Nineteen85

Nineteen85
Nineteen85
Birth name	Anthony Paul Jefferies
Born	July 1, 1985 (age 39); Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Hip hop; pop; R&B; dancehall;
Occupations	Record producer; songwriter;
Instruments	Keyboard; drum machine; sampler; guitar;
Years active	2008–present

Anthony Paul Jefferies^[1] (born July 1, 1985), preferably Paul Jefferies and known professionally as Nineteen85, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter.^[2] Nineteen85 holds the distinction of winning an ASCAP Music Award back-to-back in 2014 and 2015. His stage name is derived from his birth year, 1985.

He is best known for producing records for Drake, notably some of his most successful singles, "One Dance", "Hotline Bling" and "Hold On, We're Going Home".^[3] In 2014 he was named by Complex magazine as one of 15 new producers to watch for.^[4] In 2015, he founded the R&B duo Dvsn with singer Daniel Daley. He has been nominated for three Grammys, including for "Producer of the Year (Non-Classical)".^[5]^[6]

Production discography

Singles produced

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
Title	Year	CAN	AUS	IRL	NZ	UK	US	US R&B /HH	Certifications	Album
"Hold On, We're Going Home" (Drake featuring Majid Jordan)	2013	4	8	7	9	4	4	1	MC: Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 3x Platinum RIAA: 9× Platinum RMNZ: Gold	Nothing Was the Same
"Hazelton Trump" (OB O'Brien)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up" (Drake)	2014	61	27	—	—	68	35	8	ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2x Platinum	Non-album singles
"Truffle Butter" (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne)	2015	43	18	—	—	188	14	4	ARIA: Platinum	The Pinkprint
"My Love" (Majid Jordan featuring Drake)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Majid Jordan
"Hotline Bling" (Drake)		3	2	8	14	3	2	1	MC: Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 2x Platinum RIAA: Diamond RMNZ: Gold	Views
"One Dance" (Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla)	2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	MC: Diamond ARIA: 14× Platinum BPI: 7× Platinum RIAA: 11× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum
"Too Good" (Drake featuring Rihanna)		9	3	7	4	3	14	3	MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum
"For Free" (DJ Khaled featuring Drake)		71	70	—	—	25	13	4	MC: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum	Major Key
"OTW" (Khalid featuring 6lack and Ty Dolla Sign)	2018	30	27	57	11	60	57	35	MC: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold	Suncity (vinyl edition)
"Outta Time" (Bryson Tiller featuring Drake)	2021	6	11	38	17	12	5	4	MC: Gold BPI: Silver	Anniversary
"N.H.I.E." (21 Savage and Doja Cat)	2024	15	51	39	37	27	19	9	MC: Gold	American Dream
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other songs

2011

Donnis – Southern Lights

08. "Everybody"

Shaun Boothe – Waiting Room

02. "Do It For You" (featuring Kim Davis)
03. "Let Me Go (Remix)" (featuring CyHi The Prynce)
04. "One Side"
07. "Poor Boy (Remix)" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)
08. "1 2 3" (featuring STS)
09. "The Arena" (featuring Nadia Stone)
12. "Safe To Say"

2013

Juicy J – Stay Trippy

18. "Having Sex" (featuring Trina and 2 Chainz) (produced by Supa Dups, co-produced by Nineteen85)

Drake – Nothing Was the Same

12. "Too Much" (produced with Sampha)

Tiara Thomas – Dear Sallie Mae

03. "Tell Me Something"

R. Kelly – Black Panties

09. "My Story" (featuring 2 Chainz) (produced with R. Kelly)

2014

P. Reign – Dear America

01. "DnF" (featuring Drake & Future)

Jennifer Hudson – JHUD

01. "Dangerous" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)

Jessie Ware – Tough Love

11. "Desire"

2016

Majid Jordan – Majid Jordan

11. "King City" (produced with Majid Jordan)

dvsn – Sept. 5th

01. "With Me"
02. "Too Deep"
03. "Try / Effortless" (co-produced by Noël Cadastre and Stephen Kozmeniuk)
04. "Do It Well"
05. "In + Out"
06. "Sept. 5th"
07. "Hallucinations" (produced with Stephen Kozmeniuk)
08. "Another One"
09. "Angela"
10. "The Line"

Drake – Views

05. "Hype" (produced with Boi-1da, co-produced by The Beat Bully, add. production by Cubeatz)
08. "With You" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (produced by Murda Beatz, add. production by Nineteen85 & Cardiak)
09. "Faithful" (featuring Pimp C and dvsn) (produced by 40, co-produced by Boi-1da & Nineteen85)
14. "Childs Play" (produced by 40, add. production by Majid Jordan, Metro Boomin & Nineteen85)

PartyNextDoor – PartyNextDoor 3

04. "Not Nice" (co-produced by 40 & Supa Dups)

James Vincent McMorrow – We Move

01. "Rising Water" (produced with James Vincent McMorrow, co-written by James Vincent McMorrow and Paul Jeffries)
03. "Last Story" (produced with James Vincent McMorrow)
06. "Get Low"
09. "Surreal" (co-produced by James Vincent McMorrow and Ross Dowling)

2017

Bleachers — Gone Now

07. "Let's Get Married" (produced with Jack Antonoff)

Drake – More Life

05. "Get It Together" (featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith) (add. production by 40)
06. "Madiba Riddim" (produced with Frank Dukes, add. production by Charlie Handsome)

dvsn – Morning After

1. “Run Away”
2. “Nuh Time / Tek Time”
3. “Keep Calm”
4. "Think About Me"
5. “Don’t Choose”
6. “Mood”
7. “P.O.V.”
8. “You Do”
9. “Morning After”
10. “Can’t Wait”
11. “Claim”
12. “Body Smile”
13. “Conversations in a Diner”

2018

Travis Scott – Astroworld

17. "Coffee Bean"

Mariah Carey – Caution

1. "GTFO"

Future – Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd

20. "Tricks on Me"

2019

Pvrx – 3.14

2. "Stay With Me"
3. "Nun New"

Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project

12. "I Don’t Want Your Money" (featuring H.E.R.)

2020

Dvsn – A Muse in Her Feelings

1. "No Good" (produced with Manswell, co-produced by Jandre Amos)
2. "Friends" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (produced by Noel Cadastre, co-produced by Nineteen85, add. production by 40)
3. "Still Pray for You" (co-produced by Raaheim)
4. "Courtside" (featuring Jessie Reyez)
5. "Miss Me?" (produced with Stwo)
6. "No Cryin" (featuring Future) (produced with Cox)
7. "Dangerous City" (with Ty Dolla $ign featuring Buju Banton) (produced with Noah Beresin and Hannibal)
8. "So What" (featuring Popcaan) (produced with Raaheim, co-produced by Allen Ritter)
9. "Outlandish"
10. "Keep It Going" (produced with Majid Jordan)
11. "Flawless (Do It Well Pt. 3)" (featuring Summer Walker) (produced with Raaheim)
12. "Greedy"
13. "Between Us" (featuring Snoh Aalegra) (add. production by Amorphous)
14. "A Muse" (produced by Allen Ritter, co-produced by Nineteen85)
15. "For Us" (produced with Cox)
16. "...Again" (featuring Shantel May) (co-produced by Joe Reeves)

2021

Drake – Certified Lover Boy

17. "Get Along Better" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) (co-produced by 40 and Noel Cadastre)

Summer Walker – Still Over It

19. "4th Baby Mama" (produced with Active By Night, Daniel East, and Slimwav)

2023

Mariah the Scientist – To Be Eaten Alive

2. "Good Times" (produced with Kofibae)
4. "40 Days n 40 Nights" (featuring Vory) (produced with K Rain and Treedot)
9. "Love Sick" (produced with K Rain)

2024

21 Savage – American Dream

4. "N.H.I.E." (with Doja Cat) (produced with Kurtis McKenzie, Scribz Riley, and JonahPH)

Headie One – The Last One

18. "Guns & Money" (featuring Tay Iwar) (produced with TSB)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	"Hotline Bling" (as songwriter)	Best Rap Song	Won	^[7] ^[8]
	Nineteen85	Producer of the Year, Non-Classical	Nominated
	Views (as producer)	Album of the Year	Nominated


2021	El Madrileño (as engineer)	Latin, Best Engineered Album.	Won

References

^ "Credits / Detroit 2 / Big Sean". Tidal. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
^ Nostro, Lauren (September 25, 2013). "Who's Who in OVO". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
^ Leight, Elias (March 30, 2015). "Nicki Minaj, Drake & Kid Ink: The Evolving Relationship Between Hip-Hop & House". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
^ Jenkins, Craig (August 26, 2014). "15 Producers to watch in 2014". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
^ "SOCAN members Drake, Arcade Fire, deadmau5 nominated for 2015 Grammys". SOCAN. December 9, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
^ "Awards Nominations & Winners". April 30, 2017.
^ "FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST" (PDF). The Grammys. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
^ "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[1] "Credits / Detroit 2 / Big Sean". Tidal. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

[Complex-2] Nostro, Lauren (September 25, 2013). "Who's Who in OVO". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

[3] Leight, Elias (March 30, 2015). "Nicki Minaj, Drake & Kid Ink: The Evolving Relationship Between Hip-Hop & House". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

[4] Jenkins, Craig (August 26, 2014). "15 Producers to watch in 2014". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

[5] "SOCAN members Drake, Arcade Fire, deadmau5 nominated for 2015 Grammys". SOCAN. December 9, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

[6] "Awards Nominations & Winners". April 30, 2017.

[7] "FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST" (PDF). The Grammys. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

[8] "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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v t e Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
2000s	"Lose Yourself" – Jeff Bass, Eminem & Luis Resto (songwriters) (2003) "Jesus Walks" – Miri Ben-Ari, Che Smith & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004) "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – Devon Harris & Kanye West (songwriters) (2005) "Money Maker" – Ludacris and Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2006) "Good Life – Aldrin Davis, Faheem Najm & Kanye West (songwriters) (2007) "Lollipop" – Dwayne Carter, Stephen Garrett, Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin & Rex Zamor (songwriters) (2008) "Run This Town" – Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Makeba Riddick, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"Empire State of Mind" – Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh (songwriters) (2010) "All of the Lights" – Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West (songwriters) (2011) "Niggas in Paris" – Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (songwriters) (2012) "Thrift Shop" – Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis (songwriters) (2013) "i" – Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith & Ronald Isley (songwriters) (2014) "Alright" – Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Spears & Pharrell Williams (songwriters) (2015) "Hotline Bling" – Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies (songwriters) (2016) "Humble" – Kendrick Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & Michael Williams II (songwriters) (2017) "God's Plan" – Aubrey Graham, Ronald LaTour, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (songwriters) (2018) "A Lot" – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"Savage" – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Sessions Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White (songwriters) (2020) "Jail" – Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams (songwriters) (2021) "The Heart Part 5" – Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Duckworth & Matt Schaeffer (songwriters) (2022) "Scientists & Engineers" – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson (songwriters) (2023)