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Matthew Jehu Samuels, known as Boi-1da, arrived in Canada at the age of three after leaving Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up within the North York and Scarborough districts of Toronto before settling in Ajax, Ontario.
The producer currently uses FL Studio 12 to make beats after previously using Fruity Loops versions 3.56, 7 XL and 9. He began crafting beats using this program while still attending Pickering High School five years after his mother purchased a Casio keyboard for him.
Boi-1da produced Not Afraid by Eminem which peaked the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2010. January 2016 saw Rihanna release the dancehall track Work featuring Drake which became the second Boi-1da produced track to top the lists.
Boi-1da holds one win out of fourteen nominations across various categories from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. His work on Recovery earned Album of the Year recognition in 2011 while Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly received Album of the Year nods during his tenure.
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 instead marking a shift from music into public policy discussions within Canada.