20 West Coast Producers You Should Know
Last week, we released 3 parts of Who Should Be On Your Radar In 2020 and now we want to highlight 20 producers who are paving the way not only for LA’s new sound but the West Coast in general. Producers are the heartbeat and the most important people that bring everything together. They most definitely do not get the attention and credit they deserve.
We asked these producers a list of questions about their success in 2019. Check out their responses below and keep supporting them!
*No Particular Order*
Producer Name: Bigg Boo “The Beat Junkie”
What City Are You From? Compton
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Nipsey Hussle, Malcolm X, Martin Lawrence, Jerome Bettis, Michael Jackson, all five are legendary and were beast at what they did.
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? I would have say “True Story”, & “Goin Crazy” by AlmightySuspect, and the rest is Unreleased FRosTydaSnowMann, Saviii 3rd, 1takeJay, Azchike and Panda BadAzz.
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Re Locating my studio, shout out My brothers Chubb, Marea, Sneek, Jay Tune, Benji, Vonnie, Chris And My HitMob Niggas, Joog, Ron Ron, Ace, Low etc One Love! Thank Y’all #BJM
Producer Name: AceTheFace
What City Are You From? Watts CA
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? My biggest inspirations come from my team hitmob. I never really looked up to anybody except legends like Dr. Dre, Pharrell, & Dj Quik.
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
1: Fell in love by shoreline mafia ft fenix flexin
2: Shoreline Mafia party pack Ep.
3: 1takejay Album G.O.A.T
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Going gold and platinum.
Producer Name: YikeMike
What City Are You From? Rancho Cucamonga
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Metro Boomin, DP Beats, Skrillex, Deadmau5
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? AzChike – “Mmmhmmm” is currently my biggest track that has recently come out. I’m on Blueface’s “Find the Beat” album which as of right now is delayed and my most recent drop is with Deshae Frost “Peso” which I’ve been getting good props for the production side.
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? I’m also a DJ. Let’s just say I’ve probably DJ’d some of the most viral events in SoCal this year off tops!
Producer Name: Freddy Ruger
What City Are You From? Inglewood
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? My biggest inspirations are Mike Will and Zaytoven.
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? My top 3 projects are Get that check right by lil cadipge, apartment by RJmrLA, and cocaine by lil cadipge.
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Favorite memory was hearing get that check right on power 106 for the first time in my first year of producing.
Producer Name: RoMo
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations?
DJ Mustard
Hit-Boy
FKI 1st
Kanye West
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
Kalan. FrFr “Pop That”
Kalan. FrFr “Beautiful Story”
Rucci “Tako’s Son” (Album)
1TakeJay x Almighty Suspect “Bow Down”
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Too many to choose from, Got my first Million Streams this year, first time playing on the radio, Got to produce my first album as well.
Producer Name: Hollywood Beats
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Dr Dre & Mustard
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
Lambo4oe – Project Buildings
KalanFrFr – Star
LilCadiPGE – Get That Check
Producer Name: Zay Coronado
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? DJ Mustard and Kanye West
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Trae The Truth -“Slidin”, $tupid young- Glocc in My Pants (feat. YBN Nahmir), BravotheBagChaser- LISTEN UP *FREESTYLE*
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? 2019 as a whole was just a breakthrough in my career, it definitely prepared me for what is to come for 2020.
Producer Name: Red Drum
What City Are You From? South Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Zaytoven, Scott Storch, Lil John, & Dj Paul.
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
Ugly God Ft Takeoff Hold Up
AzChike Smoke
AzChike WakeUp
Producer Name: NikeBoy
What City Are You From? Albuquerque, New Mexico
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Battlecat, Zaytoven
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Trapstar by Mexcco co. prod by Cypress Moreno, DopeBoy by Swifty Blue and No Cap by Youngster Tha Threat ft. Fenix Flexin of Shoreline Mafia
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Having Trapstart played on Power 106 Morning show with Nick Cannon and DJ Carisma and being chosen as the pick of the week.
Producer Name: FORTWOE
What City Are You From? RIVERSIDE
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Frank Dukes, Wallis Lane, Playboicarti, and Tyler the Creator
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? King Combs – On it! Ft. Az Chike & 1TakeJay, AMBJAAY – Who He Think He is, Az Chike – Ok Papi
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Going to Hawaii for a week to work with Az Chike and experience my first show.
Producer Name: Synco
What City Are You From? Fremont, California
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Mustard
Metro Boomin
MexikoDro
Zaytoven
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Blueface & Lil Baby – Weekend
Mike Sherm – Feel Me
Thouxanbanfauni – A/D/L
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? My favorite highlight would definitely have to be getting my first major album placement with Blueface. It happened on some real fluke shit & I honestly still can’t believe what I did to make it happen actually worked.
Producer Name: TooRawEnt
What City Are You From? Victorville ca
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations?
Ron-Ron the producer
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
Jamestoocold-chilly
Jamestoocold- fooly
Tae10k- like I never left
Producer Name: AyeHolUpKam
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Roddy Ricch
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? “Set Up” by Handsome Luke featuring Roddy Ricch, which is already released. “Pull Up” by YK Osiris, an unreleased record co-produced by me. Lastly a beat I did with CashMoneyAP and Vybe.
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? My favorite memory was doing the record with Roddy Ricch, he’s always been a big inspiration to me so to make a record with him as a feature was crazy.
Producer Name: JR
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Mike Will Made-it, London on da track, Hit-Boy and Mustard
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Kee Riche$ -From Broke to Rich Intro, AzSwaye -Pop Shit, & Ambjaay -Pullover *unreleased*
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Getting placement with artists signed to big record labels, I can’t wait for it all to drop in 2020.
Producer Name: Mike Almighty
What City Are You From? Crenshaw District Los Angeles, CA
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Pharrell, Dr Dre, Rick Rubin, Timberland, Jay Z, Marshmellow
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Light It Up
Tax Season
Like This
Hammers
Been
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? First recording session for my upcoming project #Flood
Producer Name: Burnin Giraph
What City Are You From? From NY State, living in Long Beach CA
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Myself
My team
My friends
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Duality. This is my project I dropped this year with artists from LA, Long Beach, and the IE featuring Xavier, Asad Ill, Huey Briss, Seafood Sam, Pistol McFly and more.
2.) Honest – Myke Bogan ft Alex Wiley (single off Bogan’s new project Cult Beauty)
3.) Hands Clean – Sahtyre & Trizz
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Scoring for the film ‘Wronged’ which ended up on OnDemand. Mixing a track for Xavier that ended up on the Netflix series We Are The Wave. Ending up getting played on Shade45 all year! Shout out DJTrackstar. And I guess the last one is just all the shit I’ve learned.
Producer Name: Lethal
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Murda Beatz & Southside
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year? Ice cream – Ambjaay, Jump Out – D3, Westside 2 The Westside – 2remble
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? First hearing Jump Out on Power106
Producer Name: RICEBOVVL
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? My peoples,but if we talking producer wise it’s gone be cardogotwings, Mannie fresh, beats by the pound,spaceghostpurrp, lex Luger,tm88, timberland,3 6 mafia,n.e.r.d, Dj Quik and Dr. Dre
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
Hitta g ft teecee 4800-havin my way
Westside $tew ft weezgb-money on the flo
Weezgb ft Westside $tew and Wilcox-she wipen
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? Seeing all my peoples prospering
Producer Name: SOUNDSLIKETC
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Dr. Dre, 40, Kanye West, Mike & Keys, 1500 or Nothin
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
Airplane James feat. SHAM1016 “FWU”
Who TF is Airplane James? [EP]
SOUNDSLIKETC “Lil Summer Thangs” [Beat Tape]
Favorite Highlight/Memory Of 2019? FWU BEING PLAYED ON REAL 92.3 by CHUCK DIZZLE & DJ HED
Producer Name: Walt Mansa
What City Are You From? Los Angeles
Who Are Your Biggest Inspirations? Pharrell Williams, Quincy Jones, Hit Boy, Noah ‘40’ Shebib, MY MOM.
What are your TOP 3 songs and/or projects you produced this year?
I Hope You’re Happy EP – Walt Mansa
Liberated -MoThoro (Primetime)
One Great Nigga – Six Sev (Sevshaw)
