K.E. on the Track

K.E. on the Track
Birth name	Kevin Erondu
Also known as	K.E.
Born	Tampa, Florida, U.S.[1]
Origin	Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Years active	2008–present
Associated acts	Future, Rick Ross, Roscoe Dash,
Notable instruments
Fl Studio & Logic

Kevin Erondu,^[2] professionally known as K.E. on the Track, or simply K.E., is an American record producer, businessman and investor. He has produced for many major artists such as Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled, Fast Life Yungstaz, Future, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Chief Keef, Ace Hood, Roscoe Dash, Tamar Braxton, Lecrae and Kid Ink. Besides music, K.E. is also an active businessman and investor. His business and investment ventures include a car rental company, a shoe store and various stock market investments.^[2]

Career

K.E.'s breakthrough came in 2009, when he produced the single "Swag Surfin" by rap group Fast Life Yungstaz.^[1] The song received airplay and charted at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[3] Following the success of the record, he met a lot of important people in the industry and went on to work with other major artists.

In 2010, he worked on rapper Roscoe Dash's debut album Ready Set Go!, where he produced 5 of the 9 songs, including both singles. "All the Way Turnt Up" was released in January 2010 and peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4] It spawned multiple remixes by artists such as Ludacris, Fabolous and MGK. K.E. also co-wrote and produced the second single "Show Out", released in August the same year.

In 2011, he produced the song "You the Boss" by Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj, which was originally released as the first single from Ross' fifth studio album God Forgives, I Don't.^[5] Eventually the track was taken off the final tracklist, even though it peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also placed at No. 33 and No. 37 respectively on the Billboard Year-end charts for Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.^[6][7]

In 2012, K.E. worked with Future on his debut album Pluto. K.E. produced the song "Magic," which appeared on Future's 2011 mixtape True Story and its remix with rapper T.I., which was featured on the album. "Magic" was released as the second single from Pluto in January 2012 and peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later in 2012, K.E. produced the track "I'm So Blessed" (featuring Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Ace Hood and T-Pain) from DJ Khaled's sixth studio album Kiss the Ring. After Khaled heard K.E.'s production on "You the Boss," he contacted him to get some beats and created the song, which made the cut for the album.^[2]

As a lead artist, K.E. has released a number of instrumental mixtapes in the Hip hop, trap and EDM genres, such as The Art of Trap, EDM Nation 1 & 2 and the Best Beats in the World series.^[8][9]

In November 2012, K.E. stated he was working on Future's second album, as well as tracks with Young Jeezy, Eminem, French Montana and Kirko Bangz.^[2] In December 2013, the lead single from Rick Ross' Mastermind "The Devil Is A Lie" was released crediting K.E. as the song's producer. In Jan. 2014 K.E. decided to become an artist and released singles with artist Kevin Gates, Shy Glizzy, Tracy-T and more. He also produced artist Mila J's lead single entitled ' Pain In My Heart. In December 2014, K.E. produced 3 singles on rapper Shy Glizzy's mixtape entitled " LAW 3 "

In Jan, 2015 K.E. created Beat Mechanics Entertainment to sign artist and producers.

Discography

• 2010: Best Beats in the World ^[10]
• 2011: Best Beats in the World 2 ^[11]
• 2012: Best Beats in the World 3 ^[12]
• 2012: Best Beats in the World 4 ^[13]
• 2012: EDM Nation ^[14]
• 2013: EDM Nation 2 ^[15]
• 2013: The Art of Trap ^[16]tyt67yg

Production discography

^[17][18]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US	US R&B	US Rap	US Chr.
2009	"Swag Surfin" (Fast Life Yungstaz)	62	12	7	—		Jamboree
2010	"All the Way Turnt Up" (Roscoe Dash feat. Soulja Boy)	46	18	8	—		Ready Set Go!
	"Show Out" (Roscoe Dash)	—	41	22	—
	"Girlfriend" (Nicki Minaj)	—	113	—	—		non-album single
2011	"You the Boss" (Rick Ross feat. Nicki Minaj)	62	5	10	—
2012	"Magic" (Future feat. T.I.)	69	10	13	—		Pluto
2013	"Round of Applause" (Lecrae)[19]	—	—	—	45[20]		Church Clothes 2
	"I'm Turnt" (Lecrae)[21]	—	—	—	31[20]
2014	"The Devil Is a Lie" (Rick Ross feat. Jay-Z)	86	26	16	—		Mastermind
2016	"Jimmy Choo" (Fetty Wap)	65	23	10	—		non-album single

Other songs

2009

Fast Life Yungstaz – Jamboree

• 02 – Bands
• 03 – Swag Surfin
• 04 – Party Time
• 05 – Mr. Lenox
• 09 – Prada Walkin

Lil Wayne – No Ceilings

• 01 – Swag Surf

2010

J.REU – The Huggz -N- Kissez Mixtape

• 08 – I Ain't Even Famous
• 15 – All the Way Turned Out

Roscoe Dash – Ready Set Go!

• 01 – Ready Set Go
• 02 – All the Way Turnt Up
• 03 – Show Out
• 08 – I Be Shopping
• 09 – All I Know

Nicki Minaj – non-album single

• 01 – Girlfriend

Ace Hood – The Statement

• 05 – Why You Mad

2011

Chris Brown

• All Off – non-album single

Future – True Story

• 03 – Magic

Future – Streetz Calling

• 15 – If You Knew What It Took

Ace Hood – The Statement 2

• 10 – Check Me Out

Tory Lanez ft. Justin Bieber

• Wind It – non-album single

Lil Twist

• Ball Out – non-album single
• Wind It – non-album single

2012

Chris Brown – Future: The Prequel

• 3 – Gettin' Money

Chris Brown – non-album single

• Bitch I'm Paid

Future – Astronaut Status

• 21 – No Matter What

Gucci Mane – Trap Back

• 17 – Club Hoppin

Cash Out – It's My Time

• 15 – No Red Light

Future– Pluto

• 05 – Magic (Remix)

Travis Porter – From Day 1

• 09 – Party Time

Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don't

• 00 – You the Boss

DJ Khaled – Kiss the Ring

• 06 – I'm So Blessed

Bobby V – Dusk Till Dawn

• 03 – Mirror

Chief Keef – Finally Rich

• 06 – Kay Kay

2Chainz ft. Waka Flocka

• Ball – non-album single

2013

Young Thug – 1017 Thug

• 17 – Tabernacle

Future & Freeband Gang – Black Woodstock: The Soundtrack

• 07 – Blow Them Bands

Robb Bank$ – Tha City

• Trust Me

SD – Life of a Savage 3^[22]

• 04 – Gotta Get It
• 08 – Bad Hoes

Kirko Bangz – Progression 3^[23]

• 10 – Cup Up Top Down
• 11 – Make It Mine

Kirko Bangz ft. Yo Gotti

• Disrespect

Hustle Gang

• Kemosabe

Tamar Braxton – Love and War

• The One

Young Dolph

• Lebron

Chrishan

• Tell 'Em

Doe B – Baby Jesus

• Paid the Plug
• Fugazi

Trinidad James

• Hipster Strip Club

Rich Homie Quan – I Promised I Will Never Going In

• Whole Lotta

Cash Out

• NoNoNo

Myko Montana

• Buy Whatever I Want

I.Z. aka IDzeroNo

• Do You Ever Feel Good
• Ice Berg
• Dat Thang

Lecrae

• "Round of Applause (Remix)" (featuring B.o.B)^[24][25]

DJ Infamous

• Double Cup (featuring Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Juicy J, The Game & Yung Berg)])

Medj Money

• The World Is Yours (Tony Montana)

2014

Gorilla Zoe – Recovery

• Whatever (Feat. Flo Rida)
• Oohh Ahh (Feat. Flo Rida)

Lightshow – Life Sentence 2^[26]

• Cool With Me
• Alpha Uniform
• These Thoughts

Rocko – Lingo 4 Dummys

• Put It In My Pocket (P.I.M.P) (Feat. T.I.)

Royal Ezenwa – Misfit: Vol. 1

02. "Do It" (featuring Ike Hill)

12. "Foolish Wisdom" (featuring G.A.B.E)

Young Dolph – Cross Country Trappin

• Texas Kool-Aid (Feat. Paul Wall)

Shy Glizzy – Law 3

1. Funeral 2. Handcuffs 3. Legend

Mila J Made in LA

Pain In My Heart ( single )

K.E. On The Track

• Your A Thot

Rich The Kid

• Going Crazy ( single )
• Going Crazy ( remix ) feat. YG

2015

Kid Ink "Summer in the Winter"

• Blowin Swishers

G-Eazy "When It's Dark Out"

• One Of Them (Featuring Big Sean)

Trey Songz

• Walls

Fetty Wap

• Jimmy Choo

O.T. Genasis

• Im Out Here (Featuring Wiz Khalifa)

Caskey

• Real Ones

Rich Homie Quan

• Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (Remix)

Wiz Khalifa

• Situation

Kap-G

• St. Patrics Day

Gucci Mane

• Scared Of The Dark (Featuring Jody Highroller & Father)

Rich Homie Quan

• Daddy

Rich The Kid

• She Wit It

Chevy Woods

• 5am

Project Pat

• She Twerkin (Featuring Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign & Wale)

ScottyAtl

• Money Up

References

1. "K.E. on the Track explains to "On the Come Up" why he’s the producer that you’ll hear loud and clear". The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
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14. "KE On The Track – EDM Nation (Hosted by Trap-A-Holics)". 1League. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
15. "KE On The Track – EDM Nation 2". 1League. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
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19. "Lecrae – Round of Applause". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
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23. "Progression 3". DatPiff. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
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26. http://indy.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/24662/lightshow-life-sentence-2.html

External links

• K.E. on the Track on Twitter