Knobody

Jerome Foster, better known as Knobody, is an American music producer and A&R. Knobody has produced records across different genres including soul, R&B, hip hop and rock for several multi-platinum artists.

Knobody produced the classic single "Can't Knock the Hustle" for Jay-Z, the first track on the artist's debut album Reasonable Doubt, released in 1996. "Can't Knock the Hustle" was Jay-Z' first chart single, bringing the rapper into the limelight and jump starting a career that has resulted in millions of album sales worldwide. Since 1996, Jay-Z has released hundreds of records, yet "Can't Knock the Hustle" praised by many as a "classic"  lives on to be recognized as one of the greatest songs he has ever recorded.

How did he get there? Well, Knobody produced tracks for a hip hop group formed by himself, his brother and Sean C. After some time Knobody's  brother, decided he didn't want to continue with the group so Knobody and Sean C took their latest produced track to Roc-A-Fella’s Damon Dash, Dame took the track to Jay-Z, they all liked it, and they ended up producing “Can’t Knock The Hustle”, which became a hit record. Sounds easy, right? Well maybe not.