//Production Credits Lil Wayne “Lollipop,” Trick Daddy f/ Lil Jon & Twista “Lets Go,” Pretty Ricky “Grind With Me” & “Your Body” As told to Randy Roper
The funny thing about “Lollipop” is that I was actually working over at Circle House, on the Danity Kane stuff for Bad Boy. And while I was over there, I worked on a bunch of tracks, and one of them being a basic version beat to “Lollipop.” I played it for the A&Rs over there. They weren’t really feeling it for [Danity Kane]. Pleasure P was working over at my studio with Static [Major] so I took some music over to play for them, some of the newer stuff I had been doing that [Bad Boy] passed on, and Static loved that “Lollipop” beat. He thought it was crazy, he started vibing to it right away. Pleasure was digging it but once Static got done with the hook, he said this gotta be for Lil’ Wayne. Me, Pleasure and Static took it over to Wayne. Wayne and his in-house producer name Diesel added some touches to it and make it stand out a little more to make the record special. When I had the beat done, I thought it was going to be a real simple street record. And once I heard the melody Static was laying on it, I knew it was gonna be something special. I don’t really have a style. I’m doing pop records, rap records and R&B records. So, I kinda touch 74 // OZONE MAG
all bases, including rock. I like to do a little bit of everything. I got records coming out that you won’t even know are done by me. In the past, I did Jamie Foxx’s “Unpredictable” with Bigg D. Me and Bigg D had a production team back then called Unusual Suspects. We did “Let’s Go” for Trick Daddy. Pretty Ricky’s first album, we pretty much did ninety percent of that album. We did “Girl Tonight” for Twista featuring Trey Songz, Trina featuring Kelly Rowland “Here We Go,” and “Show Stoppers” for Danity Kane, just to name a few of them. I worked with Beyonce for about two weeks and we cut six records. Phenomenal songs, they’re amazing records. One of them got leaked on the internet somehow called “Beautiful Nightmare.” I’m pretty sure I got a single on her album, if not a couple. She’s amazing to work with, really super, super talented. Rebel Rock Entertainment is my label imprint through Atlantic Records. I did the deal through Craig Kallman. We have B.o.B., who’s an amazing, super talent out of Decatur, Georgia. To me, he’s like the next Andre 3000. He’s got a song called “Haterz [Everywhere]” that’s out there. The video is doing really well on YouTube. And we’re scheduled to release his record in the third quarter this year. But I’m a fan of B.o.B.’s, he’s probably my fa-
vorite artist. He’s very diversified. He’s a producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. The kid can do it all and he’s only eighteen. He started playing guitar last year and he’s already doing sessions with his guitar and cutting records with it. He’s sick. I have a group called Save The Hero that me and Rico Love are putting together. We’re doing that Gnarls Barkley type of vibe; not that music but the concept. He’s a songwriter, I’m a producer, and we’re just doing some crazy music. It’s like [new] age, electronic rock and fused with Hip Hop. I’m working with Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Jordan Taylor on Interscope, Girlicious, and the Pussycat Dolls. We’re getting ready to get in the studio with Trick Daddy on his new stuff, so I’m excited about that. I’ve been doing music for a long time, since the late 80s. I’m really appreciative of the work that’s been done and the artists that have cut my records. By the way, Lil Wayne’s [“Lollipop”] is the #1 song in the country right now. If it wasn’t for songwriters like Static and artists like Lil’ Wayne and Beyonce, we wouldn’t have no shot, so I’d love to thank them, first and foremost. And thanks to Solange for putting me together with her sister and my management at Make You Famous Management.