Executive Studios received its first gold plaque on February 6th, 2019 for James Wood's work on Kevin Gates' Mixtape "By Any Means". James went on to work with NBA YoungBoy to record "Cross Me", ft. Plies, from the "Realer" album. The album has been certified Gold, and the single has been certified Platinum.

 

Executive Studios the first Tampa Bay recording studio in 10 years to receive any plaques in the hip hop genre.