# Burd & Keyz

Burd & Keyz is a Canadian hip-hop and R&B production group from Markham, Ontario, Canada. Some notable acts they have produced for are Kardinal Offishall, MGK, Meek Mill, Pusha T, and more recently A$AP Ferg, Fabolous, and French Montana.

## Music career

Andrew "Burd" Liburd and Anthony "Durty Keyz" James, were both raised in the Toronto suburb of Markham. The two began producing in high school when they discovered a mutual interest in music, specifically in beat-making and production.
In 2004, James and Liburd officially formed the production duo Burd & Keyz.
On June 28, 2010, Keyz died of a bacterial infection called streptococcus. He was only 23 years old. A tribute video was released on July 4, 2010.
Burd still produces music under the name "Burd & Keyz".

### Keyz of Life

On December 13, 2011, Burd released a tribute album to Keyz titled Keyz of Life, and offered it as a free download.
The lead single, "LoveSpeak", which featured R&B/Soul Toronto native Shi Wisdom and rapper KJ, was released on June 6, 2011. The video was shot at Wisdom's Barber Shop & Beauty Salon in Toronto's Eglinton West neighbourhood. The video was directed by David F. Mewa.
The second single, "Real Nigga Tears (R.N.T.)", featured Rich Kidd from Toronto and DJ Grouch and was released on August 16, 2011. The video, directed by Sean Getti and featuring Burd himself, was released the next month on September 6, 2011.
The third single, "Faithful", featured Toronto artists Luu Breeze, A-Game, and Jahron B, with co-production from fellow Toronto native T-Minus and was released on October 26, 2011. The video, directed by Reza Dahya, was released on March 12, 2012.
The album received positive reviews and lead to an article about Burd & Keyz on the front page of the National Post arts section among other reviews. On April 29, 2012, Keyz of Life was officially released in the United Kingdom.

## Production
### 2009

Famous — Goddess Girl
    01. I Wanna Know Your Name (ft Oh!) (Re-Master)
    02. Screwface Rap
    03. Hater's Eulogy
    04. The Declaration
    05. Time To Decide
    06. Fresh Cut
    07. Goddess Girl (ft Luu Breeze & Oh!)
    08. How It's Gotta Be (ft Kim Davis)

### 2010

Nickelus F — Season Premiere
    03. World Renown

### 2011

Rochester — Born to Be
    02. Let My Tape Rock (ft Luu Breeze & K. Ryan)
    03. Turn Me On
    07. Yuu (Young Luv II)
    08. Tek Mi Money (ft Pachino)
    11. Triumphant
Luu Breeze — #HollaLaLuuie
    03. HollaLaLuuie
    04. Bin Laden
Burd & Keyz — Keyz of Life
    01. Divine Brown – Intro (produced by McCallaman)
    02. SonReal x Nickelus F x Blake Carrington – Keyz of Life
    03. Promise x Redway x Rochester – Say A Prayer
    04. Interlude I
    05. Luu Breeze x A-Game x PartyNextDoor – Faithful (co-produced with T-Minus)
    06. Lokz – Duet
    07. Burdstrumental (Never Get Over You)
    08. Interlude II
    09. Shi Wisdom x KJ – LoveSpeak
    10. Burdstrumental (Losing My Bestfriend) (co-produced with McCallaman)
    11. Interlude III
    12. Rich Kidd x DJ Grouch – R.N.T. (Real Nigga Tears)
    13. OmarLunan aka Oh! x Dwayne Morgan x O'Sound – Shine (produced by T-Minus)
    14. Divine Brown x Kardinal Offishall – The Other Side

### 2012

JD Era — No Handouts
    10. I Need You (ft Shi Wisdom)
Kardinal Offishall
    00. Ignorant Shit
    00. Reppin' 4 My City (ft Wiz Kid)
Peter Jackson — Fresh Start
    10. #1 Fan (ft Karl Wolf)
Troy Ave — Bricks In My Backpack 3
    07. Chiddy Chiddy Bang Bang
    08. F.U.B.U.
Troy Ave — White Christmas
    15. Red Lipstick (ft Chase N. Cashe)
Chase N. Cashe
    00. Watch Me

### 2013

LA Leakers — LA Leakers Presents: The 2013 Draft Picks
    14. I Can Do That (ft Chase N. Cashe)
MGK — Black Flag
    03. Peso (ft Meek Mill & Pusha T)
    08. 50 (ft French Montana)
The Game — OKE: Operation Kill Everything
    16. You Don't Know
SonReal
    00. Everywhere We Go
Luu Breeze — City In Gold
    03. Show Me Something (Produced with xSDTRK)
    04. Say Word
    05. Sound Off
    06. That Aint You
    11. La Rendezvous (ft Andreena Mill & Darryl Riley)
Chase N Cashe — Heir Waves
    12. M.D.N.B. (Produced with Chase N Cashe)
    15. I Can Do That
Aion Clarke
    00. Ready
Bonic
    00. Cheerios (ft. Dom Kennedy)

### 2014

Tory Lanez — Lost Cause
    09. "Priceless" (produced with Daniel Worthy and Tory Lanez)
GVND - Days Like This - EP
    03. Money Right (ft Luu Breeze)
Kirko Bangz — Progression V: Young Texas Playa
    03. "For Da 99" (produced with Jordon Manswell)
    06. "288" (produced with Jordon Manswell)
    08. "Screaming" (ft. Bando Jones) (produced with Sound M.O.B.)
    10. "Then I Came Dine" (ft. Riff Raff) (produced with Jordon Manswell and Sevn Thomas)
    18. "Pray For Me"
Shi Wisdom — Intervention [EP]
    02. Monster
    03. Magic
Sonreal — One Long Day
    07. Nothing Interlude (ft Willa)

### 2015

Devontee — District Vibe
    11. All I Ever Wanted
Marty Baller
    00. Things We Go Through
SonReal — For The Town
    06. For The Town
Jazz Cartier — Marauding in Paradise
    09. The Downtown Cliche (Produced with Sevn Thomas)

### 2016

Donnie
    00. Come Through (ft Daniel Caesar)
Derin Falana
    00. The Pick Up (produced with Jordon Manswell and Sevn Thomas)
Kirko Bangz
    00. Love and Basketball (produced with The Mekanics)
Ye Ali
    00. Used To (ft Pollari)
    00. Ye Ali - Late Nite Flexxx (ft Louis Val and Laioung)(produced with Xclu)
A$AP Ferg — Always Strive and Prosper
    19. Don't Mind (ft Fabolous and French Montana) (produced with The Mekanics) (Bonus Track)
Luu Breeze — Something in the Shade
    02. Came Up
Luu Breeze
    00. Lost
J-Soul
    00. Richmond Hill (produced with Jordon Manswell)
BZZY — A Part of Everything
    14. Stubborn
CJ Fly
    00. Raising The Bar (produced with Sevn Thomas)
Audra The Rapper
    00. Sometimes (produced with Sevn Thomas and Jordon Manswell)

### 2017

R. City (Rock City)
    00. Who To Trust
Luu Breeze — LoveDontLiveHere
    06. Long Island Ice T (Produced with Jordon Manswell)
Ye Ali — Passion & Patience
    03. Closer (Produced with Jordon Manswell)
    05. Mixing (ft Johnny Yukon) (Produced with Foreign Tek)
A1 Bentley
    00. Toot That Whoa Whoa! (ft Prince Christian) (Produced with Foreign Tek)

### 2018

Burd & Keyz
    00. Time to Go (ft 24HRS, Young Troy, and Ye Ali) (Produced with Jordon Manswell)
A1 Bentley
    00. Toot That Whoa Whoa! (Remix) (ft Chris Brown, Prince Christian) (Produced with Foreign Tek)
Jazz Cartier — Fleurever
    02. Security (Produced with Sean Fischer, Jordon Manswell, Ryan Hemsworth, & Lantz)

### 2019

Pilla B
    00. Big Chopper (ft King Louie)
    00. Fuck It Up (Additional production by Joel Chambers)
Donnie — From The Beginning To The End
    07. Life of the Party (ft Daniel Caesar)

### 2020

Pilla B
    00. Vanilla (produced with Joel Chambers & Cloudeyes)
4TUNAT
    00. Morning Wake Up
DillanPonders — Because We're Alive
    01. Whole New Flex (produced with Joel Chambers)

### 2021

Kirko Bangz
    00. Heart Safe
4TUNAT
    00. Feel Like Me

### 2022

Jalen Santoy & JZAC
    00. Dead Right (produced with Drew80HD)

### 2023

Tona
    00. Lower East Side (L.E.S.) (ft Burd & Keyz)
4TUNAT — See You Soon
    06. Rocker
Ling Hussle — If Only You Stayed
    07. London
Fame Holiday — Strictly For Summer
    04. Kissing In My Ride (ft Romeyo Wilson)

### 2024

Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist — Black & Whites
    09. Count Your Blessings
Jon Kabongo — Still Rich
    15. Still Rich (ft Rich Kidd)

## Awards and nominations
### Singles produced

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album | Certifications |
| Year | Single | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rap | US Pop | CAN | UK | Album | Certifications |
| 2014 | "Everywhere We Go" (SonReal) | – | – | – | – | – | – | Non-album single | MC: Gold |
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Juno Awards | Rap Recording of the Year (JD Era - No Handouts) | Nominated |
| 2014 | Juno Awards | Rap Recording of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go") | Nominated |
| 2014 | MuchMusic Video Award | Video of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) | Nominated |
| 2014 | MuchMusic Video Award | Director the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) | Nominated |
| 2014 | MuchMusic Video Award | Your Fave Video ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) | Nominated |
| 2014 | MuchMusic Video Award | Hip Hop Video of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) | Nominated |
| 2014 | MuchMusic Video Award | MuchFACT Video of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) | Won |
| 2016 | Juno Awards | Rap Recording of the Year ("SonReal - For The Town") | Nominated |