Maaly Raw

Jamaal Talib Henry[4] (born September 26, 1994), known professionally as Maaly Raw, is an American record producer and songwriter. He gained prominence in 2016 as the architect behind some of fellow Philadelphia native Lil Uzi Vert's most popular songs. In 2017, the duo teamed up on four tracks from Uzi's album, Luv Is Rage 2.

Maaly Raw
Birth nameJamaal Talib Henry
Also known asMaaly Raw
Born (1994-09-26) September 26, 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsFL Studio
Associated acts

Maaly has also developed a collaborative relationship with New York stable A$AP Mob, having produced tracks on Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends, A$AP Twelvyy's debut album 12, and A$AP Ferg's latest mixtape Still Striving. The producer still sticks close to home however, working extensively with Philly rapper Kur on several of his projects. He is recognizable from his producer tag "Dat Be Maaly Raw!". Maaly has gone on to work with Meek Mill, French Montana, Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert, among others.

Early life

Jamaal Talib Henry was born on September 26, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his mom was a teacher and his dad was a computer technician. He is the youngest of 4 siblings, 3 boys and 1 girl. He lived in West Philly, Southwest and Delaware County, and started producing music during his high school years when he attended Upper Darby High School. Henry was a basketball player. He stopped playing basketball in 2010 after his best friend and local Philly legend, Quandaar White, lost his life playing football. White and Henry grew up down the street from one another. Because his dad was a trumpet player in a West Philly High School band, Henry was introduced to music at a young age. In grade school, he started playing the clarinet. Much of Henry’s childhood was spent in Southwest Philly with his cousin Nasir and his brother B-Jones. [5][6] In West Philadelphia, Henry learned musical production through B-Jones,[7] who had taught him to use the Fruity Loops software at the age of 17.[3] A year later, he collaborated with a street rapper named Kur on a project, which he described as his debut as a professional.[8]

Career

He started working with local rapper Kur who introduced him to another local artist Lil Uzi Vert. Henry had produced a song by Kur featuring Lil Uzi Vert called “I Don’t Give A Fuck”, which led to constant collaborations Henry and Lil Uzi Vert. Both Henry and Charlie Heat co-produced Uzi’s debut project The Real Uzi. His first official hit came with “Money Longer” off Uzi’s project Lil Uzi vs The World, which has since gone double platinum. Henry also produced the songs “Canadian Goose”, and “Hi Roller” off the project. XXL and Hot New Hip Hop both listed Henry as a top 30 producer of 2016. Henry then went on to produce 3 more tracks off Uzi’s next project The Perfuct Luv Tape, which includes “Do What I want”, “Ghetto Flowers”, and “Original Uzi”. In 2018, Henry went gold with the Playboi Carti track “Shoota” featuring Lil Uzi Vert. He also went gold with Meek Mill”s Championships by producing the track “Almost Slipped”. He is responsible for 4 tracks off of Uzi’s follow up tape Luv is Rage 2, which went platinum. The Fader described his production style as "hurls songs forward, their momentum deftly guided by his wickedly weird and winding melodies, and drums that at once skitter across and barrel down your insides." Henry cites Lex Luger as an influence to this musical work.[3]

Production discography

References
  1. Weinstein, Max (July 27, 2017). "Maaly Raw Steps Up His Sound on Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. Lilah, Rose (April 18, 2016). "The 5 Best Lil Uzi Vert x Maaly Raw Collaborations". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. Kochhar, Nazuk (September 12, 2017). "Meet Maaly Raw, The Philly Producer Keeping His City's Sound Wicked And Wild". The Fader. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jamaal-talib-henry-mn0003563786
  5. "Who Is Maaly Raw? Meet The Producer Behind Lil Uzi Vert". Hot 107.5. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  6. Lee, Craig T. (2016-10-28). "ASAP Ant Links Up With Lil Uzi Vert For The Maaly Raw-Produced Single "Runner"". The Source. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  7. Walker, Angus (June 30, 2016). "Behind The Beat: Maaly Raw". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  8. "EXCLUSIVE: Lil Uzi's Producer Maaly Raw Is On His Way to Becoming A Household Name". Hypefresh Inc. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  9. "Lil Yachty - Terminator Feat. A$AP Ferg (Prod. By Maaly Raw)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  10. "Mir Fontane - Still In The Hood (Prod. By Maaly Raw)". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  11. Coleman, Vernon. "Kur 'Smked Out' EP - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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