Like “how can I expand?” Go bigger, go beyond. How does that make you feel?ĪTL Jacob: Um, I feel like I need to do more. You’re like 24 now, right? And you’ve been working with all these A-list celebrities.
Sometimes it’s 30, sometimes it’s 50.įofana: You also produce for Kodak Black, Lil Baby, Kanye West, Lil Durk, Young Thug. It’s whatever he comfortable with paying me, that’s what I take. How much does he pay you now?ĪTL Jacob: You know, Future man, he set the tone at 10, so we work out good stuff. I met Casino, his brother, and he introduced us.įofana: In a recent interview with AllHipHop, you mentioned that he started you off at 10k a beat.
I was just making beats to work my way up to getting to meet him. People from your hood going to different hoods so I was just around his people. When you from the hood, everybody come into your hood. How old were you when you got your first shot in the industry?ĪTL Jacob: I was 18 years old when I started working with Future. Maybe I’ll win this time.įofana: I don’t doubt it. We just be chilling.įofana: And you were also nominated for two Grammys this year.ĪTL Jacob: Yeah, this is my sixth time now. It was “Super Gremlin,” and “Right On.”įofana: How is it like working with Future?ĪTL Jacob: That’s my bro so it’s normal. I had seven songs charting from that album. Congratulations on that milestone.ĪTL Jacob: Actually I was on there because of “Super Gremlin.” Future’s album helped me stay there for over six months. 1 on the Hot 100 Producers chart thanks to Future’s I Never Liked You album. A few months back, Billboard announced that you hit No. It’s beautiful.ĪTL Jacob: You should go to the mall on Old National. I be up at 5:00 AM.ĪTL Jacob: For real? If I get up at five, I’ll be asleep by 12.įofana: So what part of ATL did you grow up in?ĪTL Jacob: South Side, you know, uh, like College Park area.ĪTL Jacob: Basically yeah. It’s time to move forward, that’s all it means.Fofana: Okay. I should have been producer of the year, now it’s time to get artist of the year. Winning this award simply means it’s time for me to move forward. Check out his recent DJ Akademiks interview, where he dives deeper into this.ĪTL Jacob exclaimed, “My family - my mom and my sisters, my team, and most importantly, my brother Future, these people were the key pieces to my success and we were able to celebrate this milestone together this week. He also produced the Billboard hit and viral sensation “Super Gremlin” with Kodak Black. The fast-rising multi-hyphenate talent peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Producers list this past May as he produced over half the tracks on Future’s record-breaking I Never Liked You album. This award comes after a very successful summer. In attendance were some of his closest family and friends as well as key industry heads including Future, Polow da Don, BMI Executive Director, Creative (Atlanta) Byron Wright and Director of A&R in Atlanta for SONY Music, Jamin Whatley, to name a few.ĪTL Jacob, Future at private BMI celebration in MiamiĪTL Jacob, Polow Da Don at private BMI celebration in Miami from BMI’s repertoire,” as stated in Billboard. To commemorate his win, Jacob hosted a private dinner ceremony in Miami. The nomination comes on the heels of the BMI R&B Hip-Hop Awards in which Jacob took home the Top Producer Award alongside Kanye West, Charlie Handsome, Rogét Chahayed, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, and Michael “Finatik” Mulé. “The star studded ceremony hosted by BMI president & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI vice president, creative (Atlanta) Catherine Brewton saluted songwriters, producers and music publishers of the past year’s 35 most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs in the U.S. Earlier this week the BET Hip Hop Award Nominees were announced, with legendary Atlanta producer and artist ATL Jacob, up for the Producer of the Year award alongside Baby Keem, Hit-Boy, Hitmaka, Kanye West, Metro Boomin, Pharell Williams.
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