Black Key

Black Key Beats

Philly-based Black Key Beats (a.k.a. Mickey Davis) is a multi-platinum selling Music

Producer, Composer and Mix Engineer.

With seven No. 1 albums to his credit, he has worked with hip-hop and R&B royalty,

including Eminem, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Beyonce, Jay-Z, DMX, Jadakiss, Birdman, Beanie

Sigel and Redman. Additional acts comprise that likes of Ghostface, Carl Thomas,

Freeway, E40, Memphis Bleek and Styles P. In all, he has contributed to projects that

have sold more than 10 million copies.

Black Key is the Founder of his own Black Key Productions, Inc., and of publishing

imprint Fifty Four Vill Music, LLC. His music has also been featured in movies, TV

shows and video games.

His song for DMX, “Who We Be,” was Grammy nominated in 2001 for Best Rap Solo

Performance. That song, among many other Black Key Beats’ productions, reached the

top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Black Key grew up in Philadelphia’s Bartram Village housing projects. He found his

life’s inspiration to create music after watching a dance group at an elementary school

assembly that was performing to original beats created on a Roland Drum Machine.