Djibril Gibson Kagni

Djibril Gibson Kagni
Djibril Gibson Kagni
	Kagni at a 2014 recording session
Background information
Birth name	Djibril Gibson Kagni
Born	October 13, 1977; Dakar, Senegal
Genres	house; hip hop; Pop; R&B;
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Konvict Muzik; Universal Music Group; G production;
Associated acts	Akon; Timati; Hardwell; Snoop Dogg; Busta Rhymes; Shontelle; Forever (group); The Game (rapper); Sean Combs; Ja Rule; Wynter Gordon; Eve (rapper);

Djibril Gibson Kagni (born October 13, 1977) is a record producer and songwriter. Gibson's first full credit production work was in 2004 on Trouble (Akon album) for American rapper Akon.

In 2007, Gibson started working with Russian artist Timati. Timati was already a popular face in Russia, but not internationally. Gibson and Timati made the hit "Welcome to St. Tropez" together. "Welcome to St. Tropez" became a top-ten hit in Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Switzerland.[1]

Early life

Gibson was born in Senegal and raised in Switzerland. He started rapping with a French group called Petit Boss out of Geneva. When he was 15 at that time. After his final exam in high school, Gibson moved to New York to pursue his studies. He graduated from Howard University. After, Gibson finished second degree at Howard University in Washington, DC. Then he decided to join his cousin, Akon, on the Konvict Muzik label.

Music career

2004–05: Trouble

Gibson has worked closely with Akon from the beginning of Akon's career in 2004 and has been a member of Konvict Muzik. The album performed well in the United Kingdom where it peaked at #1 on the UK Album Chart and has reached 2x platinum status in the United States with 2.8 million sales.

2006–08: Konvicted

Gibson's work on Akon's album Konvicted was success and Gibson received sales award for "RIAA MULTI-PLATINUM CERTIFIED SALES OF MORE THAN 3,000,000 COPIES OF THE UNIVERSAL RECORDS ALBUM & CD "KONVICTED"

2008–09: Freedom

Gibson's production on the album began in May 2008 and ended in late of the same year. It was released as a download on December 1, 2008, and in stores December 2, 2008. The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 with 110,600 copies sold in its first week.[2]

List of Gibson's work on studio albums for Timati

The Boss (2009)

SWAGG (2012)

13 (2013)

Audiokapsula (2014)

Olimp (2016)

G Production

After Gibson's first tour he did in 2004 with Akon's first album, Trouble. Later he created G-Production Muzik Group. Gibson learned from the best. Akon was his mentor while touring around. He made Gibson listen and pay attention to the different sounds he came across, so Gibson created a camp with versatile producers from Africa and Europe to bring a new sound into the USA. G productions’ core team is composed of two music professionals that compliment Gibson; lee James Edjouma Known as "BKS" (best kept secret) and Jordan Houyez. Originally from Cameroon, bks was raised in paris. He met gibson in Washington, d.c. through a mutual friend. Gibson fell in love with BKS talent whose sound is a mixture of French and New York style (they call him the modern just blaze). When Gibson later met a young man called Jordan Houyez aka "Trackstorm" they all knew that with their talents put together, music would never be the same. Jordan, from France is versatile in his knowledge that spans from house/dance to hip hop and mainly rock.

Gibson's production

List of singles as Gibson produced for Timati, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
Year	Title	AUT [3]	BEL [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NED [6]	SPA [7]	SWI [8]	Certifications	Album
"Groove On" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	2009	–	21	–	62	88	–	—		The Boss
"Welcome to St. Tropez" (featuring Blue Marine)	2010	–	–	–	–	–	–	45		The Boss
"Welcome to St. Tropez" (DJ Antoine vs. Timati featuring Kalenna)	2011	4	9	7	3	7	16	2	IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum	2011
"I'm on You" (featuring P. Diddy, Dirty Money and DJ Antoine)	2012	–	–	–	50	–	–	62		SWAGG
"Not All About The Money" (with La La Land featuring Timbaland and Grooya)		32	–	–	29	–	–	7
"Sex in the Bathroom" (featuring Craig David)		–	–	–	–	–	–	—

MUZ-TV Awards

Djibril Gibson Kagni won Russian MUZ-TV Awards for producing music for Timati on following categories:

Best Video "Love You" – 2010 (won)
Best Video "I'm on You" – 2011 (won)

Production work for recording artists

Gibson work with many A-list artists and here is production work that Gibson did:

Timati - Ключи от рая (The keys to paradise / Kljuchi ot raja) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati feat Egor Kreed - Где ты, где я (Where are you, where am I) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati feat Keti Topuria - Маленький принц (A little prince / Malen'kij princ) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati - О последней любви на земле (About the last love on Earth / O poslednej ljubvi na zemle) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati - Давай (Come on / Davaj) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati - Новая русская мечта (New Russian dream / Novaja russkaja mechta) 2016 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Hardwell feat Jason Derulo - "Follow Me" from album United We Are 2015 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Pitbull - "Drive you crazy" from album Globalization 2014 (produced by Gibson Kagni)

The Game - " Gangsta party " (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Booba - "King" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Booba - "Salads tomate ognion" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Winter Gordon - "All my life " (produced by Gibson Kagni)

School Gylrs - "Something like a party" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati feat P Diddy – "I’m on you" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati feat Busta Rhymes – "Love you" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati feat Snoop Dogg – "Groove On" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Timati feat Eve – "Money in the bank" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Shontelle - " Love shop" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

Ja Rule - " To the top" (produced by Gibson Kagni)

References

Lipscomb, Paul. "Gibson Kagni: Bringing people and cultures together through music". Steinberg Creativity First. © 2015 Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All rights reserved. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
Gissen, Jesse. "Akon & Scarface Debut On the Charts, Kanye Goes Gold". XXL Mag. Townsquare Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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"Timati – Welcome To St. Tropez". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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[1] Lipscomb, Paul. "Gibson Kagni: Bringing people and cultures together through music". Steinberg Creativity First. © 2015 Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All rights reserved. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

[2] Gissen, Jesse. "Akon & Scarface Debut On the Charts, Kanye Goes Gold". XXL Mag. Townsquare Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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[7] "Timati – Welcome To St. Tropez". Retrieved March 9, 2015.

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