Shawty Redd Talks About Creating Sound For Trap Music, Jeezy, Gucci Mane, “Who Dat”, + More
Shawty Redd “Off The Porch” Interview
We recently linked up with the legendary Shawty Redd for an exclusive “Off The Porch” interview! During our in-depth conversation he talked about recently having surgery on his hand, what had inspired him to start making beats, looking up to Three 6 Mafia & Pimp C, reveals he almost signed to Three 6 Mafia when he started out, charting on Billboard as a teenager for producing Drama’s “Left Right Left”, creating a brand new sound for Drama, explains how he first linked with Jeezy when he was going by Lil J, creating “Trap Or Die”, trap music going mainstream, influencing an entire generation of producers, being the creator of trap music, explains how he first linked with Gucci Mane, reveals that he introduced Gucci to Jeezy, trying to get them to stop beefing, explains how he discovered D.Rich, not telling Jeezy that he didn’t produce “Who Dat”, creating “Drfiter” when he was drunk, Snoop Dogg wanting the song for himself, producing “Sensual Seduction” that was nominated for a Grammy, and much more!
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Alot of them beats from Trap House he made but zay got credit. He made trap house two thangs pyrex pot my hood
Yo shawty I need that gucci don’t you pull up on me instrumental.. I needs that shit bro.. Im not a rapper I just like hearing some instrumentals and that shit is straight fire.. pleeease bro I can’t find it no where😭
Drama Left Right Left smh still a classic he produced
Lex Luger had that shawty red sound without the producer wwyd….https://youtu.be/pLZvhfSxzzc
A down south Legend,makes them hard beats,I’m a Eastcoast fan,but his beats r mixed, Eastcoast, Westcoast,but for the south,the streets
Crazy when you the cultivars of some shit the industry will chew you up and spit you out and leave you with nothing
bruhhhhhh this nigga lit
Wow inever ever thought shawty red would speak the truth about Jenkins aka lil j jeeezy.. but damm his whole camp say jeezy bitch nigga block or not giving them credits who help jeezy career from MEECH Freddie Gibbs. Bloodraw other former CTE members, not even yg fck with jeezy no more. Now shawty red said jeezy cut and edit off a DVD for what reason??? That nigga jeezy a definition of a hater. He try kill gucci over song that jeeezy said it was hot enough but wanted on his album. Because that’s the first he had nation wide look while black ballin Gucci. Smh and ppl say jeezy real and bigger person that’s why ilost respect boosie even pimp c said jeezy fraud
This was jeezy zaytoven
He has COVID-19 robbing your eyes is a symptom
Good to see him giving 3 6 their flowers
Shawty redd on the track 😂😂😂
For those that don’t know. Shawty did Sexual Seduction for Snoop. 👍🏁
Can jeezy just throw this dude a mill and have him continue makin beats for him? It’s that easy. Cmon man
The partner he talking about from Macon ga was Me SixxNine straight from the Southside
Trap music Creator
SHAWTY REDD IS ON 🔥 BUT DJ TOOMP STARTED THAT TRAP SOUND
That drama album was my shit bck in da day💯
Shawty Redd, Drumma Boy, Zay and Midnight Black had me going in that era
Shawty Redd
Dj Toomp
Zaytoven
Drumma boy
Vs
Metro
Lex Luger
Southside
D Rich
Who you got for the trap superbowl of different eras?
@4:28 Legendary traxster produced for do or die. He’s also twista’s main producer. True chicago legend
Good questions…i forgot bout drich
The real father of the Trap sound!!!
It’s more money making beats on the dance electronica side of music.
Shawty Redd won that jeezy vs gucci verzuz battle💯💪😎
Why would the energy 2 waste🤑🤑on H0ez who’ll never waste the TIME2LAUGH WIT YOU, IF YOU WASN’T YOU ALREADY OR BROKE IN ADVANCE1sT
Prince the 🐐
They say who dat?!……Nigga we dat!!……Shawty Redd on da track!!!
Before it was Red it was Manny Fresh and
DJ Toomp
Legendary little demon
Shawty is way more creative than zay….all zay shit sounds the same ….shawty is a living legend.
Without his beats jeezy wouldn’t existed.
Shawty sound and look like Allen Iverson😂
@4:27 That would be The Legendary Traxster who produced most of Do or Die material… He also did work for Ludacris, Mystical, and more; And he produce the entire Adrenaline Rush Album by Twista… 💯
The Legendary Traxster was the producer for Do Or Die & Twista
Do or Die had some of the best production, so smooth. Dope he mentioned that
Traxster produced for do or die
I remember when ppl heard who dat they were like you stole that beat it’s not yours the camera turns SR says I know I didn’t he did it and I signed him……….crickets other producers take the credit for shit they didn’t make
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I wish I can sit up under this legend and soak up the game he really is a trap pioneer no cap!!! 404 souljas, drama, jeezy, tight 4 life camp etc if it wasn’t for shawty redd and jazzy pha it wouldn’t be a lot Atlanta producers….period(them niggas been booming birds fuk what ya heard man!!)hell I think shawty redd made sexual eruptions by Snoop if I’m not mistaken???
He humble an is real asf
Never knew he felt like Zaytoven was tryna sound like him
Shawty red on the track!
Legend. I tripped out when I found out he produced sexual seduction
"I took Shawty Redd to see Jeezy in Macon"
TK Kirkland
Loyalty is forever by 32su on YouTube listen
It’s crazy U can’t find one person from jeezy past to say anything good about him.
Jeezy really gotta make it right with red
An get homie back on the music board
I had no idea Redd owned The Cave in Decatur.. I remember he performed there one night back in the day and was throwing Hella money.. I was wondering to myself WTF is Shanty Redd doing in this little ass club lol
Do or die was produced by traxstar
Shawty Redd pioneered the sound of Trap Music…period. Drumma Boy, Lex Luger, Southside, 808 Mafia, Metro Boomin, even Zaythoven and Mike Will got their sound from Shawty Redd.