Like I said, I was going through a dark time between drugs and drinking and a certain addiction also, so I wasn't thinking straight. I was saying a lot of fucked-up shit and it went a long way.
So it was a humbling experience, you dig? We haven't spoke but I posted a picture, he put a comment to show love, so that's where it's at right now.
It's positivity. We moving in the right direction. In terms of dealing with addiction, are you on the other side of that now? How did you get through that? Yeah, bro, I really was on that shit. Like Xans — five, six a day. I was coming to the engineer's studio just fucking wasted.
Ecstasy, mollies, whatever — I was on that shit. It got to a point where my body couldn't handle it, and then I still didn't give a fuck. I still was there mentally. Then it got to a point where I couldn't take it, physically and mentally. I blacked out one time — I don't even remember the exact moment or time, but I woke up and I was in a hospital. And, not like a regular hospital — not like a psych ward, but, just like when you're kinda outta here.
When you lose it, bro. You're staying for a week or two, or however long your crazy ass needs. The drugs took a hold of me, bro, mentally.
I thought motherfuckers were trying to kill me. I was paranoid like shit. So I sat in there for a week and had to completely sober up — get a grasp on life and understand what's going on.
I got outta there, hooked up, and now I'm back on track, man. That's what it took for me really to quit. Been sober about a year, dude.
I got out of there, and don't get me wrong, I hopped back on the shit, but not like that. It wasn't recreational. That shit was a ritual — I would wake up and pour up, take some Xans, and I would go in, and that was it every day.
I didn't sleep for like three, four days. I would close my eyes and still be awake. It was a real tough time. It had my mom crying and shit, bro. It really That was fuckin' She had to come in that hospital. We got visits like twice a week, so she would come in there, man, and It was really deep.
You know what's real, though? They evaluate you in there, so once I was done and getting discharged, the doctor was like, "The first day when you came in here, you just kept sitting down.
That's how I knew I had got looped out, ya dig? I was doing that every single day, so that's all my brain knew. How do you even begin to go back to sitting in front of the computer and making a beat after that? I would come back in there and cook up like, "Man, I can't. This shit don't sound right" — or I just wouldn't say shit, but I knew it wasn't sounding right.
It was like jogging. I broke my ankle recently and now I'm good, but I had to do ABC exercises, walk on it, and take a rest. I didn't suck, it was just that my mind wouldn't go and look for those sounds like it would have, so I had to train it and find inspiration again. My girls are seven and eight, and I got two sons that's three months and a year.
My girls love music. Shit comes on the radio, They love Cardi B. They love Nicki. They don't really know the difference right now, but they figure it out sometimes. They understand what I do. They see the plaques and shit, but they don't hear it, so I'm not really cool like that to them. That's my inspiration, and seeing these young cats out here do it too. The way they cook up and the ambition they have, they're so fuckin' hungry. They just wanna get it, bro, and they got these new ways of seeing shit that I can't understand sometimes.
I feel like I'm getting old, but I chill around them and try to understand that wave. Tay Keith, I like him too.
The shit he did on Drake's album — just the bass line and the drums, that shit is so dope to me. Metro is always the shit, bro. That's the young homie. He's always lit. I like what Mike Will is doing. DJ Mustard, too.
Building those artists, branding them, making them household names, changing music — I like that shit, on some Dr. Dre shit. CashMoneyAP too. A few months ago, Waka teased the cover for Flockaveli 2. What was the process like of getting back into that pocket with him? I was going through my shit and we would always FaceTime each other. He'd be like, "What, bro? You trippin'.
I had to look back and look in the mirror like, "You know what? You right. You fuckin' right. I was sending him beats on and off, but the relationship wasn't here. Get Free Proposals. Filters clear search. Get your track lit!! Credits: B. B Nicki Minaj Trey Songz. Load more. Sounds Like: R. Credits: Ninski. Sounds Like: Pop Smoke Drake. Recent Successes. This is the second engineer that I could say, knows what he is doing. God willing I will be sending him more records to mix and master for future projects.
His mixes are beautiful and flawless. Not only are his skills exceptional but he is professional, polite, and prompt. Eric is also very willing to offer suggestions and Delivered great vocals and was open to changes when needed! It was clear to see that he gave his full effort and went the second mile while working on my track.
Thanks for the good work! He said with my drums and his sound, it would go perfectly. And I was ready to do it. But at the same time, I had to work. I called Gee Robinson because me and him cool, I sent him some stuff, I sent Kanye some more stuff, just going back and forth. Me and Kanye are still working. From the instruments to the words to the song, because you could listen to a whole instrumental back then and be satisfied. What Kanye does is try to push it to the limit. Always keep going, and keep something new.
And I was just the man behind that, so they reached out to me. This is Lex Luger. I want to go back in. I get that all the time. Busta Rhymes called me the other day. Sean Garrett said he wanted a hit for the club. My Studio. Never heard of that person before, but then again I'm not really that much into modern hip hop.
You'd figure that with those big names he's working with, he could at least afford to buy a matched pair of monitors. My ADD must of kicked in.. I could not take the repetitiveness. A lot of time people in the mainstream are innovating more than underground people for better or worse. This isn't my favorite music but I think it's pretty musical and creative. Lex isn't the most creative producer but he's very good at making beats that work for specific artists.
The only real misstep so far imo was HAM but that was more Kanye's fault. He's also very young, definitely respect what he's doing. His mixes sound very clean as well even though a lot of his beats are pretty minimal during the verse. We watch amazing producers mix their tracks on notebook speakers every week.
Some even worse. Most of these guys know its going to end up with a mix engineer at some point so I dont think it matters to them. Thank GOD for this because it keeps me in business. I have noticed that the majority of people that worry about the equipment they use are those that are not making money with it.
Please dont take that the wrong pay. Its just an observation. Originally Posted by B. I guess its a crime to dislike something? But anyway if thats what some people like then cool, but lets not sit here and act like he's on timbaland-ryan leslie-rodney jerkins level at all!
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