Sevn Thomas
Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Jr. is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous songs including Rihanna's "Work," Drake's "Pop Style," Travis Scott's "Wake Up," Nicki Minaj's "Run & Hide," and numerous others. He also released a 2014 instrumental EP entitled Hidden Hand. As a youth, he performed as a singer under the stage name Suga Prince.
Early life
Rupert Thomas, Jr. was born and raised in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. His parents were born in Jamaica. They both had their own sound systems and would often hold parties in their basement. Dancehall artist, Rappa Robert, is Thomas' uncle who would take him to studio sessions in Jamaica, including at UB40's studio. In grade 5, Thomas began making beats on a Korg Triton and in 2002, at ten years old, he released a single called "Too Young for Love" featuring Master T under the stage name, Suga Prince. The music video for that song featured a 12-year-old Ayesha Curry.Thomas signed to Sony BMG around that time but eventually put his music career on hold after the label folded. He first met producer Boi-1da while working with Sony. During high school, Thomas continued making beats often at Sunny Diamonds' studio in Toronto. It was there that he reconnected with Boi-1da, who would become his mentor and frequent collaborator. In 2012, Thomas faced off against WondaGurl at the Battle of the Beat Makers. The judges were unable to choose a winner.
Career
In 2013, Thomas began accruing production and songwriting credits including on Kelly Rowland's "Love Me Til I Die," Skeme's "No Time," and Ben Stevenson's "Opposites Attract." In 2014, Thomas produced Mobb Deep's "Low" before releasing his own instrumental EP, Hidden Hand, in April of that year. The EP featured co-production from Jordan Evans and Prezident Jeff.In 2015 and 2016, Thomas co-produced a series of songs that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 including Drake's "10 Bands" and "Pop Style" and Rihanna's "Work". Billboard credited him as one of seven producers "who brought dancehall back to the charts in 2016." That year, he also co-produced PartyNextDoor's "Don't Run" which reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. In April 2016, he released the single "Can't Sleep Alone" featuring Australian singer, NYNE. He continued producing records in 2017 including Travis Scott's "Green & Purple," Kehlani's "Get Like," and GoldLink's "Pray Everyday."
In 2018, he produced tracks on numerous notable albums including Travis Scott's Astroworld, Nicki Minaj's Queen, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V, and The Carters' Everything Is Love.
Discography
EPs
| Title | Details |
| Hidden Hand |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Can't Sleep Alone" | 2016 |
Songwriting and production
| Song name | Year | Primary artist | Album | Role | Notes |
| "Love Me Til I Die" | 2013 | Kelly Rowland | Talk a Good Game | Co-writer | Bonus track |
| "No Time" | 2013 | Skeme | Ingleworld | Co-producer | |
| "Opposites Attract" | 2013 | Ben Stevenson | Co-producer | ||
| "Low" | 2014 | Mobb Deep | The Infamous Mobb Deep | Co-producer | |
| "Love for the 6" | 2014 | Tre Capital | Gundam Pt. 1 | Producer | |
| "10 Bands" | 2015 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Co-producer, co-writer | US No. 58 |
| "In The Bag" | 2015 | Mac Miller | Producer | ||
| "Work" | 2016 | Rihanna | Anti | Co-producer | US No. 1 |
| "Pop Style" | 2016 | Drake | Views | Co-producer | US No. 16 |
| "Don't Run" | 2016 | PartyNextDoor | PartyNextDoor 3 | Co-producer, co-writer | US R&B No. 22 |
| "Green & Purple" | 2017 | Travis Scott | Co-producer | ||
| "Get Like" | 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage | Co-producer, co-writer | |
| "Pray Everyday" | 2017 | GoldLink | At What Cost | Co-producer, co-writer | |
| "We Will Never Die" | 2017 | GoldLink | At What Cost | Co-producer, co-writer | |
| "Keep Me" | 2017 | Khalid | American Teen | Co-producer, co-writer | |
| "WAKE UP" | 2018 | Travis Scott | Astroworld | Co-producer, co-writer | US No. 30 |
| "HOUSTONFORNICATION" | 2018 | Travis Scott | Astroworld | Co-producer, co-writer | US No. 53 |
| "Run & Hide" | 2018 | Nicki Minaj | Queen | Co-producer, co-writer | |
| "Friends" | 2018 | The Carters | Everything Is Love | Co-producer | |
| "Let It Fly" | 2018 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V | Producer | US No. 10 |