Hit-Boy Discusses Jimmy Iovine Calling Him The Next Dr. Dre, Working With Nipsey Hussle, Kanye West & Big Sean, Nas, Beyoncé + More With DJ Akademiks On 'Off The Record'
Written by: Chad Kiser
Beyonce, Big Sean, DJ Akademiks, Dr. Dre, Hit-Boy, Jimmy Iovine, Kanye West, Nas, Nipsey Hussle, Off The Record
In the latest episode Off the Record with DJ Akademiks, Hit-Boy joined a live conversation on the Spotify Greenroom app. He's a multi-time, Grammy Award-winning producer that has worked with the likes of Kanye West, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Nas, Big Sean, and others.
In the last few years, his notoriety has increased exponentially, and he's now recognized as more than just a producer, he's seen as an artist as well. DJ Akademiks asks him about his come up, what song that he produced did the most to change his life, and producing SICKO MODE (Travis Scott), and N*ggas in Paris (JAY-Z and Ye).
They also discuss Kanye West feeling a type of way when he produced for Beyoncé and where the status of their relationship is now. Also, Hit-Boy reacts to Kanye West's comments about Big Sean on Drink Champs, what his favorite produced songs are, working with Nipsey Hussle and Roddy Ricch for the Grammy-winning song 'Racks in the Middle', working with Nas on King Disease and its sequel, what his future plans are in cementing himself as an artist and ask about who he would rather do a complete project with – Drake or Kendrick Lamar.
Check out the Off the Record with DJ Akademiks episode with Hit-Boy below:
Chad Kiser
Chad M. Kiser is a veteran writer of 15 years with interviews, bylines, and content featured in top media outlets including TMZ, ESPN, Fox News, XXL Magazine, HipHopDX, AllHipHop, The Wall Street Journal, DubCNN, Playboy Magazine, BBC4 Music, VH-1, MTV, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Billboard Magazine, and numerous others. Several of his in-depth interviews have been cited in critically acclaimed books such as "The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form", "Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap", "Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap", "Sounding Race In Rap Songs", "To Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed America".
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