Menace’s stroke of luck has put him in a position to not only work with names like Lil’ Wayne but also led to him signing a lucrative production deal with Stellar Songs. “Panda” just recently reached platinum status, which is mind blowing if you consider it didn’t even have an official video until this week. From hitting over 121 million plays on You-Tube, to being used by Yeezy on his critically acclaimed Life Of Pablo, the song is literally everywhere. It wasn’t until he sold the beat “Panda” to a US rapper named Desiigner for $200, that both their lives changed - forever. He has over a decade of production under his belt, and his Youtube/Instagram accounts give us a look into his all-in, relentless production regime. In fact, he’s dramatically shifted the sound of 2016 and produced one of the biggest records in years. It would be impossible to argue, though, that young Menace (a 22-year-old from Birmingham, UK) hasn’t bested them all.

Some younger producers, like RunWay Star and Young Chop, who produced “Teach Me How to Dougie,” and Chief Keef’s seminal hit “Don’t Like,” respectively, have been lucky enough to sit behind huge, culture shifting records that have helped to propel their careers. Pete Rock’s opus will always be the iconic “T.R.O.Y.,” for example. Some producers work their whole lives hoping to reach their opus their signature beat that puts them in the history books alongside the production elite. I keep asking myself, how did I break through the competition, and make it right through to the top?

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