Ben Billions
Benjamin Dyer Diehl, also known as Ben Billions, is an American songwriter, producer, and audio engineer, best known for his production, songwriting and mixing/engineering work with DJ Khaled and Yo Gotti, as well as The Weeknd.[2][3] His most notable hits include "Might Not", "What Lovers Do", "Often", "Low Life", "6 Inch", "Acquainted" and "Down in the DM".[4]
Benjamin Dyer Diehl | |
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| Born | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States |
| Other names | Ben Billion$, Ben Diehl |
| Alma mater | Full Sail University[1] |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | SAL&CO / Warner Chappell Music |
Originally an audio engineering intern at Miami's Circle House Studios while attending Full Sail University's Recording Arts program ('04) and Entertainment Business bachelor’s program ('05), Diehl built a relationship with frequent studio visitor DJ Khaled, eventually becoming Khaled's engineer. He has subsequently also written and produced for Rick Ross, Beyoncé, Kodak Black, and Nicki Minaj, among others.[5][6]
Songwriting and production credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My Life" (Featuring Akon and B.o.B) | 2011 | DJ Khaled | We the Best Forever |
| "How I'm Raised" | 2013 | Ace Hood | Trials & Tribulations |
| "I Remember" | Kelly Rowland | Talk a Good Game | |
| "Paradise Lost" | 2014 | Rick Ross | Mastermind (Deluxe Edition) |
| "Phone Tap" | Hood Billionaire | ||
| "Off The Corner" (With Meek Mill) | Face To Face | ||
| "Silk Road" | 2015 | Black Market | |
| "Often" | The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness | |
| "Acquainted" | |||
| "As You Are" | |||
| "Came From Nothing" | Belly | Up for Days | |
| "No Option" | |||
| "Might Not" (Featuring The Weeknd) | |||
| "White Girls" (Featuring Travis Scott) | |||
| "Dealer Plated" (Featuring French Montana) | |||
| "Who Am I" | |||
| "Show Must Go On" (Featuring Machine Gun Kelly & Math Allen) | Kid Ink | Full Speed | |
| "Pullin' Up" (Featuring The Weeknd) | Meek Mill | Dreams Worth More Than Money | |
| "Bad for You" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) | |||
| "Pray 4 Love" (Featuring The Weeknd) | Travis Scott | Rodeo | |
| "6 Inch" (Featuring The Weeknd) | 2016 | Beyoncé | Lemonade |
| "Pick These Hoes Apart" (Featuring Kodak Black, Jeezy & French Montana) | DJ Khaled | Major Key | |
| "Party Monster" | The Weeknd | Starboy | |
| "Six Feet Under" | |||
| "Nothing Without You" | |||
| "All I Know" (Featuring Future) | |||
| "Ballerina" | Belly | Another Day in Paradise | |
| "You" (Featuring Kehlani) | |||
| "Favorite Color" | |||
| "God Bless" | |||
| "Barely Sober" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | |||
| "Zanzibar" (Featuring Juicy J) | |||
| "Angels & Demons" (Featuring B-Real) | |||
| "Trap Phone" (Featuring Jadakiss) | Inzombia | ||
| "Frozen Water" (Featuring Future) | |||
| "Outkast" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
| "Seven Day Love" (Featuring Ashanti) | |||
| "Judas" | Banks | The Altar | |
| "27 Hours" | |||
| "Lil Haiti Baby" | Future | Evol | |
| "Low Life" (Featuring The Weeknd) | |||
| "Bible" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Yo Gotti | The Art of Hustle | |
| "Down in the DM" | |||
| "General" (Featuring Future) | |||
| "Facts" (With Moneybagg Yo) | 2 Federal | ||
| "Lifestyle" (Featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | White Friday (CM9) | ||
| "What Happened" | |||
| "Castro" (Featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Quavo) | |||
| "Weatherman" (Featuring Kodak Black) | |||
| "What Happened" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | 2 Chainz | ColleGrove | |
| "War Pain" (Featuring Omelly) | Meek Mill | 4/4 (EP series) | |
| "Lockjaw" (Featuring Kodak Black) | French Montana | Wave Gods | |
| "Pull a Caper" (Featuring Kodak Black, Gucci Mane & Rick Ross) | 2017 | DJ Khaled | Grateful |
| "Bobby Brown" | Belly | Mumble Rap | |
| "P.O.P." | |||
| "All Alone" | |||
| "Trippin" | French Montana | Jungle Rules | |
| "What Lovers Do" (Featuring SZA) | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | |
| "Change My Ways" | Kodak Black | Project Baby 2 | |
| "Pride" | |||
| "No CoDefendant" | |||
| "Day for Day" | Painting Pictures | ||
| "Coolin and Booted" | |||
| "U Ain't Never" | |||
| "Patty Cake" | |||
| "Save You" | |||
| "Reminiscing" (Featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie) | |||
| "Why They Call You Kodak" | |||
| "What If" | Kevin Gates | By Any Means 2 | |
| "Back Gate" | Yo Gotti | I Still Am | |
| "Juice" | |||
| "Save It for Me" (Featuring Chris Brown) | |||
| "2908" | |||
| "Around the World" | |||
| "Good Life" (With Kehlani) | G-Eazy | The Fate of the Furious (soundtrack) | |
| "Tomorrow Til Infinity" (Featuring Gunna) | Young Thug | Beautiful Thugger Girls | |
| "All About It" (Featuring French Montana) | Fabolous & Jadakiss | Friday on Elm Street | |
| "On & On" (Featuring Tory Lanez & Belly) | Juicy J | Rubba Band Business | |
| "Another Note" (Featuring Zack) | 2018 | Belly | Immigrant |
| "Bed" (Featuring Ariana Grande) | Nicki Minaj | Queen | |
| "Girls" (Featuring Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX) | Rita Ora | Phoenix | |
| "Wanted You" (Featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | Nav | Reckless | |
| "With Me" | |||
| "The Rage" | Kid Cudi | Rampage (soundtrack) | |
| "Codeine Dreaming" (Featuring Lil Wayne) | Kodak Black | Heart Break Kodak | |
| "I Get Lonely" | |||
| "Call You" | |||
| "Take One" | Dying to Live | ||
| "In the Flesh" | |||
| "If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" | |||
| "Don't Cry" (Featuring XXXTentacion) | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter V (Deluxe Edition) | |
| "Can't Be Broken" | |||
| "Open Letter" | |||
| "More to the Story" (Featuring Raekwon) | |||
| "Lower Level" (Featuring Kodak Black) | Moneybagg Yo | Reset | |
| "Secrets" | 2 Heartless | ||
| "Motivation" (Featuring Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | Snoop Dogg | 220 (EP) | |
| "Thugz Mansion" (Featuring Ty Dolla Sign & YG) | Mozzy | Gangland Landlord | |
| "Drip" | City Girls | Girl Code | |
| "Villain" | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Until Death Call My Name | |
| "Mexico" | BlocBoy JB | Simi | |
| "No Velcro" | |||
| "Freak n You" (Featuring Lil Wayne & Gunna) | 2019 | DJ Khaled | Father of Asahd |
| "Holy Ground" (Featuring Buju Banton) | |||
| "Broken" | Kim Petras | Clarity | |
| "Rules" | Doja Cat | Hot Pink | |
| "Wiggle It" (With Quality Control Featuring City Girls) | French Montana | Montana & Control the Streets, Volume 2 | |
| "Shawty Do You" | Flipp Dinero | Love for Guala | |
| "Till I'm Gone" (Featuring Kodak Black) | |||
| "Know Yo Worth" | 2020 | Yo Gotti | Untrapped |
| "They Ain't Want Me to Know" | |||
| "Pose" (Featuring Lil Uzi Vert & Megan Thee Stallion) | |||
| "Weekend" (Featuring Moneybagg Yo) | |||
| "Trust Nobody" (Featuring Adam Levine) | Lil Wayne | Funeral | |
| "Ball Hard" (Featuring Lil Twist) | |||
| "Hot" | Pia Mia | TBA | |
| "Moment of Silence" | 2021 | Belly | See You Next Wednesday |
| "Party Lyfe" (Featuring DaBaby) | Polo G | Hall of Fame 2.0 | |
| "Gone Forever" (Featuring Remy Ma & DJ Khaled) | 2022 | Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe Edition) |
| "30mgs" (Featuring Vory) | Beam | Alien | |
| "Greater Together (Album Version)" | 2023 | John Paesano | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Original Video Game Soundtrack) |
Audio engineering and mixing credits
| Album | Year | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| We the Best | 2007 | DJ Khaled | Terror Squad Entertainment / Koch Records |
| Teflon Don | 2010 | Rick Ross | Maybach Music Group / Def Jam Recordings |
| Mastermind | 2014 | Rick Ross | Maybach Music Group / Def Jam Recordings |
| Starboy | 2016 | The Weeknd | XO / Republic Records |
| Another Day in Paradise | 2016 | Belly | XO / Roc Nation |
| Mumble Rap | 2017 | Belly | XO / Roc Nation / Republic Records |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Lemonade) | Nominated | [7] |
| 2018 | 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards | Producer Of The Year | Nominated | [8] |
| 2023 | 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)) | Nominated | [9] |
References
- "Full Sail Stories: Ben "Billions" Diehl on the Creative Pivot that Made Him One of Hip Hop's Most Coveted Producers". Full Sail University. September 14, 2018.
- "The Miami Producers Behind Beyoncé Aren't in It for the Fame". Miami New Times.
- "Exclusive Interview: Meet Ben Billions, the Producer Responsible for Your Favorite Hits". The Source. March 21, 2017.
- "Producer Ben Billions on Making Hits for the Weeknd, Belly & Beyoncé: 'If the Artist Loves It, I Love It'". Billboard. January 17, 2017.
- "Meet Ben Billion$, the Miami Chameleon Quietly Dominating the Airwaves". The Fader. April 6, 2017.
- "Producer Ben Billions joins Warner Chappell Music in exclusive administrative publishing deal". Music Business Worldwide. October 8, 2020.
- https://www.grammy.com/artists/ben-billions/19661
- "Here Are All the Winners from the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards". Billboard. October 16, 2018.
- "Grammy Awards: Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2023.
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