Amadeus (record producer)

Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson is a multi-platinum hip-hop and R&B producer.

His production credits include 50 Cent's It Is What It Is, Mike Jones' Grandma, Talib Kweli's A Game, and Lil' Mo's Brand Nu and Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

The 25-year-old is also famed as the man behind the beats for diss tracks by Foxy Brown (Get Me Off which attacked Eve) and Cam'ron (Take 'Em To Church which lashed out at Mase).

He took his nickname from the famous classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Amadeus cites his influences as Dr. Dre, P.Diddy, D-Dot, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Jermaine Dupri.