The Making Of JID & J. Cole's "Off Deez" With CHASETHEMONEY
by Eddie Fu
@eddiefu
JID links up with his mentor and label boss J. Cole on "Off Deez." Taken from the Atlanta rapper's sophomore album, DiCaprio 2, the collaboration features the duo brushing off their detractors. Their swaggering rhymes are underscored with mesmerizing, uptempo production by CHASETHEMONEY, who is known for collaborating with Chance the Rapper, Valee, and G Herbo.
The Midwest producer said he started the beat with a Los Pasteles Verdes sample by Dro Fe, who has an additional producer credit on the track. CHASETHEMONEY used the FL Studio effect Gross Beat to manipulate the sample. "I was like, 'Yo, that shit hard,'" he remembered. "I layered the sample with two different Gross Beats. One was half-speed and one was slow triplet."
From there, he added in the 808 before moving on to the percussion. "I wanted this shit to ride, so I kept everything fast-paced," CHASETHEMONEY said. "I added some hi-hat rolls, it was fire. Just some quick, quick rolls. What I did next was, I had a clap after. Sound like some California shit, some Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre shit, you heard me?"
Although it turns out that Cole wasn't the first artist offered "Off Deez," CHASETHEMONEY said the final version turned out for the best. "I think the pockets that JID found was perfect for him," he explained. "And I feel like Cole, it was perfect for him. What they did was amazing."
Check out the full Deconstructed episode above to learn more about how the song was made, and read all the lyrics to JID & J. Cole's "Off Deez" on Genius now.