Donald XL Robertson is an American record producer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Robertson performed production work during the rise of Southern hip hop in the late 1990s and early 2000s and has collaborated with artists including Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Soulja Slim, Juvenile, Currensy, Mos Def, and Nas.
Biography Before beginning his production career, Robertson performed under the name Jazzy D and later joined the New Orleans rap group Strictly Business, where he adopted the stage name XL.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he produced music for artists associated with No Limit Records and its extended roster, including Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Soulja Slim, C-Murder, and Mac. Robertson produced the Silkk the Shocker single "He Did That", which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. His production credits during the No Limit era also include work appearing on releases by artists including Soulja Slim, C-Murder, 504 Boyz, and Mr. Marcelo. In 2004 Robertson produced the UTP single "Nolia Clap", which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 9 on both the Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
In 2003 Robertson founded XL Productionz, a platform focused on music production, artist development, and digital distribution services. Through the company he has produced and released projects including lo-fi hip hop, chillhop, jazz-influenced instrumentals, and electronic music.
In addition to his production work for other artists, Robertson has released a number of independent instrumental projects exploring jazz, hip hop, and lo-fi production styles, including the 2016 album Self Portrait and the 2022 instrumental album A Village Named Seneca (Jazz Lo-Fi). In 2025 he released The No Limit Records File – An XL BeatTape. The release includes spoken-word drops and references from artists connected to the Southern hip hop scene, including Master P, Mia X, Mac, Romeo Miller, and Kurtis Mantronik.
Robertson has also contributed music to film soundtracks and television projects, including the Freeform comedy series Grown-ish and the OWN Network drama David Makes Man.
Production discography
Album productions
Year Artist Album Role Label 1999 Mac World War III Producer No Limit Records / Priority Records 1999 Master POnly God Can Judge Me Producer No Limit Records / Priority Records 2000 504 Boyz Goodfellas Producer No Limit Records 2000 Master P Ghetto Postage Producer No Limit Records / Priority Records 2000 C-Murder Trapped in Crime Producer No Limit Records / Priority Records 2000 Mr. Marcelo Brick Livin''' | Producer | No Limit Records / Priority Records |- | 2001 | Silkk the Shocker | My World, My Way| Producer | No Limit Records / Priority Records |- | 2001 | Soulja Slim | The Streets Made Me| Producer | No Limit South |- | 2001 | Master P | Game Face| Producer | The New No Limit / Universal Records |- | 2003 | Choppa | Straight From the N.O.| Producer | The New No Limit / Universal Records |- | 2004 | UTP | The Beginning of the End| Producer | Rap-A-Lot Records |- | 2004 | Master P | Good Side, Bad Side| Producer | Koch Records |- | 2005 | C-Murder | The TRUest Sh!t I Ever Said| Producer | Koch Records |- | 2006 | Juvenile | Reality Check| Producer | Atlantic Records / UTP Records |- | 2006 | Mos Def | True Magic| Producer | Geffen Records |- | 2006 | Ras Kass | Revenge of the Spit| Producer | Re-Up Entertainment |- | 2006 | C-Murder | The Tru Story: Continued| Producer | Koch Records |- | 2009 | Ray J | For the Love Of| Producer | Knockout Entertainment |- | 2010 | Lok Akim | 2112: The Journey| Producer | 333 Music University / XL Productionz |- | 2022 | Daddy-O | First Team'' Producer SpitSLAM Record Label Group
Charting singles produced Year Single Artist US Billboard Hot Rap Singles US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks US Billboard Hot 100 2000 "Down for My N's" C-Murder featuring Snoop Dogg and Magic 8 29 2001 "He Did That" Silkk the Shocker featuring Master P and Mac 3 50 2004 "Nolia Clap" UTP (Juvenile, Wacko and Skip) 9 9 31
References
External links
XL Productionz official website