Roahn Hylton

Roahn Hylton
Birth name	Roahn Hylton
Also known as	First Born
Born	Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Hip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, songwriter, engineer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Roahn Hylton, known as "First Born", is a Hip-Hop, R&B, and Pop music producer from Houston, Texas. He attended Oral Roberts University before becoming a professional music producer.^[1] First Born was a co-producer with Kane Beatz^[2] on Nicki Minaj’s first Billboard Top 5 single "Super Bass".^[3][4][5][6] In addition to the song being a platinum hit in the U.S., "Super Bass" spent several weeks inside the top 20 and is Minaj’s highest charting solo single to date.^[7] First Born has also worked with Flo Rida, Plies, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Kaleena, Ludacris, Cassie, The Game, Gucci, and New Boys.^[8] Additional projects Hylton has worked on include Shonlock's LP Never Odd or Even and Darrell Vanzant's Broken: A Musical.^[9]

Discography

• "Make a Wish" - Flo Rida's Mail on Sunday (Best Buy Bonus Track) (2008)
• "Super Bass" - Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday Deluxe Edition (2010)
• "I Don't Care" - New Boyz's Too Cool to Care (2011)
• "Can't Nobody" - New Boyz's Too Cool to Care (2011)

References

1. "PLATINUM PRODUCER: FIRST BORN". Empire Radio Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
2. "Kane and First Born". Kane Interview. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
3. "Ester Dean's works". Super Bass. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
4. "Bing Results". Super Bass credits. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
5. "Top 10 Songs". Super Bass Top 10. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
6. "KWIN 97.7 Super Bass". Super Bass Lyrics.
7. "Chart Stats - Nicki Minaj, Super Bass". Chart Stats.
8. "ALT: ROAHN HYLTON". Astute Magazine. August 1, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
9. "Roahn Hylton". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2012.