Anthony Kilhoffer

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Anthony Kilhoffer is an American hip hop record producer, songwriter, and audio engineer. He is best known for his long work with Kanye West and for collaborating with artists like Kid Cudi, Keyshia Cole, John Legend, Rihanna, Iggy Azalea, and Travis Scott.

Biography
Kilhoffer grew up in Chicago and began in the music business as an intern at Trax Records, where he worked with Ministry and other hardcore acts. He later moved to Los Angeles to work at Record Plant studios, where he started his professional relationship with Kanye West, initially engineering Floetry recordings produced by West. This partnership lasted for more than a decade, with Kilhoffer engineering and producing on multiple West albums including The College Dropout (2004), Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), 808s and Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Watch the Throne (with Jay-Z, 2011), Cruel Summer (2012), Yeezus (2013), and The Life of Pablo (2016).

Kilhoffer later expanded his work with other artists, including Iggy Azalea (with whom he earned a 2015 Grammy nomination for Fancy). He has also worked with John Legend, Kid Cudi, Rihanna, Common, The Pussycat Dolls, and Travis Scott, whom he helped discover and launch on Scott’s 2012 debut. His work has earned him four Grammy wins and five additional nominations.

Selected discography highlights
- The College Dropout — Kanye West
- Late Registration — Kanye West
- Graduation — Kanye West
- 808s & Heartbreak — Kanye West
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy — Kanye West
- Yeezus — Kanye West
- The Life of Pablo — Kanye West
- Get Lifted — John Legend
- Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager — Kid Cudi
- Watch the Throne — Jay-Z and Kanye West
- Fancy — Iggy Azalea
- Good Girl Gone Bad — Rihanna
- Man on the Moon III: The Chosen — Kid Cudi

Awards and nominations
Kilhoffer has four Grammy wins and five additional nominations. His wins include Best Rap Album for Late Registration (2006), Best R&B Album for Get Lifted (2006), Best Rap Album for Graduation (2008), and Best Rap Album for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2012). He has also received nominations for other major awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for various projects.