Background and career
Shane Lee Lindstrom (born February 11, 1994), known professionally as Murda Beatz, is a Canadian record producer. Working predominantly in hip-hop and trap music, he has produced hit songs and albums for various musical acts since 2011. His credits include the singles "Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott, "Back on Road" by Gucci Mane, "Nice for What" by Drake, and "Motorsport" by the Migos. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside Nicki Minaj on 6ix9ine's 2018 single "Fefe", which peaked at number three on both the Canadian Hot 100 and US Billboard Hot 100. Lindstrom signed with Interscope Records to release his 2019 debut single, "Shopping Spree" (featuring Lil Pump and Sheck Wes). He has also released collaborative singles or mixtapes with artists including Smokepurpp, MadeinTYO, 24hrs, G Herbo, and PnB Rock, among others. His producer tag utters "Murda on the beat so it's not nice!", for which he is frequently recognized. He has also used a separate producer tag recorded by Jaye Neutron.
Lindstrom was born to Susi and Lee Lindstrom and raised in Fort Erie, Ontario, near Buffalo in a musical household and played drums as a child. Lindstrom is of Hungarian, English, and Swedish descent. He began producing beats at age 17 while he was still in high school using FL Studio after leaving his drumset at his friend's house. He chose his stage name "Murda Beatz" to promote his music on YouTube. When he turned 18, he moved to Chicago, and later worked with established stars such as Chief Keef and Lil Durk. Lindstrom stated that he met most of his early artists through social media and mutual friends. Eventually, he connected with Atlanta rap group Migos and moved in with them to start producing their music. Lindstrom is notable for being a lead or featured artist on some of the tracks he produces, similarly to DJ Khaled, Mustard, or Mike Will Made It. He made the decision to transition to a "producer-artist," as Billboard describes it, in order to have more control and release music on his own timeline, instead of being dependent on the artists in the song. He released his first mixtape, Keep God First, in December 2016. He opened for G-Eazy's tour in the summer of 2018. His first single as a lead artist, "Shopping Spree," was released in 2019 with Lil Pump and Sheck Wes. He released his second single, "Banana Split," which features YNW Melly and Lil Durk, in March 2020. In March 2020, he confirmed the title of his debut album to be Murda She Wrote, with an initial release date of June 2020, on which it failed to release. In 2019, Lindstrom created his own record imprint, Murda Beatz Recordings, and signed singer Adam Halliday. In 2021, Lindstrom was honored in the Forbes 30 Under 30 listing under the music category.
By June 2022, Lindstrom began dating Brazilian singer Anitta, although they broke up two months later.
Migos - No Label 2 02. "Copy Me" 06. "Antidote" (produced with Phenom da Don) 17. "Body Parts" (featuring Machine Gun Kelly) 19. "Emmitt Smith" Lil Durk - Signed to the Streets 2 02. "Ten Four" 13. "Gas & Mud" Migos - Rich Nigga Timeline 03. "Can't Believe It" 11. "Story I Tell"
Migos - Yung Rich Nation 04. "Spray the Champagne" (produced with Honorable C.N.O.T.E.) 08. "Just for Tonight" (featuring Chris Brown) 09. "Pipe it Up" 11. "Playa Playa" 12. "Cocaina" (featuring Young Thug) Migos - Back to the Bando 05. "Rich Nigga Trappin" Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt 07. "Mexico" (featuring Tory Lanez) (produced with Speakerbomb) Jeremih - Late Nights 09. "I Did" (featuring Feather) (produced with Jeremih and Left Lane)
Migos - YRN 2 11. "Hoe On A Mission" 13. "Hate It Or Love It" Drake - Views 08. "With You" (featuring PartyNextDoor) (background vocals from Jeremih) (produced with Nineteen85 and Cardiak) Roy Woods - Waking at Dawn 06. "Switch" (produced with FrancisGotHeat and Sunny Diamonds) 08. "Why" Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight 07. "Sweet Sweet" (produced with Cubeatz and Mike Dean) 08. "Outside" (featuring 21 Savage) (produced with OZ, Nisi, and Mike Dean) 24hrs - 12:AM 01. "Gucci Flame / 12:AM in the 6 02. "Twenty Revenge" (featuring Yo Gotti) (produced with Apex Martin) 03. "Monster Truck" (produced with Cubeatz) 04. "Jungle Gym" Kid Ink - RSS2 02. "Before the Checks" (featuring Casey Veggies) (produced with Cubeatz) 07. "Die in It" (produced with OZ) PartyNextDoor and Jeremih 01. "Like Dat" (featuring Lil Wayne) (produced with Cubeatz) Quavo 00. "Cuffed Up" (featuring PartyNextDoor) 00. "My Pockets" PartyNextDoor 00. "Buzzin" (featuring Lil Yachty) (produced with Cubeatz) 00. "Can't Let The Summer Pass" Rick Ross 00. "No U-Turns" (produced with Cubeatz) Meek Mill - DC4 09. "Offended" (featuring Young Thug and 21 Savage) (produced with OZ and Cubeatz) O.T. Genasis - Coke N Butter 04. "Feelings" (produced with Zaytoven and OG Parker) Murda Beatz - Keep God First 01. "Intro" 02. "M&Ms" (featuring Offset and Blac Youngsta) 03. "Scorin'" (featuring Playboi Carti and Offset) 04. "More" (featuring PartyNextDoor and Quavo) (produced with Cubeatz) 05. "Yacht Master" (featuring Swae Lee and 2 Chainz) 06. "Novacane" 07. "She The Truth" (featuring Jeremih and Quavo) (produced with RetroFuture) 08. "Drop Out" (featuring Jimmy Prime) 09. "Growth" (featuring Offset) 10. "Cappin' N Shit" (featuring Skooly and 2 Chainz) 11. "Brown Money" (featuring Jay Whiss) (produced with OZ and Cubeatz) 12. "9 Times Out of 10" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) (produced with Cubeatz) 13. "Pop Off" (featuring Offset) 14. "Hunnids" (featuring Smoke Dawg) 15. "I Just" (featuring Quavo) 16. "Roller Coasters" (featuring 24hrs) (produced with Rex Kudo) Young Thug 00. "I Might" (featuring 21 Savage) (produced with Cubeatz) Gucci Mane - The Return of East Atlanta Santa 08. "Yet" (produced with Cubeatz)
