So Icy’ is always going to be one of my favorites because this is a song that blew my mind. I was just making beats for the fun of it. I went to the club and heard the song being played, so I asked the DJ to stop playing the song, and the whole club started rapping word for word. Zaytoven Read Quote
When I was in high school, the girls used to tell me I looked like Usher, so to be doing a song with Usher was mind-blowing. Zaytoven Read Quote
Now, I made the most money I ever made in my life with ‘Papers’ – I think my first check was like $101,000, my folks couldn’t even believe. At this time, this is like 2010, I’m still in the barbershop cutting hair, still being the regular Zaytoven because I felt like after ‘Papers,’ it wasn’t going to get any bigger than that. Zaytoven Read Quote
I’m always up for the challenge of doing more and doing different things. I love being inspired like a new producer all over again. Zaytoven Read Quote
I’m the type of guy where, if I see, like, 20 songs, I don’t even wanna listen to one of ’em ’cause it’s too much. Zaytoven Read Quote
I know it sounds funny coming from me, ’cause I produced it, but that’s one of my favorite bodies of work. That’s what ‘Beast Mode’ was when it came out and still is. Zaytoven Read Quote
When I think about ‘Beast Mode,’ that’s what I think about. I don’t think about just a hard project; they just created some art together. Zaytoven Read Quote
When I think of trap, I think of something that is unrehearsed. It’s something that’s edgy, not too well put together. Zaytoven Read Quote
It’s been a blessing that I can provide for my family just by doing music. I never thought this would ever be my occupation. Zaytoven Read Quote
I listen to a lot of music… but there still hasn’t been a project yet that touches me like ‘Beast Mode’ has. Zaytoven Read Quote
