Mike Beatz

Michael Anthony Barnett, (born December 5, 1988) also known as Third World Don or Mike Beatz is a Jamaican hip-hop recording artist and producer from Kingston, Jamaica. His production resume includes notable hip hop acts such as T-Pain, Trina, C-Rayz Walz & East Coast duo C-N-N. ^{[1] [2]}

He is a member of the Miami group Wizard Sleeve, most known for their hit single Riverside (Let's Go!) released by Data Records in 2010. ^[3][4] The single entered the charts at No. 2 in the UK & Ireland and is noted as one of BBC Radio 1's top 40 singles of that era with over 23 Million streams on the digital platform spotify. ^[5][6][7]

In 2011 he released the solo project "Boom Bap" produced entirely by Norwegian beat-maker Adonis.^[8][9] The 10 track EP features guest appearances from Guilty Simpson, Royce da 5'9", AZ, Termanology, Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli, Reks & ¡Mayday! frontman Wrekonize.^{[10][11][12][13]} Don has also worked with US rappers Saigon, Sean Price & Cappadonna from the Wu-Tang Clan. ^[14][15][16]

After Relocating to Los Angeles in 2017 Third World Don inked a recording contract with Strainge Entertainment,^[17] a label owned by Elliot Grainge,^[18] son of billionaire music mogul and Universal Music Group’s chairman and chief executive officer Lucian Grainge.^[19] He then released his single Ray Charles to much critical acclaim, ^{[20][21] [22]} amassing over 1.3 Million streams on Soundcloud. ^[23] The song is also featured on Universal Music Group’s curated Hip Hop Alternative compilation album. ^[24] Pharrell Williams, Logic, Ty Dolla $ign, Big Sean and Chance The Rapper are also featured on this compilation. ^[25]

Grainge looking to expand his reach even further, signed newcomers Trippie Redd and Tekashi 6ix9ine adding them to the label’s roster ^{[26] [27] [28]} which was subsequently shut down when Grainge was sued by Kansas city rapper Tech N9ne for trademark infringement. ^{[29] [30]} The 24-page lawsuit accused Grainge of violating his label Strange Music’s intellectual property rights by adapting the name Strainge which he claimed was confusing and misleading to fans. ^[31] After a lengthy court battle Grainge sent out a press release stating he would no longer be using the name Strainge and would be operating under his new imprint called 10k projects.^{[32] [28]}

Don has since released a handfull of buzzworthy tracks in the last few months such as Blessed, Kelly Price, and F.D.B, a raunchy in your face cut that features label mate Trippie Redd. ^[33] His long awaited EP TRENCHTOWN and debut album Trouble In Paradise" are all slated to drop this year.

Discography

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External links

• Mike Beatz on MTV.com