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Gary Rafael Hill (born April 21, 1989), professionally known as DJ Spinz, is an American record producer, songwriter and disc jockey. He is signed to DJ Scream's Hoodrich Entertainment. Spinz became a DJ in the late 2000s before turning into a record producer as well. He has produced hits for other artists such as Future, August Alsina, Rich Homie Quan, iLoveMakonnen, French Montana and Cash Out.
Early life
Hill was born April 21, 1989, and grew up in Augusta, Georgia. Spinz's grandmother and uncle ran a supper club and he knew the DJ there since he was three or four years old. Spinz used to watch him DJ, so it really inspired him. When Spinz was fourteen, his mother bought him his first turntables. The local radio station in Augusta would broadcast high school football games and Spinz made a good impression on the station's program director. Spinz started deejaying during the commercials breaks of the games. When Spinz was sixteen, he met DJ Scream when he went to Atlanta to a Guitar Center to buy some cables for his equipment. When he was sixteen, the program director gave Spinz his own radio spot. At the time everyone around him wanted to be a basketball player or a rapper, but deejaying stuck out to him and he wanted to be able to control the crowd. At eighteen, Hill moved away from Augusta.
Career
Right after Spinz met DJ Scream, they worked together at Sirius XM Holdings and Spinz was signed to Hoodrich Entertainment. In 2009, Spinz shared an evening spot on Atlanta's Hot 107.9′s Hoodrich Radio. Around the time he started 107.9, SPinz started going into production. Spinz picked up a keyboard and tried to make beats. Spinz struggled a couple of times and was sometimes at a point where he wanted to give up, but kept trying to perfect his skills. In 2010, Spinz produced the breakout single for Travis Porter, called "Go Shorty, Go". The fame of the song encouraged Spinz to want to keep going into production. In 2011, Spinz produced 2 Chainz', "Riot". Later in the year, SPinz also produced Ca$h Out's debut single, "Cashin' Out" and Ca$h Out wasn't signed to a label at the time. Spinz is also a mixtape DJ. Spinz and his partner DJ Pretty Boy Tank, have been working on the Space Invaders mixtape series since 2006. His productions have the tag "Cut it up!" voiced by a young boy.
Discography
Extended plays
- Trips (2015)
Mixtapes
- Heart of the City 6 (2009)
- Trench Atlanta (2009)
- Everything Based (2010) (with Lil B)
- HPG (2012)
- HPG 2 (2013)
- HPG 3 (2013)
Production discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | ||||
| "Bring It Back" (Travis Porter) | 2011 | 69 | 18 | 14 | From Day 1 | |
| "Cashin' Out (Cash Out) | 2012 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| It's My Time |
| "Rooster in My Rari" (Waka Flocka Flame) | — | 120 | — | Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family | ||
| "Honest" (Future) | 2013 | 55 | 82 | — |
| Honest |
| "She Twerkin" (Cash Out) | 2014 | 98 | 28 | 17 | Let's Get It | |
| "Ordinary" (Trey Songz featuring Jeezy) | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" (Rich Homie Quan) | 2015 | 26 | 8 | — |
| If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin' In Ask Double R |
| "Fuck Up Some Commas" (Future) | 55 | 14 | — |
| DS2 | |
| "Blasé" (Ty Dolla Sign featuring Future & Rae Sremmurd) | 63 | 20 | — |
| Free TC | |
| "Order More" (G-Eazy featuring Starrah) | — | 40 | — | When It's Dark Out | ||
| "Bake Sale" (Wiz Khalifa & Travis Scott) | 2016 | 56 | 18 | 9 | Khalifa | |
Other songs
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Co-Producer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Alot of Hoes" | 2009 | 2 Chainz | none | All Ice on Me |
| "We in Dis Bitch" | 2010 | Rich Kid Shawty | Word in da South | |
| "Meant to Be" | Big Sean | Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big | ||
| "Pop Them Bands" | 2011 | Future | Dirty Sprite | |
| "Homicide" |
| RMB Juztice | Cabin Fever | |
| "Freeband Gang" | Future | none | True Story | |
| "Atlanta Girl" |
| Twin Towers 2: No Fly Zone | ||
| "Riot" | 2 Chainz | T.R.U. REALigion | ||
| "Ring Ring" | 2012 |
| Rich Forever | |
| "Blow" |
| Astronaut Status | ||
| "Non Else to Do" | Rich Kidz | Everybody Eat Bread | ||
| "Motivation" | Plies | On Trial | ||
| "You Deserve It" | Future | Nard & B | Pluto | |
| "She Got It" | K Camp | none | Fan 4 Life | |
| "Don't Make No Sense" |
| I'm Up | ||
| "Lurking With Roosters" | Starlito | Post Traumatic Stress | ||
| "April Fools" |
| Realezt on the Rize 3 | ||
| "Disqualified" |
| CM7: The World Is Yours | ||
| "Gas and Mud" | Gucci Mane | C4 | Trap God | |
| "Nacho$" | Rocko | none | Wordplay | |
| "We On" | 2013 | BankRoll | Nard & B | Hustler's Dream Every Hater's Nightmare |
| "Counting Money |
| none | Cheez n Dope | |
| "Nothin' On Ya" |
| C4 | Trap God 2 | |
| "Pistol In The Party" | Gucci Mane | |||
| "I'm a Dawg" |
| none | Voice of Dunk | |
| "Can't Handle Me" |
| Southside | EastAtlantaMemphis | |
| "Thirsty" | Gucci Mane | C4 | Trap Back 2 | |
| "Dumb Fine" | ||||
| "Full Of It" | none | |||
| "Problem" |
| Metro Boomin | Forbes Atlanta | |
| "On Me" |
| none | All In | |
| "Das Right" | Strap da Fool | |||
| "Fuck Friends" | ||||
| "Lunchin' Azz Niggas" | V Stash | Growth and Development | ||
| "Hands on U" | Future | Killah Kalam | Black Woodstock: The Soundtrack | |
| "Work" |
| John "$K" McGee | The Product 2 | |
| "Get Ya Money" |
| Dun Deal |
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| "Inhale" | August Alsina | The Product 2 | ||
| "Poppin' Sum" |
| none | G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) |