I’ve been listening to Gucci Mane since I was 9, 10 years old. Young Thug too, I’ve been listening to Young Thug since 6th grade. I’ve been listening to him since I was 11. There has to be someone you grew up listening to, and you met like “damn, I really fuck with you.” Not saying that they belittle him, it’s just they’re regular people. You can see Drake out here, they’ll be like “okay that’s Drake.” They ain’t gon’ be trippin. We don’t care who’s famous, we famous too. Because in Atlanta, we got a little culture thing. You were around Taylor Swift with Future at age 18. Smoking and drinking wasn’t my thing, I didn’t like it.īecause the artists you’re around be doing all types of shit. Even growing up, I was never peer pressured into doing it. I ain’t the type to go do what everybody wants to do. I’ll eat oxtails or something, depending on where I’m at. I’ll probably eat full meals at night though. 10, 20 minute nap in the chair, I’m coolin’. Even if you’re at the top, why stop? Why celebrate? It ain’t time to celebrate yet. Working with Future so much, how do you guys stay constantly evolving and switching up the sound? It’s a girl who used to be one of my neighbors. 2 tags from Future, the Scooter tag, and I got the original ATL Jacob tag. I don’t say those goals as I do them – I’ll say what they were after I do them.ĭo you have multiple tags? I interviewed Supah Mario, he said he had 12 tags. Now, it’s time to go to my next, next goals. I always had a goal of being #1 producer in the world, I already accomplished that. Just to be acknowledged, man that shit’s a blessing. Shout out YC, they’re kind of the same award for me. When he first signed with Moneybagg, that was a crazy story. YC got Producer of the Year, shout out to him. You were recently honored as one of the Top Producers at the BMI Awards, how was that Plus learning how to produce? Learning how to be a real producer, not just making beats - the songs I’ma drop, everybody gon’ see I’m on a whole other level. Once they heard the music that was in there, they’re like “dang!” Crazy. Once they heard the music that’s in my vault, because I always still was recording. The story behind that: when they heard the music, it was over with. Yeah, I just did my artist deal with Republic. Because we all were rapping.Ī lot of producers be rapping now, is that still on the table for you? By the time they done doing whatever they’re doing, they’ll come to my house and we’d be chillin’. I was in the hood but when all my homies was out there going crazy, I was not doing that. I didn’t use no Youtube, I just started going crazy.ĭid you play sports or were you in the streets? Or was it all music your whole life? So I took her laptop, started making beats on it. How did you learn how to produce? You taught yourself? Sheen spoke with ATL Jacob to discuss how he learned to produce, signing his artist deal as a rapper, being honored as Top Producer at the BMI Awards, working with Young Thug, Future getting him a chain for his birthday, his love for cooking, and more! From producing for Future as a teenager in high school, even starting out at $10K a beat, to now fully being able to shine in the limelight as his own recording artist, ATL Jacob can hardly wait for what’s to come. With over 30 plaques to his name, ATL Jacob recently celebrated a monumental accomplishment: taking home the trophy for BMI’s Top Producer Award alongside many greats, such as Kanye West and Charlie Handsome.īut this is merely the beginning for ATL Jacob, who recently signed his artist deal with Republic Records. As a hip-hop fan, you probably recognize his standout tag, “ATL Jacob ATL Jacob!”, in front of an endless catalog of hit records, including Future’s “Wait For U,” Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin,” Lil Baby’s “Right On,” Kanye West’s “PABLO,” NAV’s “Tussin,” and many more. ATL Jacob is only 23 years old and already achieving what most producers and rappers wish they could in a lifetime.
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