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Alexander Grant (born Alexander Grant; 27 August 1983) is an English songwriter and hip hop music producer.

Biography
Alexander Grant was born in Wood Green, London. He played drums in school and had wanted to be a professional association football player, joining the Bristol City F.C. football team at age 17. He was a midfielder and also played upfront. Grant said his knees did not grow fast and got injured while playing. He later lost interest in football after arguments with his manager, but did not want to live "a regular life" as an adult. Grant continued as a semiprofessional football player at age 19, but felt he would stop playing eventually. A friend had given Grant the digital audio workstation FL Studio (known then as FruityLoops), which yielded "the worst beats". Grant studied audio technology in school as part of a program with MTV. One teacher from the program was knowledgable about the music industry and helped mentor Grant.

Under the stage name Alex da Kid, he began to contact record labels and music executives for work experience, spending time at recording studios. A man, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton, gave Alex da Kid an internship at Island Records, where he met various people. He moved to New York and began to produce records. Alex da Kid produced a track for Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall after he contacted his friend, who is Estelle's manager and Offishall's friend. American producer Swizz Beatz was among the first high-profile producers to work with Alex da Kid. One night he asked him to play every track he had produced. They spent eight hours overnight at a studio.

Alex da Kid recieved a deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) in 2009. He had produced "Airplanes", which other labels saw as a potential hit and offered to sign him. The offers were declined since Alex da Kid and UMPG's senior director of creative affairs Jessica Rivera had the same lawer, Scott Felcher. The producer had a friend who worked for Atlantic Records, a label that gave the track to rapper B.o.B. Evan Lamberg—executive vice president of creative affairs for the East Coast of UMPG—sent tracks by Alex da Kid to American rock singer Rob Thomas. Alex da Kid and Thomas shared musical ideas at a studio.

The release of "Airplanes" spawned success in Alex da Kid's career. He produced a track titled "Love the Way You Lie", for which he collaborated with then-new artist Skylar Grey, who wrote the song's chorus. He also signed Grey to his production company Wonderland Entertainment. In early 2010 he met the senior director of Shady Records, Rigo "Riggs" Morales. He offered him his produced tracks, which Morales sent to Detroit rapper and label CEO Eminem for ideas. Eminem wanted to record a sequel to "Airplanes" with B.o.B. after he enjoyed listening to it. Alex da Kid presented him with "Love the Way You Lie" after he wanted a hook for his song, for which Eminem wanted to collaborate with Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. Two to three weeks later, after recording sessions were completed, Alex da Kid went to Detroit mix the song with Mike Strange and Eminem.

"Love the Way You Lie" debuted on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart at number two, in the issue dated 10 July 2010. Alex da Kid praised Rihanna's addition to the song following its success. He produced "Massive Attack" for Trinidadian recording artist Nicki Minaj, with whom he enjoyed collaborating; he called her "down to earth" in an interview for Rap-Up  magazine. He suggested that the single would have had a better reception if he had been more involved in the production, rather than letting Minaj's people do what they wanted to the track.

Alex da Kid worked on Rihanna's 2010 album Loud. He based a sequel of "Love the Way You Lie" on a demo version recorded by Grey and added drums to make it "radio-friendly". Then, he sent the track to Rihanna, who liked it. Alex da Kid considered adding a verse by Eminem, who wanted to record a sequel. Initially Rihanna was against recording it and "felt like the original couldn't be beaten"; however, she later agreed to record the sequel, which is titled "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)". It appears as the final track on Loud and an acoustic version appears in the deluxe version. Alex da Kid planned to work with Colorado rock band The Fray, who wanted to take a more "beat-driven" approach after their work on Timbaland's 2009 album Shock Value II. Alex da Kid planned to meet the band at a studio in September 2010.

The producer made a track titled "Castle Walls" and gave it to American rapper T.I.'s manager, who liked it. The producer then contacted pop recording artist Christina Aguilera and a collaboration happened. The song was recorded for T.I.'s album No Mercy. Alex da Kid also produced hip hop group Diddy – Dirty Money's single "Coming Home", Lupe Fiasco and Grey's "Words I Never Said" and American rapper Dr. Dre's 2011 single "I Need a Doctor", for which Dr. Dre asked the producer to work with him. Alex da Kid described the project as "amazing" and suggested the record would be successful. It was released on 1 February 2011 and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. American rapper Machine Gun Kelly collaborated with Ester Dean and Alex da Kid on the song "Invincible". Grey's 2013 debut studio album Don't Look Down was also produced by Alex da Kid.