Charlie Heat
Composer and producer Charlie Heat got the ultimate upgrade for his career when Kanye West credited his name on one of his own songs on The Life of Pablo. Born Ernest Brown in Woodbury, New Jersey in 1989, Brown was passionate about music and basketball from an early age. His mother was an immigration lawyer and his father a musician, and when his father took him to see the movie Drumline, Ernest's musical aspirations really took flight. Although he had initially pursued both music and basketball with equal fervor, he began to see music as his number one purpose. Brown received a drum scholarship to attend Clark Atlanta University, which was where his nickname, the Human Torch, evolved into the pseudonym Charlie Heat.
Brown began working with Young Savage, and later started collaborating with Lil Uzi Vert on his mixtape The Real Uzi Vert. As his reputation grew, he began to work with increasingly bigger names like Travis Scott and Madonna. But it was a call from Kanye West in 2015 that would really put the young producer's name on the map. Following the call, Brown sent the rapper 100 of his own beats, after which he was swiftly flown to L.A. and signed to West's Very G.O.O.D. Beats -- a subsidiary of his GOOD Music record label. Brown very quickly found himself working on West's new record, The Life of Pablo. He went on to produce several tracks on the album, and West namechecked him on "Facts [Charlie Heat Version]." His efforts were noticed at the 2017 Grammy Awards, where he received three nominations. Brown later worked with singer/songwriter Kehlani on her single "Undercover," and in 2017 he released an EP with Ant Beale entitled No Rain No Flowers. "Celebrate Life," another Ant Beale collaboration, appeared in 2018 and also featured rapper DRAM. Heat finally delivered his debut album Fireworks in 2019.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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No Rain No Flowers
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Ant Beale on 30 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Don't Wanna Leave (feat. Tdot illdude & Charlie Heat) (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Atlantic Records on 16 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Pz Don't Trip
Jazz Cartier, Kal Banx, Charlie Heat
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Petal Gardens on 12 Jul 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Celebrate Life
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Columbia on 21 Jun 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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No Rain No Flowers
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Ant Beale on 30 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
FIREWORKS
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by House of 99 LLC on 19 Sep 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Half A Man Half Amazing
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Quadie Diesel on 24 Sep 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Before I Die
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Charlie Heat on 27 Nov 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
WWYA
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by House of 99 - Human Re Sources on 31 Aug 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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HAVE A GOOD TIME
Soul - Released by House of 99 LLC on 16 Aug 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo