Rahki

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Rahki
Rahki in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Columbus Smith III
Also known as	Rahki Beats
Born	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop R&B Pop
Occupation(s)	Record Producer Songwriter Drummer
Instrument(s)	Drums Keyboard Bass Ableton
Years active	2009–Present

Columbus Smith III, better known by his stage name Rahki (sometimes Rahki Beats), is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He is known for his work with mentor DJ Khalil and acts such as Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Currensy, Evidence, Schoolboy Q, 50 Cent, Domo Genesis, Lecrae, Aloe Blacc, and more.^[1] In 2018, Rahki was the executive producer on Rejjie Snow's album titled, Dear Annie.^[2] Rahki was also responsible for the cover artwork for the album, and his son contributed vocals to the opening song "Hello".