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.
Early life and career 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.
Personal life By June 2022, Lindstrom began dating Brazilian singer Anitta, although they broke up two months later.
Discography
Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details Title Album details Peak chart positions CAN US USR&B/HH USRap Keep God First Released: December 10, 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — Bless Yo Trap Released: April 13, 2018 Label: Alamo, Interscope, Cactus Jack Formats: Digital download, streaming 30 40 22 17 Memory Lane Released: February 26, 2021 Label: Warner Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — — Memory Lane 2 Released: October 27, 2023 Label: Warner Formats: Digital download, streaming — — — —
Charted and certified singles
As lead artist +TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum USBub. "123"201819Bless Yo Trap "Do Not Disturb"— RIAA: Gold "No Más" 2022 —
As featured artist +TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum CAN AUS GER IRE UK US USR&B/HH "Fefe"20183816211733 MC: Platinum RIAA: 8× Platinum BPI: Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold RMNZ: 2× PlatinumDummy Boy "Groceries"2019———————
Production discography
Singles produced + List of single as a record producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CANPeaks on the Canadian Hot 100:
AUS AUT FRA GER NZ SWI USPeaks on the Billboard Hot 100:
USR&B/HHPeaks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs:
USRapPeaks on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs:
"Pipe It Up" 2015 — — — — — — — — 38 — Yung Rich Nation "Back on Road" 2016 — — — — — — — 81 28 — RIAA: Gold Everybody Looking "No Shopping" 25 — — — — — — 36 12 8 RIAA: Platinum MC4 "Stutter" — — — — — — — — — — The Return of East Atlanta Santa "Drugs" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "It's a Vibe" 81 — — — — — — 44 20 — RIAA: 4× Platinum Pretty Girls Like Trap Music "No Frauds" 25 58 73 43 — — 50 14 8 —rowspan="2" "Still Got Time" 22 20 41 36 — — 34 66 — — ARIA: Platinum "Portland" 6 — 64 119 77 38 31 9 6 3 RIAA: 2× Platinum More Life "Butterfly Effect" 40 46 — — — — 58 50 17 12 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum Astroworld "Get Mine" — — — — — — — — — — "4 AM" — — — — — — — 55 24 — RIAA: 2× Platinum Pretty Girls Like Trap Music "Bloody Hands" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "They Said It" — — — — — — — — — — "Can't Hang" — — — — — — — — — — Light of Day "MotorSport" 12 74 — 73 — — 54 6 3 3 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum Culture II "Nice for What" 2018 1 1 6 28 9 1 7 1 1 1RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: 4× PlatinumScorpion "Bigger Than You"( — — — — — — — 53 28 24 RIAA: Platinum "Fefe"( 3 8 14 49 16 3 10 3 3 3 MC: Platinum RIAA: 8× PlatinumDummy Boy "More Than That" 2019——— ——————— "Next" ——2 —3—10—— —Wave "Doors Unlocked" 2020—————————— rowspan="2" "Oh No (Madden NFL Version)" 2021—————————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B USRap "Just for Tonight"(Migos featuring Chris Brown) 2015 — — — Yung Rich Nation "With You"(Drake featuring PartyNextDoor) 2016 47 21 8RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver Views "Sweet Sweet"(Travis Scott) — — —MC: Gold Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight "Outside"(Travis Scott featuring 21 Savage) — — —MC: Gold "Get Right Witcha"(Migos) 2017 72 23 19RIAA: Gold Culture "No Long Talk"(Drake featuring Giggs) 40 22 14BPI: Silver More Life "I Do"(Cardi B featuring SZA) 2018 23 16 12RIAA: Platinum Invasion of Privacy "Motive"(Ariana Grande featuring Doja Cat)202032——Positions "Have Mercy"(Chlöe)20212813— RIAA: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Production credits
2014
Migos - No Label 2 02. "Copy Me" 06. "Antidote" 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"
2015
Migos - Yung Rich Nation 04. "Spray the Champagne" 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)
Jeremih - Late Nights 09. "I Did" (featuring Feather)
2016
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)
Roy Woods - Waking at Dawn 06. "Switch" 08. "Why"
Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight 07. "Sweet Sweet" 08. "Outside" (featuring 21 Savage)
24hrs - 12:AM 01. "Gucci Flame / 12:AM in the 6 02. "Twenty Revenge" (featuring Yo Gotti) 03. "Monster Truck" 04. "Jungle Gym"
Kid Ink - RSS2 02. "Before the Checks" (featuring Casey Veggies) 07. "Die in It"
PartyNextDoor and Jeremih 01. "Like Dat" (featuring Lil Wayne)
Quavo 00. "Cuffed Up" (featuring PartyNextDoor) 00. "My Pockets"
PartyNextDoor 00. "Buzzin" (featuring Lil Yachty) 00. "Can't Let The Summer Pass"
Rick Ross 00. "No U-Turns"
Meek Mill - DC4 09. "Offended"
O.T. Genasis - Coke N Butter 04. "Feelings"
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) 05. "Yacht Master" (featuring Swae Lee and 2 Chainz) 06. "Novacane" 07. "She The Truth" (featuring Jeremih and Quavo) 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) 12. "9 Times Out of 10" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) 13. "Pop Off" (featuring Offset) 14. "Hunnids" (featuring Smoke Dawg) 15. "I Just" (featuring Quavo) 16. "Roller Coasters" (featuring 24hrs)
Young Thug 00. "I Might" (featuring 21 Savage)
Gucci Mane - The Return of East Atlanta Santa 08. "Yet"
2017
PnB Rock - GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions 14. "Stand Back" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)
Migos - Culture 05. "Get Right Witcha"
Wifisfuneral - When Hell Falls 05. "Hunnits, Fifties" (featuring Yung Bans)
Various Artists – The Fate of the Furious: The Album 02. "Go Off" (performed by Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo and Travis Scott)
Drake – More Life 02. "No Long Talk" (featuring Giggs) 11. "Portland" (featuring Travis Scott and Quavo)
Kid Ink – 7 Series 01. "Supersoaka"
Meek Mill - Meekend Music 02. "Backboard" (featuring Young Thug)
G-Dragon - Kwon Ji Yong 05. "Outro. 신곡(神曲) (Divina Commedia)"
Juicy J - Gas Face 09. "Leanin" (featuring Chris Brown and Quavo)
French Montana - Jungle Rules 11. "Push Up"
Tyga - BitchImTheShit2 07. "Bel Air" (featuring Quavo)
Aminé - Good for You 02. "Yellow" (featuring Nelly)
Bebe Rexha - All Your Fault: Pt. 2 01. "That's It" (featuring Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz)
Kodak Black - Project Baby 2: All Grown Up
8: "Unexplainable" (produced with River Tiber, Ging) 12: Built My Legacy (featuring Offset) (produced with Ging)
Mozzy - 1 Up Top Ahk 10. "Outside" (featuring Lil Durk, Dave East and Lex Aura)
Quentin Miller 00. "Unexplained Freestyle"
A Boogie wit da Hoodie - The Bigger Artist 02. "Undefeated" (featuring 21 Savage)
Gucci Mane - Mr. Davis 01. "Work in Progress (Intro)"
Yo Gotti - I Still Am 09. "One on One" (background vocals from Desiigner) 11. "Yellow Tape"
Roy Woods - Say Less 04. "Take Time" (featuring 24hrs)
Juicy J - Rubba Band Business 07. "Too Many"
G-Eazy - The Beautiful & Damned 11. "Gotdamn"
Travis Scott and Quavo – Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho 03. "Eye 2 Eye" (featuring Takeoff) 05. "Huncho Jack" 06. "Saint" (produced with Illmind)
2018 Prime Boys – Koba World 03. "Come Wit It" 04. "Street Dreams" 05. "Tinted" 06. "So What" 09. "Hold Me Down"
Migos – Culture II 11. "Gang Gang" 15. "Beast" 17. "Motorsport" (featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj)
Nipsey Hussle – Victory Lap 11. "Grinding All My Life"
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy 13. "I Do" (featuring SZA)
Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz – Bless Yo Trap 01. "123" 02. "Big Dope" 03. "Do Not Disturb" (featuring Lil Yachty and Offset) 04. "Pockets" 05. "Good Habits" 06. "Mayo" 07. "Pray" (featuring ASAP Ferg) 08. "Bumblebee" 09. "Ways" 10. "For the Gang"
Nicki Minaj - Queen 17. "Miami"
6ix9ine – Dummy Boy
02. "Fefe" featuring Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz 05. "Mama" featuring Nicki Minaj and Kanye West
Ski Mask The Slump God - Stokeley 08. "Far Gone" (featuring Lil Baby)
Trippie Redd - Life's a Trip 05. "Forever Ever" (featuring Young Thug and Reese Laflare)
Kris Wu – Antares 02. "November Rain"
Drake Drake - "Nice for What"
2020 Ariana Grande – Positions 03. "Motive" Smoke Dawg — Struggle Before Glory 03. "Three of a Kind (ft. Jay Critch, Fredo)" 06. "Snow" 07. "No Discussion (ft. AJ Tracey)" 08. "These Games (ft. Jay Whiss, Safe)" Lay Zhang – LIT 02. "玉 (Jade)" Jay Whiss — Peace of Mind 01. "Don't Change on Me" 03. "Valet" (ft. Puffy L'z) 07. "Back Track"
2021 Ariana Grande – Positions (Deluxe) 16. "Test Drive"