Cubeatz (sometimes stylized as CuBeatz) are a German hip hop production and songwriting duo from Sindelfingen, consisting of twin brothers Kevin and Tim Gomringer. Originally embarking on their careers within German hip hop in the 2010s, they have since expanded and are now best known for their successful collaborations with hip hop artists such as Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, and Travis Scott, among others. Cubeatz have specialized in creating musical samples to be used by other producers in order to produce the final beat.
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Born | (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 31) Sindelfingen, Germany |
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Instrument(s) | Maschine[1] |
Years active | 2008–present |
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In 2016, Cubeatz co-produced charting hits such as "Summer Sixteen" by Drake, "That Part" by Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West, "No Shopping" by French Montana featuring Drake, "No Heart" by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin. In 2017, they produced high charting singles such as "Tunnel Vision" by Kodak Black, "No Frauds" by Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne and "MotorSport" by Migos, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. In 2018, they produced "Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] They have been nominated multiple times for a Grammy Award, winning once in 2019 for their work on Cardi B's album Invasion of Privacy.
Kevin and Tim Gomringer were born as twin brothers on 15 March 1991 in Sindelfingen. They grew up in what Kevin described as a "forest village", where, for them, it was "rainy" and "lonely", which led them to build their craft, or, as Kevin says, "fantasy in their minds". Their parents had a radio receiver and a CD player, with various "classic" records by Björk, U2, Michael Jackson, and more, which further helped them as inspiration to start making music. They started making beats with the DAW software Cubase, which led them to making their stage name "Cubeatz". They eventually started putting their beats on YouTube around the time it launched. In 2008, they earned their first record with German rapper Vega, which led them to making beats for the following six years.[4]
In late 2014, a "friend" of them sent a composition of theirs to American record producer Vinylz, which later evolved into the song R.I.C.O., by rapper Meek Mill featuring Canadian rapper Drake in mid-2015, with additional production by American record producer Allen Ritter. Since then, they were able to send their "original samples" off to other major record producers such as Metro Boomin, Cardo, Boi-1da, Murda Beatz, and much more, gaining momentum in the music industry and garnering a lot of high-profile collaborations with Drake, Travis Scott, Future, 21 Savage, and Don Toliver, among others.[4][5]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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AUS | CAN | GER | NZ | UK | ||||
"R.I.C.O." (Meek Mill featuring Drake) |
2015 | 40 | 14 | 9 | — | 48 | — | — | — |
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Dreams Worth More Than Money |
"Summer Sixteen" (Drake) |
2016 | 6 | 1 | — | 25 | — | 97 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 23 | Non-album single | |
"That Part" (Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West) |
40 | 13 | 8 | — | — | 51 | —[upper-alpha 2] | — |
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Blank Face LP | |
"Spazz"[12] (Dreezy) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Hard Feelings | ||
"No Shopping" (French Montana featuring Drake) |
36 | 12 | 8 | — | 25 | — | — | — |
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MC4 and Montana | |
"Ballin" (Juicy J featuring Kanye West) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Down" (Lionaire featuring Kelvyn Colt and Alista Marq) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"No Heart" (21 Savage with Metro Boomin) |
43 | 17 | 12 | — | 79 | — | — | — | Savage Mode | ||
"Goosebumps" (Travis Scott featuring Kendrick Lamar) |
32 | 21 | 13 | 56 | — | — | — | 90 | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | ||
"Drugs" (August Alsina) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Tunnel Vision" (Kodak Black) |
6 | 4 | 2 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
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Painting Pictures | |
"No Frauds" (Nicki Minaj with Drake and Lil Wayne) |
14 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 95 | —[upper-alpha 3] | 49 |
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Non-album single | |
"When I Die"[23] (Jay Prince featuring Axlfolie) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Late Summers | ||
"Shake It Up"[24] (G-Eazy featuring E-40, MadeinTYO and 24hrs) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Headlock"[25] (Cousin Stizz featuring Offset) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Night Only | ||
"Hasta Luego"[26] (JID) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DiCaprio 2 | ||
"4 AM"[27] (2 Chainz featuring Travis Scott) |
55 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | |
"Tango (Go)"[29] (Preme) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Light of Day | ||
"Flipmode" (Fabolous with Chris Brown and Velous) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Can't Hang"[30] (Preme featuring PartyNextDoor) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Light of Day | ||
"MotorSport" (Migos with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 12 | — | —[upper-alpha 4] | 49 |
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Culture II | |
"Whohasit"[33] (Nessly featuring Ski Mask the Slump God) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wildflower | |
"Help a Bitch Out"[34] (Snow Tha Product featuring O.T. Genasis) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"8AM"[35] (EMP) |
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"Yeah Yeah"[36] (1017 Eskimo, Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Yung Mal featuring Gucci Mane) |
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"SSP"[37] (Dice Soho featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Desiigner) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Could Have | ||
"Bring It Back"[38] (Rich the Kid) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Tati"[39] (6ix9ine featuring DJ Spinking) |
46 | 23 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 5] | 100 | Dummy Boy | ||
"Programs"[41] (Mac Miller) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Fefe"[42] (6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz) |
4 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 35 |
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Dummy Boy and Queen | |
"Nephew"[44] (Smokepurpp featuring Lil Pump) |
—[upper-alpha 6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Sicko Mode"[46] (Travis Scott) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 9 | Astroworld | ||
"Everybody Dies"[53] (Logic) |
—[upper-alpha 7] | —[upper-alpha 8] | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 9] | — | — | YSIV | ||
"No Budget"[57] (Kid Ink featuring Rich the Kid) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Missed Calls | ||
"Chi Chi"[58] (Trey Songz featuring Chris Brown) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
"PGP"[59] (Booba) |
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"I"[60] (Lil Skies) |
39 | 17 | 15 | — | 51 | — | — | 93 | Shelby | ||
"No Idea"[63] (Don Toliver) |
48 | 16 | — | 43 | 19 | 86 | 32 | 39 |
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Heaven or Hell | |
"100 Shooters"[65] (Future featuring Meek Mill and Doe Boy) |
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High Off Life | |
"Melee"[67] (Tory Lanez) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Costa Rica"[68] (Dreamville featuring Bas, JID, Guapdad 4000, Reese Laflare, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy and Ski Mask the Slump God) |
75 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Revenge of the Dreamers III | |
"Oh Ok"[70] (Lil Gotit) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"London to 1800"[71] (Bexey with Jackboy) |
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"2 At a Time"[72] (A1) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Virgil Discount"[73] (T.R.U. with 2 Chainz and Skooly) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Face No Case and Nobody Likes Me | |
"Contact"[74] (Wiz Khalifa featuring Tyga) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Saga of Wiz Khalifa | ||
"Been Thru This Before"[75] (Marshmello with Southside featuring Giggs and Saint Jhn) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"It's Whatever"[76] (Smokepurpp) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Florida Jit | ||
"Vacation"[77] (Tyga) |
—[upper-alpha 10] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Paranoia / #1 Stunna"[79] (Fxxxxy) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Do You Trust Me? | ||
"Crocodile Tears"[80] (Cousin Stizz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"12 Problems"[81] (Rapsody) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reprise | ||
"Bop It"[82] (Fivio Foreign featuring Polo G) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Back"[83] (Jeezy featuring Yo Gotti) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Recession 2 | ||
"Black Mask"[84] (Jay Gwuapo featuring Pop Smoke) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"What That Speed Bout!?"[85] (Mike Will Made-It featuring Nicki Minaj and YoungBoy Never Broke Again) |
35 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | Michael | ||
"Period"[86] (Smoove'L) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ice Cups and Shootouts | ||
"Wish List"[87] (Yo Gotti) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Heavy"[88] (Nigo with Lil Uzi Vert) |
2022 | —[upper-alpha 11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Know Nigo! | |
"MVP"[90] (FaZe Kaysan with Sheck Wes and Fivio Foreign) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"Big League"[91] (Yo Gotti with Moneybagg Yo, CMG The Label featuring Mozzy and Lil Poppa) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Distraction"[92] (Polo G) |
39 | 7 | 7 | — | 31 | — | 7 | 61 | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
The BET Awards are awarded annually by BET. Cubeatz has been nominated seven times and won once.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Black Panther (Kendrick Lamar) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Culture II (Migos) | Nominated | ||
MotorSport (Migos with Nicki Minaj and Cardi B) | Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award | Nominated | |
2019 | Invasion of Privacy (Cardi B) | Album of the Year | Won |
Astroworld (Travis Scott) | Nominated | ||
Championships (Meek Mill) | Nominated | ||
Sicko Mode (Travis Scott) | Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award | Nominated | |
Best Collaboration | |||
2022 | Donda (Kanye West) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by The Recording Academy. Cubeatz has been nominated ten times and won once.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 | Views (Drake) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Best Rap Album | Nominated | ||
Blank Face LP (Schoolboy Q) | Nominated | ||
2019 | Sicko Mode (Travis Scott) | Best Rap Performance | Nominated |
Best Rap Song | |||
Invasion of Privacy (Cardi B) | Best Rap Album | Won | |
Astroworld (Travis Scott) | Nominated | ||
2020 | Clout (Offset featuring Cardi B) | Best Rap Performance | Nominated |
I Am > I Was (21 Savage) | Best Rap Album | Nominated | |
Revenge of the Dreamers III (Dreamville) | Nominated | ||
Championships (Meek Mill) | Nominated | ||
2022 | Donda (Kanye West) | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Best Rap Album |
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