The Ultimate Dirty South Rap Collection
Mike Dean
Mike Dean
Biography
Mike Dean is a hip hop producer from Houston, Texas. He is known for pioneering the Dirty South sound in the 1990s, particularly in work for artists from Rap-A-Lot Records. Mike Dean has most notably worked alongside Scarface of the Geto Boys, 2Pac, Do or Die, Tha Dogg Pound, Yukmouth of the Luniz, Outlawz, C-Bo, Nate Dogg, Tech N9ne, UGK, Z-Ro, Devin the Dude, among others. He has also mixed, produced and mastered many hits on multi-platinum albums.
In recent years he has also become known for his work alongside Kanye West. He contributed to the mixing of West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, and the production of his Graduation, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Yeezus albums. He also co-produced with Kanye on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the Kanye/Jay-Z collaboration album Watch the Throne. He made particularly heavy contributions to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, where he was credited on 9 of the album's 13 tracks, and on Watch the Throne, where he contributed to 7 of 12 tracks. Mike Dean was also an additional producer on "Mercy" and "Higher" on GOOD Music's 2012 album Cruel Summer.
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Bushwick Bill - Little Big Man |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1992 |
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5th Ward Boyz - Ghetto Dope |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Underground Records | 1993 |
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DMG - Rigormortiz |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1993 |
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Too Much Trouble - Player's Choice |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1993 |
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Big Mello - Wegonefunkwichamind |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1994 |
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5th Ward Boyz - Gangsta Funk |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Underground Records | 1994 |
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Scarface - The Diary |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1994 |
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Odd Squad - Fadanuf Fa Erybody!! |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1994 |
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Big Mike - Somethin' Serious |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1994 |
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5th Ward Juvenilez - Deadly Groundz |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Underground Records | 1995 |
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Various - Jason's Lyric - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Mercury | 1995 |
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5th Ward Boyz - Rated G |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Underground Records | 1995 |
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Menace Clan - Da Hood |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1995 |
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Jamal - Last Chance, No Breaks |
Rowdy Records | 1995 |
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Various - Tales From The Hood (The Soundtrack) |
MCA Soundtracks | 1995 |
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Poppa LQ - Your Entertainment, My Reality |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1995 |
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Bushwick Bill - Phantom Of The Rapra |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1995 |
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Do Or Die - Picture This |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Neighborhood Watch Records | 1996 |
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3-2 - The Wicked Buddah Baby |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe Records | 1996 |
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Rappin' 4-Tay - Off Parole |
Chrysalis, Rag Top Records | 1996 |
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Geto Boys - The Resurrection |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1996 |
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Various - Original Gangstas (The Soundtrack) |
Noo Trybe Records | 1996 |
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Facemob - The Other Side Of The Law |
Interface, Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe Records | 1996 |
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Various - High School High (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) |
Big Beat | 1996 |
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Luniz - Lunitik Muzik |
Noo Trybe Records, C-Note Records | 1997 |
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3X Krazy - Stackin Chips |
Noo Trybe Records | 1997 |
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Scarface - The Untouchable |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1997 |
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Big Mike - Still Serious |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe Records | 1997 |
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Seagram - Souls On Ice |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1997 |
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5th Ward Boyz - Usual Suspects |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1997 |
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Scarface - My Homies |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Interface | 1998 |
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Blac Monks - No Mercy |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1998 |
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Johnny P - The Next |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1998 |
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Various - Caught Up - Music From The Motion Picture |
Noo Trybe Records | 1998 |
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Geto Boys - Da Good Da Bad & Da Ugly |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1998 |
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Yukmouth - Thugged Out: The Albulation |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1998 |
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Do Or Die - Headz Or Tailz |
Neighborhood Watch Records, Rap-A-Lot Records | 1998 |
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A-G-2-A-KE - Mil-Ticket |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Interface | 1998 |
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Ghetto Twiinz - No Pain No Gain |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Upper Level Records | 1998 |
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Big Mike - Hard To Hit |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 1999 |
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MC Breed - 2 For The Show |
Power Records | 1999 |
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Various - Realest Ni@@as Down South |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Priority Records | 1999 |
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Scarface - The Last Of A Dying Breed |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2000 |
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Various - OZ - The Soundtrack |
Avatar, Nettwerk | 2000 |
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Do Or Die - Victory |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2000 |
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C-Bo - Enemy Of The State |
Warlock Records, West Coast Mafia Records | 2000 |
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Outlawz - Ride Wit Us Or Collide Wit Us |
Outlaw Recordz | 2000 |
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Kurupt - Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey |
Artemis Records, Antra Records | 2001 |
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Snypaz - Livin’ In The Scope |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2001 |
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5th Ward Boyz - Recognize The Mob |
Underground Records | 2001 |
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Outlawz - Novakane |
Outlaw Recordz | 2001 |
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Various - Daz Dillinger Presents Who Ride Wit Us - Tha Compalation Vol. 1 |
DPG Recordz | 2001 |
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Yukmouth - Thug Lord: The New Testament |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records | 2001 |
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Dorasel - Unleash The Beast |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2001 |
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Various - Bully - Music From The Larry Clark Film |
OCF Entertainment | 2001 |
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Sherm - Sherm Smoke |
Dean's List | 2001 |
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Richie Rich - The Game |
Ten-Six Records | 2001 |
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DPG - Dillinger & Young Gotti |
DPG Recordz | 2001 |
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Daz Dillinger - This Is The Life I Lead |
DPG Recordz | 2002 |
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King T. - The Kingdom Come |
Greedy Green Entertainment | 2002 |
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Scarface - Greatest Hits |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2002 |
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Scarface - The Fix |
Def Jam South | 2002 |
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Fatal - Fatal |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2002 |
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Outlawz - Worldwide |
Outlaw Recordz, Fortress Entertainment | 2002 |
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Devin The Dude - Just Tryin' Ta Live |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2002 |
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E-40 "The Ballatician" - Grit & Grind |
Jive | 2002 |
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Outlawz Presents Young Noble - Noble Justice |
Outlaw Recordz, Big G Entertainment | 2002 |
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Snypaz - Snypaz |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2002 |
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Tela - Double Dose |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2002 |
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Various - Young Noble & JT The Bigga Figga Present Street Warz |
Get Low Recordz | 2002 |
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Outlawz - Neva Surrenda: The Rap-A-Lot Sessions |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Outlaw Recordz | 2002 |
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Kastro & Edi - Blood Brothers |
Outlaw Recordz, Big G Entertainment | 2002 |
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Hellraza - Hell Razed Us |
Outlaw Recordz | 2002 |
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Big Syke - Big Syke |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2002 |
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Yukmouth - Godzilla |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment | 2003 |
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Lil Keke & Slim Thug - The Big Unit |
Noddfactor Entertainment | 2003 |
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Scarface - Balls And My Word |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2003 |
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Trae - Same Thing, Different Day |
G-Maab Entertainment | 2004 |
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Z-Ro - The Life Of Joseph W. McVey |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment | 2004 |
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Yukmouth - United Ghettos Of America Vol. 2 |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, Smoke-A-Lot Records | 2004 |
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Geto Boys - The Foundation |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life | 2004 |
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UTP - Nolia Clap |
UTP Records, Rap-A-Lot 4 Life | 2004 |
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Devin The Dude - To Tha X-Treme |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment | 2004 |
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Bun B - Trill |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2005 |
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Z-Ro - Let The Truth Be Told |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2005 |
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Lil' Flip & Z-Ro - Kings Of The South |
PayDay, Clover G Records | 2005 |
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Kurupt - Kurupt's Greatest |
Treacherous Records, Bungalo Records | 2005 |
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Dirty - Hood Stories |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2005 |
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Bushwick Bill - Gutta Mixx |
$ers-n-¢s Ent., Lightyear Entertainment, Adex Records | 2005 |
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Pimp C - The Sweet James Jones Stories |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, Rap-A-Lot Records | 2005 |
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Z-Ro - Im Still Livin |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life | 2006 |
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Scarface - My Homies, Part 2 |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2006 |
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Pimp C - Pimpalation (The Pimp Is Free!) |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, Wood Wheel Records | 2006 |
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Juvenile - Reality Check |
Atlantic | 2006 |
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Trae - Restless |
G-Maab Entertainment, Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, Asylum Records | 2006 |
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C-Bo - Money To Burn |
West Coast Mafia Records | 2006 |
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Makaveli Presents Musza Mil - Reparation Is Due |
X-Ray Records | 2006 |
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kanYeWest - Graduation |
Roc-A-Fella Records | 2007 |
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Devin The Dude - Waitin' To Inhale |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life | 2007 |
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Trae - Life Goes On |
G-Maab Entertainment, Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, Asylum Records | 2007 |
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Scarface - Made |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life | 2007 |
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UTP - Back Like We Left Something |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment, Asylum Records | 2007 |
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Trae - The Beginning |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment | 2008 |
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Devin The Dude - Hi Life |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment | 2008 |
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Scarface - Emeritus |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, J. Prince Entertainment | 2008 |
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Yukmouth - Million Dollar Mouthpiece |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life, Smoke-A-Lot Records, J. Prince Entertainment | 2008 |
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UGK - UGK 4 Life |
Jive | 2009 |
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Mike Jones - The Voice |
Ice Age Ent., Swishahouse, Warner Bros. Records | 2009 |
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Devin The Dude - Suite #420 |
E1 Music | 2010 |
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
Roc-A-Fella Records | 2010 |
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Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager |
GOOD Music | 2010 |
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Pimp C - The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2010 |
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Big Sean - Finally Famous |
Def Jam Recordings, G.O.O.D. Music | 2011 |
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Pimp C - Still Pimping |
Rap-A-Lot 4 Life | 2011 |
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DJ Drama - Third Power |
E1 Music | 2011 |
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Kanye West Presents GOOD Music - Cruel Summer |
Def Jam Recordings, G.O.O.D. Music | 2012 |
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2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story |
Island Def Jam Music Group | 2012 |
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Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail |
Roc-A-Fella Records, RocNation | 2013 |
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Various - Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby |
Interscope Records | 2013 |
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Kanye West - Yeezus |
Def Jam Recordings | 2013 |
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Yukmouth Presents The Regime - The Last Dragon |
Smoke-A-Lot Records, City Hall Records | 2013 |
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Yukmouth Presents The Regime - Dragon Gang |
RBC Records, Smoke-A-Lot Records | 2013 |