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Bizkit & Butta is a multi-Grammy nominated, platinum selling record production duo consisting of Keith "Butta" Justice and Allen "BizKit" Arthur. Currently located in Los Angeles, the two were previously part of the Philadelphia-based production team known as "Phatboiz", along with colleague Clayton "Gravy" Riley.

Formation

Justice and Arthur first met as teenagers at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, when Arthur was playing the saxophone in a jazz band there. Arthur, a saxophonist, spent much of the early 2000s performing with soul, R&B, and Hip Hop artists such as Kanye West, Chrisette Michele, Rick Ross, and eventually secured a place in John Legend's band. He also played saxophone on the Beyoncé single Déjà Vu, produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins

Justice, a pianist since the age of 8, attended Long Island University where he received a B.A. in music. Upon returning to Philadelphia, he worked as musical director for a number of artists, including Chrisette Michele

In 2010, Justice and Arthur were offered a publishing deal with Cherry Lane/BMG and Homeschool Entertainment; they subsequently produced a number of singles including the Soul Train Award-Winning and Grammy Nominated "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)", performed by John Legend, ft. Ludacris.

Discography

Singles Produced

2010

Rick Ross featuring John Legend —Sweet Life - Cut from a Different Cloth...

• Sweet Life

2011

Ledisi — Pieces of Me

• I Miss You Now

2012

John Legend, featuring Ludacris — Think Like a Man Soundtrack

• Tonight (Best You Ever Had)

Miguel — Kaleidoscope Dream

• The Thrill

Ne-Yo — R.E.D.

• "Forever Now"
• "Jealous"
• "Unconditional"

2013

Hamilton Park Featuring Alley Boy

• Derrière (single)

TLC — 20

• Meant to Be

Yo-Gotti featuring Ne-Yo — I Am

• Respect That You Earn

Sean Kingston — Back 2 Life

• Love Ecstasy

Ro James featuring Snoop Dogg — Cadillacs

• 84

2014

RaVaughn featuring Fabolous

• ISFU (single)

2015

SoMo — My Life II

• Make Up Sex
• On and On
• Why Wait

Jovanie — What's the Move Pt. II

• Who Knows
• Whatchu Think About

Tracy T — 50 Shades of Green

• Be Wit Me

2016

Eric Bellinger — Eventually

• Mean What You Say

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Butta-N-BizKit have been nominated three times.

Soul Train Awards

References

1. "Grammys 2013: Complete list of nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. Feb 10, 2013.
2. "Grammy Awards 2012: Winners and nominees list". Los Angeles Times. 2012.
3. "American single certifications – John Legend – Tonight (Best You Ever Had)". Recording Industry Association of America. January 24, 2014.
4. "Keith Butta Justice Personal Facebook Profile". Retrieved March 14, 2016.
5. "Allen BizKit Arthur Personal Facebook Profile". Retrieved March 14, 2016.
6. ^ "Philly's Own Phatboiz Nominated For Multiple Soul Train Music Awards". You Wish You Knew. Nov 20, 2012.
7. ^ "Cannonball Saxophone Artist Biography - Allen "BizKit' Arthur". Cannonball Music Official Web Page. Nov 20, 2012.
8. "Allen "BizKit' Arthur Discography". Discogs. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
9. ^ "Blazetrak Artist Bio: Butta". Blazetrak. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
10. "Soul Train 2012 Performances: Stevie Wonder, New Edition, Keyshia Cole, John Legend, Miguel, 2 Chainz". Vibe. Nov 26, 2012.
11. "Nominees". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2010.

• Musical groups from Philadelphia
• Musical groups from Los Angeles