Boi-1da is One of Billboard's Top Producers of the 21st Century

As a producer, it's rare to have one No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, let alone multiple. In the first quarter of the 21st century, only a handful of producers have achieved that feat.

This week, Billboard is rolling out the Top Producers of the 21st Century list, and Toronto's own Boi-1da has made the list at No. 23.

Boi-1da has been a defining force in hip-hop production since the 2010s, with a signature dancehall/reggae-tinged sound that has helped power four songs to No. 1 on the Hot 100: Eminem’s “Not Afraid” (2010), Rihanna’s “Work,” featuring Drake (2016) and Drake’s “God’s Plan” (2018) and “First Person Shooter,” featuring J. Cole (2023).

Known for his long-standing partnership with Drake — he’s produced more than 40 of his Hot 100 chart hits — Boi-1da has also delivered tracks for Cardi B, Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

It's hard to overstate Boi-1da (born Matthew Samuels)'s influence. In the almost 20 years since his first recognized production credit, for the track “Do What You Do” on Drake’s 2006 mixtape Room for Improvement, he's been part of 60+ platinum singles, 19 Grammy nominations with one win, and 4 RIAA-Certified Diamond records.

He's helped shape the sound of hit music for the last two decades.

And Boi-1da isn't the only Canadian on the list. Superstar singer The Weeknd is on the list at No. 19.

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While The Weeknd is widely recognized as one of the 21st century’s biggest pop stars, he's also credited as a producer on five of his seven No. 1s. He coproduced “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk (2017); “Heartless” (2019); “Blinding Lights” (2020); “Save Your Tears,” remixed with Ariana Grande (2021); and “Die for You,” also with Grande (2023).

The Top Producers of the 21st Century list ranks the producers with the most No. 1s, with tiebreakers decided by most Hot 100 top 10s in the tracking period, followed by the most overall entries on the chart.

Billboard is revealing the list all this week. Find the No. 25-No. 16 entries here.

With files from Xander Zellner