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Anthony Kilhoffer

Anthony Kilhoffer is an American hip hop record producer, songwriter, and engineer, best known for his collaborations with Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Keyshia Cole and John Legend.[1]

Biography

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Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Kilhoffer got his start in the music business as an intern at Trax Records, where he worked with Ministry and other hardcore music acts.[2] He soon moved to Los Angeles to take a job at Record Plant studios, where he began his professional relationship with Kanye West, first acting as an engineer on a series of Floetry recordings, produced by West.[3]

This commenced a working relationship with West that extended more than a decade, serving as engineer and/or producer on West's albums The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s and Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Watch The Throne (with Jay-Z), Cruel Summer, Yeezus, and The Life of Pablo.

Kilhoffer eventually expanded his musical collaborations to include Iggy Azalea (with whom he shared a 2015 Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year), John Legend, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross, Keisha Cole, Common, The Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, and Travis Scott, whom Kilhoffer discovered and initially managed upon Scott's 2012 debut.[4][5]

Kilhoffer's musical output has resulted in four Grammy Award wins and five additional nominations.[6]

Select discography

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Albums

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2020s

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2010s

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2000s

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1990s

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Awards and nominations

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Award / Organization Year Category Nominated work Result
Grammy Awards 2005 Grammy Award for Album of the Year The College Dropout - Kanye West Nominated
2006 Grammy Award for Album of the Year Late Registration - Kanye West Nominated
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Won
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album Get Lifted - John Legend Won
Grammy Award for Record of the Year ”Gold Digger” - Kanye West Nominated
2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year Graduation - Kanye West Nominated
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Won
2012 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West Won
2015 Grammy Award for Record of the Year ”Fancy” - Iggy Azalea Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Articles: The Yeezus Sessions". Pitchfork. June 24, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Interview: From Ministry to Kanye, four-time Grammy winner Anthony Kilhoffer has done it all". Newsome Wolf Tracks. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kanye West and Kid Cudi Engineer Anthony Kilhoffer Drops Gems in New Interview". Complex. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "How Hip-Hop Superstar Travis Scott Has Become Corporate America's Brand Whisperer". Forbes. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Producer Anthony Kilhoffer Talks Kanye West & Travis Scott in 'Kids Take Over' Interview". Hypebeast. April 24, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Past Winners Search". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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