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.
Burd's Eye View
On September 11 2026, Burd released Burd's Eye View.
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)
One Acen — One Is Da Loneliest Number 05. Disappointed (produced with Drew80HD, Mudzmayn, Kemy Siala)https://music.apple.com/us/song/disappointed/1679634819
2024
Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist — Black & Whites 09. Count Your Blessings
Jon Kabongo — Still Rich 15. Still Rich (ft Rich Kidd)
Omega Mighty 00. Winning https://music.apple.com/ng/song/winning/1774791667
2025 Omega Mighty - REGENESIS 02. Oulalala https://exclaim.ca/music/article/omega-mighty-oulalala-single-stream
11. C**k Up (ft Pamputtae)https://music.apple.com/gb/song/c-k-up/1809869167
Diamond 00. Where The Baddies At? (produced with Drewdini & Tyler Coolidge)https://music.apple.com/us/song/disappointed/1679634819
Tobi - ELEMENTS Vol. 2 05. Changes https://genius.com/Tobi-changes-lyrics
2026 Burd & Keyz - Burd's Eye Viewhttps://open.spotify.com/album/14pjmYq6jFV1NELgluCVLdhttps://music.apple.com/ca/album/burds-eye-view/6801535511
01. The Intro (ft TheyBetterSing)
02. Ignorant (ft Fergie Baby) (produced with Kevin Mitchell and KADDYX4)
03. Miracles (ft TOBi)
04. All Mines (ft DCMBR and Ye Ali)
05. Body (ft Cae)
06. Queen of the Jungle (ft 4TUNAT)
07. Want It (ft Jalen Jackson)
08. Lower East Side (ft Tona)
09. 1 Strike (ft HRTBRKFEVER and Devontée Woe)
10. Burdy's Prayer (I Want To Love You) (ft Tarik Henry)
Awards and nominations
Singles produced Year SingleChart positions Album Certifications US Hot 100 USR&B US Rap US Pop CAN UK2014 "Everywhere We Go"(SonReal) – – – – – – MC: Gold
YearAwardCategoryResult 2013 Juno Awards Rap Recording of the Year (JD Era - No Handouts) 2014 Juno Awards Rap Recording of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go") 2014 MuchMusic Video Award Video of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) 2014 MuchMusic Video Award Director the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) 2014 MuchMusic Video Award Your Fave Video ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) 2014 MuchMusic Video Award Hip Hop Video of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) 2014 MuchMusic Video Award MuchFACT Video of the Year ("SonReal - Everywhere We Go" (produced by Burd and Keyz)) 2016 Juno Awards Rap Recording of the Year ("SonReal - For The Town")
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