Birth name Edwin Almonte Role Record producer Name Edwin Almonte | Years active 1998–present | |
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Occupation(s) Record producer, record executive, artist Labels SPKilla Muzik, Thugged Out Militainment Genres Reggaeton, Hip hop music, Rhythm and blues People also search for N.O.R.E., Natruel, Maze, Musaliny | ||
Instruments Keyboard, Sampler, MPC | ||
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Edwin Almonte, known by stage names SPK and SPKilla, is a Dominican-American record producer, and DJ. Hip hop pioneers Run DMC, LL Cool J, N.W.A, EPMD, Eric B & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, and Beastie Boys, The Police. and Metallica played at his home. He also listened to Buju Banton, Super Cat, Juan Luis Guerra,and Luis Vargas, with a Caribbean vibe.
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- Big mato nore spk dj blass mentira follow spkilla
- Tre seven webpisode intro music by spkilla
- 1998 2002 NORE debut solo album
- From 2004
- Awards and nominations
- Akinyele
- Big Mato
- Capone
- Capone N Noreaga
- Cuban Link
- Chosen Few
- EA Sports
- Jeannie Ortega
- Lpiz Conciente
- Motown
- NORE
- Nature
- Omega
- Ruff Ryders
- Slam The Movie
- The Fast The Furious
- Thicker Than Water
- Tony Touch
- References
His sound merges hip hop, reggaeton, and urban New York City, SPK lists Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Timbaland, and Pete Rock as his primary influences as an artist. SPK cites these four maestros as “the reason why I picked up a sampling machine and started making beats."
Tre seven webpisode intro music by spkilla
1998-2002: N.O.R.E debut solo album
1998 - N.O.R.E. chose SPK to produce 3 tracks for his eponymous first solo album. However, due to sample clearance issues, only one track of his was included. SPK was labeled as the new beatsmith for the new millennium by the bible of hip hop back then, ‘The Source’.”
2002 - SPK produced a track for the movie Fast and the Furious that reached number 7 on the Billboard and number 1 on the Top Soundtracks. The Soundtrack went platinum in 2002 in both the USA and Canada.
From 2004
In 2004 SPK produced the track for Oye Mi Canto, a song that reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Oye Mi Canto video was the first reggaeton video played on MTV.
In 2006 the Album N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe was released by Jay-Z's Roc La Familia and Def Jam. SPK produced 10 tracks on that album, working with artists including N.O.R.E, Fat Joe, Ching Bling, Lil Rob, Nina Sky, Big Mato, Divino, Frankie Negron, Ja Rule, Don Omar, Diddy and Daddy Yankee.
Awards and nominations
"Oye Mi Canto" won an ASCAP Latin Award and a Premio Estrella Award.