Roc Nation expanded their growing roster by adding hit-making producer Jahlil Beats to the roster. XXL caught up with the Pennsylvania-bred beatsmith to find out how the deal materialized.
“I was in a bidding war with like six different labels for publishing deals,” he said. “I just feel like Roc Nation, as a brand, as a name, was bigger than life. On top of that, they gave me an offer I couldn’t refuse, where I could have so much space to do whatever I want to do outside of Roc Nation.”
The signing is brings a story full circle for Jahlil, in a way similar to his now label-mate J. Cole.
“I had tried to give Jay some beats at [Philadelphia’s] Powerhouse 2009,” he says of his first encounter with Jiggaman. “I waited for him at the entrance, and when he was coming in I was like, ‘Yo, I got these joints.’ And Jay was like, ‘Nah, I don’t want that.’ Then, a couple years later, I’m in his office and he talking about, ‘I’m a fan of your work.’ It’s crazy.”
That’s not all that Jahlil says is “crazy.” He promises the remix to Meek Mill’s summer smash, “I’m A Boss,” will blow listeners away.
“The remix is gonna be crazy,” he boasts. “I’m not gonna tell you who’s gonna be on the remix, but that’s gonna be the biggest remix that came out in the longest. The best rappers in the game is on that joint. All the top rappers.”
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