The Runners
T
he Runners 是来自美国奥兰多的嘻哈制作团体，由Andrew "Dru Brett" Harr 和 Jermaine "Mayne Zayne" Jackson 二人组成。他们在2000年组成了这个名为The Runners的团体，但是The Runners的两位成员在幼儿园时就已经认识了对方。The Runners凭借单曲"Go Hard(DJ Khaled)"和"Hustlin'(Rick Ross)"而成名，另外，The Runners还帮Chris Brown,Fat Joe, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones以及Lil Wayne制作的歌曲。现在，The Runners正在合作的艺人有Danity Kane, Day26, Teairra Mari,Jadakiss,T.I.,Young Jeezy,Trey Songz,Christina Milian,Ciara以及天后Mariah Carey。The Runners今年的优秀表现也让他们获得了2008年BET Awards年度制作人的提名。
现今欧美嘻哈乐坛有一个普遍的现象，就是制作人通常都会在自己制作的歌曲中加入自己的“LOGO”，当然在歌曲里的“LOGO”只能通过音效来表现。熟悉欧美音乐的朋友或许会知道，Akon制作的歌曲中有一段标志性音效，现今知名的流行、舞曲制作人RedOne也有自己的标志性音效，The Runners也不例外，The Runners的标志性音效是一个重复渐弱的打击声效，同Akon的标志性音效极为类似。另外，就像Akon制作的歌曲中会有他“Konvict”的声音出现，这也是现在流行的一个现象，The Runners在这一点上也不例外，他们通常会在自己的歌曲中加入一段“And we go by The Runners”的轻吼，另一位嘻哈/R&B制作人DarkChild(Rodney Jerkins)也通常会吼上一声“DarkChild”，其他很多制作人也都有类似的习惯。劲榜认为这个现象也是现在制作人地位提升的一个表现，现在很多制作人也有了自己的唱片公司，尽管可能只是依附在一些大型公司下面的附属公司，但是作为老板的他们总应该比自己签下的艺人要赚得多。有一个例子就可以说明，靠着写了"Umbrella(Rihanna)" 、"Bed(J. Holiday )"、"Touch My Body(Mariah Carey)" 、 "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)(Beyoncé)" 、"Leavin(Jesse McCartney)" 等热门单曲的The-Dream自己仅发行了一张专辑的时候就成立了自己的唱片公司Radio Killa Records。
下面是The Runners几年的作品集：
单曲
2006: "Where Da Cash At" (Curren$y featuring Lil Wayne & Remy Ma)
2006: "Hustlin'" (Rick Ross)
2006: "Born-N-Raised" (DJ Khaled featuring Trick Daddy, Pitbull, & Rick Ross)
2007: "All The Above" (Beanie Sigel featuring R. Kelly)
2007: "Go Getta" (Young Jeezy featuringR. Kelly)
2007: "Bet That" (Trick Daddy featuring Chamillionaire & Gold Rush)
2007: "Dreamin'" (Young Jeezy featuring Keyshia Cole)
2007: "I'm So Hood" (DJ Khaled featuring Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Plies, & T-Pain)
2007: "Slap" (Ludacris)
2007: "Speedin'" (Rick Ross featuring R. Kelly)
2008: "Cash Flow" (Ace Hoodfeaturing T-Pain & Rick Ross)
2008: "Out Here Grindin" (DJ Khaled featuring Akon, Rick Ross,Plies,Lil Boosie,Trick Daddy, Ace Hood & Lil Wayne)
2008: "Baby Doll" (Girlicious)
2008: "Go Hard" (DJ Khaled featuringKanye West& T-Pain)
2009: "Cause A Scene" (Teairra Mari featuringFlo-Rida)
2009: "Overtime" (Ace Hood featuring Akon &T-Pain)
2009: "It's My Time" (FabolousfeaturingJeremih)
2009: "Champion" (Ace Hood featuring Rick Ross & Jazmine Sullivan)
歌曲
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II (2005)
03. "Money on My Mind"
DJ Khaled - Listennn... the Album (2006)
02. "Born N Raised" (feat. Trick Daddy, Pitbull & Rick Ross)
Rick Ross - Port of Miami (2006)
04. "Hustlin'"
09. "Where My Money (I Need That)"
11. "Hit U From the Back" (featuring Rodney)
14. "It's My Time" (featuring Lyfe Jennings)
16. "Hustlin' (Remix)" (featuring Young Jeezy & Jay-Z)
Ludacris - Release Therapy (2006)
12. "Slap"
Jim Jones - Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006)
05. "Reppin' Time"
Fat Joe - Me, Myself & I (2006)
04. "No Drama (Clap & Revolve)"
Young Jeezy - The Inspiration (2006)
06. "Go Getta" (feat. R. Kelly)
11. "Dreamin'" (feat. Keyshia Cole)
Trick Daddy - Back by Thug Demand (2006)
02. "Breaka, Breaka"
05. "Bet That" (feat. Chamillionaire & Gold Ru$h)
Chris Brown - Exclusive (2007)
08. "Damage"
UGK - UGK (Underground Kingz) (2007)
10. "Take tha Hood Back" (feat.Slim Thug, Vicious & Middle Fingaz)
T.I. - T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007)
11. "We Do This"
13. "Don't You Wanna Be High"
DJ Khaled - We the Best (2007)
05. "I'm So Hood" (feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, & Plies)
08. "Hit 'Em Up" (feat.Paul Wall&Bun B)
13. "The Streets" (feat. Shareefa & Willy Northpole)
00. "I'm So Hood (Remix)" (feat. T-Pain, Young Jeezy, Ludacris,Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe,Birdman& Rick Ross)
R. Kelly - Double Up (2007)
01. "The Champ" (Co-Produced with R. Kelly) (feat.Swizz Beatz)
22. "Good Sex" (Co-Produced with R. Kelly) (feat.Twista) (iTunes Bonus Track)
Trey Songz - Trey Day (2007)
04. "No Clothes On"
Beanie Sigel - The Solution (2007)
01. "All the Above" (feat. R. Kelly)
Chamillionaire-Ultimate Victory(2007)
11. "Come Back to the Streets"
Keyshia Cole - Just Like You (2007)
02. "Didn't I Tell You" (feat. Too Short)
DJ Drama- Gangsta Grillz: The Album (2007)
17. "Aye" (feat.Young Dro& Big Kuntry King)
Rick Ross - Trilla (2008)
04. "Speedin'" (feat. R. Kelly)
Day26 - Day26 (2008)
07. "Come In (My Door's Open)"
Ace Hood - Gutta (2008)
02. "Can't Stop" (feat. Akon)
06. "Cash Flow" (feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross)
Lil Mama- VYP (Voice of the Young People) (2008)
03. "One Hit Wonder" (feat. DJ Khaled)
Blood Raw - My Life: The True Testimony (2008)
13. "I Miss You"
Danity Kane - Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008)
08. "Ecstasy" (feat. Rick Ross)
Rocko - Self Made (2008)
09. "That's My Money" (feat. KC)
DJ Khaled - We Global (2008)
02. "Go Hard" (feat. Kanye West & T-Pain)
03. "Out Here Grindin" (feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Lil' Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood & Plies)
04. "Go Ahead" (feat. Fabolous, Flo Rida, Fat Joe, Rick Ross &Lloyd)
07. "We Global" (feat. Trey Songz, Fat Joe &Ray J)
Girlicious - Girlicious (2008)
02. "Baby Doll"
03. "Liar Liar" (feat. Flo Rida)
06. "Already Gone"
Ludacris - Theater of the Mind (2008)
01. "Intro"
Keyshia Cole - A Different Me (2008)
03. "Please Don't Stop"
Teairra Mari - At That Point (2009)
00. "Cause A Scene" (feat. Flo Rida)
00. "Cause A Scene Remix" (feat. Flo Rida / Rick Ross)
Trae - Streets Advocate (2009)
04. "What Have I Become"
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap (2009)
08. "Lay Back" (produced with The Monarch)
11. "Bossy Lady"
14. "In Cold Blood"
Ace Hood - Ruthless (2009)
04. "Overtime" (feat. Akon & T-Pain)
05. "Champion" (feat. Rick Ross & Jazmine Sullivan)
06. "Love Somebody" (Featuring Jeremih)
10. "Wifey Material" (Featuring Lloyd)
Fabolous - Loso's Way (2009)
03. "It's My Time" (Featuring Jeremih)
Lil' Boosie - Super Bad (2009)
00. "Paper Chaser"
Avery Storm - Shotgun Love (2009)
00. "Not Like My Girl" (Featuring Rick Ross)
Mario- "D.N.A" (2009)
00. "Thinkin' About You[1]