Rahki

Rahki
Background information
Birth name	Columbus Smith III
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip Hop, West Coast hip hop, R&B, Pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter, drummer
Instruments	Drums, Keyboard
Associated acts	DJ Khalil, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul

Columbus Smith III, better known as Rahki or Rahki Beats, is a Grammy Award winning record producer known for his work with mentor DJ Khalil and acts such as Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, Evidence, ScHoolboy Q, 50 Cent, Domo Genesis, Lecrae, Aloe Blacc and more.

Production credits

• Illy (rapper) – "Swear Jar"
• Brenna Whitaker – "Light" (co-arranged)
• Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly

"i"^[1]

"Institutionalized" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)

• Ab-Soul – These Days...^[2]

"Stigmata" (feat. Action Bronson & Assad)

• Mac Miller – Faces^[3]

"Happy Birthday"

• Talib Kweli – Train of Thought: Lost Lyrics, Rare Releases & Beautiful B-Sides Vol.1

"Ocean Song"

• Thurz – "Designer"

"Perfect Words" (feat. Kelsey Belkin)

• Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city^[4]

"Black Boy Fly"

• Lecrae – Gravity

"Mayday" – Drums

• Aloe Blacc – Lift Your Spirit

"The Man" – Drums

"Can You Do This" – Drums

"Chasing" – Drums

"The Hand Is Quicker" – Drums

• Eminem – Recovery

"Won't Back Down" – keyboards and additional drum programming, co-producer (uncredited) with DJ Khalil^[5]

• Curren$y – Weekend at Burnie's

"#Jetsgo"

• Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel (Deluxe Edition)^[6]

"Echo" – additional programming

• Game – The R.E.D. Album

"Ricky" – drums

• Evidence – Cats & Dogs

"It Wasn't Me"

"Falling Down"

• Domo Genesis – Under the Influence

"Mission Statement"

• 50 Cent – Street King Energy Drink^[7]

"50's My Favourite"

• Slim the Mobster – War Music

"Dreaming"

• Precious Paris – From Paris with Love^[8]

"Swagg"

• Styles P – The Diamond Life Project^[9]

"Diamond Life"

• Curren$y – The Stoned Immaculate (Cricket Phone Bonus Track)^[10]

"Lost in the Bossness" – producer with Butcher Brown

• Rocky Diamonds – The Diamond Life 2^[11]

"My City"

• Travis Scott – Owl Pharaoh

"Hell of a Night" produced with DJ Dahi, Rey Reel, and Travi$ Scott

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2011	Recovery (Writer, Programming & Keyboards)	Best Rap Album	Won
	"Recovery" (Writer, Programming & Keyboards)	Album of the Year	Nominated
2013	Gravity (Drums)	Best Gospel Album	Won
2014	"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" (as producer)	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" (as producer)	Best Rap Album	Nominated
2015	"i" (as producer)	Best Rap Song	Won
	"Lift Your Spirit" (Drums)	Best R&B Album	Nominated
2016	"To Pimp a Butterfly" (as producer)	Album of the Year	Nominated
	"To Pimp a Butterfly" (as producer)	Best Rap Album	Won

References

1. Smith, Colombus. "Tweet About "i"". Twitter. Rahki. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
2. These Days...
3. Faces
4. Good Kid, Mad City
5. "DJ Khalil Exclusive Interview". Hit Talk. ModernBeats. April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
6. Bad Meets Evil: Hell The Sequel – Production Credits
7. 50's My Favourite
8. http://www.datpiff.com/Precious-Paris-From-Paris-With-Love-mixtape.318579.html
9. http://www.datpiff.com/Styles-P-The-Diamond-Life-Project-mixtape.386992.html
10. The Stoned Immaculate
11. Rocky Diamond – My City