Leigh Elliott, known professionally as Lee Major, is an American hip hop producer also known by the moniker Lee Major Kid.[1] Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as Jay-Z,[2] Rick Ross,[2][3] Jadakiss,[4] Ace Hood,[4] Young Jeezy,[4] DJ Khaled,[4] and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music.
Biography
Lee Major[4] was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played piano, his father played drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar.[1] He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC.[1] During this period, he also began working professionally under the name The Inkredibles.[4]
The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace[1] by SpiffTV, who introduced them to DJ Nasty.[4] The Inkredibles were later managed by We The Best Management.[4]
Among Major’s early charting productions as part of The Inkredibles was Young Jeezy‘s “Vacation” from The Recession, which peaked at No. 16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in 2008. By the end of 2009, Major had ended his affiliation with his original business partner.[1][5] In 2011, he established the production company So Major Music.[1]
Musical style and production
Major has described his production style as melody-driven, noting that he often begins tracks from a melody idea, piano sound, drum groove, sound effect, loop or sound byte.[6]
Production discography
| Year | Title | Primary artist(s) | Album | Song chart peaks | |||
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| R&B | Rap | MS R&B |
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| 2008 | “Vacation” | Young Jeezy | The Recession (Rap #1) | 56 | 16 | 30 | — |
| “Red Light” (feat. The Game) | DJ Khaled | We Global (Rap #3) | — | — | — | — | |
| “Final Warning” (feat. Ace Hood, Blood Raw, Lil Scrappy, Shawty Lo, Brisco, Bun B, etc.) | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Ride” (ft. Trey Songz) | Ace Hood | Gutta (Rap #2) | 27 | 14 | 90 | ||
| “Money Ova Here” | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Get Him” | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Call Me”(ft. Lloyd) | — | — | — | — | |||
| “Ride Remix” (ft. Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Trey Songz) |
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| “Freakin” (ft. Gorilla Zoe & T-Pain) | T-Pain | PR33 Ringz | |||||
| “Keep It Coming” | T-Pain | PrEVOLVEr | |||||
| 2009 | “Real As It Gets” (ft. Young Jeezy) | Jay-Z | The Blueprint 3 (Rap #1) | 82 | |||
| “Mafia Music” | Rick Ross | Deeper Than Rap (R&B/Rap #1) | |||||
| “Usual Suspects” (ft. Nas and Kevin Cossom) | |||||||
| “Gunplay” (ft. Gunplay) | |||||||
| “Get Money” (ft. Rick Ross) | Ace Hood | Ruthless (Rap #2) | |||||
| “Don’t Get Caught Slippin” | |||||||
| “Make A Toast” | |||||||
| “Headboard” (ft. Mario and Plies) | Hurricane Chris | Unleashed (Rap #20) | 63 | ||||
| “One” (ft. Akon) | Fat Joe | J.O.S.E. 2 (R&B #9) | 74 | ||||
| “Talk to Me, Big Time'” | Capone-N-Noreaga | Channel 10 (Rap #7) | |||||
| “Rewind” (ft. Wyclef Jean) | Flo Rida | R.O.O.T.S. (Rap #3) | |||||
| “Grind Hard” (ft. Mary J. Blige) | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss (R&B #1) | |||||
| 2010 | “Free Mason” (ft. John Legend & Jay-Z)[7] |
Rick Ross | Teflon Don (R&B/Rap #2) | ||||
| “Victory” (ft. Nas & John Legend) | DJ Khaled | Victory (Rap #2) | |||||
| “Can You Help Me” | Dondria | Dondria vs. Phatfffat (R&B #9) | |||||
| “Who’s Gonna Love You” (Produced with Ray Baker) |
Amerie | Cymatica Vol. 1. | |||||
| “So Sad” (ft. Young Jeezy & Plies) | JW | Untitled | |||||
| 2011 | “Don’t Let Me Go” (ft. Pill & Gunplay) |
Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 1 (Rap #1) | ||||
| “Pandemonium” (ft. Wale, Meek Mill, & Rick Ross) |
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| “Play Your Part” (ft. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, etc.) | |||||||
| “Evolve” | Mýa | K.I.S.S. (R&B #74) | |||||
| “Still Wanna” (ft. Rick Ross & Liva Don) |
Pusha T | Fear of God II: Let Us Pray (Rap #8) |
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| “This Is Just What I Needed” | Howie D | Back to Me | |||||
| 2012 | “Power Circle” (ft. Gunplay, Stalley, Wale, Rick Ross, Meek Mill & Kendrick Lamar) | Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 2 (Rap #1) | ||||
| “Young Kings” | Meek Mill | Dreams & Nightmares (Rap #1) | |||||
| “Keys To The Crib” (ft. Styles P) | Rick Ross | Rich Forever | |||||
| 2013 | “A Me Di Te” | Fabri Fibra | Guerra e pace | ||||
| “Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)” | Wale | The Gifted (R&B #1) | |||||
| “Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing” (ft. Jerry Seinfeld) |
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| “New Girl” | Jacob Latimore | This Is Me 2 | |||||
| “My Life” (ft. French Montana) | Meek Mill | Dreamchasers 3 | |||||
| 2014 | “D’usse” | Lil Wayne | TBA | ||||
| 2015 | “Makin’ Love” (Produced with MasBeatz) |
Tamar Braxton | Calling All Lovers (R&B #2) | ||||
| “Intro Stroke Of Genius” | Wale | Wale x A-Trak: Festivus | |||||
| “Still Gittin” (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
Skeme | Ingleworld 2 | |||||
| “Rock Wit Me” (ft. Iamsu!) | Trevor Jackson | In My Feelings | |||||
| “The Pull Up” (Produced with Trauma Tone Beats) |
Rich Homie Quan | ABTA: Still Going In | |||||
| 2016 | “Still Up” (ft. Phil Ade & Jazz Cartier) (Produced with Ari Pen Smith) |
Wale | Summer on Sunset | ||||
| “Ride 4 U” (Produced with Trauma Tone Beats) |
Shy Glizzy | Young Jefe 2 | |||||
| “Solbiato Freestyle” | Wale | Today….i Got Time! | |||||
| 2017 | “Replay” (Produced with Trauma Tone) |
Rich Homie Quan | Back to the Basics | ||||
| “DNA” (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
Wale | Shine (R&B #8) | |||||
| “So Woke” (Produced with Ray Baker) |
No Malice | Let the Dead Bury the Dead | |||||
| “Shame on Me” (Produced with Ray Baker) |
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| “Jesus Christ” (Produced with Ray Baker) |
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| “Push” (Produced with Jarret “Keyflo” Todd) |
Kenny Lattimore | Vulnerable (Independent #21) | |||||
| “Give It Up” (ft. 3 Glizzy) (Produced with Trauma Tone Beats & Keyflo) |
Shy Glizzy | The World Is Yours | |||||
| “Sho Nuff” (feat. MIKExAngel) (Produced with Sean Momberger & LVM of Nasty Beat Makers) |
Trey Songz | Anticipation 3 | |||||
| “Anxious” (Bonus) | MIKExAngel | Anticipation 3 | |||||
| “My Oh My” (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
MIKExAngel | Non-album single | |||||
| “Anxious” | MIKExAngel | From Nothin 2 Somthin | |||||
| “Wreckless” | |||||||
| “Set It Off” | |||||||
| “Never Had It” (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
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| “Give It To Me” (ft. Chris Brown) | Jeezy | Non-album single | |||||
| “Comin 2 Eazy” (Produced with Trauma Tone) |
Plies | Ain’t No Mixtape Bih 3 | |||||
| 2018 | “Body Body Body” (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
Wale | Self Promotion | ||||
| “Fiscal Thoughts” (ft. Wale & Phil Ade) (Produced with Sean Momberger) |
Smoke DZA | Free Smoke | |||||
| 2019 | “Nowhere To Run” (ft. Bryson Tiller) (Produced with Sean Momberger, Vinylz, Boi1da & Jahaan Sweet) |
Ryan Trey | A 64 East Saga | ||||
| “False Signal” (Produced with Sean Momberger, G.ry & Nonstop DaHitman) |
Melii | phAses | |||||
| “Pay ya Bills” (ft. Jeremih) (Produced with Sean Momberger & Vinylz) |
Pardison Fontaine | Under8ed | |||||
| 2020 | “Love On Me” (Produced with Sean Momberger / Co – Demario Bridges & Aaron Sledge) |
K. Michelle | All Monsters Are Human (R&B #29) | ||||
| “A lot More” (Produced with Sean Momberger, Boi1da & Sevn Thomas) |
Russ | Shake the Snow Globe (R&B #4) | |||||
| “Timeless Interlude” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Syk Sense) |
Bryson Tiller | Anniversary (R&B #4) | |||||
| “Always Be Gangsta Freestyle” (Produced with Trauma Tone) |
Kevin Gates | Non-album single | |||||
| 2021 | “All She Wrote” (ft. Chandler Moore & Brandon Love) (Produced with Boi1da, Vinylz & Sean Momberger) |
Justin Bieber | Freedom (Christian #3) | ||||
| “Angels” (featuring Kaash Paige) (Produced with Nxghts, Neenyo and Sean Momberger) |
Tinashe | 333 (R&B #20) | |||||
| “Faces” (Produced with Wheezy and Sean Momberger) | Young Thug | Punk (R&B #1) | |||||
| “Kush Through the Sunroof” (Produced with Trauma Tone and Sean Momberger) | Currensy | Collection Agency | |||||
| “Caramel” (Produced with iLLmaestro) | Wale | Folarin II (R&B #12; Rap #11) | |||||
| “All In” (Produced with Keyflo) | Kenny Lattimore | Here to Stay | |||||
| 2022 | “Hide” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Mustard) | Ella Mai | Heart on My Sleeve (R&B #9; R&B #2) | ||||
| “The Look” featuring Kehlani (Produced with Some Randoms & Sean Momberger) | Ali Gatie | WHO HURT YOU? | |||||
| “Ballin” (Produced with Wheezy, Don Cannon & Sean Momberger) | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Me vs. Myself (R&B #4) | |||||
| 2023 | “Touchin'” (Produced with iLLmaestro) | Honey Bxby | 3 Words, 8 Letters | ||||
| “My Biznazz” (Produced with Sean Momberger) | Baby Tate | Apple Music’s Juneteenth 2023: Freedom Songs | |||||
| “Jet Life” (Produced with Trauma Tone & Splited) |
Curren$y | Highway 600 (with Trauma Tone) | |||||
| “All Fucked Up” (Produced with Trauma Tone) |
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| “Sunday Drive Interlude” (Produced with Trauma Tone & Kino Beats) |
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| “Outro” (Produced with Trauma Tone, Kino Beats, Robert Dunnenberger & Operation Dream Team) |
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| 2024 | “Sensei” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Don Cannon) |
Tyga | TBA | ||||
| “Peace Interlude” (Produced with Vinylz, Sean Momberger & BB) |
Bryson Tiller | Bryson Tiller (R&B #4) | |||||
| “Go Brazy” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Mustard) |
YG | Just Re’d Up 3 | |||||
| “Fake Deep” | Elaine | Stone Cold Heart | |||||
| “What You’ve Been Through” (Produced with Sean Momberger, Sam Sumser & Sean Small) |
Breland | Project 2024 | |||||
| “TARIJI” (Produced with Sean Momberger, OG Parker & Javi Beats) |
Yung Bleu | JERMY | |||||
| 2025 | “Dumb” featuring Big Sean and Flo Milli (Produced with Sean Momberger, DJ Swish & Adp) |
Tyga | NSFW | ||||
| “Bad for Me” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Nash) |
Jacquees & DeJ Loaf | Fuck a Friendzone 2 | |||||
| “Trouble Don’t Last” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Mustard) |
Sam Hook | Sneaks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |||||
| “Belly” (Produced with Sean Momberger & Keyflo Music) |
Wale | Everything Is a Lot (R&B #5; Rap #3) | |||||
| 2026 | “First Day” (Produced with Mustard & Sean Momberger) |
Ella Mai | Do You Still Love Me? (R&B #14) | ||||
| “Theme Song” (Produced with Sean Momberger, Hitmaka & Keyflo) |
Chris Brown | Brown | |||||
| “—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Film and television
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
- Track: Ace Hood – “Get Him”
- Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
- Track: Ace Hood – “Don’t Get Caught Slippin”
- America’s Best Dance Crew
- Track: Flo Rida – “Rewind” (featuring Wyclef Jean)
- ABC‘s NBA Finals
- Track: DJ Khaled – “Victory” (featuring Nas & John Legend)
- ABC‘s NBA Playoffs
- Track: Wale – “Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)”
- Reasonable Doubt
- Episode: “Can I Live?” (season 2, episode 1)
- Track: Young Jeezy – “Vacation“[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lee Major biography, umusicpub.com, retrieved July 3, 2015
- ^ a b Bland, Bridget (July 26, 2010). “Rio’s World of Music: July 2010”. Savantsoundzllc.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ Nguyen, Duy. “BTS: Rick Ross – Free Mason Ft. Jay Z”. HipHopMakers.com. Hip Hop Makers. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Board Game: The Inkredibles, Ozone Magazine June 2009, retrieved July 3, 2015
- ^ Frankie P, Kristen Teesdale (August 24, 2010). “iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles”. istandardproducers.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ “Lee Major”. Toontrack. April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ^ “Lee Major Producing “Free Mason”“. youtube.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ ““Reasonable Doubt” Can I Live? (TV Episode 2024) – Soundtracks”. IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
External links
- iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles, iStandard Producers, August 24, 2010, retrieved July 3, 2015.
- Lee Major credits at Dork
- Leigh Elliott discography at Discogs
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