In the second of a series of interviews with winners from the last three Battle of the Beat Makers, Urbanology Magazine talks with Lucyclubhouse, who made history as the youngest winner of Battle of the Beat Makers in 2018.

In the first of a series of interviews with winners from the last three Battle of the Beat Makers, Urbanology Magazine talks with Bennie D about the importance of beat battles, his beat making process and why he calls his music “energetic pain.”

The chart-topping New Orleans producer sits down with Urbanology Magazine to talk breaking into today’s music industry, the rise of the Insta-celebrity and why Cash Money Records was both a gift and a curse for hip-hop.

Known to many by his initials, JV died suddenly earlier this year after a violent asthma attack at age 26. His close friends, family and the arts community came together to celebrate his legacy.

During Battle of the Beat Makers 2018, Grammy-award winning producer !llmind sat down to talk falling in love with producing, navigating the music business and why, despite all his accomplishments, he still tells himself daily that he ‘ain’t shit.’