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Lil Wayne's Free Today! Young Money Engineer Mike Banger Gives Us Tha Carter IV Scoop - Miami Music - Crossfade
Theres loads more on Mike's interview in the source link, I just quoted the C4 stuff because it's relevant for this topic.
What was the last thing you worked with him on before he went away?
Well, it was supposed to just be Tha Carter 4, because I'm Not a Human Being wasn't even supposed to happen. But they wanted to release something and took those songs to make it. A lot of that mixtape was songs that could have been on Tha Carter 4, I would say. But instead of doing that, he's probably going to make even better songs for Tha Carter 4.
Are you starting all over on Tha Carter 4 and doing new songs?
Mostly, but he's got a couple songs. I'm looking at this list right now of what was supposed to be Tha Carter 4. The very last thing we recorded -- I can't tell you because it didn't end up on I'm Not a Human Being!
You got your own production credit on I'm Not a Human Being, with the song "YM Banger." How did you manage to slip your own beat in there?
At the last moment they were picking songs, and some songs were incomplete. Mine was actually incomplete -- it didn't have a hook -- but I squeezed everyone together and put a little dope effect, and the beat's pretty crazy, so it worked out. We actually recorded it on a tour bus. I go with him pretty much everywhere he goes.
You mixed down I'm Not a Human Being based on a few instructions from Wayne over the phone from jail, right?
I spoke to him a few times, but not so much about I'm Not a Human Being. He was already like, over that. When he called me, he was talking more about the leftover songs for Tha Carter 4, so I think he was in there coming up with lyrics for Tha Carter 4.
How often did you talk to him about Tha Carter 4?
He would call and tell me just to play him songs, because he couldn't hear the music on his hard drive any other way. I'm not sure what his reasons were, but all our conversations he would say, "Hey, what's up, can you play me these songs." I guess he was trying to be productive in there, and I have all his material, so why not call me to hear all his stuff.
He's famous for not writing stuff in advance, though.
Yeah, so I don't know what's going to happen now. I guess we'll lay it all down some way or another, and then he'll keep on the way he used to. But I'm pretty sure he had to write it down this time.
So Wayne is also known for recording pretty much every night. Now that he's out, are you going to work with him tonight?
If he's not tired, then I'm pretty sure we'll be in there.
So you're on call, basically?
Yeah, but if he gets in town then I pretty much know what it is: Hit Factory, 10 p.m.!
Do you think Tha Carter 4 is now going to be your priority in the studio?
Yeah, but, um, I'm thinking he's going to do a mixtape, but that's just me. I think he's going to come out, talk about Tha Carter 4, then get whatever he wrote in there out, and let it all out on a mixtape, and then continue with Tha Carter 4. That's just me, but I may bring it to life by speaking about it in that manner. That's what I think he's going to want to do: go ham on a couple beats, and then continue with Tha Carter 4.
Well, it was supposed to just be Tha Carter 4, because I'm Not a Human Being wasn't even supposed to happen. But they wanted to release something and took those songs to make it. A lot of that mixtape was songs that could have been on Tha Carter 4, I would say. But instead of doing that, he's probably going to make even better songs for Tha Carter 4.
Are you starting all over on Tha Carter 4 and doing new songs?
Mostly, but he's got a couple songs. I'm looking at this list right now of what was supposed to be Tha Carter 4. The very last thing we recorded -- I can't tell you because it didn't end up on I'm Not a Human Being!
You got your own production credit on I'm Not a Human Being, with the song "YM Banger." How did you manage to slip your own beat in there?
At the last moment they were picking songs, and some songs were incomplete. Mine was actually incomplete -- it didn't have a hook -- but I squeezed everyone together and put a little dope effect, and the beat's pretty crazy, so it worked out. We actually recorded it on a tour bus. I go with him pretty much everywhere he goes.
You mixed down I'm Not a Human Being based on a few instructions from Wayne over the phone from jail, right?
I spoke to him a few times, but not so much about I'm Not a Human Being. He was already like, over that. When he called me, he was talking more about the leftover songs for Tha Carter 4, so I think he was in there coming up with lyrics for Tha Carter 4.
How often did you talk to him about Tha Carter 4?
He would call and tell me just to play him songs, because he couldn't hear the music on his hard drive any other way. I'm not sure what his reasons were, but all our conversations he would say, "Hey, what's up, can you play me these songs." I guess he was trying to be productive in there, and I have all his material, so why not call me to hear all his stuff.
He's famous for not writing stuff in advance, though.
Yeah, so I don't know what's going to happen now. I guess we'll lay it all down some way or another, and then he'll keep on the way he used to. But I'm pretty sure he had to write it down this time.
So Wayne is also known for recording pretty much every night. Now that he's out, are you going to work with him tonight?
If he's not tired, then I'm pretty sure we'll be in there.
So you're on call, basically?
Yeah, but if he gets in town then I pretty much know what it is: Hit Factory, 10 p.m.!
Do you think Tha Carter 4 is now going to be your priority in the studio?
Yeah, but, um, I'm thinking he's going to do a mixtape, but that's just me. I think he's going to come out, talk about Tha Carter 4, then get whatever he wrote in there out, and let it all out on a mixtape, and then continue with Tha Carter 4. That's just me, but I may bring it to life by speaking about it in that manner. That's what I think he's going to want to do: go ham on a couple beats, and then continue with Tha Carter 4.
Theres loads more on Mike's interview in the source link, I just quoted the C4 stuff because it's relevant for this topic.
(good find)
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