Born in Decatur, Georgia on June 15,1996. He grew up in a household that was filled with music. From DJ’s to others pursing production, he had his fair share of music. He was first inspired by his dad who was actively working at producing new and interesting sounds that captured the vibes of Atlanta. He saved his money and bought his first beat machine from a pawn shop close by. While in hig...
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Born in Decatur, Georgia on June 15,1996. He grew up in a household that was filled with music. From DJ’s to others pursing production, he had his fair share of music. He was first inspired by his dad who was actively working at producing new and interesting sounds that captured the vibes of Atlanta. He saved his money and bought his first beat machine from a pawn shop close by. While in high school, he explored the idea of music production on another level. He had access to production equipment, a full studio and friends who could rap. He began making beats taking on the producer Jae-Q. His went on to be known as Straight Drop and finally Certified Drop. Certified looked up to super producers Zaytoven, Nard & B, The Olympics and Justice League. He worked hard to explore and capture a unique sound to call his own. He later learned to engineer from watching other engineers work in Street Execs Studios. He shadowed King CeeO, ChopHouze Jay, DDDDame and 2 Chainz’s personal engineer Nolan. Learning to engineer opened the door leading to Certified’s first placements. Certified Drop used the popular DAW FL Studio earlier in his career and later turned to MPC. Certified learned how to play the piano as a bonus to develop a more complex sound. Once Certified became a know engineer, he obtained placements and engineer credits with various artist in the Atlanta scene including: StreetMoney Boochie, Strap Da Fool (1/3 of Travis Porter), Kyyngg, Trouble•Young Scooter•PapChanel•TravisPorter•and more
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