Mike Will Made-It

Born Michael Williams and raised in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Georgia, Mike Will Made-It began crafting beats on a cheap production program as a teenager and sold them out of his car to local rappers, eventually earning placements with Gucci Mane that announced his arrival.

He became one of the defining producers of the 2010s, helming era-defining hits including Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles," Miley Cyrus's "We Can't Stop," Kendrick Lamar's "Humble," Beyoncé's "Formation," and Rihanna's "Pour It Up." He founded the EarDrummers label and production house, signing and developing Rae Sremmurd.

He helmed multiple number-one singles across hip-hop and pop, earned Grammy nominations, and built EarDrummers into a hitmaking institution that bridged trap and mainstream pop.

Mike Will Made-It shaped the crossover sound of 2010s trap and pop, demonstrating how Atlanta production could dominate the global charts.