Mr. Bangladesh

Bangladesh
Birth name	Shondre Crawford
Origin	Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Genres	Hip hop, R&B
Occupations	Record producer, DJ
Instruments	MPC2000xl, Pro Tools
Years active	1998-present
Associated acts	Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Ke$ha, Usher, T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Bad Meets Evil, Ludacris, R. Kelly, Jamie Foxx, Rihanna, M.I.A, Fabolous, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Gucci Mane, Missy Elliot, 8 Ball & MJG, Shawnna, Sean Garrett, Ciara, Mario

Shondrae Crawford, better known as Bangladesh or Mr. Bangladesh, is a Grammy Award winning American record producer and disc jockey (DJ) and rapper, who was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, and now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1]

Life and career

Bangladesh began producing beats in 1998,^[2] but his first big break did not come until 2000 with his production of the hit single, "What's Your Fantasy" for Ludacris, with whom he then worked with many times afterward.^[3] In respect to his name, he's said he chose the name Bangladesh because he describes his keyboard-centric production style as "Bangladesh": "It's just Bangladesh. It's foreign to the ears."^[4] He worked with Lil Wayne, producing one of his most successful singles - "A Milli". He also produced the beat behind Gucci Mane's song Lemonade, which went on to be remixed or freestyled over by many artists, including Yelawolf, Curren$y, Tyler, the Creator with Earl Sweatshirt, and Big Sean. ^[5] He also produced Wayne's hit 2010 song "6 Foot 7 Foot", featuring Cory Gunz, and he has produced for Beyonce, Ke$ha, Usher, Nicki Minaj, T-Pain, Bad Meets Evil, Ice Cube, and many other artists. Bangladesh collaborated with Bajan songstress Rihanna on Talk that Talk.

See also

• Bangladesh production discography

References

1. ^ Bangladesh Produced “A Millie” Remixed by Hip Hop’s Hottest MC’s - Hip Hop Press
2. ^ Billboard Q&A: Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford | Billboard.biz
3. ^ Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford Biography - ARTISTdirect Music
4. ^ Shondrae Crawford | Profile | Creative Loafing Atlanta
5. ^ http://board.thenext2shine.com/bangladesh-t204.html^{[dead link]}

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