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DJ Drama discusses his legacy, Gangsta Grillz, Generation Now, Lil Uzi Vert's sobriety and more in this exclusive XXL interview.

Grammy Award-winning music executive DJ Drama, best known as one of the most iconic music executives, producers, and DJs in the industry, has released dozens of classic mixtapes during the past two decades. On Tuesday evening, he joined former LaFace music executive and veteran Shanti Das for a Healing in Public “fireside chat” about behavioral and mental health at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta.

Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Serendipity in Hip-Hop is a recurring theme and no one knows this better than DJ Drama. Sometimes things just come together. Quite a few rappers have to thank him for deciding to stay put, but, as he shared in a recent interview with Atlanta’s Hot 107.9, Jeezy was the first to show his appreciation for his Gangsta Grillz success. In fetti form. Back in the early aughts, Drama, born Tyree Simmons, was a few years out of Clark Atlanta University and instead of returning to his native Philadelphia post-graduation, he decided to make a career for himself do...

ATLANTA, GA – DJ Drama, Don Cannon and Leighton “Lakeshow” Morrison have more than two decades a piece in the music industry and have seen it all throughout their lucrative Hip Hop journeys. Entering the 20’s, the trio of college buddies are in cruise control with their Generation Now imprint, which helped turn Lil Uzi Vert from SoundCloud darling to an untraditional mainstream superstar. Signee Jack Harlow used 2020 to make the quantum leap to stardom behind “WHATS POPPIN” and Florida rapper Seddy Hendrix looks to be next in line to board the Generation Now express. Nowadays, D...