Years active 2007–present | ||
Occupation(s) Record producers, songwriters Instruments Keyboards, Saxophone, Flute Members Keith "Butta" Justice
Allen "BizKit" Arthur Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Genres Pop music, Contemporary R&B Associated acts John Legend, Ne-Yo, Miguel, Ledisi | ||
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Butta-N-BizKit is a multi-Grammy nominated., platinum selling record production duo consisting of Keith "Butta" Justice and Allen "BizKit" Arthur. Currently located in Los Angeles, the two were previously part of the Philadelphia-based production team known as "Phatboiz", along with colleague Clayton "Gravy" Riley.
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Formation
Justice and Arthur first met as teenagers at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts. Arthur, a saxophonist, spent much of the early 2000's performing with soul, R&B, and Hip Hop artists such as Kanye West, Chrisette Michele, Rick Ross, and eventually secured a place in John Legend's band. He also played saxophone on the Beyoncé single Déjà Vu, produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Justice, a pianist since the age of 8, attended Long Island University where he received a B.A. in music. Upon returning to Philadelphia, he worked as musical director for a number of artists, including Chrisette Michele
In 2010, Justice and Arthur were offered a publishing deal with Cherry Lane/BMG and Homeschool Entertainment; they subsequently produced a number of singles including the Soul Train Award-Winning and Grammy Nominated "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)", performed by John Legend, ft. Ludacris.
2010
Rick Ross featuring John Legend —Sweet Life - Cut from a Different Cloth...
2011
Ledisi — Pieces of Me
2012
John Legend, featuring Ludacris — Think Like a Man Soundtrack
Miguel — Kaleidoscope Dream
Ne-Yo — R.E.D.
2013
Hamilton Park Featuring Alley Boy
TLC — 20
Yo-Gotti featuring Ne-Yo — I Am
Sean Kingston — Back 2 Life
Ro James featuring Snoop Dogg — Cadillacs
2014
RaVaughn featuring Fabolous
2015
SoMo — My Life II
Jovanie — What's the Move Pt. II
Tracy T — 50 Shades of Green
2016
Eric Bellinger — Eventually
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Butta-N-BizKit have been nominated three times.