▁Scott , ▁ 2 ▁Ch ain z , ▁Jay - Z , ▁Des i igner , ▁Dra ke ▁and ▁The ▁Week nd . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mike ▁Dean ▁started ▁doing ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁numerous ▁Tex an ▁artists , ▁including ▁Sel ena , ▁for ▁whom ▁Dean ▁served ▁as ▁musical ▁director ▁and ▁producer . ▁Dean ▁first ▁became ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁pione ering ▁the ▁D irty ▁South ▁sound ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁particularly ▁in ▁work ▁for ▁artists ▁from ▁Rap - A - L ot ▁Records . ▁Dean ▁has ▁most ▁not ably ▁worked ▁alongside ▁Sc ar face ▁of ▁the ▁Get o ▁Boys , ▁Do ▁or ▁Die , ▁Th a ▁Dog g ▁P ound , ▁Y uk mouth ▁of ▁the ▁L un iz , ▁C - Bo , ▁N ate ▁Dog g , ▁Te ch ▁N 9 ne , ▁U G K , ▁Z - Ro , ▁De vin ▁the ▁D ude , ▁Out law z , ▁and ▁ 2 P ac . ▁ ▁Dean ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁mix , ▁produce , ▁and ▁master ▁widely ▁throughout ▁American ▁hip ▁hop . ▁He ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁K any e ▁West . ▁After ▁initially ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁mixing ▁of ▁West ' s ▁albums ▁The ▁College ▁Drop out ▁and ▁Late ▁Reg istration , ▁Dean ▁contributed ▁as ▁producer ▁on ▁West ' s ▁Gr adu ation , ▁My ▁Beautiful ▁Dark ▁Tw isted ▁Fant asy , ▁Y ee z us , ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Pablo , ▁and ▁Ye ▁albums . ▁He ▁also ▁co - produ ced