LilJuMadeDaBeat


Julian Martrel Mason, better known under the pseudonym LilJuMadeDaBeat, is an American record producer and songwriter, most known for his work with 2 Chainz, Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion. Mason has co-written and/or produced hits "Big Ole Freak", "Cash Shit", "Captain Hook", "Body", "Megan's Piano", and "Thot Shit" among others.

Early life

Born in DeSoto, a smaller suburb of Dallas, Mason's love of music can be traced back to exposure to his parents' record collection. A friend introduced him to a demo version of music production software FL Studio in grade ten, and he began creating productions. He subsequently joined his DeSoto High School band as a percussionist, graduating in the top 10 percent of his class, and attended University of Houston for a period after being accepted into their architecture program.

Career

2013–2016: Music industry beginnings and Gucci Mane

In 2013, three years after graduating high school, and encountering some academic trouble in college, Mason dropped out and remained in Houston. Wanting to realize his dream of making music instead of architecture, Mason's past experimentation with FL Studio was met with success, as Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane utilized one of his productions to create "With My Pistol", later placed on his 2013 mixtape World War 3, Vol. 3: Gas. Discussions began for Gucci Mane to sign Mason as a producer to his label, but legal trouble for the rapper ended these discussions, and Mason continued to work behind the scenes as a freelance music producer for another five years.

2017–2024: Megan Thee Stallion, 1501 Entertainment, and ''Renaissance''

In 2017, Mason was contracted by label 1501 Certified to become their in-house producer, working with potential signee Megan Pete, then an up-and-coming rapper from Houston. The first song they created together was “Tina Montana", which would become the first track made for her breakout 2018 EP Tina Snow. Coupled with breakout single "Big Ole Freak", her career began to take off, and Mason was signed to a publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing. Mason has since written and produced on top-10 Megan Thee Stallion projects Fever ''Suga, Good News, Something for Thee Hotties, Traumazine, and Megan, recently reaching number one on the Billboard Rap Producers chart. Mason next worked with fellow Houstonian Beyoncé, who would use one of his production loops to complete the first 36 seconds of "Thique", a record from her 2022 album Renaissance'' that was initially created almost a decade earlier from a skeleton produced by rapper-producer Hit-Boy. In 2024, Mason co-composed and co-produced "Hiss" from Megan Thee Stallion's self-titled third studio album, later debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Global 200 charts, and top five on various international charts.

Production and songwriting credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, Genius, and AllMusic.
TitleYearArtistAlbum
"With My Pistol"2013Gucci ManeWorld War 3, Vol. 3: Gas
"OK Bitch"20182 ChainzThe Play Don't Care Who Makes It
"Walking Ticket"2018Key GlockGlockoma
"Freak Nasty"2018Megan Thee StallionTina Snow
"Neva"2018Megan Thee StallionTina Snow
"Big Ole Freak"2018Megan Thee StallionTina Snow
"Tina Montana"2018Megan Thee StallionTina Snow
"Make a Bag" 2018Megan Thee StallionTina Snow
"Realer"2019Megan Thee StallionFever
"Cash Shit" 2019Megan Thee StallionFever
"Shake That"2019Megan Thee StallionFever
"Ratchet"2019Megan Thee StallionFever
"Big Drank"2019Megan Thee StallionFever
"Running Up Freestyle"2019Megan Thee StallionFever
"Stank Walk"2019Asian DollFight Night
"Captain Hook"2020Megan Thee StallionSuga (EP)
"Do It on the Tip" 2020Megan Thee StallionGood News
"Body"2020Megan Thee StallionGood News
"Lambo Wrist"20202 ChainzSo Help Me God!
"Megan Monday Freestyle"2021Megan Thee StallionSomething for Thee Hotties
"Southside Forever Freestyle"2021Megan Thee StallionSomething for Thee Hotties
"Outta Town Freestyle"2021Megan Thee StallionSomething for Thee Hotties
"Megan's Piano"2021Megan Thee StallionSomething for Thee Hotties
"Tina Snow Interlude"2021Megan Thee StallionSomething for Thee Hotties
"Thot Shit"2021Megan Thee StallionSomething for Thee Hotties
"Flip Flop"2022Megan Thee StallionTraumazine
"Get It on the Floor" 2022Megan Thee StallionP-Valley: Season 2
"Thique"2022BeyoncéRenaissance
"Million Dollars Worth of Game" 20222 ChainzDope Don't Sell Itself
"Shiest Talk" 2022Lil BabyIt's Only Me
"Pop That Trunk"2022Juicy J & Wiz KhalifaStoner's Night
"The Recipe"2022Babyface & Muni LongGirls' [Night Out (Babyface album)|Girls' Night Out]
"Same Side" 2023Lil DurkAlmost Healed
"You" 2023Lola BrookeDennis Daughter
"Hiss"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"Boa"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"Rattle"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"Figueroa"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"Where Them Girls At"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"B.A.S"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"It's Prime Day "2024Megan Thee StallionMegan
"Neva Play" 2024Megan Thee StallionMegan: Act II
"Number One Rule"2024Megan Thee StallionMegan: Act II
"Roc Steady" 2024Megan Thee StallionMegan: Act II