![]() On the surface, much has changed for Will since his days as a hungry, tireless up-and-comer. “I might end up going home at four or five in the morning. “We used to be out here all night,” he says. ![]() ![]() In those days, Will says, it was common for him to leave nearby 11th Street Studios, where he was working with Future, to come to PatchWerk to work with Gucci, then stop by another area studio, Hot Beats, to work with Rocko, and then maybe go to the Southside of town where 2 Chainz was recording. Eventually, they got in the studio together and recorded 20 songs in three days-“All mixtape joints,” Will says-which led to work for him with other rising Atlanta rappers, including 2 Chainz (then known as Tity Boi), Future, Waka Flocka Flame and Rocko. Will’s bravado ended up bungling that particular deal, but he and Gucci stayed in touch. “I was like, ‘Man, you’ve got to holler at my people,'” Will says with a laugh. Gucci listened and offered him $1,000 cash on the spot for one of the beats. ![]() “Gucci was upstairs, so I went and gave him a beat CD,” Will says. Bozoma Saint John, T.I., Charlamagne Tha God & More Set as 2019 A3C Conference Speakers
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