Burd & Keyz

Burd & Keyz is a Canadian hip-hop and R&B production group from Markham, Ontario, Canada. Some notable acts they have produced for are Kardinal Offishall, MGK, Meek Mill, Pusha T, and more recently A$AP Ferg, Fabolous, and French Montana.

Music career
Andrew "Burd" Liburd and Anthony "Durty Keyz" James, were both raised in the Toronto suburb of Markham. The two began producing in high school when they discovered a mutual interest in music, specifically in beat-making and production.

In 2004, James and Liburd officially formed the production duo Burd & Keyz.

On June 28, 2010, Keyz died of a bacterial infection called streptococcus. He was only 23 years old. A tribute video was released on July 4, 2010.

Burd still produces music under the name "Burd & Keyz".

Keyz of Life
On December 13, 2011, Burd released a tribute album to Keyz titled Keyz of Life, and offered it as a free download.

The lead single, "LoveSpeak", which featured R&B/Soul Toronto native Shi Wisdom and rapper KJ, was released on June 6, 2011. The video was shot at Wisdom's Barber Shop & Beauty Salon in Toronto's Eglinton West neighbourhood. The video was directed by David F. Mewa.

The second single, "Real Nigga Tears (R.N.T.)", featured Rich Kidd from Toronto and DJ Grouch and was released on August 16, 2011. The video, directed by Sean Getti and featuring Burd himself, was released the next month on September 6, 2011.

The third single, "Faithful", featured Toronto artists Luu Breeze, A-Game, and Jahron B, with co-production from fellow Toronto native T-Minus and was released on October 26, 2011. The video, directed by Reza Dahya, was released on March 12, 2012.

The album received positive reviews and lead to an article about Burd & Keyz on the front page of the National Post arts section among other reviews. On April 29, 2012, Keyz of Life was officially released in the United Kingdom.

2009
Famous —  Goddess Girl


 * 01. I Wanna Know Your Name (ft Oh!) (Re-Master)


 * 02. Screwface Rap


 * 03. Hater's Eulogy


 * 04. The Declaration


 * 05. Time To Decide


 * 06. Fresh Cut


 * 07. Goddess Girl (ft Luu Breeze & Oh!)


 * 08. How It's Gotta Be (ft Kim Davis)

2010
Nickelus F —  Season Premiere


 * 03. World Renown

2011
Rochester — Born to Be


 * 02. Let My Tape Rock (ft Luu Breeze & K. Ryan)


 * 03. Turn Me On


 * 07. Yuu (Young Luv II)


 * 08. Tek Mi Money (ft Pachino)


 * 11. Triumphant

Luu Breeze — #HollaLaLuuie


 * 03. HollaLaLuuie


 * 04. Bin Laden

Burd & Keyz —  Keyz of Life


 * 01. Divine Brown – Intro (produced by McCallaman)


 * 02. SonReal x Nickelus F x Blake Carrington – Keyz of Life


 * 03. Promise x Redway x Rochester – Say A Prayer


 * 04. Interlude I


 * 05. Luu Breeze x A-Game x PartyNextDoor – Faithful (co-produced with T-Minus)


 * 06. Lokz – Duet


 * 07. Burdstrumental (Never Get Over You)


 * 08. Interlude II


 * 09. Shi Wisdom x KJ – LoveSpeak


 * 10. Burdstrumental (Losing My Bestfriend) (co-produced with McCallaman)


 * 11. Interlude III


 * 12. Rich Kidd x DJ Grouch – R.N.T. (Real Nigga Tears)


 * 13. OmarLunan aka Oh! x Dwayne Morgan x O'Sound – Shine (produced by T-Minus)


 * 14. Divine Brown x Kardinal Offishall – The Other Side

2012
JD Era —  No Handouts


 * 10. I Need You (ft Shi Wisdom)

Kardinal Offishall


 * 00. Ignorant Shit


 * 00. Reppin' 4 My City (ft Wiz Kid)

Peter Jackson —  Fresh Start


 * 10. #1 Fan (ft Karl Wolf)

Troy Ave —  Bricks In My Backpack 3
 * 07. Chiddy Chiddy Bang Bang


 * 08. F.U.B.U.

Troy Ave —  White Christmas


 * 15. Red Lipstick (ft Chase N. Cashe)

Chase N. Cashe


 * 00. Watch Me

2013
LA Leakers — LA Leakers Presents: The 2013 Draft Picks


 * 14. I Can Do That (ft Chase N. Cashe)

MGK — Black Flag


 * 03. Peso (ft Meek Mill & Pusha T)


 * 08. 50 (ft French Montana)

The Game — OKE: Operation Kill Everything


 * 16. You Don't Know

SonReal


 * 00. Everywhere We Go

Luu Breeze — City In Gold


 * 03. Show Me Something (Produced with xSDTRK)
 * 04. Say Word
 * 05. Sound Off
 * 06. That Aint You
 * 11. La Rendezvous (ft Andreena Mill & Darryl Riley)

Chase N Cashe — Heir Waves


 * 12. M.D.N.B. (Produced with Chase N Cashe)
 * 15. I Can Do That

Aion Clarke


 * 00. Ready

Bonic


 * 00. Cheerios (ft. Dom Kennedy)

2014
Tory Lanez — Lost Cause


 * 09. "Priceless" (produced with Daniel Worthy and Tory Lanez)

GVND - Days Like This - EP


 * 03. Money Right (ft Luu Breeze)

Kirko Bangz — Progression V: Young Texas Playa


 * 03. "For Da 99" (produced with Jordon Manswell)
 * 06. "288" (produced with Jordon Manswell)
 * 08. "Screaming" (ft. Bando Jones) (produced with Sound M.O.B.)
 * 10. "Then I Came Dine" (ft. Riff Raff) (produced with Jordon Manswell and Sevn Thomas)
 * 18. "Pray For Me"

Shi Wisdom — Intervention [EP]


 * 02. Monster
 * 03. Magic

Sonreal — One Long Day


 * 07. Nothing Interlude (ft Willa)

2015
Devontee — District Vibe


 * 11. All I Ever Wanted

Marty Baller


 * 00. Things We Go Through

SonReal — For The Town


 * 06. For The Town

Jazz Cartier — Marauding in Paradise


 * 09. The Downtown Cliche (Produced with Sevn Thomas)

2016
Donnie


 * 00. Come Through (ft Daniel Caesar)

Derin Falana
 * 00. The Pick Up (produced with Jordon Manswell and Sevn Thomas)

Kirko Bangz
 * 00. Love and Basketball (produced with The Mekanics)

Ye Ali
 * 00. Used To (ft Pollari)
 * 00. Ye Ali - Late Nite Flexxx (ft Louis Val and Laioung) (produced with Xclu)

A$AP Ferg — Always Strive and Prosper
 * 19. Don't Mind (ft Fabolous and French Montana) (produced with The Mekanics) (Bonus Track)

Luu Breeze — Something in the Shade
 * 02. Came Up

Luu Breeze
 * 00. Lost

J-Soul
 * 00. Richmond Hill (produced with Jordon Manswell)

BZZY — A Part of Everything
 * 14. Stubborn

CJ Fly
 * 00. Raising The Bar (produced with Sevn Thomas)

Audra The Rapper
 * 00. Sometimes (produced with Sevn Thomas and Jordon Manswell)

2017
R. City (Rock City)
 * 00. Who To Trust

Luu Breeze — LoveDontLiveHere
 * 06. Long Island Ice T (Produced with Jordon Manswell)

Ye Ali — Passion & Patience
 * 03. Closer (Produced with Jordon Manswell)


 * 05. Mixing (ft Johnny Yukon) (Produced with Foreign Tek)

A1 Bentley
 * 00. Toot That Whoa Whoa! (ft Prince Christian) (Produced with Foreign Tek)

2018
Burd & Keyz 
 * 00. Time to Go (ft 24HRS, Young Troy, and Ye Ali) (Produced with Jordon Manswell)

A1 Bentley
 * 00. Toot That Whoa Whoa! (Remix) (ft Chris Brown, Prince Christian) (Produced with Foreign Tek)

Jazz Cartier — Fleurever


 * 02. Security (Produced with Sean Fischer, Jordon Manswell, Ryan Hemsworth, & Lantz)

2019
Pilla B
 * 00. Big Chopper (ft King Louie)


 * 00. Fuck It Up (Additional production by Joel Chambers)

Donnie —  From The Beginning To The End
 * 07. Life of the Party (ft Daniel Caesar)

2020
Pilla B
 * 00. Vanilla (produced with Joel Chambers & Cloudeyes)

4TUNAT
 * 00. Morning Wake Up

DillanPonders — Because We're Alive
 * 01. Whole New Flex (produced with Joel Chambers)

2021
Kirko Bangz
 * 00. Heart Safe

4TUNAT


 * 00. Feel Like Me

2022
Jalen Santoy & JZAC
 * 00. Dead Right (produced with Drew80HD)

2023
Tona
 * 00. Lower East Side (L.E.S.) (ft Burd & Keyz)

4TUNAT — See You Soon
 * 06. Rocker

2024
Big Hit, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist — Black & Whites
 * 09. Count Your Blessings