Hottest Up-and-Coming Producer

Boi-1da (aka Matthew Samuels, 23) was born in Jamaica. He moved to Toronto at 5, and started toying around with beats on virtual studio software at 16. He was introduced to fellow up-and coming artist Drake in 2006 and began making beats for him. Word spread about him and that led to more success working with artist like Eminem and Dr. Dre. The highlight of his success came when one of his songs with Drake got picked up for a Sprite commercial. He briefly appeared in the commercial with a robotized Drake. The track caught the attention of Eminem and he reached out to Drake to do a collaboration song using that beat. The song was entitled Forever, and it went on to win an award for Boi-1da. I like the style of Boi-1da’s loud, hard hitting kicks and snares in his productions. His beats will bust your speakers if you not careful. Check out Forever above featuring Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem.

Not the Average Rapper.. He's Better!!

       Blind Fury (aka Steven Norris), represents hip hop to the core. Born blind at birth, Fury's mother was told by doctors he wouldn’t live pass the age of one. Not only did he live, but he has grown into one of hip hop’s greatest artist. The South Carolina native was attracted to music at an early age. He learned to play the keyboard at the age of four and began singing at five. By the age of nine Fury began writing rap lyrics in his head, and performing them to friends. As he got older into his teens, he decided to showcase his talents in local clubs and made a name for himself around the South Carolina area. His growing talent landed him on Bet’s 106 & Park’s Freestyle Fridays. Fury destroyed his competition week in and week out becoming an undefeated champion in dramatic style. Fury proves that against all odds, you can follow your dreams and become successful at anything, no matter what the challenges are in our lives.