Zaytoven signed a deal with rapper Gucci Mane to become 1017 Brick Squad's in-house producer and then went on to win a Grammy Award in 2011 for his contribution to Usher's album Raymond v Raymond, as a co-producer and writer for the single "Papers" along with Sean Garrett.
17 Facts About Zaytoven
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Zaytoven learned to play instruments through the church bands along with his three younger siblings.
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Zaytoven learned to produce music while attending high school in his spare time between school and basketball, Dotson played the keyboard during halftime at his high school football games.
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Zaytoven truly began to utilize his skills as a producer while making beats in JT's studio before he started making a name for himself in Atlanta.
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Zaytoven started going over to JT the Bigga Figga's studio every day to make beats and learn how to use the equipment.
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Zaytoven began to sell beats to JT and went on to collaborate with Bay Area artists such as Messy Marv and E-40 while still in high school.
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Zaytoven decided to stay in San Francisco, California, finish his senior year, and continue his producing for local rappers.
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Zaytoven realized that he needed a studio of his own where he could produce with his own equipment and work at any time of the day.
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Zaytoven enrolled in a local barber college in Atlanta and got a job as a barber to help finance the rest of his studio.
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Zaytoven said in an interview with Fader that Gucci Mane would call him at 7 am asking if he was ready to start making music for that day.
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Zaytoven started to work with more artists as his popularity grew in the Atlanta rap scene.
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In 2015, Zaytoven provided exclusive production for ten mixtapes, including Future's Beast Mode, released on January 15.
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In July 2016, Zaytoven produced or co-produced seven songs on Gucci Mane's first album since being released from prison, Everybody Looking.
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In 2017, Zaytoven contributed to projects such as Gucci Mane's Mr Davis, 21 Savage's Issa Album, Migos' Culture, Moneybagg Yo's Heartless, and Yo Gotti's I Still Am.
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Zaytoven was scheduled to release his debut album Trap Holizay on May 25,2018, and a collaborative album with Lecrae titled Let the Trap Say Amen on June 22,2018.
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Zaytoven made his acting debut in the 2012 film Birds of a Feather, co-starring with Gucci Mane.
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In 2018, Zaytoven joined the Creators Advisory Board of Tracklib.