Five producers who will change the sound of rap in 2012.
BEAUTIFUL LOU
Location: San Antonio, TX
Age: 26
Notable beats: ASAP Rocky, “Trilla,” Shady Blaze, “Ima Get Em,” Lil B, “Cocaine”
Signature sound: Groggy anthems influenced by Houston hip-hop and weed, often lo-fi and raw but never amateur.
What to expect in the future: Collaborative album with Western Tink, further work with ASAP Rocky, a solo album with cuts by Lil B and Main Attrakionz.
JEREMY “ZODIAC” ROSE
Location: Toronto, ON
Age: 23
Notable beats: The Weeknd, “What You Need,” The Jealous Guys, “Genesis”
Signature sound: As he puts it, “dark, drippy, futuristic shit.”
What to expect in the future: A solo release with many uncleared samples.
KNUCKLEHEAD
Location: Atlanta, GA
Age: 27
Notable beats: Gucci Mane, “Scotty,” Soulja Boy, “Ocean Gang Splash”
Signature sound: Cinematic, warped beats with a predilection for digital samples—very strange bangers.
What to expect in the future: Work with Young L, Rocko, Young Dose, Future, 2 Chainz and artists on Young Money and Grand Hustle.
SONNY DIGITAL
Location: Atlanta, GA
Age: 20
Notable beats: YC f. Future, “Racks,” Future, “Same Damn Time,” Roscoe Dash, “Awesome,” Juicy J, “Me”
Signature Sound: Mid-tempo trunk poppers for Auto-Tune champions.
What to expect in the future: Work with Future, Rick Ross, Plies and Roscoe Dash. A mixtape with various artists on his beats, and his own debut rap mixtape.
SKYWLKR
Location: Detroit, MI
Age: 22
Notable beats: Danny Brown, “Die Like a Rockstar,” Danny Brown, “30,” Chip$, “Ponzi Scheme,” Skywlkr, “LSD”
Signature Sound: A blunted meeting of soul horns and electro.
What to expect in the future: Tracks on Danny Brown’s album, a digital release of his 2011 instrumental cassette Blueberry Cough and projects with Das Racist’s Victor Vasquez, MondreM.A.N. and Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire.
WHY IS MICHAEL UZOWURU NOT ON THIS LIST?
haha those drawings are so trashy.
Wheres uzi?? or clams casino?? also why the fuck do they all have the same facial hair.
*looks at competition*
The nigga who made “Cashmere”, “Versace Rap”, and “Paisley Palm Trees” >>> these niggas.
Uhh, wheres the young Uzowuru, clams, spaceghost, bow.
The first nigga look like a vegetarian lesbian where is Uzi at bruh…
Uzi, Clam, and Jay Curry > everyone on this list.
no clams, no uzi, no fucking contest. you guys are sleepin’.
Seriously? I don’t see Mr. Uzowuru on here. *Closes tab
sorry,the fader ummm where is michael uzowuru? you know that guy who made those beats for vince you’ve been posting & domo too.he has a tape with domo coming too and a album with ommas keith.so where is that guy and the super 3 of odd future? they have songs with casey veggies,soulja boy, tyler the creator.please do whats better for hip hop by showing everyone the people who bring a whole new sound we’ve never really heard in this genre that is now full of just trap beats which are cool but when everyone does them it gets very very boring.
sincerely,greg
michael uzowuru is the truth… fuck this list.
WE WANT UZI, THESE NIGGAS AINT GOT SHIT
mike. uzowuru.
no michael uzowuru or clams casino = stupid list.
For anyone who hasn’t listened to Uzi’s stuff, download Paisley Palm Trees and tell me it doesn’t instantly make you a fan. Michael Uzowuru – Paisley Palm Trees = http://www.mediafire.com/?2681sqweygtldcg
M I C H A E L U Z O W U R U
Download Uzi’s Paisley Palm Trees – man should be on this list.
Michael Uzowuru >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this is some bullshit.
Michael Uzowuru got dem beats too dont overlook my boi!
He got dat yung versatility and a funny name too.
these guys is aiight.
I clicked on this link hoping & thinking i was going to see michael uzowuru’s name listed. Now im disappointed.
No disrespect to the other guys, BUT Michael should have been on that list. He definitely has major talent.
Don’t sleep on him .
I like to think Uzi’s more happy seeing actual people comment and recognize his art is special, than if he were to be on some bullshit list.
Wooow the fader is fucking UP! We want uzi!
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq41daLmez1qgwdjyo1_400.jpg
lol
Whaddup UZI!
Seems the foregoing comments are all from the same interst group or person continously poking crap. What is listed is what it is: good shit! Keep it up especially Zodiac Rose really good shit!
michael uzowuru!
yeah, the only dude i like on this list is jeremy rose, since his shits tight. all these other niggas dont make sense to me. should just keep it jeremy rose, uzi and clams. straight up.
this nigga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMeatiBCLIw
Uzi is nice & Zodiac is a beast too but them #TOODeep boys is killin em right now http://soundcloud.com/toodeepak <-Check them out!