Y2K (record producer)

Ari David Starace[3][4] (born July 27, 1994), professionally known as Y2K, is an American record producer and songwriter.[5] He is best known for producing "Lalala" alongside Canadian rapper bbno$. As of September 11, 2020, he has over 7.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify.[6]

Y2K
Birth name	Ari David Starace
Born	July 27, 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Genres	Hip hop trap R&B[2]
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	bbno$ Lewis Grant Polyphia Carly Rae Jepsen Enrique Iglesias Iann Dior Leyla Blue Lil Mayo Tove Lo

Influences

Y2K was introduced to music at an early age; his mother owned a music store in Arizona,[3] which he has said was where his interest in music began.[3] From there he began listening to Gorillaz, and Tears for Fears, which he has mentioned were his earliest influences in music.[3] As he got older, he began listening to bands such as My Chemical Romance, and Say Anything.[3]

According to Y2K, his introduction to music production was from California rapper, Lil B, who introduced him to Clams Casino.[3] Following this, Y2K began to work on music, making remixes exclusively for a few years before making the decision to start producing for others, such as bbno$, Yung Gravy and lil aaron.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [7]	US R&B [8]	US Rap [9]	AUS [10]	CAN [11]	FRA [12]	IRL [13]	NZ [14]	SWE [15]	UK [16]
"Money Conversation" (with bbno$)[17]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Thankful" (with bbno$ and Lewis Grant)[18]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Recess
"Pouch" (with bbno$)[19]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Lalala" (with bbno$)		55	22	19	16	10	76	37	16	68	32	RIAA: Gold[20] ARIA: Platinum[21] RMNZ: Platinum[14]
"Go Dumb" (with The Kid Laroi featuring Blackbear and Bankrol Hayden)[22]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	—
"Oh No" (with Killy)[24]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Damage Is Done" (with JoJo)[25]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Produced by Y2K

Year	Artist	Album/EP	Title	Co-Producers
2016	Pollari[26]	Yacht Club	How U Feel	N/A
	lil aaron[27]	GLOING PAIN$	NIGHTRIDER	Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
			SRONGER
			4 MORE DRINKS / PINK FENTY SLIDES
			NOBODY
			DRUGS	Felix Snow, Brenton Duvall, JUDGE & Dylan Brady
			GO 2 HELL	Brenton Duvall, JUDGE, Aaron Zuckerman & Dylan Brady
			GLOING PAIN$	JUDGE, Polyphia, Brenton Duvall & Dylan Brady
2017	Polyphia[28]	The Most Hated	Loud	Iophile, JUDGE & Scott LePage
			Icronic
			Goose
			40Oz
			Crosty
			The Worst
	lil aaron[27]	Non-album singles	HOT TOPIC	N/A
			TOP 8
			LIT
	blackbear[29]	do re mi X	do re mi (Y2K Remix)
	Aaron Cartier[30]	Aaron Cariter Best Rapper Last Album... Maybe HaHa!!	Options
			350Z
			Louis Kicks	Dylan Brady
	Smrtdeath[31]	Non-album singles	Porcelain	N/A
	Yo Gotti[32]		Rake It Up (Y2K Remix)
	Ro Ransom[33]	Momentum	See Me Fall (Y2K Remix)
	Smrtdeath & lil aaron[27][31]	Non-album singles	Smrtdeath & lil aaron
	josh pan[34]		Selfish	JUDGE & Dylan Brady
2018	Lewis Grant[35]	Make Me Scared Again (Deluxe Edition)	Bad Batch Pt. 2
			Daniel	Lewis Grant & Dylan Brady
	Myouçeej[36]	Non-album single	Swum creeks	Myouçeej
	KILLY[37]	KILLSTREAK	HELLRAISER	WondaGurl
		Surrender Your Soul	Doomsday
			Pray for Me
			No Sad No Bad	N/A
	Smrtdeath[31]	Non-album singles	Caught Up
	Nessly		WHOHASIT (Y2K Remix)
	lil aaron[27]	ROCK$TAR FAMOUS	QUIT	Dr. Luke, Ryan Ogren & DallasK
		Non-album single	STUDDED GUCCI BELT	N/A
	Polyphia[28]	New Levels New Devils	G.O.A.T	JUDGE
			O.D
			Nasty
			Yas	Tim Henson
			Bad	Scott LePage
			Death Note	Iophile
	Yung Bans[38]	Yung Bans	Waterslide	N/A
		Yung Bans, Vol. 5	Ridin	Billy Cigarette
		Head in the Clouds	Red Rubies	N/A
	88rising, Rich Brian, Yung Bans, Young Pinch, Higher Brothers and Don Krez[39][38][40][41][42][43]
	Khary[44]	Non-album singles	DEAD	Alexander Lewis
	bbno$[45]		money conversation	N/A
		recess	thankful
2019			stucco
		Dream Eater	Lalala
		i don't care at all	pouch
			slop
			I DON'T CARE AT ALL CAUSE I GOT MONEY!!!!!!
			bad thoughts
			pop song
			it gon'last
			gone
	Lil Mayo & bbno$[45]		jimmy neutron
	Lewis Grant & bbno$[45][35]		on god	Lewis Grant
	Yung Gravy & Lil Mayo[46]	Sensational	E.T	N/A
	Yung Gravy, Pouya, Ramirez & TrippythaKid[46]		The Boys Are Back in Town	Yung Gravy & swvde
	Yung Gravy[46]		Charlene	Boston and Nick Seeley
		Sea Shanties for Thots	Tampa Bay Bustdown	N/A
		Baby Gravy 2	shining on my ex
	bbno$ & Yung Gravy[46][45]
	iann dior[47]	Industry Plant	Lately	Nick Mira
2020	Leyla Blue[48]	Non-album single	Peppa Pig	N/A
	Yung Gravy[46]	Baby Gravy 2	Welcome to Chilis	Popnick
	Yung Gravy & bbno$[46][45]		Myrtle Beach Summer 1974	N/A
			Bandsville

Notes

1. "Go Dumb" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[23]

References

1. "Y2K discography - RYM/Sonemic". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
2. "Y2K discography". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
3. Cleasby, C. (2020, March 11). Personal interview with Starace, A.
4. Legaspi, Althea (August 20, 2019). "Watch Y2K, Bbno$ Star in Fictional 'Big Fun Fun Show' in New 'Lalala' Video". Rolling Stone.
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11. "Y2K Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
12. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 35, 2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
13. "IRMA - Irish Charts | Week 36 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association.
14. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ.
15. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan.
16. "UK Top 100 | Sep 27, 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
17. "Money Conversation - Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
18. "Thankful - Single by bbno$, Y2K & Lewis Grant on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
19. "Pouch - Single by bbno$ & Y2K on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
20. "American single certifications – bbno$ & Y2K – Lalala". Recording Industry Association of America. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
21. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
22. "Go Dumb (feat. blackbear and Bankrol Hayden) - Single by Y2K & The Kid LAROI". Apple Music. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
23. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 27, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
24. "Oh No - Single by KILLY & Y2K on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
25. "Damage is Done - Single by Y2K & JoJo on Apple Music" – via iTunes.
26. "Pollari". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
27. "lil aaron". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
28. "Polyphia". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
29. "blackbear". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
30. "Aaron Cartier". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
31. "Smrtdeath". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
32. "Yo Gotti". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
33. "Ro Ransom". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
34. "josh pan". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
35. "Lewis Grant". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
36. "myouçeej". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
37. "KILLY". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
38. "Yung Bans". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
39. "88rising". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
40. "Rich Brian". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
41. "Yung Pinch". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
42. "Higher Brothers". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
43. "Don Krez". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
44. "Khary". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
45. "bbno$". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
46. "Yung Gravy". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
47. "iann dior". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
48. "Leyla Blue". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-11.