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Southside grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref name="ref1" /> He started making beats when he was 14 years old, when he got his first computer.<ref name="ref2">[http://www.igetmuzik.com/portfolio/item/interview-southside-producer/ Interview with Southside] IGetMusic.com</ref> He was later discovered by rapper [[Waka Flocka Flame]] |
Southside grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref name="ref1" /> He started making beats when he was 14 years old, when he got his first computer.<ref name="ref2">[http://www.igetmuzik.com/portfolio/item/interview-southside-producer/ Interview with Southside] IGetMusic.com</ref> It was around his mid teenage years that Southside decided to start take music production as a serious career path..<ref>[http://www.thewhatitdo.com/2011/07/01/southside-music-will-make-us-sizzle/ Southside music will make us sizzle] TheWhatItDo.com</ref> He was later discovered by rapper [[Waka Flocka Flame]] when he was 17 and through Waka's network, [[Gucci Mane]] eventually signed him to his label 1017 Brick Squad Records.<ref>[http://www.thewhatitdo.com/2011/07/01/southside-music-will-make-us-sizzle/ Southside music will make us sizzle] TheWhatItDo.com</ref> There, he met Lex Luger, who was another producer for Waka Flocka, and the two started working together. |
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Southside’s first major release was the song "Fuck the Club Up," which appeared on Waka Flocka’s debut album ''[[Flockaveli]]''. |
Southside’s first major release was the song "Fuck the Club Up," which appeared on Waka Flocka’s debut album ''[[Flockaveli]]''. |
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 Southside at the Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 listening party in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Howard Luellen |
| Also known as | Southside Sizzle, Southside on da Track, Young Sizzle |
| Born | February 2, 1989 |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop,[1] R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, rapper |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, FL Studio |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | 1017 Brick Squad |
Joshua Howard Luellen (born February 2, 1989),[2] professionally known as Southside or Southside on the Track, is an American hip hop record producer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Southside gained popularity for producing the majority of the tracks on Waka Flocka Flame's albums Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family and Ferrari Boyz. In 2010, Southside along with fellow 1017 collaborator Lex Luger established their production group 808 Mafia, where Southside currently serves as the leader of the group. The basis for his stage name came from the place from where Luellen grew up, Southside, Atlanta.[3]
Career
Southside grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He started making beats when he was 14 years old, when he got his first computer.[4] It was around his mid teenage years that Southside decided to start take music production as a serious career path..[5] He was later discovered by rapper Waka Flocka Flame when he was 17 and through Waka's network, Gucci Mane eventually signed him to his label 1017 Brick Squad Records.[6] There, he met Lex Luger, who was another producer for Waka Flocka, and the two started working together.
Southside’s first major release was the song "Fuck the Club Up," which appeared on Waka Flocka’s debut album Flockaveli. In 2011, Southside co-produced the track "Illest Motherfucker Alive," from Kanye West & Jay-Z’s critically acclaimed album Watch the Throne.[7] This helped to boost his career and bring him into the mainstream. He has since worked with artists such as Rick Ross, B.o.B, Wale, Meek Mill, Lil Scrappy, MGK[4] among others.
Southside was the main producer of Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka’s collaboration album Ferrari Boyz and on Flocka’s sophomore album "Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family". He cites Lil Jon as his favorite producer and is a fan of Pharrell, Shawty Redd, and Drumma Boy[8] and is also inspired by Kanye West, Dr. Dre and Swizz Beatz.[9]
In January 2013, Southside produced "Millions" - the lead single from Pusha T's mixtape Wrath of Caine.[10] The music video for the song was released on February 10. The song sparked controversy when producer Rico Beats was asked to modify Southside's instrumental for the final version of the song. Southside wasn't notified of the changes, which lead to the two producers exchanging threats over Twitter.[1] In Wrath of Caine's official tracklist, Kanye West is credited as co-producer, instead of Rico Beats.[11] Also in 2013, Southside & TM88 produced the song "Tapout" by Birdman for his album Rich Gang: Flashy Lifestyle. The song peaked at #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and have been certified Gold By The RIAA.
Production style
Southside uses FL Studio along with custom VST plugins within the digital audio workstation to compose his beats. Luellen's distinct signature sound is griity, grimy, and thunderous hip hop street sound which is similar to that of his fellow collaborators, Lex Luger and his group 808 Mafia. Despite such similarities, Luellen's sound is distinctly known to be more gangster, bombastic, gritty, rambunctious, and menacing compared to that of his collaborators. Luellen is known for his dark, belligerent, and menacing hip hop sound coupled with hard hitting 808's, kicks and crisp snare drums, fast hi-hats, frantic synthesizers, sinister lead instruments, and colorfully layered ominous orchestration of synthesized brass, hits, stringed, woodwind, and keyboard instruments commonly incorporated throughout his productions.[12][13][14][15] Like many other producers Southside uses a musical signature tag on many of the songs he has produced. His main tag is a pitched-up voice saying his name. He also uses his team tag, 808 Mafia and more recently, a high-pitched siren heard in the film Kill Bill.[2]
Work ethic
Inside the studio, Southside is known for his strong work ethic and strategic marketing acumen when producing beats for artists and getting the finalized track towards the mixtape circuit or for radio play.[16][17]
Personal life
Luellen was born when his mother was 18 and still in high school. His father was also a producer, known as CAPP1. Southside has two children: his first child was born when he was 18.[2]
On the 11th July 2007, at the age of 18, Luellen was arrested for one account of Battery. He was released on bail with the total bond set to $550.[18]
Selected discography
2010
Waka Flocka Flame – Flockaveli
- 01 – Bustin at Em (with Lex Luger)
- 07 – Fuck the Club Up
- 19 - Gun Sounds
2011
Meek Mill - Concrete Jungle (Maybach Music Edition)
- 02 - Tatts On My Arm ft. (Rick Ross)
Gucci Mane - The Return of Mr. Zone 6
- 05 - Shout Out to My Set
Waka Flocka Flame - Benjamin Flocka
- 03 - Brick Squad Monopoly
- 07 - Kill The Parkin Lot
- 09 - Spazz Out
- 10 - Crowd
- 11 - Cocaine Runners
- 15 - Nik After Nik
- 17 - Watch My Power Spread
Gucci Mane - Writings on the Wall 2
- 06 - Psycho
- 17 - Major
Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch the Throne
- 13 – Illest Motherfucker Alive (with Kanye West and Mike Dean)
Waka Flocka Flame & Gucci Mane – Ferrari Boyz
- 02 - 15th and the 1st
- 04 – Feed Me
- 05 – Mud Musik
- 07 – Young Niggaz
- 08 – Suicide Homicide
- 09 – I Don't See U
- 10 – PacMan
- 12 – She Be Puttin' On (with Lex Luger)
- 07 - Body Count (with TM88)
- 14 - Don't Panic (with 808 Mafia & Lil Lody)
Waka Flocka Flame & Slim Dunkin - Twin Towers 2 (No Fly Zone)
- 06 - BMW
- 07 - Let Me See You Do It
- 08 - Blindside
- 09 - Band Pop
- 10 - Flex
- 12 - Drop It Girl
- 13 - Fresh As Fuck
- 15 - R.I.P.
- 03 – Undastatement (with Lex Luger)
OJ Da Juiceman - The Lord of the Rings
- 03. "Lately"
2012
Gucci Mane - Trap Back
- 03 - Quiet
- 07 - Trap Back
- 08 - Opposite
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2
- 10 - Racked Up Shawty
Waka Flocka Flame - Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family
- 01 – Triple F Life
- 02 – Let Dem Guns Blam
- 07 – Fist Pump (with B.o.B & Jamieson Xavier Jones)
- 09 – Cash
- 10 - Lurkin (with TM88)
- 11 – Clap
- 12 – U Ain't Bout That Life
- 14 – Flex
- 16 – Inky
- 18 – Everything I Love (with Sonny Digital)
2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story
- 02 - Crack
- 15 - RWT (with KeY Wane)
Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares
- 02 - Young & Gettin' It (feat. Kirko Bangz) (with Jahlil Beats & TM88)
Waka Flocka Flame - Salute Me or Shoot Me 4 (Banned from America)
- 01 - 50K (with TM88)
- 02 - Death of Me (with TM88)
- 03 - J. Well (with TM88)
- 05 - Lock & Load (with TM88)
- 06 - Tweakin (with TM88)
- 07 - Turnt (with TM88)
- 13 - Zip Em Up (with TM88)
- 14 - Murda
- 03 – Wild Boy (with GB Hitz)
- XX – Wild Boy (Remix) ft. 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, Mystikal, French Montana, Yo Gotti & Steve-O (with GB Hitz)
Gucci Mane - Trap God
- 19 - I Fuck With That (with Mike WiLL Made It & Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E.)
Doe Boy, Lex Luger & Young Chop – Boyz N Da Hood 2
- 25 - John Doe Gotti (with TM88)
SD – Life of a Savage 2
- 10 - Don't Get Smoked (with TM88)
Maybach Music Group - Self Made Vol. 2
Roscoe Dash - Roscoe 2.0
- 14 - "Whole Lotta" (with TM88)
- 15 - "Receipt" (feat. D-Bo) (with TM88)
2013
Gucci Mane & Young Dolph - EastAtlantaMemphis[19]
- 03 - Can't Handle Me (with DJ Spinz)
- 10 - Mob Ties
- 02 - "Millions" (with Kanye West)
Wooh Da Kid – Full Metal Jacket
- 02 - FMJ (with TM88)
- 03 - Dirty Lungs (with TM88)
- 04 - Maniac (feat. Trae Tha Truth & Bo Deal)
- 08 - Geek House (feat. SD & J Mike) (with TM88)
- 10 - What's Bracken
- 13 - Benji (Feat. Ar Quest) (with TM88)
- 15 - I Do What I Want (feat. Nino Cahootz) (with TM88)
- 18 - Cut Throat (with TM88)
Waka Flocka Flame - DuFlocka Rant 2
- 03 - Can't Do Golds
- 07 - College Girl
- 10 - Brother's Keeper (with TM88)
- 11 - Bad Decision (with TM88)
- 12 - Shit Where You Sleep (with TM88)
- 15 - Anything But Broke (with TM88)
Gucci Mane – Trap Back 2
- 01 - Don't Deserve It
- 15 - Picture That
Gucci Mane & Young Dolph – EastAtlantaMemphis
- 03 - Can't Handle Me
Frenchie – Long Overdue
- 02 - Long Over Due (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
Birdman - Rich Gang: Flashy Lifestyle
- 00 - Tapout (feat. Lil Wayne, Future, Mack Maine and Nicki Minaj) (with TM88 and co-produced by Detail)
Gucci Mane - Trap House III
- 01 - Trap House 3 (feat. Rick Ross) (with TM88)
- 10 - Darker (feat. Chief Keef) (with TM88)
Ace Hood - Trials & Tribulations
- 10 - "Pray For Me" (with Sonny Digital, Metro Boomin and TM88)
DJ Scream - The Ratchet Superior EP
- 4 - "Ceelo" (feat. Future, Wale and Ludacris) (with TM88)
- 6 - "On the Plug" (feat. Travis Porter) (with London On Da Track and TM88)
2014
- "She Wanna Ride"
- "Juice"
- "Stunt On Ya Haters" (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
- "Danny Glover"
- "Special"
- "Chickens" (ft. Waka Flocka Flame)
Gucci Mane - The Return Of Mr. Perfect[21]
- "Regular"
Future - Monster
3. Monster (produced with Metro Boomin)
5. Fuck Up Some Commas (produced with DJ Spinz)
7. After That ft. Lil Wayne (produced with TM88)
12. Hardly
2015
- "Never Gon Lose" (produced with DY of 808 Mafia)
- "Purple Coming In"
- "Diamonds From Africa"
- "Now" (produced with Elijah Sacii of 808 Mafia)
- "No Compadre"
- "Trap Niggas"
- "56 Nights"
- "Groupies" (produced with Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin)
- "Lil One" (produced with Metro Boomin)
- "Stick Talk"
- "Rotation" (produced with Metro Boomin)
- "Slave Master" (produced with Metro Boomin)
- "Blow a Bag" (produced with Metro Boomin and Sonny Digital)
- "Rich $ex" (produced with Metro Boomin and Cali The Producer)
- "The Percocet & Stripper Joint"
- "Kno the Meaning"
- "Fuck Up Some Commas" produced with DJ Spinz)
References
- ^ a b "Southside Calls Out Rico Beats Over Production Credit On Pusha T's "Millions"". MTV. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ a b c d Interview: SouthSide The Marrack
- ^ Marrack, Peter (August 30, 2011). ""THE ILLEST MOTHERFUCKER ALIVE" – AN INTERVIEW WITH SOUTHSIDE". Respect. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ a b Interview with Southside IGetMusic.com
- ^ Southside music will make us sizzle TheWhatItDo.com
- ^ Southside music will make us sizzle TheWhatItDo.com
- ^ Southside Talks Producing For Jay-Z & Kanye West's "Watch The Throne" HipHopDX
- ^ “The Illest Motherfucker Alive” – an interview with Southside Respect-Mag.com
- ^ Lex Luger & Southside talk producers, software, and creativity Respect-Mag.com
- ^ "Pusha T - Millions". DJ Booth. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Pusha T - Wrath of Caine". DatPiff. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ Marrack, Peter (August 30, 2011). ""THE ILLEST MOTHERFUCKER ALIVE" – AN INTERVIEW WITH SOUTHSIDE". Respect. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Brick Squad Producer Southside Interview". Arkatech Beats. Nov 15, 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ David Drake (Feb 28, 2014). "What's Young Thug Like In the Studio? We Interviewed "Danny Glover" Producers 808 Mafia". Complex. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Brick Squad Producer Southside Interview". Arkatechbeatz. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Graham, Nadine (August 19, 2011). "DXnext: South Side". HipHopDX. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Drake, David (28 February 2014). "What's Young Thug Like In the Studio? We Interviewed "Danny Glover" Producers 808 Mafia". Complex. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Gucci Mane & Young Dolph - East Atlanta Memphis". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "P. Reign – Chickens ft. Waka Flocka Flame / Pon Tour [Audio]". Hip Hop Canada. May 16, 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "The Return Of Mr. Perfect". Livemixtapes. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
