Metro Boomin

“Future's like an older brother to me, and Thug's more like a brother my age.”

“I wanted to rap, but I needed beats. I couldn't buy any, so I just made my own.”

“I plan on making my mark on the legacy of hip-hop, period, but also in Atlanta production because there's a lot of history there.”

“Working with Thug and working with Future feels the same. They don't sound like each other, but their creative process and their level of talent is the same. Anybody who knows both of them would agree.”

“There's always something in Atlanta that's so far from people's comfort zone.”

“If I stay negative in negative energy, that's what's gonna come back.”

“I met Kendrick, and we were in the studio. He picked a bunch of beats out; that was great. He's a great guy - we vibed out for the day.”

“One of the things I love about music and making beats is making something and watching someone's reaction, knowing you can do something to manipulate the way people move or act.”

“My name is Leland Tyler Wayne. My mom wanted to give me a name where, no matter what I wanted to do, I'd be able to do it. An astronaut. President. Whatever.”

“I started making beats when I was 13.”

“Growing up, flute riffs was big in rap back then. It's what I listened to.”

“Wiz is a cool guy, humble guy, down to Earth guy. You would really think he was just a regular guy if you didn't know who he was. But he still has a superstar aura about him.”

“When Thug hears a song, he knows how the whole shape of the thing goes. He can nudge the whole frame to the left to make it offbeat and sound how he wants it to sound.”

“I don't look at it as, 'Oh, I'm gonna keep making beats, and I'm gonna do that until I die.' But that's how some people look at it - gonna just keep making beats, get placement after placement.”

“I naturally, when I make beats, aim for a darker tone just because I've always preferred those types of feelings.”

“Future's a workaholic. That's definitely the most hard-working artist I know.”

“You would think I'm mad or depressed all the time, but that's not the case at all.”

“I stay positive, keep positive energy to myself.”

“I'm always going to be heavy in producing. It's always going to come first. It never can't come first.”

“Two people making a beat is really like one person making a beat. But you have another person's brain. So what might sound good to you, they could flip it a different way. It's really a collaborative effort, really.”