Y2K (record producer)

Ari David Starace[2] (born July 27, 1994), professionally known as Y2K, is an American record producer and songwriter.[3] He is best known for his hit song "Lalala", with Canadian rapper bbno$, which Y2K produced himself. However, he has also produced tracks for other prominent artists, most notably Doja Cat, Polyphia and Yung Gravy. It should also be noted that he was a co-producer of Doja’s hit song “Get Into It (Yuh)”.[4]

For the event, see Year 2000 problem.
Y2K
Birth nameAri David Starace
Also known asY2K2Y
Born (1994-07-27) July 27, 1994
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsAbleton Live[1]
Years active2013–present
LabelsColumbia
Websitey2k2y.com

Early life

Y2K was introduced to music at an early age; his mother owned a music store in Arizona,[5] which he has said was where his interest in music began.[5]

Career

According to Y2K, his introduction to music production was from California rapper, Lil B, who introduced him to Clams Casino.[5] Following this, Y2K began to work on music, making remixes exclusively for a few years before making the decision to start producing for others, such as bbno$, Yung Gravy and lil aaron.

Influences

Y2K began listening to Gorillaz, and Tears for Fears, which he has mentioned were his earliest influences in music.[5] As he got older, he began listening to bands such as My Chemical Romance, and Say Anything.[5]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[6]		 US
R&B
[7]		 US
Rap
[8]		 AUS
[9]		 CAN
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 IRL
[12]		 NZ
[13]		 SWE
[14]		 UK
[15]
"Money Conversation"
(with bbno$)[16]		 2018 —————————— Non-album single
"Thankful"
(with bbno$ and Lewis Grant)[17]		 —————————— Recess
"Pouch"
(with bbno$)[18]		 2019 —————————— Non-album singles
"Lalala"
(with bbno$ or with bbno$, Carly Rae Jepsen and Enrique Iglesias)[19]		 55221916107637166832
"Go Dumb"
(with The Kid Laroi featuring Blackbear and Bankrol Hayden)[24]		 2020 ————————[upper-alpha 1]——
"Oh No"
(with Killy)[26]		 ——————————
"Damage Is Done"
(with JoJo)[27]		 ——————————
"Wawawa"
(with bbno$)[28]		 ——————————
"DIRT"

(with JPEGMAFIA)[29]

 2022 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Produced by Y2K
Year Artist Album/EP Title Co-Producers
2016 Pollari[30] Yacht Club How U Feel —
lil aaron[31] GLOING PAIN$ NIGHTRIDER Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
SRONGER
4 MORE DRINKS / PINK FENTY SLIDES
NOBODY
DRUGS Felix Snow, Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
GO 2 HELL Brenton Duvall, JUDGE, Aaron Zuckerman & Dylan Brady
GLOING PAIN$ JUDGE, Polyphia, Brenton Duvall & Dylan Brady
2017 Polyphia[32] The Most Hated Loud Iophile, JUDGE & Scott LePage
Icronic
Goose
40Oz
Crosty
The Worst
lil aaron[31] Non-album singles HOT TOPIC —
TOP 8
LIT
blackbear[33] do re mi X do re mi (Y2K Remix)
Aaron Cartier[34] Aaron Cariter Best Rapper Last Album... Maybe HaHa!! Options
350Z
Louis Kicks Dylan Brady
Smrtdeath[35] Non-album singles Porcelain —
Yo Gotti[36] Rake It Up (Y2K Remix)
Ro Ransom[37] Momentum See Me Fall (Y2K Remix)
Smrtdeath & lil aaron[31][35] Non-album singles Smrtdeath & lil aaron
josh pan[38] Selfish JUDGE & Dylan Brady
2018 Lewis Grant[39] Make Me Scared Again (Deluxe Edition) Bad Batch Pt. 2
Daniel Lewis Grant & Dylan Brady
Myouçeej[40] Non-album single Swum creeks Myouçeej
KILLY[41] KILLSTREAK HELLRAISER WondaGurl
Surrender Your Soul Doomsday
Pray for Me
No Sad No Bad —
Smrtdeath[35] Non-album singles Caught Up
Nessly WHOHASIT (Y2K Remix)
lil aaron[31] ROCK$TAR FAMOUS QUIT Dr. Luke, Ryan Ogren & DallasK
Non-album single STUDDED GUCCI BELT —
Polyphia[32] New Levels New Devils G.O.A.T JUDGE
O.D
Nasty
Yas Tim Henson
Bad Scott LePage
Death Note Iophile
Yung Bans[42] Yung Bans Waterslide —
Yung Bans, Vol. 5 Ridin Billy Cigarette
Head in the Clouds Red Rubies —
88rising, Rich Brian, Yung Bans, Young Pinch, Higher Brothers and Don Krez[43][42][44][45][46][47]
Khary[48] Non-album singles DEAD Alexander Lewis
bbno$[49] money conversation —
recess thankful
2019 stucco
Dream Eater Lalala
i don't care at all pouch
slop
I DON'T CARE AT ALL CAUSE I GOT MONEY!!!!!!
bad thoughts
pop song
it gon'last
gone
Lil Mayo & bbno$[49] jimmy neutron
Lewis Grant & bbno$[49][39] on god Lewis Grant
Yung Gravy & Lil Mayo[50] Sensational E.T —
Yung Gravy, Pouya, Ramirez & TrippythaKid[50] The Boys Are Back in Town Yung Gravy & swvde
Yung Gravy[50] Charlene Boston and Nick Seeley
Sea Shanties for Thots Tampa Bay Bustdown —
Baby Gravy 2 shining on my ex
bbno$ & Yung Gravy[50][49]
iann dior[51] Industry Plant Lately Nick Mira
2020 Leyla Blue[52] Non-album single Peppa Pig —
Yung Gravy[50] Baby Gravy 2 Welcome to Chilis Popnick
Yung Gravy & bbno$[50][49] Myrtle Beach Summer 1974 —
Bandsville
2021 Doja Cat[53] Planet Her Payday ft. Young Thug N/A
Get Into It (Yuh) Sully
I Don't Do Drugs ft. Ariana Grande Sully
Options ft. JID Mayer Hawthorne
Why Why ft. Gunna Sully
2022 Polyphia[54] Remember That You Will Die Genesis (feat. Brasstracks) —
Playing God
The Audacity (feat. Anomalie)
Reverie
ABC (feat. Sophia Black)
Memento Mori (feat. Killstation)
Fuck Around and Find Out (feat. $NOT)
All Falls Apart
Neurotica
Chimera (feat. Lil West)
Bloodbath (feat. Chino Moreno)
Ego Death (feat. Steve Vai)

Notes

  1. "Go Dumb" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[25]

References
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  15. "UK Top 100 | Sep 27, 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  16. "Money Conversation – Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music". 16 November 2018 – via iTunes.
  17. "Thankful – Single by bbno$, Y2K & Lewis Grant on Apple Music". 28 December 2018 – via iTunes.
  18. "Pouch – Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music". 17 May 2019 – via iTunes.
  19. "Carly Rae Jepsen Joins Enrique Iglesias, Y2K, and bbno$ on "Lalala" Remix: Listen". Pitchfork. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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  21. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  22. "British single certifications – Y2K – Lalala". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 18, 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Lalala in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. "Canadian single certifications – Y2K & bbno$ – Lalala". Music Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  24. "Go Dumb (feat. blackbear and Bankrol Hayden) – Single by Y2K & The Kid LAROI". Apple Music. 15 April 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  25. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  26. "Oh No – Single by KILLY & Y2K on Apple Music". 10 July 2020 – via iTunes.
  27. "Damage is Done – Single by Y2K & JoJo on Apple Music". 31 July 2020 – via iTunes.
  28. "Wawawa by Y2K & bbno$ on Apple Music". 11 December 2020 – via iTunes.
  29. DIRT (feat. JPEGMAFIA), 2022-10-28, retrieved 2022-11-18
  30. "Pollari". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  31. "lil aaron". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  32. "Polyphia". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  33. "blackbear". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  34. "Aaron Cartier". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  35. "Smrtdeath". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  36. "Yo Gotti". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  37. "Ro Ransom". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  38. "josh pan". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  39. "Lewis Grant". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  40. "myouçeej". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  41. "KILLY". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  42. "Yung Bans". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  43. "88rising". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  44. "Rich Brian". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  45. "Yung Pinch". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  46. "Higher Brothers". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  47. "Don Krez". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  48. "Khary". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  49. "bbno$". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  50. "Yung Gravy". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  51. "iann dior". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  52. "Leyla Blue". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  53. "Credits / Planet Her / Doja Cat". listen.tidal.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  54. Remember That You Will Die, 2022-10-28, retrieved 2022-11-19
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