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Mathematics
Person · male · United States · Queens · born 1972 · recording since 2003
rap music producer
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Also known as Allah Mathematics · Mathematics · Ronald M. Bean · Ronald Maurice Bean · 罗纳德·莫里斯·比恩
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Love, Hell or Right (Da Come Up)
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
Biography
Ronald Maurice Bean, better known professionally as Mathematics (also known as Allah Mathematics) (born October 21, 1971), is a hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan and its solo and affiliate projects. He designed the Wu-Tang Clan logo.
Biography
As well as using rappers from Mathematics' home borough of Queens, Eyes-Low and Buddah Bless, Love Hell Or Right had appearances from all the Wu-Tang Clan members except GZA and the then-imprisoned Ol' Dirty Bastard. Mathematics soon signed to the popular independent hip hop label Nature Sounds (home to Wu-Tang colleague Masta Killa as well as MF Doom) and released his second album The Problem
The ProblemSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks · 2 discsDisc 1A1Intro0:56A2C What I C4:25A3Strawberries & Cream4:06A4Can I Rise4:22B1John 3:163:15B2Winta Sno3:37B3Two Shots of Henny4:27B4Bullet Scar1:59Disc 2C1Real Nillaz4:58C2Coach Talk3:49C3Rush3:51D1U.S.A.4:27D2Tommy4:55D3Break That2:59D4[untitled]0:36D5Spot Lite3:26 in 2005. On this album the entire Wu-Tang Clan appeared, including a posthumous appearance from Ol' Dirty Bastard. As well as working on his solo albums, Mathematics has continued to contribute beats to many Wu-Tang releases, including the first albums by Masta Killa and Streetlife. In January 2012 he was to release a sequel to The Problem entitled The Answer, entirely produced by him with Wu-Tang members such as Raekwon, GZA, Method Man, Cappadonna, Masta Killa, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah. Other artists include Redman and artists he is developing such as Ali Vegas, Eyeslow and Bad Luck.
In August 2017, it was confirmed that Wu-Tang Clan will release a new album, Wu-Tang: The Saga Continues, which was entirely produced by Mathematics and was released on October 13, 2017. The first track off the album is titled "People Say" and features Redman.
Production credits
America Is Dying Slowly - Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series, Red Hot Organization, Smoke One Productions
NFL Jams - "Fast Life"
The Pillage - "Oh Donna"
Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm - "Cobra Clutch", "Punishment", "Fatal Sting"
Dirty Weaponry - "Galactics", "Bastard Swordsman"
Slam: The Soundtrack - "I Can See"
Tical 2000: Judgement Day - "Snuffed Out"
Wu-Syndicate - "Pointin' Fingers", "Muzzle Toe"
Beneath the Surface - "Amplified Sample", "High Price Small Reward", "Publicity", "Feel Like an Enemy", "Mic Trippin’"
Uncontrolled Substance - "Uncontrolled Substance"
Blackout! - "Dat's Dat Shit", "Fire Ina Hole"
Next Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Shaolin Worldwide"
Black Knights - "Street War"
The W - "Do You Really (Thang Thang)"
Supreme Clientele - "Mighty Healthy", "Wu-Banga 101"
Digital Bullet - "Must Be Bobby", "Cousins"
How High The Soundtrack - "Who Wanna Rap"
Iron Flag - "Rules"
Bulletproof Wallets - "Theodore", "Strawberry"
Legend of the Liquid Sword - "Fam (Members Only)"
Tera Iz Him - "Roll with the Rush"
Bobby Digital Presents Northstar - "Duckie", "We Got It"
No Said Date - "Last Drink", "Do That Dance", "Whatever"
Street Education - "FANZ", "Who Want to Rap?", "Sweetest Pain"
Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture - "Cars on the Interstate"
4:21... The Day After - "Dirty Mef", "Everything"
I - "Two Missed Calls"
8 Diagrams - "Stick Me for My Riches"
Pro Tools - "Pencil"
Blackout! 2 - "BO2 (Intro)"
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II - "Mean Streets"
Pollen: The Swarm - "Assed Out"
Wu-Massacre - "Meth vs. Chef Part II", "Miranda", "Dangerous"
Heaven Razah - "Raised in Hell"
Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang - "Dart School"
Gold Cobra - "Middle Finger", "Combat Jazz"
Selling My Soul - "Intro", "Part 2", "All Natural", "Wisdom"
The Saga Continues - entire album
The Meth Lab - "The Pledge"', "2 Minutes of Your Time"
Slime Wave - "Ghost of Camay"
Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman - entire album
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
Love, Hell or Right (Da Come Up)
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:03:48
1Intro0:422Pimpology 1014:563Thank U4:194Message to a Blackman (skit)0:505Jus Can't Luv3:446Return of Da Cobra (skit)0:577Hav Mercy3:368Respect Mine3:559Da Heist (skit)1:1610Gangsta4:5911Da Great Seige3:4512Message From a Blackman (skit)0:3513Real Talk (Pop's Song)2:5514Hip Hop 1013:2215Queens Day 884:4316Alwayz N.Y.4:4017Gun Talk2:3118… On Da Radio (skit)2:0119Pimp Party4:4220Outro0:5321The Way We Were4:272005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 56:08
Disc 1A1Intro0:56A2C What I C4:25A3Strawberries & Cream4:06A4Can I Rise4:22B1John 3:163:15B2Winta Sno3:37B3Two Shots of Henny4:27B4Bullet Scar1:59Disc 2C1Real Nillaz4:58C2Coach Talk3:49C3Rush3:51D1U.S.A.4:27D2Tommy4:55D3Break That2:59D4[untitled]0:36D5Spot Lite3:262006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:57:19
Disc 11Soul 11:202Soul 24:163Soul 34:244Soul 43:345Soul 53:336Soul 63:067Soul 73:438Soul 81:039Soul 94:5010Soul 103:3311Soul 112:2812Soul 123:5713Soul 134:2414Soul 141:0315Soul 153:47Disc 21Soul 163:272Soul 174:253Soul 182:414Soul 193:525Soul 203:416Soul 214:297Soul 221:338Soul 230:439Soul 244:3210Soul 254:1411Soul 264:3012Soul 273:4013Soul 283:5714Soul 294:2815Soul 303:5416Soul 313:1817Soul 322:0118Soul 335:0019Soul 343:532013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 52:08
1Intro - The Chronicles of Killer, Part 11:582Cousin Jackson4:413Four Horsemen4:384Notorious3:455Shorty3:436Cocaine4:277Live in the Staircase (skit)1:298Midtro - The Chronicles of Killer, Part 21:569Ratha Smoke Wit U3:2810Men of Respect (Made Men Bloody version)4:4311Bitch Never!4:2112Dollar $ Bill4:0913Newcomer4:5814Outro - The Chronicles of Killer, Conclusion0:5115Da Bonus3:01— · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Men Of Respect (feat. Bad Luck, Cappadonna, Eyes Low, Method Man, Raekwon & Termanology)2The Spoon, The Syringe, The Drug & The Fiend (feat. Ali Vegas, Driz, Eyes Low & Raphael Saadiq)3Cowboyz (feat. Eyes Low)4It's Our Year (feat. Eyes Low)5International Jones (feat. Lansky Jones & Nina B)6Love And Loyalty (feat. Eyes Low)7Gimme Ur Love (feat. Eyes Low)8If You Were Mine (feat. Eyes Low)9Land Of My Dreams (feat. Eyes Low)10Time 2 Shine (feat. Eyes Low & JNY)11Face The Problezz (feat. Wu-Tang Clan)12Notorious (feat. Eyes Low, Mr. Cream & Redman)
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Respect MineSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Respect Mine (clean) A2Respect Mine (main) A3Respect Mine (instrumental) B1Juscan'Tluv (clean) B2Juscan'Tluv (main) B3Juscan'Tluv (instrumental) | 2003 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mathematics head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wu‐Tang Killa Bees(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allah_Mathematics.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dd6b6f44-85ea-4904-b98e-646e2ca9c782discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dd6b6f44-85ea-4904-b98e-646e2ca9c782core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1908348seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_%28producer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_%28producer%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Wu Tang Clan f7848615.jpg : User:Rama derivative work: Karppinen ( talk ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1908348 · MusicBrainz: dd6b6f44-85ea-4904-b98e-646e2ca9c782
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