Marvin Thomas
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| Birth name | Marvin Thomas |
| Also known as | Hagler |
| Born | January 29, 1989 (age 34) |
| Origin | Toronto, Canada |
| Genres | Hip Hop, R&B, Pop |
| Website | hagler.ca |
Marvin "Hagler" Thomas (born January, 29 1989) professionally known as Hagler is a Canadian record producer and songwriter based in Toronto. He is best known for his work in the hip-hop and R&B genres and has worked with a number of notable artists throughout his career including Drake, A$AP Ferg, Vince Staples, Bryson Tiller and more.
Early Life
Hagler began with humble beginnings working out of his home with local artists and producers. An alumnus of Toronto youth arts program The Remix Project, he served as the program’s studio manager and taught production to participants using FL Studio. Hagler has engineered for artists such as Wale, Melanie Fiona, and A$AP Ferg. He ended up meeting and interning for Noah “40” Shebib in 2012 towards the end of the recording process of Take Care, which led to a few future production placements with OVO and Drake.
Career
2013-2014: First charting singles and success
While working closely with Noah "40" Shebib, Hagler was able to land a placement on Drake's third studio album Nothing Was The Same with the song "Furthest Thing"[1]. The song reached number 191 in France, number 95 in the UK, and number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100[2] and marked Hagler's first contribution on a charting song. As of June 29th, 2018, Furthest Thing received a Platinum RIAA certification for selling over 1 million units[3]. In 2014, He was credited as a co-producer on the lead single "Trophies"[4], from the Young Money: Rise of an Empire album. Trophies peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100[5] and at number 13 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]. In 2019, "Trophies" was interpolated in in the live performance of Flawless/Feeling Myself on Beyonce's Homecoming: The Live Album.[7]
In 2014, Hagler also met Vince Staples and produced the lead single on Vince's debut commercial EP Hell Can Wait, titled "Blue Suede"[8]. Hagler then went on to produce 3 more songs for the project including "Screen Door", "Limos" which features Teyana Taylor, and "Feelin' The Love"[9][10]
2016-Present
In 2016, Hagler produced the track "I Love You" which features Chris Brown and Ty Dolla $ign on ASAP Ferg's second studio album, Always Strive And Prosper[11]. Hagler also produced the track "Fire & Desire"[12] on Drake's fourth studio album, Views which earned Hagler two Grammy nominations[13]
In 2017, Hagler produced the track "Teenage Fever"[14] on Drake's More Life mixtape.
In 2018, Hagler produced 3 songs on Vince Staples' FM! album, including Run The Bands, Relay, and FUN! which has additional production by Kenny Beats[15]. He also produced the track "Keep In Touch" featuring Bryson Tiller on Tory Lanez's Love Me Now? album.[16]
In 2019, Hagler produced the track "Stubborn Ass" by Young M.A.[17]
In 2022, Hagler produced the track "New Money, Same Me (Gucci Bag) by Brett Gray.
References
- ↑ Thompson, Zavian (April 22, 2018). "Digital Booklet - Nothing Was The Same". www.coursehero.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ↑ "Drake". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ Drake – Trophies, retrieved 2023-04-09
- ↑ "Young Money". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ "Young Money". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ↑ Flawless / Feeling Myself (Homecoming Live), retrieved 2023-04-03
- ↑ Vince Staples - Blue Suede, retrieved 2023-04-03
- ↑ Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait, retrieved 2023-04-09
- ↑ Nast, Condé. "Vince Staples: Hell Can Wait EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ↑ Cuevas, Jasmina (December 28, 2015). "Marty Baller and A$AP Ferg Pay Tribute to the Big Tymers in New Song 'Big Timers'". musictimes.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Views - Drake | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-10
- ↑ Flanagan, Andrew (Feb 12, 2017). "THE TWO-WAY Grammy Awards 2017: The Full List Of Winners".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The Making Of Drake's "Teenage Fever" With Hagler". Genius. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ↑ Carmichael, Richard (November 5, 2019). "Vince Staples' 'FM!' Is A Potent Critique Of How We Consume Black Art (And It Slaps!)". NPR.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Hagler". United Plugins. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ↑ Stubborn Ass, retrieved 2023-04-11
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