The New York Times names Drumma Boy one of the four hottest producers in Atlanta as the
Grammy Nominated multi-platinum beat maker best known for his work with T.I., Young Jeezy, Souljah Boy, Kanye West, Gorilla Zoe, Flo Rida, Rick Ross and Plies also boasts work on new album projects from Gucci Mane, The Game, Kandi Burruss, Snoop Dogg, Birdman, Triple C's, Juelz Santana, Lil' Jon and more!
"Of the four producers driving the city, Drumma Boy’s tracks rumble the hardest. Two of his finest recent songs, Gorilla Zoe’s “Lost” and Young Jeezy’s “Put On,” are languorous, almost frightening in their stomp. On “The State vs. Radric Davis,” he contributed four tracks, including the creepy “Worst Enemy” and “All About The Money,” a busy bee swarm of synths overlaid with brash bass injections that’s equal parts Memphis and Atlanta."
New York Times
Kandi Burruss
"Fly Above"
Gucci Mane f/ Snoop Dogg
"Party Animal"
T-Pain
"Drop It"
Triple C's f/ Rick Ross & Gucci Mane
"Trickin Off"
About Drumma Boy:
Talent can be defined in a myriad of ways. It can be an innate gift or a learned proficiency but occasionally, it’s a potent mixture of both, which happens to be the case with Christopher Gholson, the southern-reared producer and visionary who goes by the pseudonym Drumma Boy. Born and bred in Memphis, Tennessee, Drumma Boy’s destiny was solidified as a young child with a mother who was an opera singer and a father who was a professional clarinetist and music professor at the University of Memphis, the first African-American man to hold the 1st chair position in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Influenced by Beethoven, Dizzy Gillespie, Mozart, Three 6 Mafia and Scarface, Drumma Boy who is best known as one of the South East region’s most highly prized producers has been responsible for platinum and multi-platinum hits from an array of talent including T.I., Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Plies, Souljah Boy, Kanye West, Gorilla Zoe, Rick Ross, Monica, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Flo Rida, Trey Songz, Bow Wow and more. With a gift to manufacture inimitable sounds the young virtuoso has been recruited into the studio recently with a wide range of artists. At only 25 years old the two time Grammy nominee sites producers Quincy Jones, Raphael Saadiq & The Funk Brothers as his inspirations, skillfully adding crispy, hard-hitting 808 bass lines with gentle touches of rhythmic change and chord progression to each crafted beat. He composes thick and textured sounds that take some producers years to perfect. It takes a special kind of artist to rock with him, which explains his impressive roster of hip-hop and R&B acts. Drumma Boy is fresh, as in innovative and expressive but more importantly, he’s admirably great at pushing boundaries; taking the art form into new realms of abstraction. His musicianship is incredible, having the ability to pour passion and conviction into whatever he does. His combination of multi-talent is one of many factors that separate him from the mainstream. His soul is soaked in the eccentricity of vintage Rhythm and Blues and P-Funk. He plays with this dichotomy of yesteryear classics and current trends to concoct sophisticated arrangements that fuse the arrogance of hip-hop with the slickness of R&B.
Drumma Boy won “Best Producer” at the 2009 Southern Entertainment Awards, was nominated for “Producer of the Year” at the 2008 Ozone Awards and garnered two nominations at the 2009 Grammy Ceremony for the hit single “Put On” f/ Kanye West & Young Jeezy off the album The Recession which hit #1 on Billboard Top 200, R&B/Hip Hop Albums & Top Rap Albums, selling one million copies. He produced four tracks on T.I.’s platinum selling Papertrail which was up for “Best Rap Album” including the #1 single “What Up”.
Drumma Boy is famous for making diverse beats that range from rap, rock, classical and pop to soulful R&B ballads and gospel-inspired jams. He is as authentic as a creative artist can be, reading music with an educated ear while possessing the ability to instantly recognize the correct key. In addition to a learned knowledge, there is that burning desire he inherently possesses to win and maintain respect.
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