Beam (hip-hop musician)

Tyshane Thompson (born 1995), known professionally as Beam (an acronym for Be Everything and More; stylised in all caps; formerly as Tyshane and Elite),^[2] is a Jamaican-born American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the son of dancehall and gospel reggae singer Papa San.^[3] He was one-half of the production duo 808&Elite. Beam released his debut studio album, Alien, on February 4, 2022. It includes collaborations with Justin Bieber, Jorja Smith, and his father, among others.

Beam
Birth name	Tyshane Thompson
Also known as	Elite Tyshane
Born	1995 (age 29–30) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica[1]
Origin	Weston, Florida, U.S.[1]
Genres	Hip hop trap reggae dancehall gospel reggae
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Epic
Website	whoisbeam.com

Career

According to Thompson's father, he started producing at age ten.^[4] He formed the now-disbanded production duo 808&Elite with Matt Massaro.

He first received notice when he produced for Andy Mineo on the tracks "Young", featuring KB, and "Michael Jackson", featuring Thi'sl, Rich Perez, R-Swift, and Bubba Watson, from the mixtape Formerly Known in 2011.^[3][4] In 2012 he produced the highly popular, Jamaican-tinged song "Black Rose" by Lecrae on the mixtape Church Clothes.^[3][4][5] He also appeared in the final episode of the web-series Saturday Morning Car-Tunez, created by Andy Mineo, where he helped remix the Puff Daddy song "It's All About the Benjamins".^[3][6] On July 6, 2012, Thompson and Matt Massaro, under the name 808&Elite, released the single "Me Monster", featuring Andy Mineo, from their upcoming beat-tape, Diamonds x Pearls.^[7] The tape was made available two days later for free download exclusively through the Christian hip-hop website Rapzilla.^[8] Thompson's talent was praised by critics when he and ThaInnaCircle produced the bass-heavy, East Coast style, reggae and dancehall-influenced song "Violence" by Lecrae from the Grammy-winning album Gravity, released on September 4, 2012.^[9][10][11] In October 2012, Thompson competed at the second Annual Rapzilla.com Beat Battle at the 2012 Flavor Fest.^[12] Thompson, his father Papa San and brother Tyrone Andrew, are working on a collaborative project.^[4] 808 & Elite now produces under Street Symphony's Track or Die label.^[13] In addition to his work with his father and brother, Lecrae, and Andy Mineo, Tyshane has produced, both independently and as part of 808 & Elite, for artists such as 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, G-Eazy, Xavier Omär, and Asaiah Ziv.

He was featured by Beyoncé on her 2022 album Renaissance, on the song "Energy".

He co-wrote the track "Burn" from ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) album Vultures 1, released on 10 February 2024.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Alien	Released: February 4, 2022 Label: Epic Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title	Extended play details
95	Released: October 18, 2019 Label: Epic Format: Digital download, streaming
Crimson Soundtrack[14]	Released: October 29, 2020 Label: Epic Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Chat Bout"	2017	Non-album singles
"Problems"
"Centipede"
"Cactus"	2018
"2x2 (ColorsxStudios version)"[15]	2020	95
"Psycho"[16]		Crimson Soundtrack
"Numby" (with Artz and Bugy)[17]	2021	We Survive
"Anxiety"[18]		Alien
"Win"[19]	2022
"Planet Beam"

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Rave de Favela" (with MC Lan, Major Lazer and Anitta featuring Beam)[20]	2020	Music Is the Weapon
"Slip" (Ambré featuring Beam)[21]		Pulp
"Fine China" (Odalys featuring Beam)[22]		Non-album single
"Delete" (Ape Drums featuring Beam)[23]		Soundboy
"Toxic" (Maeta featuring Beam)[24]	2021	Habits
"Searching (Remix)" (Abir featuring Wafia and Beam)[25]		Non-album singles
"Truck Riddim" (Bambii featuring Beam)[26]
"On My Own" (Sainvil featuring Beam)[27]		They're All Goblins
"Burn" (Darci featuring Beam)[28]		Long Days Away
"Contact (Remix)" (Dimitri McDowell featuring Beam)[29]		Non-album single
"Tonight" (Tasan featuring Beam)[30]		Ornaments
"Beg Mi Ah Link" (Stefflon Don featuring Beam)[31]		Non-album single
"Kalash" (Delara featuring Beam)[32]	2023	Shahrazad
"How Could You" (Lay Bankz featuring Beam)[33]	2024	After 7

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		US [34]	US Christ. [35]	AUS [36]	CAN [37]	DEN [38]	NZ [39]	SWE [40]	UK Stream. [41]	WW [42]
"Team" (Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed featuring Beam)	2017	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed Present Magic & Bird
"Dive" (Social Club Misfits featuring Beam)		—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Into the Night
"Love You Different" (Justin Bieber featuring Beam)	2021	84	—	72	35	31	—	91	73	58	Justice
"Freedom" (with Justin Bieber)		—	20	—	—	—	—[A]	—	—	—	Freedom
"Top Shotta" (Pop Smoke and the Neptunes featuring Pusha T, Travi, and Beam)		—[B]	—	—	67	—	—	—	—	180	Faith
"Energy" (Beyoncé featuring Beam)	2022	27	—	42	46	—	40	—[C]	34	23	Renaissance
"Link Up" (Metro Boomin, Don Toliver, and Wizkid featuring Beam and Toian)	2023	—[D]	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	167	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Fireworks" (KIDD featuring Tyshane)	2012	Non-album song
"Fire" (Steven Malcolm featuring Beam)	2017	Steven Malcolm
"Break Bread" (Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed featuring Beam)	2017	Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed Present Magic & Bird
"Team" (Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed featuring Beam)
"Act Like" (Asaiah Ziv featuring Beam)		I'm Despressed, but Happy
"Dive" (Social Club Misfits featuring Beam)		Into the Night
"Mad Over We" (LevyGrey featuring Beam)	2019	Figures
"Mumbai Power" (Skrillex featuring Beam)		Show Tracks
"Bags" (Anto featuring Beam)	2020	Small Talk
"Moneybag Szn" (Kasien with Beam)		I Found Paradise in Hell
"Up Inna (Remix)" (Cadenza, M.I.A. and GuiltyBeatz featuring Beam, Cham and Alicai Harley)		Up Inna
"Love Cost Too Much" (Preme and Popcaan featuring Beam)		Link Up
"Bam Bam" (Major Lazer featuring French Montana and Beam)		Music Is the Weapon
"Tiny" (Major Lazer featuring Beam and Shenseea)
"Goddess" (Mitch featuring Beam and Ilham)		Better For You
"York Way" (Vory featuring Beam)		Vory
"Every Morning" (Patrick Cc: featuring Beam)	2021	Launch Sequence
"Love You Different" (Justin Bieber featuring Beam)		Justice
"Freedom" (Justin Bieber and Beam)		Freedom
"Honor (Remix)" (A!MS featuring AV Allure, Kent Jones, Moelogo, Projexx, Julian Marley and Beam)		Offshore
"Pretty Ugly" (Stalk Ashley featuring Beam)		Excuses, Pt. I
"Baby Blues (Remix)" (Audrey Nuna featuring Beam)	2022	A Liquid Breakfast
"Eternity" (Kyle featuring Beam)		It's Not So Bad
"Energy" (Beyoncé featuring Beam)		Renaissance
"Link Up" (Metro Boomin, Don Toliver, and Wizkid featuring Beam and Toian)	2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from & Inspired by the Motion Picture)

Production discography

2010

Tyrone Andrew – The Road

03. "Narrow Road" (featuring Jonathan Guerra)^[46]

04. "Take Him On"^[46]

2011

Andy Mineo – Formerly Known

05. "Young" (featuring KB)^[12][47]

Paul Morris – Paul Morris Under Construction – Co-produced with Paul Morris^[48]

2012

Papa San – My Story^[49]

Tyrone Andrew – "Encamp"

Lecrae – Church Clothes

09. "Black Rose"

Andy Mineo – Saturday Morning Cartoons

04. "Benjamins" (featuring Rich Perez and Izz) – remix of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy (featuring Lil' Kim, The LOX, and The Notorious B.I.G.)^[6]

Tyrone Andrew – "Love or Hate"^[50]

Lecrae – Gravity

07. "Violence" – (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle)

DJ Official and Alex Medina – Gravity The Remix EP

13. "Tell the World" (featuring Mali Music)

KIDD – "Fireworks" (featuring Tyshane)^[51]

2013

Beleaf – Theo's Gift

06. "Bass Loud" (featuring Andy Mineo)

Gabe – "Yikes" (featuring Tyshane)

Andy Mineo – Heroes for Sale^[52]

09. "Wild Things" – (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle & Joseph Prielozny)

10. "Take Me Alive"

SPZRKT – The Loner

14. "Spazzy Party (Turn Up)"

SPZRKT – "Best of Your Love"

Social Club – Summer of George

05. Majestic (featuring Thi'sl)

KIDD – "Murder My Flesh" – (Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle)

KIDD – Murder My Flesh

01. "Intro"

Papa San – One Blood^[53]

01. "Step Up" (featuring Da' T.R.U.T.H.)

02. "Your Eyes Are On Me" (featuring Fred Hammond) – Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

03. "Radio" (featuring Lecrae) – Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

04. "One Blood" (featuring Stitchie)

05. "Running" (featuring Tasan)

06. "Get Right" – Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

07. "Revival" (featuring Israel Houghton) – Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

08. "Show Me" (featuring Tiffany Hall) – Co-produced with Maurice Gregory

09. "I Love You" (featuring Tyrone Andrew) – Co-produced with ThaInnaCircle

11. "God By My Side" (featuring Ryan Mark)

13. "Don't Give Up the Fight" (featuring Jael Wiafe)

SPZRKT – Lucid Dream

01. "Back to You" – Co-produced with Jermaine

Lecrae – Church Clothes 2

04. "The Fever"

Man Praisin Hard – Critical Condition: The Mixtape, pt. 2

08. "Twerk Muzik"

2014

GABRL – "Starters" (featuring Tyshane)

J Mynor – "New Me"

KB – 100

06. "Crazy" – Co-produced with Cardec and Joseph Prielozny

The Rise – Casual Tuesdays

01. "Work"

D. Tropp – Away from Home

05. "Choices (The Break-Up)"

08. "Misbehave" (featuring SPZRKT) – Co-produced with Cardec Drums

Surf Gvng – Surf Gvng

06. "Sonic Boom" (featuring Marty)^[54]

Ernest Rush – STRT TRBL

03. "Another Taste"

2015

Gabrl – Here's a Mixtape

02. "Untitled" (Co-produced with Gordonbeats, dsavagebeats, and pharaoh)^[55]

03. "Who" (co-produced with Alias and Dáramólá)^[56]

Yo Gotti – CM8

06. "No Mo" (co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)^[57]

2016

Adrian Stresow – Pajama Day

06. "Slippin'" (featuring Surf Gvng) (co-produced with D-Flow)^[58]

Stef Silva – "Highs" (co-produced with Alias)^[59]

Xavier Omar – "Hesitate"

Trav – Push3

21. "We Living" (co-produced with Street Symphony)^[60]

2017

Social Club Misfits – "Dive" (co-produced with Young Sidechain)

2018

21 Savage – I Am > I Was

10. "Ball w/o You" (co-produced with TM88)

11. "Good Day" (featuring ScHoolboy Q & Project Pat) (co-produced with 30 Roc & Cardo)

2019

Andy Mineo – "Work In Progress"

03. "OT OD (sketch).mp3" (co-produced by Alex Medina)

18. "Honest 2 God Tyshance/DTSL 1.0.mp3" (co-produced by Daniel Steele)

20. "I ain't done (Beam Version).aif"

Skip Marley – "Enemy" (co-produced by Ryan Tedder)

2021

Anuel AA – "Llorando en un Ferrari" (co-produced by Boombox Cartel, Machael, Max Borghetti, Dim Crux, Urbøi)

2022

Justin Bieber – "Honest" (featuring Don Toliver) (co-produced with Sonni and Azul Wynter)

Beyoncé - Renaissance

05. Energy (featuring Beam) (co-produced with Beyoncé, Skrillex, Al Cres, Nova Wav)

2023

Metro Boomin - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (soundtrack)

08. "Link Up" (with Don Toliver and Wizkid featuring Beam and Toian) (co-produced with Metro, Al Cres, Chris Townsend, and Peter Lee Johnson)

808&Elite discography

EPs

2012	New Era Vol. 1 1st extended play Released: 2012 Label: Independent
	Diamonds x Pearls[61] 2nd extended play Released: 2012 Label: Beloved / Rapzilla[61][62]

Compilations

2012	newxera[63] 1st compilation album Released: 2012 Label: Beloved / Independent[63]

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Me Monster" (featuring Andy Mineo)[7]	2012	Diamonds x Pearls
"The Weeknd x Often (Remix)"[64]	2014	Non-album remix single

Production discography

Note that this includes tracks produced only by Matt Massaro aka 808

2011

Andy Mineo – Formerly Known

14. "Michael Jackson" (featuring Thi'sl, Rich Perez, R-Swift, and Bubba Watson)^[47]

2013

Andy Mineo – Heroes for Sale

08. "Shallow" (featuring Swoope)^[52] – Additional production from Joseph Prielozny and Andy Mineo

116 Clique – "Now They Know"

Lecrae – Church Clothes 2

01. "Co Sign pt. 2" – Co-produced with Street Symphony

SPZRKT – Lucid Dream

04. "Love & Pain (SPZRKT Remix)" – Co-produced with Sango Beats

2014

Bishop – Rose Gold

08. "Sinderella" – Produced by 808 and Mishene City

Thomas McLaren – "Us"

GABRL – "Better (Where I'm From)" (featuring SPZRKT)

GABRL – "Wake Up"

2 Chainz – Freebase

02. "Trap Back" – Co-produced with Street Symphony

Tracy T – The Wolf of All Streets

14. "Save Me" – Co-produced with Street Symphony^[65]

Tedashii – Below Paradise

13. "Complicated" (featuring Christon Gray) – Co-produced with Mashell and TOD

HillaryJane – Sticks and Stones

01. "Chimneys"

02. "Celebrity" (featuring Thi’sl)

03. "Wild Side"

04. "Shotgun"

05. "We Fight"

06. "Stix and Stones"

Wave Chapelle – Only the Beginning

05. "I Want It All" – Co-produced with Street Symphony

Lecrae – Anomaly

03. "Say I Won't" (featuring Andy Mineo) – Co-produced with Gawvi, with post-production by Andy Mineo

Paul Morris – Square One

01. "My Heart"

02. "Square One"

04. "Fallible Man" (featuring Rheama Blaze) – Co-produced with Paul Morris

07. "Luke Warm"

10. "Ready To Die"

11. "Soldiers of the Light"

Spencer Kane – Runway

03. "Runway"

Ernest Rush – STRT TRBL

08. "Say What [Remix]"

2015

Thomas McLaren – "Us"^[66]

Yo Gotti – Concealed

03. Super Power (co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)^[67]

Neek Bucks – Here For a Reason Vol. II

"How Can I" (featuring Kevin Gates) (co-produced with Street Symphony)^[68]

Genra – "The Notebook" (co-produced with Alias)^[69][70]

Genra – "Black Holes" – produced by 8X8^[71][70]

KB – Tomorrow We Live

09. "Calling You" (featuring Natalie Lauren) – (co-produced with Dirty Rice and Joseph Prielozny)

13. "Crowns & Thorns (Oceans)" – (co-produced with Gawvi)

GABRL – Here's a Mixtape

05. "Bet You Wish

06. "Flaw City" (co-produced with 100 Labels)

07. "Anthum"

08. "Rocafella" (featuring Tasan and Daramola)

09. "Lies (Bonus)"^[55]

Reconcile – Catching Bodies

04. "Temptation" (featuring John Givez, Alex Faith, and Tasha Catour) – produced by 8X8 and D.O Speaks^[72]

2 Chainz – Trapavelli Tre

09. "Halo (Letter from My Unborn Son)" (co-produced with Street Symphony)^[73]

2016

Reconcile – "Cross on Me" (co-produced with Alias)^[74]

2 Chainz – Felt Like Cappin

05. Mindin my Business (produced by 8x8, D.O. Speaks & Street Symphony)^[75]

SPZRT – "Hesitate" (featuring Masaxgo) (co-produced with Alias)^[76]

David Banner – "Black Fist" (featuring Tito Lopez) (co-produced with Street Symphony and D.O Speaks)^[77]

Trav – Push3

02. "It's a Will It's a Way" (co-produced with Street Symphony)^[60]

G Easy – "So Much Better" (featuring Playne James) (co-produced with Street Symphony)^[78]

Gabrl – "Too Much Left"^[79]

Zoey Dollaz – October

06. "U Can Be That" (featuring Ink) (produced by Street Symphony, 8x8, and D.O. Speaks)^[80]

2 Chainz – "Let's Ride" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) – (produced by 8X8, Street Symphony, and D.O Speaks)^[81]

Filmography

As composer

Year	Title	Director
2020	Crimson	Gregory Plotkin

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Episode
2012	Saturday Morning Car-Tunez	Himself	Episode 4

Awards

• Won Best Gospel Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for Gravity in 2013

Notes

1. "Freedom" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[43]
2. "Top Shotta" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[44]
3. "Energy" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Sweden Heatseeker Chart.^[45]
4. "Link Up" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[44]