When it comes to Hip Hop’s elite list of producer Zaytoven is definitely on top of the list. After spending years clipping hair as a barber to working as a producer for the biggest names in hip-hop including Gucci Mane, Future, T.I. and Migos, among others, Zaytoven has officially released his debut album, “Trap Holizay” and is opening up to fans about his musical background, his recent tour.
His new Trap Holizay album is a 12-track project featuring Gucci Mane, Future, Migos, Metro Boomin, Yo Gotti, Young Dolph, Pusha T, T.I., Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign, and more.
In addition to dropping a new album, Zaytoven will be hitting the big screen. His role in the upcoming Superfly movie in theaters on June 13th. Zaytoven sat down with Source.com to talk about his new Hollywood role.
“I always try to do something to help brand my face so what better than to be in a movie and be seen on the big screen. It’s one thing for people to hear your name and know you from your music but to see your face is a whole different thing. So far I’ve done The Rap Game with Jermaine Dupri. I’ve done my own movie, Birds of a Feather, that was on Netflix. I’m doing all of that to brand who Zaytoven is.”
He also had encouraging words to other up and coming producers in the industry.
“ Be creative and be your own person. A lot of what’s wrong with the industry now is everybody is mimicking everyone else from their lifestyle to how they sound, and more. I would encourage an up & coming producer to be original, be creative, and be yourself and let everything else happen. I believe God put me in the position that I’m in not because I’m so much better than anybody else or not even that I just worked so much harder than somebody else — it’s the fact that I just stayed true to who I am and I stayed true to the type of music I wanted to make and the type of sounds that I wanted to use and it payed off.”
Be sure to check out the video above as Zaytoven tells all about his new music, collaborations, and whispers his life story using ASMR on Fuse’s new digital series, Mind Massage.
