Very few producers had as successful of a year as Wheezy did in 2020. You likely heard his producer tag—Future’s voice mumbling “Wheezy Outta Here”—at the beginning of many of your favorite songs. But Wheezy’s reach in 2020 goes beyond radio hits.
The Atlanta producer has credits on at least a dozen top-charting albums this year, including Lil Baby’s My Turn, Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake, and Gunna’s Wunna. His contributions in 2020 have been so dominant that Spotify’s Rap Caviar even dubbed him its Producer of the Year.
Wheezy tells Complex that his favorite memory of 2020 was “the Pluto x Baby Pluto project, just the songs I did, and that’s it.” But he’s already plotting his next 365 days. Wheezy teases YSL Records’ upcoming compilation album, Slime Language 2, noting that the project will be a moment to remember.
“Man, you can just expect a lot of hits,” he tells Complex. “I’m just proud of the whole team, the growth, the news we have. Thug got his daughter a debut song on it. We got some of Thug’s new artists that’ll be on it. Also, it’s just a lot of good music.”
In addition to nabbing production credits on Slime Language 2, Wheezy is gearing up for the release of his solo album. “My album is going to be the biggest thing that I'm excited about for 2021. Everybody will be on,” he says, noting that he will be pulling features from the long list of artists he worked with this year. He also hints that he was just in Cabo working on Travis Scott’s next album.
Aside from his music, Wheezy says he is most excited “for them to let us go off of this quarantine, hopefully.” There’s still a lot of uncertainty around the pandemic, but what is indisputable is that Wheezy had an incredible run in 2020. In his own words, the producer reflected on his memories from working on some of his favorite projects. In addition to the albums listed below, he also produced on projects from artists like Lil Keed, Yak Gotti, King Von, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and many more.
Future, ‘High Off Life’
![Songs produced by Wheezy: “Solitaires” f/ Travis Scott, “Harlem Shake” f/ Young Thug
It was so crazy. Me and Trav, we did that song [“Solitaires”] together first, and I guess he sent it to Pluto and he really liked the hook. So Pluto did his thing on it or whatever and we just kept Trav on the hook. I wasn’t there for the mixing process. I don’t know what happened, but Trav definitely had two verses on that, and it was just me and Trav. Me and Trav been working since the Rodeo album. I wasn’t on the Rodeo album, but I was on the tour with him and Thug, and that’s how we formed our relationship. So every time we link up, it’s always like family. Every time that we link, me and Trav make it crazy good. But definitely look out for Trav’s new shit coming out. I just left Cabo in Mexico. We definitely got shit.](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nG2oV1h5KxM/mqdefault.jpg)
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Songs produced by Wheezy: “Solitaires” f/ Travis Scott, “Harlem Shake” f/ Young Thug
It was so crazy. Me and Trav, we did that song [“Solitaires”] together first, and I guess he sent it to Pluto and he really liked the hook. So Pluto did his thing on it or whatever and we just kept Trav on the hook. I wasn’t there for the mixing process. I don’t know what happened, but Trav definitely had two verses on that, and it was just me and Trav. Me and Trav been working since the Rodeo album. I wasn’t on the Rodeo album, but I was on the tour with him and Thug, and that’s how we formed our relationship. So every time we link up, it’s always like family. Every time that we link, me and Trav make it crazy good. But definitely look out for Trav’s new shit coming out. I just left Cabo in Mexico. We definitely got shit.
Gunna, ‘Wunna’
![Songs produced by Wheezy: “Argentina,” “Gimmick,” “Blindfold” f/ Lil Baby “Rockstar Bikers & Chains,” “Met Gala.” “Nasty Girl/On Camera,” “I’m on Some,” “Top Floor” f/ Travis Scott, “Do Better,” “Relentless” f/ Lil Uzi Vert
Gunna is my brother, so we was together two or three months at a time. We went to Jamaica for a month, and we did what we did. Man, it was just vibes in Jamaica. It was my first time in Jamaica, so while he was recording, I was enjoying the view. My favorite song from Gunna [on the album] is “Gimmick.” [When Wunna went No. 1], I was expecting it for sure. But for the last album, Drip Or Drown 2, to do what it did, and then see the growth for this year for Wunna was crazy. Because last album went No. 2. And then this year, to see the growth and we was No. 1, man, it was just a relief knowing that the music is catching up with the time… [Gunna] is my best friend. We been friends forever.](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ril_K_GOfR4/mqdefault.jpg)
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Songs produced by Wheezy: “Argentina,” “Gimmick,” “Blindfold” f/ Lil Baby “Rockstar Bikers & Chains,” “Met Gala.” “Nasty Girl/On Camera,” “I’m on Some,” “Top Floor” f/ Travis Scott, “Do Better,” “Relentless” f/ Lil Uzi Vert
Gunna is my brother, so we was together two or three months at a time. We went to Jamaica for a month, and we did what we did. Man, it was just vibes in Jamaica. It was my first time in Jamaica, so while he was recording, I was enjoying the view. My favorite song from Gunna [on the album] is “Gimmick.” [When Wunna went No. 1], I was expecting it for sure. But for the last album, Drip Or Drown 2, to do what it did, and then see the growth for this year for Wunna was crazy. Because last album went No. 2. And then this year, to see the growth and we was No. 1, man, it was just a relief knowing that the music is catching up with the time… [Gunna] is my best friend. We been friends forever.
Lil Baby, 'My Turn'
![Song produced by Wheezy: “We Should” f/ Young Thug
It was me and Thug in the studio, and then Lil Baby came in. We had the song done, and he loved it so much that he asked us to put it on his album. So we ended up giving it to him. I remember how fast Baby did his verse, and then the back-and-forth. Him and Thug were going back and forth, and we had two mics hooked up in the same studio on different sizes of desks. It was a night to remember. Everybody was comfortable. I was in my spot. Baby was on one side, Thug was on one side and it was just like an operation. My favorite memories [of that time] was there was no COVID at all. I think it was Rolling Loud the night after that. I cherish those nights. I really don't go to a lot of shows, so that was a memory for me.](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6lPn8giVAiE/mqdefault.jpg)
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Song produced by Wheezy: “We Should” f/ Young Thug
It was me and Thug in the studio, and then Lil Baby came in. We had the song done, and he loved it so much that he asked us to put it on his album. So we ended up giving it to him. I remember how fast Baby did his verse, and then the back-and-forth. Him and Thug were going back and forth, and we had two mics hooked up in the same studio on different sizes of desks. It was a night to remember. Everybody was comfortable. I was in my spot. Baby was on one side, Thug was on one side and it was just like an operation. My favorite memories [of that time] was there was no COVID at all. I think it was Rolling Loud the night after that. I cherish those nights. I really don't go to a lot of shows, so that was a memory for me.
Lil Uzi Vert, ‘Eternal Atake’
![Songs produced by Wheezy: “Urgency” f/ Syd, “Strawberry Peels” f/ Young Thug & Gunna
Me and Uzi was together for a month steady, just working on a lot of different songs. Out of that batch, we picked that one for “Urgency,” and Syd came in. It was just a perfect beat that matched both of their styles, so Uzi brought it back to her. It’s not even the type of beat you would say Uzi raps on, but you’ll notice Syd will take you there. “Strawberry Peels” was through text messages. You know you can share files back and forth or whatever, so I sent them the beat one day before he dropped the deluxe, and he just fell in love with it. I don’t know about Gunna and Thug’s process on that one, but I’m sure he just sent it and they knocked it out. What’s crazy is that even though [artists] did deluxes back then, I do really feel like Uzi brought that back.](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mI5diUpURLI/mqdefault.jpg)
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Songs produced by Wheezy: “Urgency” f/ Syd, “Strawberry Peels” f/ Young Thug & Gunna
Me and Uzi was together for a month steady, just working on a lot of different songs. Out of that batch, we picked that one for “Urgency,” and Syd came in. It was just a perfect beat that matched both of their styles, so Uzi brought it back to her. It’s not even the type of beat you would say Uzi raps on, but you’ll notice Syd will take you there. “Strawberry Peels” was through text messages. You know you can share files back and forth or whatever, so I sent them the beat one day before he dropped the deluxe, and he just fell in love with it. I don’t know about Gunna and Thug’s process on that one, but I’m sure he just sent it and they knocked it out. What’s crazy is that even though [artists] did deluxes back then, I do really feel like Uzi brought that back.
Nav, ‘Good Intentions’
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Songs produced by Wheezy: “Turks f/ Gunna & Travis Scott, “Spend It f/ Young Thug, “No Debate f/ Young Thug
We actually did “Turks” in Turks and Caicos. I wasn’t able to make that trip, though. “No Debate,” we did that in Canada, me and Thug. We were starting his tour, the Justin Bieber Big Tour, so we kicked that off in Canada. After the first show, we went to the studio, and that’s where that song came about. It was my first time in Canada and Toronto.
DaBaby, 'Blame It On Baby'
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Song produced by Wheezy: “Talk About It”
I didn’t do “Blind.” They messed the credits up on that one. I don’t know how they did that. I guess the label thought that I made both “Talk About It” and “Blind,” but I didn’t. It was supposed to be two songs on DaBaby’s album. It was supposed to be on his album, that they was going to save. They thought it was just too much to have two Thug features on it. I love “Blind.” though, that’s my shit. But there is a song by Thug, DaBaby, and myself that’s coming out. I got to keep holding on to it, but if it doesn't make Thug’s album, it’s definitely going to make mine.
Nav, 'Emergency Tsunami'
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Songs produced by Wheezy: every song on the album
It was the type of time that it was. The whole world stopped on everybody. So Emergency Tsunami was a perfect title to come with, and we already had songs done. All we had to do was maybe five or six more songs, and we just put it together. We did what we did in Canada and it was perfect. I’m a producer so the only thing I really miss is touring with my favorite artists and my friends. It affected me, not financially, but mentally.
