Y2K (record producer)
Ari David Starace[3][4] (born July 27, 1994), professionally known as Y2K, is an American record producer and songwriter.[5] He is best known for producing "Lalala" alongside Canadian rapper bbno$. As of September 11, 2020, he has over 7.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify.[6]
Y2K | |
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| Birth name | Ari David Starace |
| Born | July 27, 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.[1] |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Columbia |
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Influences
Y2K was introduced to music at an early age; his mother owned a music store in Arizona,[3] which he has said was where his interest in music began.[3] From there he began listening to Gorillaz, and Tears for Fears, which he has mentioned were his earliest influences in music.[3] As he got older, he began listening to bands such as My Chemical Romance, and Say Anything.[3]
According to Y2K, his introduction to music production was from California rapper, Lil B, who introduced him to Clams Casino.[3] Following this, Y2K began to work on music, making remixes exclusively for a few years before making the decision to start producing for others, such as bbno$, Yung Gravy and lil aaron.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US R&B [8] |
US Rap [9] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11] |
FRA [12] |
IRL [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] | ||||
| "Money Conversation" (with bbno$)[17] |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Thankful" (with bbno$ and Lewis Grant)[18] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recess | ||
| "Pouch" (with bbno$)[19] |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Lalala" (with bbno$) |
55 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 37 | 16 | 68 | 32 | |||
| "Go Dumb" (with The Kid Laroi featuring Blackbear and Bankrol Hayden)[22] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | ||
| "Oh No" (with Killy)[24] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Damage Is Done" (with JoJo)[25] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||
Produced by Y2K
| Year | Artist | Album/EP | Title | Co-Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pollari[26] | Yacht Club | How U Feel | N/A |
| lil aaron[27] | GLOING PAIN$ | NIGHTRIDER | Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady | |
| SRONGER | ||||
| 4 MORE DRINKS / PINK FENTY SLIDES | ||||
| NOBODY | ||||
| DRUGS | Felix Snow, Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady | |||
| GO 2 HELL | Brenton Duvall, JUDGE, Aaron Zuckerman & Dylan Brady | |||
| GLOING PAIN$ | JUDGE, Polyphia, Brenton Duvall & Dylan Brady | |||
| 2017 | Polyphia[28] | The Most Hated | Loud | Iophile, JUDGE & Scott LePage |
| Icronic | ||||
| Goose | ||||
| 40Oz | ||||
| Crosty | ||||
| The Worst | ||||
| lil aaron[27] | Non-album singles | HOT TOPIC | N/A | |
| TOP 8 | ||||
| LIT | ||||
| blackbear[29] | do re mi X | do re mi (Y2K Remix) | ||
| Aaron Cartier[30] | Aaron Cariter Best Rapper Last Album... Maybe HaHa!! | Options | ||
| 350Z | ||||
| Louis Kicks | Dylan Brady | |||
| Smrtdeath[31] | Non-album singles | Porcelain | N/A | |
| Yo Gotti[32] | Rake It Up (Y2K Remix) | |||
| Ro Ransom[33] | Momentum | See Me Fall (Y2K Remix) | ||
| Smrtdeath & lil aaron[27][31] | Non-album singles | Smrtdeath & lil aaron | ||
| josh pan[34] | Selfish | JUDGE & Dylan Brady | ||
| 2018 | Lewis Grant[35] | Make Me Scared Again (Deluxe Edition) | Bad Batch Pt. 2 | |
| Daniel | Lewis Grant & Dylan Brady | |||
| Myouçeej[36] | Non-album single | Swum creeks | Myouçeej | |
| KILLY[37] | KILLSTREAK | HELLRAISER | WondaGurl | |
| Surrender Your Soul | Doomsday | |||
| Pray for Me | ||||
| No Sad No Bad | N/A | |||
| Smrtdeath[31] | Non-album singles | Caught Up | ||
| Nessly | WHOHASIT (Y2K Remix) | |||
| lil aaron[27] | ROCK$TAR FAMOUS | QUIT | Dr. Luke, Ryan Ogren & DallasK | |
| Non-album single | STUDDED GUCCI BELT | N/A | ||
| Polyphia[28] | New Levels New Devils | G.O.A.T | JUDGE | |
| O.D | ||||
| Nasty | ||||
| Yas | Tim Henson | |||
| Bad | Scott LePage | |||
| Death Note | Iophile | |||
| Yung Bans[38] | Yung Bans | Waterslide | N/A | |
| Yung Bans, Vol. 5 | Ridin | Billy Cigarette | ||
| Head in the Clouds | Red Rubies | N/A | ||
| 88rising, Rich Brian, Yung Bans, Young Pinch, Higher Brothers and Don Krez[39][38][40][41][42][43] | ||||
| Khary[44] | Non-album singles | DEAD | Alexander Lewis | |
| bbno$[45] | money conversation | N/A | ||
| recess | thankful | |||
| 2019 | stucco | |||
| Dream Eater | Lalala | |||
| i don't care at all | pouch | |||
| slop | ||||
| I DON'T CARE AT ALL CAUSE I GOT MONEY!!!!!! | ||||
| bad thoughts | ||||
| pop song | ||||
| it gon'last | ||||
| gone | ||||
| Lil Mayo & bbno$[45] | jimmy neutron | |||
| Lewis Grant & bbno$[45][35] | on god | Lewis Grant | ||
| Yung Gravy & Lil Mayo[46] | Sensational | E.T | N/A | |
| Yung Gravy, Pouya, Ramirez & TrippythaKid[46] | The Boys Are Back in Town | Yung Gravy & swvde | ||
| Yung Gravy[46] | Charlene | Boston and Nick Seeley | ||
| Sea Shanties for Thots | Tampa Bay Bustdown | N/A | ||
| Baby Gravy 2 | shining on my ex | |||
| bbno$ & Yung Gravy[46][45] | ||||
| iann dior[47] | Industry Plant | Lately | Nick Mira | |
| 2020 | Leyla Blue[48] | Non-album single | Peppa Pig | N/A |
| Yung Gravy[46] | Baby Gravy 2 | Welcome to Chilis | Popnick | |
| Yung Gravy & bbno$[46][45] | Myrtle Beach Summer 1974 | N/A | ||
| Bandsville |
Notes
- "Go Dumb" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[23]
References
- "Y2K discography - RYM/Sonemic". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- "Y2K discography". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- Cleasby, C. (2020, March 11). Personal interview with Starace, A.
- Legaspi, Althea (August 20, 2019). "Watch Y2K, Bbno$ Star in Fictional 'Big Fun Fun Show' in New 'Lalala' Video". Rolling Stone.
- "Y2k". Discotech. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- "Y2K". Spotify.
- "Y2K Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Y2K Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Y2K Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Australian-charts.com – Y2k & bbno$ – Lalala". australian-charts.com.
- "Y2K Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 35, 2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- "IRMA - Irish Charts | Week 36 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association.
- "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ.
- "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.
- "UK Top 100 | Sep 27, 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Money Conversation - Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
- "Thankful - Single by bbno$, Y2K & Lewis Grant on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
- "Pouch - Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
- "American single certifications – bbno$ & Y2K – Lalala". Recording Industry Association of America. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Go Dumb (feat. blackbear and Bankrol Hayden) - Single by Y2K & The Kid LAROI". Apple Music. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- "Oh No - Single by KILLY & Y2K on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
- "Damage is Done - Single by Y2K & JoJo on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
- "Pollari". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "lil aaron". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Polyphia". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "blackbear". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Aaron Cartier". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Smrtdeath". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Yo Gotti". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Ro Ransom". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "josh pan". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Lewis Grant". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "myouçeej". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "KILLY". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Yung Bans". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "88rising". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Rich Brian". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Yung Pinch". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Higher Brothers". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Don Krez". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Khary". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "bbno$". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Yung Gravy". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "iann dior". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- "Leyla Blue". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.