whole Life" and "G'z Don't Cry", both produced by Hit-Boy.SURF OR DROWN Vol. 2 is a celebration of the reunification of the father son rap duo, and the continuation of Big Hit's career. Hollins executive produced Big Hit's debut solo album,The Truth Is In My Eyes (2023).

Hollins executively produced a number of albums in 2023, including three Nas albums (King's Disease III,Magic 2, andMagic 3),Musiq Soulchild'sVictims & Villains, andBenny the Butcher's albumEverybody Can't Go (alongsidethe Alchemist), andMadden 2024 video game soundtrack. He worked on two songs from Don Toliver's third albumLove Sick, as well as the song "Delresto (Echoes)" byTravis Scott andBeyoncé from Scott'sUtopia.

In January 2024, Hollins produced and executive produced the projectPaisley Dreams byThe Game and Big Hit. The nine song album was made in one session, the first time the Game and Big Hit had met. Hollins also producedJennifer Lopez's single "Can't Get Enough" alongsideRogét Chahayed for her eighth album,This Is Me...Now.

Hit-Boy usesFL Studio and custom music plug-ins to make his beats.^[19][20][21]

Hollins is the nephew of Rodney Benford, from theR&B groupTroop and son of rapper Big Hit.^[22] He grew up inFontana, California.^[23]

His first child, a son, was born in 2020.^[24]

TheGrammy Awards is an award presented byThe Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-languagemusic industry. Hit-Boy has received three Grammy awards from 15 nominations.^[96]

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