Reefa
| Reefa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Website | twitter |
Sharif "Reefa" Slater is a producer who has produced for multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist. He was raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn. He currently heads a production company for emerging artists and producers called "ATM" (Addicted To Money).
Sharif "Reefa" Slater has produced for Lil Wayne, Estelle, The Game, Rick Ross, Troy Ave, Maino,Fabolous, Ludacris, Juelz Santana, French Montana, Gucci Mane, Omarion, Beanie Sigel, Red Cafe, Super Junior and The Notorious B.I.G. One of his biggest singles to date has been "It's Okay (One Blood)" by The Game. In recent years, he has been a constant fixture on the two Billboard #1 albums released by Miami Rapper, Rick Ross - those two albums being "God Forgives, I Don't" and "Mastermind."
Hailing from Brownsville, Brooklyn, he was bitten by the music bug early. One of his uncles lived on the same block as Biggie Smalls, and he saw firsthand how producers like Diddy and The Trackmasters translated their studio prowess into lucrative careers. He began spinning at local reggae parties, and soon transformed his innate ear for dope music into producing top-notch rap instrumentals. The first placement he got was for rapper Shells – a song that eventually landed on the Coach Carter movie soundtrack. That beat would garner him a little money, but it only fueled his hunger to play in the big leagues.
Almost two years passed after he sold that track without anything really happening in his career. Things eventually got moving again through Puffy's Biggie Duets project. He produced the "Hustler's Story" song featuring Akon and Scarface, and Diddy immediately noticed he had a prize pupil on his hands. After that, the work started rolling in, and Reefa could finally start calling himself a bona fide producer. The real breakthrough in his career came via Dr. Dre's legendary West coast outfit. During a brief visit to LA, he happened to play the "One Blood" instrumental for Aftermath A&R, Angelo Sanders. Hours later, he got a call informing him he'd scored the first single to The Game's highly anticipated sophomore album.
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