Atlanta-based producer and artist William Washington, aka WLPWR, connected to Marshall through Yelawolf’s projects and shares lessons he learned from his collaboration.
Most notably, WLPWR produced “Best Friend”, Yela’s joint where Eminem is featured as both an artist and a producer. Will Power. Who used to be Yelawolf’s in-house producer, also worked on “2.0 Boys”, a posse-cut where Eminem showcased his artists – Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf.
WLPWR sat down with B High TV to talk about his career and life experience, or sometimes both, as they are intertwined. When asked about the most notable artists he worked with as a producer, the Atlanta beat master cut to the chase:
It’s been incredible. I’ve been top of the food chain, which is Eminem. I’ve got five records with this dude. I’ve got records that I produced, I’ve got records that I co-produced with him. It’s been a great run, its’ kinda insane. Some was across the wire but most [was in the studio]. You know, we were working on Yelawolf’s album, and we went actually to Detroit, to his studio. So, I’ve been in the studio with him the whole night. It’s humbling. First off, when you’re in the presence of someone with that much clout, you tend to wonder what their lifestyle is like and what they are. It was really dope to work with him because he was humble. Super humble. Super easy to talk to. He just sat in the back of the room quietly. But the ill part was, you know, all his equipment had his name on it, he had these exclusive pieces in this room. He was going crazy. But the one thing that really was interesting to me was that he didn’t have no plaques on the wall: beautiful facility but no plaques, none of that stuff. We asked him what was up with that, and his whole thing was like, he just wanted to remind himself of what it’s like to be hungry. Now, we’re talking a couple of hundred million records already, so it should have been plaques throughout the whole building! Yeah, he was super chill like that, bro. It helped me understand that no matter how big you get in this, it should be your purpose to stay grounded.
That’s an interesting observation that can partly explain why Marshall is so indifferent to the signs of his success and updates his RIAA certifications once in a blue moon.
