Lee Major

Leigh Elliott, known professionally as Lee Major, is an American hip hop producer also known by the moniker Lee Major Kid.^[1] Lee Major has received production credit on tracks for artists such as Jay-Z,^[2] Rick Ross,^[2][3] Jadakiss,^[4] Ace Hood,^[4] Young Jeezy,^[4] DJ Khaled,^[4] and others. In 2011, Lee Major established So Major Music.

Biography

Lee Major^[4] was born in Petersburg, Virginia. He grew up in a family of musicians: his mother played piano, his father played drums, and his eldest brother played bass guitar.^[1] He began his production career as the co-owner and music-producing partner of the production company So Inkredible, LLC.^[1] During this period, he also began working professionally under the name The Inkredibles.^[4]

The production duo was discovered in 2007 on MySpace^[1] by SpiffTV, who introduced them to DJ Nasty.^[4] The Inkredibles were later managed by We The Best Management.^[4]

Among Major's early charting productions as part of The Inkredibles was Young Jeezy's "Vacation" from The Recession, which peaked at No. 16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in 2008. By the end of 2009, Major had ended his affiliation with his original business partner.^[1][5] In 2011, he established the production company So Major Music.^[1]

Musical style and production

Major has described his production style as melody-driven, noting that he often begins tracks from a melody idea, piano sound, drum groove, sound effect, loop or sound byte.^[6]

Production discography

Film and television

• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
  • Track: Ace Hood – "Get Him"
• Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
  • Track: Ace Hood – "Don't Get Caught Slippin"
• America's Best Dance Crew
  • Track: Flo Rida – "Rewind" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
• ABC's NBA Finals
  • Track: DJ Khaled – "Victory" (featuring Nas & John Legend)
• ABC's NBA Playoffs
  • Track: Wale – "Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)"
• Reasonable Doubt
  • Episode: "Can I Live?" (season 2, episode 1)
  • Track: Young Jeezy – "Vacation"^[8]

References

1. ^ Lee Major biography, umusicpub.com, retrieved July 3, 2015
2. ^ Bland, Bridget (July 26, 2010). "Rio's World of Music: July 2010". Savantsoundzllc.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
3. ^ Nguyen, Duy. "BTS: Rick Ross – Free Mason Ft. Jay Z". HipHopMakers.com. Hip Hop Makers. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
4. ^ Board Game: The Inkredibles, Ozone Magazine June 2009, retrieved July 3, 2015
5. ^ Frankie P, Kristen Teesdale (August 24, 2010). "iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles". istandardproducers.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
6. ^ "Lee Major". Toontrack. April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
7. ^ "Lee Major Producing "Free Mason"". youtube.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
8. ^ ""Reasonable Doubt" Can I Live? (TV Episode 2024) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2026.

External links

• iStandard Exclusive iNterview with Lee Major of The Inkredibles, iStandard Producers, August 24, 2010, retrieved July 3, 2015.
• Lee Major credits at Dork
• Leigh Elliott discography at Discogs