German hip hop In 2008, they earned their first record with German rapper Vega. During this time, Cubeatz relied strongly on unlicensed samples, a practice they later said was only possible due to their produced songs staying relatively unnoticed at the time. They began producing for more rappers in Germany, such as Fard and
PA Sports. Through Fard, they were connected with
Haftbefehl, one of the bigger names in
German hip hop at the time, producing the song "An alle Bloxx" on his 2012 album
Kanackiş. As their popularity grew, Cubeatz changed their production process to omit the use of samples and began playing all melodies by themselves. In a 2014 interview, they said they tried to position themselves more as "producers" instead of "beatmakers": "We used to finish the beats at home and then send out packages of five or six instrumentals. Today we take care of the complete production of an album." Cubeatz explained that the R.I.C.O. placement opened multiple doors for them, such as being connected with American record producer
Cardo, with whom they ended up working on multiple songs. Since 2014, their work mostly consists of composing their own melodies that they send off to be sampled by other producers. In 2016, Cubeatz co-produced charting hits such as "
Summer Sixteen" by
Drake, "
That Part" by
Schoolboy Q featuring
Kanye West, "
No Shopping" by
French Montana featuring Drake, "
No Heart" by
21 Savage and
Metro Boomin. In 2017, they co-produced high charting singles such as "
Tunnel Vision" by
Kodak Black, "
No Frauds" by
Nicki Minaj, Drake and
Lil Wayne and "
MotorSport" by
Migos, Nicki Minaj and
Cardi B, and
"a ghetto christmas carol" by
XXXTentacion. In 2018, they co-produced "
Sicko Mode" by
Travis Scott, which peaked at number 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100. They have been nominated multiple times for a
Grammy Award, winning once in 2019 for their work on
Cardi B's album
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