Plain Pat
Patrick Reynolds, professionally known as Plain Pat, is an American music executive, record producer and songwriter, perhaps best known for managing the respective early careers of American musicians Kanye West and Kid Cudi. He is also noted for working with prominent artists such as Drake, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Lupe Fiasco, Ghostface Killah, The Roots, Lloyd, Young Gunz, Ashanti, Ludacris, Freeway, Ja Rule, N.O.R.E. and The Mutton Birds among others. Plain Pat is credited with working on several high-profile albums. He has produced on albums such as "Thank Me Later", "Element of Freedom", "Stronger with Each  Tear", "808's and Heartbreak", "", "", "A Kid Named Cudi", "Graduation", "The Life of Pablo" and more. He has also served as an A&R on the following albums "More Fish", "Game Theory", "Fishscale", "The College Dropout", "Southside", "Tough Luv", "Fefe Dobson", "Ashanti's Christmas", "Chicken-N-Beer", "Chapter II", "Philadelphia Freeway", "Last Temptation", "God's Favorite", "" and "". Career and ventures. In 2007, Plain Pat mixed and hosted Kanye West's mixtape "Can't Tell Me Nothing". In 2009, Plain Pat, along with fellow record producer Emile Haynie and recording artist Kid Cudi, launched their record label Dream On, in partnership with  Kanye West's GOOD Music and Universal Motown. Cudi announced in February 2011 however, that the label had been dissolved. Cudi stated to "Complex" magazine that they were still on good terms: "I wanted to try something new, and I wanted to take control of things myself.[...] There’s no hard feelings." The label released Kid Cudi's albums, "" (2009) and "" (2010). In 2010, Plain Pat also worked on "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" with Kanye West. In 2015, Plain Pat and Kid Cudi reunited with "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven". Plain Pat also contributed to Kanye West's "The Life  of Pablo" in 2016, as well as the Kid Cudi and Kanye West collaborative project Kids See Ghosts in 2018. Legacy. Plain Pat is one of the most well-respected producers of all time. Despite having produced a large number of hit records for many top-tier artists, Plain Pat has always kept himself away from the limelight and maintains a very private life. In a 2021 interview, American producer Dot da Genius spoke on Plain Pat: “I just have to go on record and say Plain Pat is a very elusive, mythical figure in our industry. He's done  so many legendary things and his taste level... You want to get Plain Pat to like your music, because then you know you got something.” In February 2022, Kanye West posted a photo of Plain Pat on his Instagram, and captioned it: "Even though we didn’t see this person in the doc Plain Pat is one the most important people in my career. He was the first person who worked at Def Jam who not only saw my potential but invested his time to ensure our success. He also discovered Kid Cudi and he invented drums like Swagger like  us and the game changing bleep snare on Say You Will. This person has never lied to me and is the least industry person I know. He has never clouted up. If you can count your real friends on one hand I only have 4 fingers left."