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Matthew Jehu Samuels was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on the 12th of October 1986. His family moved to Canada three years later, and he grew up in the North York and Scarborough districts of Toronto before settling in Ajax, Ontario.
Boi-1da currently uses FL Studio 12 to make beats. He previously used Fruity Loops 3.56, 7 XL, and 9, and began crafting beats using FL Studio when he was 15 years old.
Boi-1da served as executive producer for the 2015 mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late. He also produced Drake's second album, Take Care, which was released on the 15th of November 2011.
Boi-1da won an ASCAP Pop Music Award in 2011 for the song Over, which he shared with Noah 40 Shebib. He also won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song in 2010 for Best I Ever Had by Drake.
Boi-1da stated that he would not be taking any vaccine for the virus. He caught COVID-19 in late 2020, an experience that left him bedridden for weeks.
In the lead-up to the 2025 Canadian federal election, Boi-1da criticized Liberal Party politicians Justin Trudeau and Mark Carney. He endorsed Pierre Poilievre's candidacy for Prime Minister.