Metro Boomin a well-known record producer and record executive who has worked for several popular Hollywood Musician including Drake, Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, and others. He released his first mixtape 19 & Boomin in the year 2013 featuring Future, Gucci Mane, and others. Following his debut, there is no looking back in his professional career. His full-length collaborations include Savage Mode with 21 Savage, Double or Nothing, and DropTopWop with Gucci Mane.
Early Life And Education Of Metro Boomin
Leland Tyler Wayne, better known by his stage name Metro Boomin, was born on 16th of September 1993 in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a son of Leslie Wayne and Lamont Wayne. He grew up along with his four siblings and studied at the Parkway North High School. Later, he attended Morehouse College after moving to Atalanta.
Boomin became interested in music and started playing ba s s guitar during his middle school. His mother got him a laptop and through the music production software FruityLoops, he started making beats.
Metro Boomin's Career
Boomin began his music career by collaborating with several artists whom he met online. Later, he got to work with Bricksquad label artist including OJ Da Juiceman, Gucci Mane, and Future. Juiceman was the first popular artist who agreed to rap on Boomin's unique beats.
After some time, he took a break from college and dedicated all of his time to the music. Then, Boomin collaborated with the popular Hollywood musician like Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa, The Weeknd, Drake, Lil Wayne, and many others.
CAPTION: Metro Boomin's Career SOURCE: In October 2013, the record producer released his first mixtape 19 & Boomin featuring musicians Trinidad James, Gucci Mane Future and others. The mixtape included songs like Maison Margiela featuring Future and Some More featuring Young Thug. Later, Boomin collaborated with Young Thug and released a track The Blanguage under their brand name Metro Thuggin.
The producer frequently worked with the rapper Future. In 2014, he worked as an executive producer in Future's 13th mixtape Monster. Later the year, he operated as an executive producer in Future and Drake's mixtape What a Time to Be Alive. In 2016, he and DJ Esco performed as executive producers for Future's 16th mixtape Purple Reign.
In 2017, he produced hit singles including Kodak Black's Tunnel Vision, Future's Mask Off, 21 Savage's Bank Account, and others.
For his incredible performance, he was awarded BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards and BET Hip Hop Awards under the category Producer of the Year in 2016 and 2017. In April 2018, changing his bio to "Retired record producer/DJ", he made his announcement regarding his retirement on his Instagram page.
Metro Boomin's Net Worth
The successful record producer is earning an attractive amount of money from the music industry. According to the Celebrity Networth, he has a growing net worth of $8 million.
He has collaborated with biggest names of the music industry and his albums have also been equally successful which helped him acc u mulate the handsome amount of money.
Boomin has also a self-titled YouTube Channel which garnered over 340K subscribers as of November 2018.
Some of his albums which made the highest selling are listed below.
- 1. No Heart (2016): 1,000,000 Units
- 2. X (2016): 2,000,000 Units
- 3. Ric Flair Dip (2017): 2,000,000 Units
Metro Boomin's Personal Life
Boomin is dating his high school sweetheart Chelsea. He and girlfriend Chelsea are dating for years now, and the couple prefers to maintain privacy regarding their love affair. However, Bomin and his girlfriend Chelsea share a happy and healthy relationship.
Boomin is also quite busy on social media like Facebook and Instagram.
Body Measurement
- Height = He stands at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m),
- Weight = He weighs 75 kg (165 pounds).
- Body measurement = He has a slim body.
Here is the video showing the journey of Metro Boomin so far.
by manisha, 22 Aug, 2018
