Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I want to put a face to my music, I don't want to be a faceless producer or faceless artist.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

In the beginning, I wanted to work with Slim Duncan. He actually passed away right around when I started making beats.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I'm from a small town - Niagara, outside of Toronto. When I was a kid, I thought it was really boring, but it ended up being a big blessing because I got to know myself at a young age.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

When Migos flew me out to see if I was actually making the beats, they didn't expect a white kid from Canada to be making harder beats than the guys in Atlanta. Being white in that environment, it was definitely different.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I could always play the drums, so I have some musical talent, but I don't live in Atlanta or LA, so I can't just randomly bump into major artists. So instead, I started building my fan base and my name by networking through the internet. Mostly through Twitter, Youtube, Instagram and Facebook.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I listen to a lot of different music. I have a really open ear when it comes to music in general. I like everything. You have to. You have to know your history and learn everything you can, you know?

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I just knew I was different from everyone else. I still feel like that today, sitting in rooms with people.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I'd say a big transition as a kid was when I started to listen to Good Charlotte. They were like a rap-to-rock/punk group.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I'm a big Gucci fan. So, just working with Gucci and seeing his creative process. It was also really cool to work with Scott Storch. He's a legend.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I actually grew up on rock music; that's what was played around my house. I listened to Led Zepplin, AC/DC, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Nirvana, Aerosmith - really almost everything.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

People aren't expecting me to look how I do. But that's one of the main reasons it works so well: the surprise factor.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I feel like I've gotten myself comfortable making beats in front of people, so like, if I'm in a big room of people, I'm not like, nervous. I wanna be able to make beats on the spot.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

A lot of young producers will stay at home and make beats all day but making beats is only about 20 percent of the job. The other 80 percent is networking; that's what I feel like a lot of people are lacking.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I was born in Niagara Falls. The high school I went to had 500 kids and the school didn't have a lot of money. The town itself was whatever. It was a good place to grow up. It was a blessing that I grew up there, because I got to find myself at a young age.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I didn't want to be one of the 10,000 kids on the internet making beats. I went out there and got recognized as the white boy in trap music and made a name for myself.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

Well, I believe in God. I'm a very spiritual person, and parts of my family are Christian. I really started believing in God at the beginning of this music stuff. Everything that's happened I have spoken into existence.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I think the music defends myself. I don't think anyone should put a race on any genre. It's just a way of expressing yourself through instruments and sounds, right? People can just listen to the music.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

Atlanta is a very good scene for the type of music I'm making. The biggest radio stations are all trap or rap stations. All the clubs are just based around this music and just the southern sound, that's what I really love about the city.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I never wanted to work a 9 to 5. I was always a different kid in class.

Murda Beatz
Murda Beatz

I grew up with my parents always listening to rock music. My dad wanted me to play guitar, but I always had more of an ear for drums. He really wanted me to be a guitar player, like him.