Poo Bear

Furthermore, Boyd has written Bieber's top 40 singles "Intentions", "Forever", "I Don't Care", and "All That Matters". Prior, Boyd was credited on albums for R&B group 112, and co-wrote Usher's 2004 single "Caught Up", which peaked within the chart's top ten. He often writes for Scott Storch productions and co-writes in tandem with Sasha Sirota. He has also worked with artists such as Lil Wayne, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, Pitbull, Sam Smith, David Guetta, Wiz Khalifa, Jennifer Lopez, 21 Savage, Ludacris, Foxy Brown, Skrillex, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Summer Walker, Future, Trey Songz, Travis Scott, Nas, Timbaland, Post Malone, Rick Ross, Bryson Tiller, Twista, Amerie, Zac Brown Band, and Fifth Harmony, alongside members of Destiny's Child, Wu-Tang Clan, and Migos. Its lead single, "Hard 2 Face Reality" (featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica), entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, as well as several international charts. His second studio album, The Book of Nabeel (2022), was self-released. Outside of recording music, he created the distribution platform Fwaygo in 2023.

• Name — Poo Bear • Birth Name — Jason Paul Douglas Boyd • Alias — MDMA • Birthplace — New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. • Origin — Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. • Genre — * Pop • R&B • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • record producer • Years Active — 1997–present • Label — * Bearthday • Capitol • Website — poobearmusic.com

Jason Paul Douglas Boyd was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His parents separated when he was 8 years-old. He moved with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia, at age 9 after a tornado left them homeless. He described his father as being very religious who did not permit Boyd to listen to non-secular music. Boyd has described listening to Stevie Wonder in secret when he was 7 or 8 years old. He described that at age 11 when he starting seriously pursuing music, and signed his first record deal at 12 years old. His first career breakthrough came at the age of 16 years old, when he started working with R&B group 112 and wrote the song, "Anywhere". He later co-wrote the songs "Dance with Me" and "Peaches & Cream", the latter peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. During high school, Boyd chose to keep his involvement in music activities completely private, disclosing it to no one, including friends and peers. This secrecy was intended to avoid potential jealousy or alterations in social treatment. In particular, he did not reveal that he had released a record in association with 112. Boyd wrote "Love Is Such a Crazy Thing," on Pink's first album.

Poo Bear was first credited as a performing artist on 8Ball & MJG's "Confessions", from their sixth studio album Living Legends (2004). One year later, in 2005, he appeared on the track "My Chrome" from the Purple Ribbon All-Stars' sole studio album Got Purp? Vol. 2. The group featured artists such as Big Boi of Outkast, Killer Mike of Run the Jewels, Janelle Monáe, Sleepy Brown, Bubba Sparxxx, and Fonzworth Bentley, alongside others. In 2006, he appeared on the Yo Gotti track "That's What They Made It Foe", off of his fifth studio album, Back 2 da Basics. In 2007, he reunited with 8Ball & MJG for the track "Take It Off", off of their seventh studio album, Ridin High. In 2008, he collaborated with Fat Joe on two tracks from his eighth studio album, The Elephant in the Room, "Get It for Life" and "Preacher on a Sunday Morning". In 2009, he featured on two tracks from Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man & Redman's second studio album, Blackout! 2, "Hey Zulu" and "I Know Sumptin'". A year later, he would collaborate with Redman again, this time on his seventh studio album Reggie (2010), appearing on the track "When the Lights Go Off". In 2012, he appeared on two tracks from Lupe Fiasco's fourth studio album, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1, "Heart Donor" and "How Dare You". In 2015, he appeared on King Los' debut studio album, God, Money, War, specifically on the album's sole interlude, "Black and White (Interlude)". In 2017, he appeared on the Galantis track "Salvage (Up All Night)", from their second studio album, The Aviary. In 2021, he appeared on Justin Bieber's "Angels Speak", from the "Complete Edition" of his sixth studio album, Justice. Upon its release, the track peaked at number 39 on the Official Aotearoa Music Charts in New Zealand. That same year, on the 19th of November, he featured alongside Bieber on Bryson Tiller's debut extended play (EP), A Different Christmas, specifically on the track "Lonely Christmas", released as the EP's sole single in Italy and on the same day as the EP itself. Upon its release, the single peaked at number 13 on the Sverigetopplistan's Swedish Heatseeker chart. Poo Bear had previously appeared on Bieber's 2020 YouTube docu-series, Justin Bieber: Seasons, mainly on the series' third episode, "Making Magic", released on the 27th of January, 2020, alongside three other episodes.

Poo Bear's debut single as a lead artist was "Would You Ever" with Skrillex, released on the 26th of July, 2017. Upon its release, the single charted at number 24 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in the United States of America, where it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for equivalent sales of 500,000 units. The song would eventually peak at number 3 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart in Flanders, Belgium, and number 2 on Recorded Music New Zealand's New Zealand Heatseekers chart. It also charted in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. He was also certified 2× Platinum in Australia, Platinum in New Zealand, Gold in Canada, and Silver in the United Kingdom. That same year, Poo Bear released the lead single to his then-upcoming debut studio album, "When I See You" (featuring Anitta), which topped both the Brazil Hot Pop & Popular and Regional Rio de Janeiro Hot Songs charts. The album's second single was "All We Can Do" (with Juanes), released on the 17th of November, 2017. "Hard 2 Face Reality" (featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica), was released as the third single on the 6th of April, 2018. Upon its release, it charted at number 6 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in the United States and peaked at number 5 on the New Zealand Heatseekers chart. It also charted in Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song was also certified 2× Platinum in Brazil, despite not charting in the country, and Gold in Denmark and New Zealand. Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music was released as Poo Bear's debut studio album on the 27th of April, 2018, through Capitol Records and Universal Records. The album features production handled by Boi-1da, Illmind, Nineteen85, Skrillex, Soundz, and The Audibles, alongside guest appearances from Anitta, Bieber, Electronica, and Juanes, alongside Jennifer Lopez, J Balvin, Zara Larsson, and Ty Dolla Sign, alongside others. Balvin appears on the album's fourth and final single, "Perdido", released on the 20th of April, 2018. "Two Commas" and "Yes Please" would also be released as non-album singles in 2018. Poo Bear followed up Bearthday Music with his second studio album, The Book of Nabeel, released on the 18th of November, 2022, through NFartam Ltd.

Boyd occasionally goes under the "MDMA" name on some recordings. In 2011, he appeared under the name on three songs from Lupe Fiasco's third studio album, Lasers, including the single "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now", which charted in Australia, Canada, and the United States, peaking at number 12 on the latter's Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, alongside the non-single songs "Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)" and "Coming Up". That same year, he appeared alongside Fiasco, Big Boi of Outkast, Wale, and Wiz Khalifa on Trae tha Truth's single "I'm On", the second and final single to his sixth studio album Street King (2011).

Boyd moved to Hollywood in 2013. He married an R&B singer, Ashley Joi Sadler, in April 2016. The officiant to their wedding was Scott “Scooter” Braun.

List of studio albums • Title — Details • Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music — * Released: April 27, 2018 * Label: Capitol, Universal * Format: CD, digital download • The Book of Nabeel — * Released: November 18, 2022 * Label: NFartam Ltd. * Format: Digital download

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • US Bub. — AUS — AUT — BEL — FRA — GER — NLD — SWE — SWI — UK • "Would You Ever" (with Skrillex) — 2017 — 24 — 42 — — — 3 — — — — — — — 91 — 63 — 55 — * ARIA: 2× Platinum * MC: Gold * RMNZ: Platinum * BPI: Silver * RIAA: Gold — Non-album single • "Will I See You" (featuring Anitta) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music • "Hard 2 Face Reality" (featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica) — 2018 — 6 — — — 71 — — — — — — — 70 — 59 — 88 — — — *PMB: 2× Platinum * IFPI DEN: Gold * RMNZ: Gold • "Perdido" (featuring J Balvin) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "All We Can Do" (with Juanes) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Two Commas" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Yes Please" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

List of singles as featured artist • Title — Year — Album • "Lonely Christmas" (Bryson Tiller featuring Justin Bieber and Poo Bear) — 2021 — A Different Christmas • "Undisputed" (Sena Kana featuring Poo Bear) — 2022 — Serenity EP

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Peak chart position — Album • NZ Hot • "Angels Speak" (Justin Bieber featuring Poo Bear) — 2021 — 39 — Justice (The Complete Edition)

• Title — Year — Other artist — Album • "Salvage (Up All Night)" — 2017 — Galantis — The Aviary • "Angels Speak" — 2021 — Justin Bieber — Justice (The Complete Edition) • "Lonely Christmas" — Bryson Tiller, Justin Bieber — A Different Christmas

• Year — Title — Notes — Ref. Reference • 2020 — Justin Bieber: Seasons — Himself

• Year — Artist — Song — Album • 1999 — 112 — "Be with You" — Room 112 • "Anywhere (Interlude)" • 2000 — Pink — "Love is Such a Crazy Thing" — Can't Take Me Home • 2001 — 112 — "Dance with Me" — Part III • "Peaches & Cream" • "All I Want is You" • "Don't Hate Me" (featuring Twista) • "Sweet Love" • 2002 — Howard Jones — "All I Want" — The Peaceful Tour Live • Lady May — "Round Up" (featuring Blu Cantrell) — May Day • Isyss — "Single for the Rest of My Life" — The Way We Do • 2003 — Glenn Lewis — "Back for More" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) — Non-album single • 112 — "Knock U Down (Interlude)" — Hot & Wet • "Knock U Down" • "Give It to Me" • Ruben Studdard — "After the Candles Burn" — Soulful • 2004 — Carl Thomas — "Work It Out" — Let's Talk About It • Usher — "Caught Up" — Confessions • "Superstar" • "Follow Me" • 8Ball & MJG — "Confessions" (featuring Poo Bear) — Living Legends • Jill Scott — "My Petition" — Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 • 2005 — R.A.C.L.A. — "2 in 1" — DEXteritate • Amerie — "Just Like Me" — Touch • Purple Ribbon All-Stars — "My Chrome" (featuring Poo Bear) — Got Purp? Vol. 2 • "Lovin' This" • 2006 — Urban Mystic — "I Refuse" — Ghetto Revelations II • "Your Portrait" • Yo Gotti — "That's What They Made It Foe" (featuring Poo Bear) — Back 2 da Basics • Brooke Hogan — "About Us" (featuring Paul Wall) — Undiscovered • Kelis — "Trilogy" — Kelis Was Here • "Handful" • Danity Kane — "Sleep on It" — Danity Kane • Ruben Studdard — "What tha Business Is" — The Return • Brooke Hogan — "My Space" — Undiscovered • "All About Me" • "My Number" (featuring Stacks) • "One Sided Love" • "Dance Alone" (featuring Nox) • 2007 — 8Ball & MJG — "Take It Off" (featuring Poo Bear) — Ridin High • Mya — "Lock U Down" (featuring Lil Wayne) — Liberation • Daddy Yankee — "Qué Pasó!" — El Cartel: The Big Boss • Kelly Rowland — "Comeback" — Ms. Kelly • "Work" • Foxy Brown — "When the Lights Go Out" (featuring Kira) — Brooklyn's Don Diva • 2008 — Saint — "Dance with Me" feat. M.D.P. — Non-album single • Fat Joe — "Get It for Life" (featuring Poo Bear) — The Elephant in the Room • "Preacher on a Sunday Morning" (featuring Poo Bear) • Ludacris — "Contagious" (featuring Jamie Foxx) — Theater of the Mind • Kindred the Family Soul — "No Limit" — The Arrival • Common — "Make My Day" (featuring CeeLo Green) — Universal Mind Control • 2009 — Method Man & Redman — "Hey Zulu" (featuring Poo Bear) — Blackout! 2 • "I Know Sumptin'" (featuring Poo Bear) • Chris Brown — "I Can Transform Ya" (featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz) — Graffiti • "What I Do" (featuring Plies) • 2010 — Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — "Rebirth" — Uni5: The World's Enemy • RichGirl — "Swagger Right" (featuring Fabolous and Rick Ross) — Non-album single • Redman — "When the Lights Go Off" (featuring Poo Bear) — Reggie • 2011 — Lupe Fiasco — "I Don't Wanna Care Right Now" (featuring MDMA) — Lasers • "Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)" (featuring MDMA) • "Coming Up" (featuring MDMA) • Chris Brown — "She Ain't You" — F.A.M.E. • Lloyd — "World Cry" (featuring R. Kelly, Keri Hilson and K'naan) — King of Hearts • Yelawolf — "Let's Roll" (featuring Kid Rock) — Radioactive • 2012 — Lil Twist — "Contact" — Don't Get It Twisted • Lupe Fiasco — "Bitch Bad" — Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 • Slaughterhouse — "Place to Be" (featuring B.o.B) — Welcome to: Our House • Lupe Fiasco — "Heart Donor" (featuring Poo Bear) — Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 • "How Dare You" (featuring Bilal) • "Brave Heart" (featuring Poo Bear) • "Hood Now (Outro)" • 2013 — Jah Cure — "Nothing is Impossible" — World Cry • Justin Bieber — "All That Matters" — Journals • "Hold Tight" • "Recovery" • "Bad Day" • "All Bad" • "PYD" (featuring R. Kelly) • "Change Me" • "Swap It Out" • 2015 — Jack Ü — "Where Are Ü Now" (with Justin Bieber) — Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü • King Los — "Black and White (Interlude)" (featuring Poo Bear) — God, Money, War • JR Castro — "Get Home" (featuring Kid Ink and Quavo) — Sexpectations, Vol. I • Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?" (solo or with Ariana Grande) — Purpose • Nico & Vinz — "Not for Nothing" — Cornerstone EP • Abraham Mateo — "A Place in My Heart" — Are You Ready? • Justin Bieber — "Mark My Words" — Purpose • "Company" • "No Pressure" (featuring Big Sean) • "No Sense" (featuring Travis Scott) • "Life is Worth Living" • "Children" • "Purpose" • "Been You" • "Get Used to It" • "We Are" (featuring Nas) • "Trust" • "All In" • "Hit the Ground" • "The Most" • Chris Brown — "Little More (Royalty)" — Royalty • 2016 — JR Castro — "FMN" (featuring Timbaland) — Sexpectations, Vol. I • J Balvin — "No Hay Titulo" — Energia • Steven Tyler — "Hold On (Won't Let Go)" — We're All Somebody from Somewhere • 2017 — Big Sean — "Jump Out the Window" — I Decided • Ashlund Jade — "Ultimatum" — Non-album single • Pitbull — "Better on Me" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — Climate Change • Trey Songz — "What Are We Here For" — Tremaine the Album • "Break from Love" • La'Porsha Renae — "What is Love" — Already All Ready • Luis Fonsi — "Despacito (Remix)" (with Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) — Vida • DJ Khaled — "I'm the One" (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) — Grateful • Wale — "Colombia Heights (Te Llamo)" (featuring J Balvin) — Shine • Juanes — "Goodbye for Now" — Mis planes son amarte • Jack & Jack — "Last Thing" — Gone EP • Mali — "I Will" — The Transition of Mali • David Guetta — "2U" (featuring Justin Bieber) — 7 • Ty Dolla Sign — "Love U Better" (featuring Lil Wayne and The-Dream) — Beach House 3 • Fifth Harmony — "Angel" — Fifth Harmony • Ty Dolla Sign — "So Am I" (featuring Damian Marley and Skrillex) — Beach House 3 • Galantis — "Salvage (Up All Night)" (featuring Poo Bear) — The Aviary • Alesso — "Is That for Me" (with Anitta) — Non-album single • Ty Dolla Sign — "Famous" — Beach House 3 • "Side Effects" • Sam Smith — "Burning" — The Thrill of It All • David Guetta — "So Far Away" (with Martin Garrix featuring Jamie Scott and Romy Dya) — 7 • 2018 — Jennifer Lopez — "Us" — rowspan="3" Non-album single • Stargate — "1Night" (featuring PartyNextDoor, 21 Savage and Murda Beatz) • Labrinth — "Same Team" (with Stefflon Don) • DJ Khaled — "No Brainer" (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper) — Father of Asahd • Matoma — "Don't Say What You Want To" (featuring Yashua) — One in a Million • Mariah Carey — "The Distance" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — Caution • Taz Zavala — "Beauty & the Struggle" (with Arika Gluck) — Westside OST • Mariah Carey — "One Mo' Gen" — Caution • "8th Grade" • 2019 — Hikaru Utada — "Face My Fears" (with Skrillex) — Bad Mode • One Ok Rock — "Head High" — Eye of the Storm • Jesse & Joy — "Mañana Es Too Late" (with J Balvin) — Aire (Versión Día) • Ed Sheeran — "I Don't Care" (with Justin Bieber) — No.6 Collaborations Project • Billie Eilish — "Bad Guy (Remix)" (with Justin Bieber) — Non-album single • Madison Ryann Ward — "Other Side" — Beyond Me EP • FKA Twigs — "Holy Terrain" (featuring Future) — Magdalene • Chris Brown — "Don't Check on Me" (with Justin Bieber) — Indigo • Zac Brown Band — "Need This" — The Owl • "OMW" • "Me and the Boys in the Band" • "Finished What We Started" (featuring Brandi Carlile) • Bear and a Banjo — "Better Days" — rowspan="2" Non-album single • Dan + Shay — "10,000 Hours" (with Justin Bieber) • Bear and a Banjo — "Lying's the New Truth" — Bear and a Banjo • "No Way (That's Not America)" • "Me and My Banjo" • "Born this Way" • "Can You Hear Me Now" (solo or with Zac Brown) • "Behind the Preposition" • "We Ain't Going Nowhere" • "Gone But Not Forgotten" • 2020 — Justin Bieber — "Yummy" (solo or with Summer Walker) — Changes • "Intentions" (featuring Quavo) • Jesse & Joy — "Lo Nuestro Vale Mas" — Aire (Versión Día) • Justin Bieber — "Forever" (featuring Post Malone and Clever) — Changes • "All Around Me" • "Habitual" • "Come Around Me" • "Available" • "Running Over" (featuring Lil Dicky) • "Take It Out on Me" • "Second Emotion" (featuring Travis Scott) • "Get Me" (featuring Kehlani) • "E.T.A." • "Changes" • "Confirmation" • "That's What Love Is" • "At Least for Now" • Bear and a Banjo — "New Beginning" — Bear and a Banjo • PartyNextDoor — "Savage Anthem" — Partymobile • Jesse & Joy — "Aires" — Aire (Versión Día) • "¿En Qué Nos Convertimos?"