Jeff Bhasker (also known as Billy Kraven) is an American producer and writer, as well as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Socorro, New Mexico.
Bhasker was one of the producers of the rapper Kanye West's track "Runaway", which made its debut at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. He is credited with writing credits on a number of songs on West's 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak, as well as West's follow up album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and credited with writing credits and producer on a number of songs on Grammy-winner Alicia Keys's 2009 album The Element of Freedom, including hits singles "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" and "Wait Til You See My Smile", and others songs "Love Is Blind" and "Like the Sea". In 2009, Jeff Bhasker produced the songs, "Free", "Zombie", "Heaven" for Natalia Kills and also produced and collaborated with Natalia on her song, "Nothing Lasts Forever" on her debut album, Perfectionist under his alter-aliase, Billy Kraven. He worked on the recent work of Grammy-winner Beyoncé songs, "I Care", "Rather Die Young" and "Party" from the album 4, as a writer, musician and producer.
Collaborations with Drake[]
Bhasker has collaborated with Drake in:
- "Show Me a Good Time" (written, co-produced)
- "Find Your Love" (written, co-produced)