Bugz Ronin
Daniel Perez, better known as "Bugz Ronin" (born August 14, 1994) is a Latino American record producer. He is best known for producing on the Yung Bans album "Misunderstood" and Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake as well as several other prominent Hip Hop artists. He rose to prominence online by producing a slew of unreleased tracks with Lil Uzi Vert. He is currently signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing as a producer.[1]
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Birth name | Daniel Perez |
Also known as | Bugz Ronin |
Born | Straudsburg, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, US | August 14, 1994
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Early life
Bugz grew up in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania where he learned to make beats.[1]
Career
Ronin had been producing for several years before he met Lil Uzi Vert's manager in 2016. He began sending music to his team over the next couple years. Many of these tracks were released on Soundcloud or leaked.[2] In 2019, Ronin would produce 3 tracks on the Yung Bans album "Misunderstood".[3] In 2020, Bugz's production would be heavily featured on the Lil Uzi Vert album Eternal Atake.[3][1]
Eternal Atake was a commercial success, debuting atop the US Billboard 200 with 288,000 album-equivalent units (including 9,000 pure album sales). The album earned more than 400 million US streams in its first week. This was Lil Uzi Vert's second US number-one album and remained number one on the Billboard 200 in its second week with 247,000 album-equivalent units.[4] In that same week, Ronin signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing as a producer.[3][1]
Discography
Credits derived from AllMusic and Genius[5][3]
Year | Title | Artist |
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2019 | Broken Pieces | Yung Bans |
Too Many Times | Yung Bans | |
Goin Wild | Yung Bans | |
2020 | Baby Pluto | Lil Uzi Vert |
Lo Mein | Lil Uzi Vert | |
Homecoming | Lil Uzi Vert | |
Bust Me | Lil Uzi Vert | |
Secure The Bag | Lil Uzi Vert | |
References
- "Lil Uzi Vert Producer Bugz Ronin Talks 'Eternal Atake' Album". Billboard. March 18, 2020.
- "Lil Uzi Vert Releases Three Tracks Without Warning". VASHTIE. November 9, 2016.
- "Bugz Ronin". Genius.
- "Billboard 200: Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake' No. 1 For Second Week". Billboard. March 22, 2020.
- "Bugz Ronin | Credits". AllMusic.