Murda Beatz

“People get content - they buy their house, their cars, their grills, and they get comfortable. But I'm not here to be hot for a year.”

“When Migos flew me out to see if I was actually making the beats, they didn't expect a white kid from Canada to be making harder beats than the guys in Atlanta. Being white in that environment, it was definitely different.”

“Atlanta is a very good scene for the type of music I'm making. The biggest radio stations are all trap or rap stations. All the clubs are just based around this music and just the southern sound, that's what I really love about the city.”

“In the beginning, I wanted to work with Slim Duncan. He actually passed away right around when I started making beats.”

“I just knew I was different from everyone else. I still feel like that today, sitting in rooms with people.”

“I could always play the drums, so I have some musical talent, but I don't live in Atlanta or LA, so I can't just randomly bump into major artists. So instead, I started building my fan base and my name by networking through the internet. Mostly through Twitter, Youtube, Instagram and Facebook.”

“I felt like I plateaued at playing drums, like I wasn't getting any better. I bought an electric pair of drums, sold my drum set, and got introduced to making beats.”

“If you oversaturate the market with singles, then people will get sick of you.”

“I was born in Niagara Falls. The high school I went to had 500 kids and the school didn't have a lot of money. The town itself was whatever. It was a good place to grow up. It was a blessing that I grew up there, because I got to find myself at a young age.”

“I'm from a small town - Niagara, outside of Toronto. When I was a kid, I thought it was really boring, but it ended up being a big blessing because I got to know myself at a young age.”

“I just feel like I need to do better and better and better.”

“I actually grew up on rock music; that's what was played around my house. I listened to Led Zepplin, AC/DC, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Nirvana, Aerosmith - really almost everything.”

“I'm a big Gucci fan. So, just working with Gucci and seeing his creative process. It was also really cool to work with Scott Storch. He's a legend.”

“I don't know, samples are just like unlimited ideas, you know? Sometimes a lot of people sample one song. A lot of it is also really just up to the artist and their creativity to see where it goes and what they want to do.”

“I'd say a big transition as a kid was when I started to listen to Good Charlotte. They were like a rap-to-rock/punk group.”

“Super blessed to be in the position I'm in. To be able to inspire people to do what I'm doing and choose a career path that doesn't involve going to school, or like following society.”

“I grew up with my parents always listening to rock music. My dad wanted me to play guitar, but I always had more of an ear for drums. He really wanted me to be a guitar player, like him.”