Summary: On this episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea interview Grammy Winning, multi-platinum producer Symbolyc One aka S1 (Kanye West, Beyonce, Eminem, The Game, Madonna Drake, etc). They discussed: His musical influences growing up in Waco, Texas His early work as an artist working with The Strange Fruit Project Working with independent artist like Little Brother, Rhymefest and Braille The role that his personal faith plays in his career How a key decision he made with Rhymefest led to him producing “Power” for Kanye West How life changed for him after working with Kanye West What it was like producing for Beyonce (Best Thing I Never Had) Watching his son become a producer in the industry with multiple placements His family approach to his business His recent placements with Drake, Future, and Cyhi The Prince What advice he would give to up and coming producers facing challenges getting into the industry What to expect in the near future from S1 Follow S1 @symbolycone Also discussed this episode: WLPWR’s trip to LA to work with Travis Barker Recent new music releases including Kendrick Lamar’s new album Damn (on pace to sell over 500k with sales plus streaming) Prince’s music catalog deal with Universal Music Group possibly falling through? Coachella and other music festivals are well under way Follow us! @FreeGamePodcast @WLPWR @BrianOnrea
