Jazze Pha on creating artists’ careers, the importance of building relationships + more

We interview Jazze Pha, who’s worked with Ludacris, Ciara, T.I, Young Buck, Mary J Blige, Outkast, and many more. He takes us through his career highlights, and how he went from flat broke to multi-platinum super producer.

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Topics discussed include:

• Jazze’s early life and musical influences
• His life as a rapper & singer, and being dropped from his label
• How he transitioned from artist to producer
• Jazze’s time in Texas, and why the Texas scene is successful
• Going from $13 in his pocket to getting 5 figure checks from Eric Sermon
• How 2Pac always wanted to work with Jazze, and his subsequent production of Pac’s album
• Why relationships mean everything in building your career
• The story behind ‘putting Jeezy in the game’
• How recognized Ciara as a star and worked towards building her career
• Meeting Missy Elliot and connecting her with Ciara
• Creating Mary J Blige’s “Just Fine” record