This week Bridget Kelly and Mandii B release a Freshly Squeezed episode recorded in ATL with artist, producer, entrepreneur, and friends with benefit Sonny Digital.
Sonny Digital talks about living at home with his mom at 17 years old when he made the song “Racks” by YC ft. Future
The ladies are surprised to hear how much he sold the beat for at the time and the amount of his first royalty check from the song.
The three talk about the power and purpose of mixtapes over. albums and reflect on Gangsta Grillz mixtape era and the impact of DatPiff on Hip Hop culture
Sonny talks about the process of making the beat for Birthday Song- 2 Chainz
Sonny confesses he doesn't like the altercation Kanye made to the original beat for Birthday Song and being upset at his cameo not making the final cut for the official music video
Sonny answers what does it mean for an artist to “fall off” by differentiating money & wealth vs. visibility & fame
The three talk about the business of selling a catalog and Sonny clears up misinformation about QC selling the label as opposed to their catalog
Sonny talks about the process of creating the song “I’m The Man” - 50 Cents Ft. Chris Brown and why he thinks 50 cent is “the villain who actually made it”
Sonny talks about creating the beat for Travis Scott- Stargazing in 5 minutes and why he think Travis is the ideal/perfect artist to collaborate with
