Twenty-two-year-old Ontario-bred producer Murda Beatz has had a career run that most beatsmiths could only dream of at his age. Scoring his first placement at just 16 on Rocky Diamonds and Soulja Boy’s “Young N****,” Murda, born Shane Lindstrom, has gone on to work with Young Thug, Migos, Jeremih and, most recently, Drake.

Murda is known for crafting trap beats that get him compared to his Atlanta contemporaries like Metro Boomin and London on da Track, but if you catch a dub at a cookout this summer to the PartyNextDoor-assisted “With You,” off Drizzy’s Views album, you have the producer to thank, alongside fellow beatmakers Nineteen85 and Cardiak. “I feel like in the album, [‘With You’ is] a climax,” says Murda. “That’s where the album climax switches up. It like flips the switch to summer.”

Although his name is a new addition to the game in relation to Drake’s discography, Murda has definitely paid some dues to get this far. The Niagara Falls-born musician, who cites producer Lex Luger as one of his earliest inspirations, has had a hand in creating some of the biggest mixtapes to come out of Atlanta in the last few years including Migos’ Rich N**** Timeline and No Label II.

He also looks to Boi-1-Da as a “humble” mentor. Murda has made sure to make networking a priority to expand his personal brand no matter what situation he’s in — a point he says many producers miss about the music business.