Drumma Boy

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Drumma Boy

iCandy caught up with hit making Atlanta & LA based Producer Drumma Boy fresh out of the studio. Boasting an impressive CV of artists, he has worked with some of Hip Hop’s greatest from T.I to Kanye West.

Producer of the Year at last years Ozone Awards, his beats would aid in 2 nominations for the 2009 Grammy Awards for T.I’s Paper Trail and “Put On” by Young Jeezy & Kanye West. Drumma Boy is now ready to bring some of his magic to the UK.

iCandy got the scoop on his motivation for making music, and let’s just say exotic dancers have a lot to answer for…….

So where does Drumma Boy hail from?Me
mphis Tennessee. Born and raised, that’s where most of my family are from.

Who would you say influenced you to produce music?
The beauty of music influenced me. My mum was putting music up against speakers when I was in her womb. I still have dreams of hearing music come into my ears but all I see is blackness and I know for sure that’s a big part of it. My dad was in an orchestra, so I was exposed to ballets like The Nutcracker. My aunt was a ballet dancer, my grandmother taught piano, and my mother was an opera soloist. Music is in my blood.

How would you describe your unique sound?
I would describe my sound as world music. The artists that I’ve worked with like Young Jeezy and Rick Ross are seen as Southern (American) rappers, so people classify me as a Southern producer because of that. But I can write music and compose for an orchestra so I can’t be stuck in a box. I consider myself to be the next Beethoven. I just tend to end up on the albums of people I know. I’m good friends with Jeezy; I’m good friends with Gucci Mane so I’ve produced for them. Now that I’ve met artists like Estelle and Rihanna, you’ll see me on some of those projects. And when I come to the UK, I’m going to meet with UK artists and produce in all genres of music.

When do you plan on coming over?
I definitely plan on coming to the UK very soon; I’m looking forward to it. I wanna establish a name for myself out there. Maybe even breaking some new artists that aren’t known in the UK yet!

What’s the music scene like in Atlanta?
The music scene in ATL is great; the love for R&B is very strong out here. There’s a lot of dance music- people like to party to that genre so it’s pretty big. And of course rap music is huge. It’s always fun out here in Atlanta musically, know what I’m saying!

How do you feel about the whole strip club culture in ATL?
It’s nice. Women are the most magnificent species earth! Women are like art and they’ve been put on this earth to be seen. So it’s a form of art. I’m not opposed to it.

It’s a good place for people to go and relax and just free your mind. You know you may have been working all day, producing in the studio and you might wanna see what music the women in the strip clubs are dancing to. A lot of the time it gives you motivation to go and make certain records. I might wanna see what music stimulates and motivates a woman to dance. So whatever they dance to the most lets me know the type of style or flavour I can recreate in my music.

So I heard your new track “Chocolate Women” with Lil Jon, R Kelly& Mario, it was hot! What’s your ideal girl have to be like?
I love classy woman. You have to have class, an education- they are the things that turn me on in the main. And of course your overall look is important. Eyes are very important to me, your eyes and smile. A beautiful smile that can warm up the whole room. Oh and Pretty feet. These are like the top 3, the eyes, the smile and then the feet.

Your only 26 years old….. Where do you see yourself at 30?
Man I see myself all around the world, hosting for TV shows, producing for Rock, Pop, Country and R&B, and owning a jazz club.

So where can we find more about you and keep in contact with you?
You can find me on: www.drum-squad.com

Follow me on Twitter: Iamdrumma

Words by Simone Nosworthy