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Part 6: Hit-Boy on Jay-Z & Desiree Perez Getting Him Out of His Terrible Contract
Part 1: Hit-Boy: I Spent $1M on My Dad's Rap Career, He Caught a New Case & Went Back to Prison
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Hit-Boy sits down with Vlad and Elliott Wilson for a candid conversation about the difference between beat-making and full-scale music production. Reflecting on his early days building a creative community out of his mom’s house, the Grammy-winning producer explains how local artists, writers, and producers gravitated toward his sound long before mainstream success. Vlad compares his own path from aspiring producer to DJ and media figure, citing Dr. Dre and DJ Premier as benchmarks for musical greatness.
The discussion turns to Hit-Boy’s hands-on studio process, from engineering vocals to shaping hooks, structure, and creative decisions in real time. He also opens up about contributing lyrics and ideas for rappers without always receiving proper credit, offering a rare look at how uncredited writing can happen behind the scenes in hip-hop. A revealing conversation on artistry, collaboration, studio politics, and what it really means to be a producer.
