Gallery: Trapped with Metro Boomin, Sonny Digital & Zaytoven
Three of Atlanta’s favorite sons sat down for a Beatmaker Roundtable and later took their productions to the club
Last year we brought together hip hop producers from around the US to tell the stories behind their beats. This year we did the same – with the focus firmly on hip hop’s biggest hit-making city of the moment: Atlanta. ATL favorite sons Metro Boomin, Sonny Digital and Zaytoven appeared at Red Bull Studios New York, discussing their early influences and breakout hits, the rise of trap and the producer drop, and their approach to sampling and collaboration.
Later that night, the event moves on to The Lively in the Meatpacking District where the beatmakers took to the decks, airing out some of their most famous productions in the setting in which they're best appreciated: the club. DJing tracks from their extensive catalogs – spanning beats for Kanye West, Drake, Future, Young Thug, Migos, and many more – Metro Boomin, Sonny Digital and Zaytoven laid down proof that Atlanta currently has the game firmly in their grip.
