00:00:00 – Greatest accomplishment, beat battles, sounds, vsts and kits back in the day
00:10:00 – Using FL Studio early, the beatmaker hustle, hearing about Drake, 50 Cent placement
00:16:22 – Networking, first song with Drake, “Best I Ever Had”, Drake origin story
00:22:45 – Signing pub deal, prioritizing in family
00:26:36 – Amazing PG Weeklies deal (14 day free trial)
00:28:37 – Mindset while gaining momentum, biggest lesson working with Drake, “So Far Gone” mixtape
00:33:00 – The “Forever” story, working with Eminem, “Not Afraid”
00:37:00 – Boi-1da’s beat making process, using loops, what makes a successful beat, what makes a good song
00:43:00 – Melody making process & tips, different ways of making music, most used plugin, mixing & mastering beats
00:50:00 – How to fix your 808s, sound selection, vst sauce, sampling process, Fruity Slicer
00:55:20 – Challenging projects, challenging points in career, influence behind “Controlla” and “Work”
01:02:17 – Favorite Drake project, “Know Yourself”, unexpected hit beats, working with Travis Scott
01:06:45 – Drum bounce secrets, Wondagurl, mentorship, nominated for Producer of the Year, future goals
01:11:50 – Where’s Boi-1da’s beat tag? Red flags in the producer community, AI, starting all over today, last piece of advice
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