Thelonious Martin

Biography

Malcolm Martin (born September 19, 1992), professionally known as Thelonious Martin or King Thelonious is an American hip-hop record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Chicago collective Savemoney.

Life and career

Malcolm Martin was born on September 19, 1992, in Chicago, Illinois. However, shortly afterwards, he and his mother moved to New Jersey.
Martin states his love for music started when he was 14 after watching the late night network Adult Swim and hearing a song by late hip-hop producer J Dilla. Martin later became a fan of other Underground hip-hop producers, most notably Madlib. After graduating from Montclair High School, Martin moved back to Chicago, joining forces with SAVEMONEY, led by Vic Mensa. Martin began producing for members of the group throughout 2011 and in 2012, he produced the tracks "Ave." and "If Heaven is a Ghetto" for Odd Future's Hodgy Beats's EP Untitled. Later that year, he appeared on the Pro Era mixtape PEEP: The Aprocalypse, producing the song "K.I.N.G.S." performed by Joey Badass and Capital STEEZ.
Later that year, Martin collaborated with the Odd Future group MellowHigh for their single "Go" released on April 20. In 2013, he began to work with rapper Curren$y on his mixtape New Jet City. Months after the mixtape release, Martin began to work with Action Bronson and produced two songs on New Jersey rapper Da$h's critically acclaimed mixtape V.I.C.E.S.. Later that year, he collaborated with rapper Retch for his mixtape Polo Sporting Goods, entirely produced by Martin.
In 2014, Martin produced half of Curren$y's mixtape The Drive In Theatre. He later produced "Ghost of Dipset" for New York rapper Smoke DZA for his album Dream.ZONE.Achieve. Later that year, Martin released the song "Her", featuring Mac Miller. The song was released as a promotional single for his upcoming album. He later released the song "Atlantis" featuring Curren$y and Odd Future's Domo Genesis. Along with the song, he released the album title, artwork, and track list. On December 2, 2014, he released his debut album Wünderkid, entirely produced by himself and featured Curren$y, Domo Genesis, Retch, Mac Miller, Ab-Soul, Smoke DZA, and more. Martin later had his song "September" featured on Adult Swim. He also produced the song "Back Home" for A$AP Rocky's sophomore album At.Long.Last.A$AP.
In 2015, Martin had collaborated with Rhode Island musician and designer Theo Martins. The two began collaborating after confusion over similarities between their names became incessant. "Show Me Around", which debuted on Okayplayer was warmly received and the two began work on a full-length. "Bad Tendencies" premiered on The Fader on September 28, 2016, and the two announced a collaborative EP. Theo Martins cites Odd Future member Anwar Carrots as the fuel behind collaborating with Martin.

Influences

Martin has stated that he is influenced by Madlib, MF Doom, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Alchemist, Pete Rock, and Just Blaze.

Studio albums

Wünderkid (2014)
Late Night Programming (2016)

Collaborative albums

Molotov (with Saga) (2017)
TM (with Theo Martins) (2017)
As It Is in Heaven (with Jabee) (2018)
Deliver Us from Evil (with Jabee) (2018)
Thy Will Be Done (with Jabee) (2019)
5-Series (with Jacob Rochester) (2020)
Patchworks (with Jacob Rochester) (2021)
2409 West Slauson (with Radamiz) (2023)
Champagne Seats (with Joey Purp) (2025)

Pro Era – PEEP: The aPROcalypse

13. "K.I.N.G.S." (performed by Joey Bada$$ and Capital STEEZ)

Curren$y - 3 Piece Set / A Closed Session

01. "Pick N Roll" (featuring Young Roddy)
02. "Can't Get Out" (featuring Young Roddy)
03. "Yella Cab"

Joey Bada$$

"Wendy-n-Becky" (featuring Chance the Rapper)

Alex Wiley – Club Wiley

14. "Icky Woods" (featuring Action Bronson)

World's Fair – Bastards of the Party

03. "Heathrow" (performed by Children of the Night)

Curren$y & Young Roddy – Bales

03. "Weather Channel"
10. "Walkie Talkies"

RetcH - Polo Sporting Goods

01. Graceful Jewelry Removal
02. Marmalade Sky
03. Burgundy Windbreaker
04. Odd Sweaters 1992
05. Pimp Sport
06. Short $ermons (featuring Ab-Soul)
07. Special Jim
08. 850 Music (Morimoto Drug Transactions) (featuring Action Bronson)
09. Since My Dog Died
10. Paul Allen's Business Card (featuring Sulaiman)
11. Blue Fin Tuna (featuring Da$H)

Curren$y - The Drive In Theatre

01. "Introduction"
04. "Vintage Vineyard"
05. "Stolen"
07. "E.T." (featuring B-Real)
08. "Grew Up in This" (featuring Young Roddy & Freddie Gibbs)
09. "M.P.R."
12. "Hi Top Whites"

Smoke DZA – Dream. Zone. Achieve

03. "Ghost of Dipset" (featuring Cam'ron)

Thelonious Martin - Wunderkid

01. "Marvin"
02. "Atlantis" (featuring Curren$y & Domo Genesis)
03. "September"
04. "Corners Of Your Mind" (featuring KSRA & Nylo)
05. "Purps Interlude" (featuring Joey Purp)
06. "Ode To Madlib"
07. "Tree Of Life (Reprise)"
08. "The Home Team" (featuring Saint Ross & Topaz Jones)
09. "Malcolm Interlude" (featuring Mac Miller)
10. "All It Takes" (featuring Smoke DZA)
11. "Tonight/Dreaming/Wake Up"
12. "Jazzercise" (featuring Michael Christmas)
13. "Wrong Or Right"
14. "BadGuyGoodGuy" (featuring Ab-Soul & Retch)
15. "Purp Outro" (featuring Joey Purp)

ASAP Rocky – At. Long. Last. ASAP

18. "Back Home" (featuring Mos Def, A-Cyde & ASAP Yams)

Skyzoo – Music for My Friends

06. "See a Key (Ki)" (featuring Jadakiss)
10. "Women Who Can Cook"

Michael Christmas - What A Weird Day

09. "I Wrote A Poem" (featuring NJOMZA)
16. "Just Blaze"

Joey Purp - iiiDrops

06. "Cornerstone" (featuring Saba & theMIND)
08. "Godbody"
10. "Winners Circle" (featuring Vic Mensa)

Xavier Omär - The Everlasting Wave

02. "Grown Woman"
05. "Do Not Disturb" (co-produced with Carter Lang, Peter CottonTale, & Will Miller)

Slayter - REAL NIGGAS GET LONLEY

10. "DRUGS 2 THE PARTY" (co-produced with Stelios Phil & Smoko Ono)

Al.divino - DUMP GAWD: DIVINO EDITION

02. "CEMENT SHOES" (featuring Tha God Fahim)

G Herbo - Humble Beast

01. "Street" (co-produced with Isaac Burns)

IDK - IWASVERYBAD

11. "Black Sheep, White Dove" (co-produced with ByLoFi)

Topaz Jones - Nectar / Pleasure Pain Passion - Single

02. "Pleasure Pain Passion" (co-produced with Topaz Jones)

Colez - Poppa EP

02. "Cool" (featuring Mick Jenkins & Alex Wiley) (co-produced with Carter Lang)

Michael Christmas - Role Model

09. "Ball" (co-produced with Niko the Great)
13. "Growing Up"

Joey Purp - Quarterthing

01. "24k Gold / Sanctified" (featuring Ravyn Lenae & Jack Red)
13. "LEBRON JAMES" (co-produced with CAMEone)

Curren$y - 3 Piece Set

01. "52 Seconds"
02. "Survivor's Remorse"
03. "Rag Top Love Affair"

Peter CottonTale - CATCH

11. "Find You (New Jerusalem)" (co-produced with Peter CottonTale)

HateSonny - Golden Child

07. "St. Mark" (co-produced with 5heriff)

Vic Mensa - V TAPE

02. "Machiavelli" (featuring Eryn Allen Kane) (co-produced with SC & Amir Johnson)
05. "Bethlehem / SC Freestyle" (co-produced with SC & Niko the Great)

Michael Christmas - Hiding

03. "Nissan Altima" (co-produced with Tee-WaTT)

Topaz Jones - Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

13. "Buggin'" (co-produced with Topaz Jones, Jack Hallenbeck & Alissia)

Skyzoo - All the Brilliant Things

03. "A Tour in the Neighbourhood" (featuring Al Skratch)

Amaria - Bittersweet

03. "Got Me Like" (featuring Mick Jenkins) (co-produced with Tee-WaTT & Niko the Great)

Mick Jenkins - Elephant in the Room

01. "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" (co-produced with Tee-WaTT & Renzell)

Marcel Allen - Ebony Goddess

01. "Dinner Wit Hov"
02. "SALT!" (featuring Havoc) (co-produced with Jacob Rochester)
05. "4EvaStackin" (featuring Boldy James)
06. "Silver Surfer" (co-produced with Jacob Rochester)
07. "Dead Wrong" (co-produced with Jacob Rochester)
08. "Goddess" (co-produced with Jacob Rochester)

Cam'ron & A-Trak - U Wasn't There

01. "This is My City (Federal Reserve Version)" (co-produced with A-Trak)

G Herbo - Survivor's Remorse

1-07. "Real Rap" (featuring Benny the Butcher) (co-produced with CAMEone & Gerson Zaragoza)
1-09. "Shordie" (featuring Gunna) (co-produced with Oz on the Track & Don Rob)
2-07. "Machines" (featuring Conway the Machine)

Curren$y - The Drive In Theatre, Part 2

03. "Umbrellas"
11. "Doe Boy"
13. "Sun Storm" (featuring Jade Angelle)
17. "MPR 2"
20. "30 Floors Up" (featuring Ura & Da$H)

JELEEL! - REAL RAW!

08. "CONFETTI" (with Chow Lee) (co-produced with FaxOnly, Anthoine Walters, & Vooo)

Radamiz & Thelonious Martin - 2409 West Slauson

01. "Body Prints, 1992"
02. "33 Dice" (featuring Chuck Inglish & Dre Dollasz)
03. "Too Often"
04. "Pope Power"
05. "Lake Shrine/Sam Lindenfeld Speaks"

Nolan Lewis - Plastique

09. "Levels" (co-produced with Nolan Lewis)

Joey Purp - Heavy Heart, Vol. 1

01. "There Must Be Caesar" (co-produced with Stefan Ponce)

Vic Mensa - Victor

05. "Weeping Poets" (featuring Jay Electronica) (co-produced with Bongo, Johan Lenox, Corbett, Subroza, & Vic Mensa)

Nolan Lewis - Plastique (Deluxe)

18. "Levels (Remix)" (co-produced with Nolan Lewis)

Mick Jenkins - The Patience (Deluxe Edition)

13. "Perm" (co-produced with Jacob Rochester)

Halsey - The Great Impersonator

13. "Arsonist" (co-produced with Halsey, Michael Uzowuru, & Rahm Silverglade)

J'Von - Green Suit EP

01. "Acrylic On Canvas"
02. "Nalgene Supreme"
04. "Friends Again" (featuring MoRuf)

Cordae - The Crossroads

12. "No Bad News" (featuring Kanye West) (co-produced with FnZ, BoogzDaBeast, & Smoko Ono)
15. "Syrup Sandwiches" (featuring Joey Bada$$) (co-produced with Smoko Ono)

MIKE - Showbiz!

19. "Burning House" (co-produced with Jacob Rochester)