Crystal Caines
Quick Facts
Biography
Crystal Caines is a Guyanese–American rapper, hip hop record producer, artist, songwriter and engineer based in Harlem, New York. She has been featured on tracks by A$AP Ferg, Baauer, MIA, and Nick Hook.
Career
According to an interview with Complex, Crystal Caines began her production career in 2012. Caines went on to produce the song featured in A$ap Ferg first music video, "A Hundred Million Roses", and engineered vocals for A$AP Ferg's future singles, "Work" and "Shabba", in her home studio. Caines draws her inspiration from artists like Missy Elliott and Eve.
In 2013, Caines produced the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-featuring "Lord" on A$AP Ferg's debut album, Trap Lord. In 2014, she released her debut single, "Whiteline”Later that year, the two collaborated again on the rapper's mixtape, Ferg Forever, with Caines appearing as a featured guest and producing on several of the tracks, including "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)", which features MIA.
Discography
Singles
- Crystal Caines (featuring A$AP Ferg) – "Whiteline" (2014)
- Crystal Caines - "No Drama" (2017)
- Crystal Caines- "Bossanova" (2017)
Guest appearances
- BIA (featuring Crystal Caines) – "Love No more" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring MIA and Crystal Caines) – "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Crystal Caines and Marty Baller) – "Weaves" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Mz 007 and Crystal Caines) – "Now" (2014)
- Baauer (featuring Crystal Caines) – "Swoopin" (2014)
- Nick Hook – 'Going Back 2' Feat. Bodega Bamz, Crystal Caines, DJ Sliink & Nadus (2015)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Skrillex and Crystal Caines) – "Hungry Ham" (2016)
- Dave East - "Talk to Big" (2018)
Production credits
- BIA – "Chola season" (2015)
- A$AP Ferg – "A Hundred Million Roses" (2012)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) – "Lord" (2013)
- BIA – "Love No more" (2014)
- BIA – "La Tirana" (2014)
- BIA – "Weekend in Vegas" (2014)(co-prod Black Jab)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring Marty Baller) – "Jungle" (2014)
- A$AP Ferg (featuring MIA and Crystal Caines) – "Reloaded (Let it Go pt. 2)" (2014) (co-prod Stelios Phili, ClevaKeys)
- Al Doe (featuring Johnny Cinco) - "Lost & Found" (2016)
- Smoke Dza - "Rugby" (2016)
- Smoke Dza - "Hands of Time" (2016)
- Jimi Tents (featuring Ro James) - 2 shots (Chad Paul)
- BBYMUTHA - "Bulma" (co-prod ChadPaul)
- Felly - falling (2018)