Sonny Digital

Sonny Corey Uwaezuoke (born March 5, 1991), better known by his stage name Sonny Digital, is an American record producer, rapper, and DJ. He rose to prominence after producing YC's hit single "Racks" in 2011. He is best known for his production on ILoveMakonnen's "I Dont Sell Molly No More" and "Tuesday" featuring Drake, Future's single "Same Damn Time", 50 Cent's "I'm the Man" and 2 Chainz's "Birthday Song", as well as the XXL Freshman Cyphers for 2017 and 2018. He has worked with multiple hip-hop artists, such as Future, Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz, Drake, Chief Keef, 50 Cent, and more.
He is also a frequent collaborator with label-mates such as Shawty Blast, 808 Mafia's Southside and TM88. He is signed as a producer to Universal Publishing.
Early life.
Sonny was born on March 5, 1991, in Saginaw, Michigan, but was raised in Atlanta. He has been involved in making music since an early age. At first he started rapping while at school, but found it hard to get instrumentals to rap over. When he was 13, he was influenced by his older cousin to start making beats. Aside from school, Sonny didn't have other hobbies like playing sports or video games, so he dedicated a large amount of his free time to creating music. Sonny was inspired by famous producers Shawty Redd and Drumma Boy and initially tried to copy their sound while learning to make beats. Eventually his production transformed into his own style.
Career.
2011-2013: First charting singles and success.
When he was 16, he joined a hip-hop group as a producer and was also producing mixtapes for other local artists. In 2011, YC used one of his beats for the single "Racks", which went to become a national hit, peaking at #42 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and being certified Gold by RIAA. The song was also featured in the Billboard 2011 Year-end Rap songs and R&B/Hip-hop songs charts.
Sonny released his first official mixtape "Digital History" on May 9, 2011. The tape, hosted by DJ 1Hunnit, is a collection of songs Sonny had produced between 2010 and 2011. It features many rappers, such as Plies, Wale, 2 Chainz and Future. It has been viewed over 70,000 times on LiveMixtapes.
Sonny produced six songs on Gorilla Zoe's album "King Kong" released in June. Sonny's second mixtape "Behind the Muzik" was released on September 8, 2011. It is a collaboration with fellow producer Will A Fool, where each produced half of the songs.
In late 2011, Sonny produced Future's hit single "Same Damn Time", which was initially featured on Future's mixtape "Streetz Calling". Following the song's success, in 2012 Future released a new version of "Same Damn Time" as the third official single from his debut album "Pluto". It peaked at number 92 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. A music video for the single was released on April 4, 2012. Sonny Digital also produced the official remix of "Same Damn Time" featuring rappers Diddy and Ludacris, which was released on May 17, 2012. The remix was featured on Future's re-release of "Pluto", titled "Pluto 3D".
In March 2012, Sonny produced Gorilla Zoe's mixtape "Gorilla Zoe World". The tape was certified bronze for being downloaded over 25,000 times on popular mixtape site DatPiff. In early 2012 Sonny also worked on Gucci Mane's mixtapes "Trap Back" and "I'm Up". On June 8, 2012, Sonny Digital released his debut rap single, "Business Man", featuring rapper Que. The song was produced by BWheezy.
Sonny produced 2 Chainz' single "Birthday Song", which was released on July 24, 2012. Sonny created the original beat, which was later modified by a number of GOOD Music producers – Kanye West, BWheezy, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and Mike Dean. The single peaked at number 49 on the US Hot 100, and also entered top 10 of the R&B and Rap charts. The official music video was released on August 30, 2012, and became a viral success, gaining over 30 million views on YouTube.
Later in 2012, Sonny produced the track "Don't Get Me Started", which was featured on the deluxe version of DJ Khaled's album "Kiss the Ring", as well as on Ace Hood's mixtape "Body Bag 2". The official video for the promo single was released on August 17, 2012 on Ace Hood's YouTube channel. Sonny was featured on Jo FloWroshus' single "Attention" from his "900°" album. In an interview with BET Sonny stated he was working with artists B.o.B, Ace Hood and Wiz Khalifa, and making a new mixtape with fellow producer Drumma Boy. He also wants to work with a famous pop singer like Justin Bieber.
In March 2013, Sonny released a collaboration mixtape with rapper Que, titled "Forbes Atlanta".
2014-present: "Billboard" top 10 and more projects.
In 2014, Sonny produced the track "Tuesday" by ILoveMakonnen and Drake. The song peaked at number 12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
In August 2018, Sonny produced the Travis Scott song "Stargazing", which peaked at number eight on the Hot 100 and earned Sonny his highest charting single.
In 2019, Sonny announced a follow-up collaboration project with Black Boe, the album to be titled "Black Goat II", after 2017's "Black Goat".
Other ventures.
In 2011, Sonny created his own label, Sonny Digital Music Group. Currently, he is the only artist signed to the label.
Artistry.
Sonny uses the music production software FL Studio along with custom plug-ins to make his beats. He seeks inspiration in listening to other producers' tracks, music in general and watching movies.
Production credits.
2011.
Gorilla Zoe - "King Kong"
Wiz Khalifa - "Cabin Fever"
YC - "NBA Live 2005 Exclusive"
Juicy J - "Rubba Band Business 2"
Roscoe Dash - "J.U.I.C.E."
Kevin Gates - "Drug Dealer Potential"
Ace Hood - "Blood, Sweat & Tears"
Wale – "The Eleven One Eleven Theory"
Juicy J - "Blue Dream & Lean"
Future - "Streetz Calling"
Yung Joc - "Ready To Fly"
2 Chainz - "UNKNOWN"
Kid Ink – "Wheels Up"
Ilovemakkonnen side by side
2012.
Jody Breeze - "Airplane Mode"
Future – "Astronaut Status"
Gorilla Zoe - "Gorilla Zoe World"
Gucci Mane - "Trap Back"
SPOT – "The Price Iz Right"
Gucci Mane - "I'm Up"
Future - "Pluto"
Young Lace – "Above Average"
Juicy J – "Blue Dream & Lean (Bonus Tracks)"
Chevy Woods – "Gang Land"
Waka Flocka Flame - "Triple F Life"
Jackie Chain – "Bruce Lean Chronicles"
2 Chainz - "Based on a T.R.U. Story"
DJ Khaled - "Kiss the Ring"
Ace Hood - "Body Bag 2"
Trae Tha Truth - "Tha Blackprint"
Diamond – "The Young Life"
Rocko – "Wordplay"
Roscoe Dash - "Roscoe 2.0"
Reese – "Reese Vs. The World 2"
B.o.B - "Fuck 'Em We Ball"
Young Lace - "Bipolar"
Future - "Pluto 3D"
Frank Whyte - "1728"
2013.
Sonny Digital & Que - "Forbes Atlanta"
Beyoncé - TBA
Chief Keef - "Bang Pt. 2"
Ace Hood - "Trials & Tribulations"
2014.
Young Money - ""
Wiz Khalifa - "28 Grams"
Wiz Khalifa - "Blacc Hollywood"
B.o.B - "No Genre Pt. 2"
ILoveMakonnen – "ILoveMakonnen"
2015.
Kourtney Money - "The Return Of Money (Zone 6 Edition)"
Future - DS2
Travis Scott - Rodeo
Juicy J - 100% Juice
Chief Keef - Finally Rollin 2
Chief Keef - Back From The Dead 3/Cabinet Fever
Wiz Khalifa - Cabin Fever 3
50 Cent - The Kanan Tape
Juicy J - OS To Oscar
Migos & Rich The Kid - Streets on Lock 4
Young Buck - 10 Pints
YFN Lucci - Wish Me Well
Pnb Rock - RNB 3 : Philadelphia
Young Thug - Slime Season
Jeezy - Gangsta Party
Que - I Am Que
Lil Uzi Vert - Luv is Rage
Ty Dolla Sign - Airplane Mode
Que - Lost Dawg
Key! - Screaming Dreams : The Prelude
21 Savage - Free Guwop
21 Savage - Slaughter King
SD - Just The Beginning
Ace Hood - Starvation 4
Key!
Zuse - "Trap Zuse"
OJ Juiceman - 6 Rings 3
Lil Uzi Vert - The Wraith, The Uzi Vert
Jeezy - CITS
2016.
Landstrip Chip - "Cruising Control"
G.O.A.T
Meek Mill - "DC4"
2017.
Machine Gun Kelly - "Bloom"
Smokepurpp
2018.
Big Cat & PFTCommenter
Travis Scott - "Astroworld"
2019.
Big Cat & PFTCommenter
2020.
Don Toliver - "Heaven or Hell"
Pap Chanel & Future