Sonny Digital


Sonny Corey Uwaezuoke, better known by his stage name Sonny Digital, is an American record producer, rapper, and DJ. He first saw recognition for his production work on YC's 2011 single "Racks", which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. Throughout the following decade, he was credited on a string of commercially successful hip hop and trap singles including ILoveMakonnen's "Tuesday", Future's "Same Damn Time", 50 Cent's "I'm the Man", 2 Chainz's "Birthday Song", and Travis Scott's "Stargazing". Uwaezuoke has also produced for XXL Magazine's Freshman Hip Hop Cyphers in 2017 and 2018, and pursued a lukewarmly-received career as a recording artist.
Early in their respective careers, he discovered and worked in tandem with Metro Boomin, 808 Mafia, Southside, and TM88 for his productions. He signed with Universal Music Publishing Group in 2014.

Early life

Sonny, of Nigerian Igbo descent, was born on March 5, 1991, in Saginaw, Michigan and quickly moved to Atlanta, Georgia while still an infant. He has been involved in making music since an early age. At first he started rapping while at school, but found it hard to get instrumentals to rap over. When he was 13, he was influenced by his older cousin to start making beats. Aside from school, Sonny didn't have other hobbies like playing sports or video games, so he dedicated a large amount of his free time to creating music. Sonny was inspired by famous producers Shawty Redd and Drumma Boy and initially tried to copy their sound while learning to make beats. Eventually his production transformed into his own style.

Career

2011–2013: First charting singles and success

When he was 16, he joined a hip-hop group as a producer and was also producing mixtapes for other local artists. In 2011, YC used one of his beats for the single "Racks", which went to become a national hit, peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified Gold by RIAA. The song was also featured in the Billboard 2011 Year-end Rap songs and R&B/Hip-hop songs charts.
Sonny released his first official mixtape Digital History on May 9, 2011. The tape, hosted by DJ 1Hunnit, is a collection of songs Sonny had produced between 2010 and 2011. It features many rappers, such as Plies, Wale, 2 Chainz and Future. It has been viewed over 70,000 times on LiveMixtapes.
Sonny produced six songs on Gorilla Zoe's album King Kong released in June. Sonny's second mixtape Behind the Muzik was released on September 8, 2011. It is a collaboration with fellow producer Will A Fool, where each produced half of the songs.
In late 2011, Sonny produced Future's hit single "Same Damn Time", which was initially featured on Future's mixtape Streetz Calling. Following the song's success, in 2012 Future released a new version of "Same Damn Time" as the third official single from his debut album Pluto. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100. A music video for the single was released on April 4, 2012. Sonny Digital also produced the official remix of "Same Damn Time" featuring rappers Diddy and Ludacris, which was released on May 17, 2012. The remix was featured on Future's re-release of Pluto, titled Pluto 3D.
In March 2012, Sonny produced Gorilla Zoe's mixtape Gorilla Zoe World. The tape was certified bronze for being downloaded over 25,000 times on popular mixtape site DatPiff. In early 2012 Sonny also worked on Gucci Mane's mixtapes Trap Back and I'm Up. On June 8, 2012, Sonny Digital released his debut rap single, "Business Man", featuring rapper Que. The song was produced by BWheezy.
Sonny produced 2 Chainz' single "Birthday Song", which was released on July 24, 2012. Sonny created the original beat, which was later modified by a number of GOOD Music producers – Kanye West, BWheezy, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and Mike Dean. The single peaked at number 49 on the US Hot 100, and also entered top 10 of the R&B and Rap charts. The official music video was released on August 30, 2012, and became a viral success, gaining over 30 million views on YouTube.
Later in 2012, Sonny produced the track "Don't Get Me Started", which was featured on the deluxe version of DJ Khaled's album Kiss the Ring, as well as on Ace Hood's mixtape Body Bag 2. The official video for the promo single was released on August 17, 2012, on Ace Hood's YouTube channel. Sonny was featured on Jo FloWroshus' single "Attention" from his 900° album. In an interview with BET Sonny stated he was working with artists B.o.B, Ace Hood and Wiz Khalifa, and making a new mixtape with fellow producer Drumma Boy. He also wants to work with a famous pop singer like Justin Bieber.
In March 2013, Sonny released a collaboration mixtape with rapper Que, titled Forbes Atlanta.

2014–present: ''Billboard'' top 10 and more projects

In 2014, Sonny produced the track "Tuesday" by ILoveMakonnen and Drake. The song peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In August 2018, Sonny produced the Travis Scott song "Stargazing", which peaked at number eight on the Hot 100 and earned Sonny his highest charting single.
In 2019, Sonny announced a follow-up collaboration project with Black Boe, the album to be titled Black Goat II, after 2017's Black Goat.

Other ventures

In 2011, Sonny founded his own self-titled record label.

Artistry

Sonny uses the music production software FL Studio along with custom plug-ins to make his beats. He seeks inspiration in listening to other producers' tracks, music in general and watching movies.

Discography

Mixtapes

  • 2011 – Digital History, hosted by DJ 1Hunnit
  • 2011 – Behind the Muzik, hosted by DJ Iceberg & DJ Pretty Boy Tank
  • 2012 – Gorilla Zoe World, hosted by Trap-A-Holics, DJ Smallz & DJ Nando
  • 2013 – Forbes Atlanta, hosted by DJ Scream & DJ Spinz
  • 2016 – MadeInDigital
  • 2017 – ''Black G.O.A.T''

    Singles

  • 2012 – "Business Man", prod. by BWheezy
  • 2018 – "I Got", prod. by DJFU
  • 2019 – "Work", prod. by Nebu Kiniza

    Production discography

Charted songs

Production credits

2011

– King Kong
  • 03 – Crazy
  • 04 – Nasty
  • 05 – At All
  • 06 – What's Goin On
  • 08 – Your Bitch
  • 09 – My Shawty
Wiz Khalifa – Cabin Fever
  • 08 – WTF
YC – NBA Live 2005 Exclusive
Juicy J – Rubba Band Business 2
  • 04 – You
  • 13 – Bought Some Guns Yesterday
Roscoe Dash – J.U.I.C.E.
  • 06 – Very First Time
  • 07 – Awesome
Kevin Gates – "Drug Dealer Potential"
  • 01 – Drug Dealer Potential
Ace Hood – Blood, Sweat & Tears
  • 06 – Memory Lane
Wale – The Eleven One Eleven Theory
  • 09 – Passive Agrees-Her
Juicy J – Blue Dream & Lean
  • 03 – Juicy J Can't
  • 08 – Geeked Up On Them Bars
  • 17 – You Want Deez Rackz
  • 23 – Been Gettin' Money
Future – Streetz Calling
Yung Joc – Ready To Fly
  • 02 – Deuces
2 Chainz – UNKNOWN
  • 00 – 10 Summaz Feat. Rick Ross
Kid Ink – Wheels Up
  • 06 – Never Change
Ilovemakkonnen side by side

2012

Jody Breeze – Airplane Mode
  • "Hood Shit"
  • "Aliens"
  • "Sprint"
Future – Astronaut Status
  • 08 – Jordan Diddy
Gorilla Zoe – Gorilla Zoe World
  • All songs
Gucci Mane – Trap Back
  • 02 – Back in 95
SPOT – The Price Iz Right
  • 02 – Young N!ggaz Gettin $
Gucci Mane – I'm Up
  • 09 – Drink Mud
Future – Pluto
  • 11 – Same Damn Time
Young Lace – Above Average
  • 05 – Sold Out
  • 06 – Ball
  • 12 – Money In
  • 14 – How We Ball
Juicy J – Blue Dream & Lean
  • 05 – Money Mane
  • 06 – These Hands
Chevy Woods – Gang Land
  • 15 – M'Fer
Waka Flocka Flame – Triple F Life
Jackie Chain – Bruce Lean Chronicles
  • 04 – Numbers
2 Chainz – Based on a T.R.U. Story
  • 05 – Birthday Song , BWheezy, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and Mike Dean )
DJ Khaled – Kiss the Ring
Ace Hood – Body Bag 2
Trae Tha Truth – Tha Blackprint
  • 03 – Choppa Talk
Diamond – The Young Life
  • 03 – Reality Check
  • 09 – The Thirst
Rocko – Wordplay
  • 01 – Re
Roscoe Dash – Roscoe 2.0
Reese – Reese Vs. The World 2
  • 06 – Again
B.o.B – Fuck 'Em We Ball
  • 13 – Greedy Love
Young Lace – Bipolar
Future – Pluto 3D
  • 03 – First Class Flights
  • 07 – My
  • 08 – Same Damn Time
Frank Whyte – 1728
  • 03 – I'm Smashin'

    2013

Sonny Digital & Que – Forbes Atlanta
  • 01 – Forbes Atlanta Intro
  • 02 – Young Nigga
  • 03 – DJ Ray G Speaks
  • 17 – Never Goin Broke
Chief Keef – Bang Pt. 2
  • 00 – Where He Get It
Ace Hood – Trials & Tribulations
– Young Money: Rise of an Empire
  • 03 – "Bang"
Wiz Khalifa – 28 Grams
  • 12 – "Jim Brown"
  • 17 – "Banger"
  • 24 – "OUY"
Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood
  • 17 – "Word On the Town"
B.o.B – No Genre Pt. 2
  • 07 – "Get Right"
ILoveMakonnen – ILoveMakonnen
  • 03 – "Tuesday"
  • 02 – "I Don't Sell Molly No More

    2015

Kourtney Money – The Return Of Money
  • "Tell 'Em Again"
Future – DS2
  • "Groupies"
  • "Blow a Bag"
Travis Scott – Rodeo
  • "Pornography"
  • "Ok/Alright" ft. Schoolboy Q"
  • "Never Catch Me"
Juicy J – 100% Juice
  • 03 - Beans And Lean
  • 04 - Shut Da Fuc Up
  • 06 - You Knew
  • 07 - Scrape
  • 15 – "Touch Da Sky First"
Chief Keef – Finally Rollin 2
  • 03. "Black Ops"
  • 17. "Jumanji"
Chief Keef – Back From The Dead 3/Cabinet Fever
  • 00. Beethoven
  • 00. Drag Racin
  • 00. BIH
  • 00. Tweaker
  • 00. Stand
  • 00. Straight to the Bank
Wiz Khalifa – Cabin Fever 3
  • "Prequel" ft. Curren$y
  • "No Worries" ft. Chevy Woods
  • "Finish Line" ft Project Pat
  • "Left" ft. Yo Gotti
  • "Move On" ft. Kevin Gates
  • "Gangster 101" ft. King Los
50 Cent – The Kanan Tape
  • I'm The Man"
Juicy J – OS To Oscar
  • "Intro"
  • "Durdy"
  • "Curve Dat"
Migos & Rich The Kid – Streets on Lock 4
  • "Richer Than Rappers"
Young Buck – 10 Pints
  • "Ok"
YFN Lucci – Wish Me Well
  • "So What"
Pnb Rock – RNB 3 : Philadelphia
  • "Alone"
  • "Aftermath"
  • "Fall N Luv"
  • "Band$ on You"
Young Thug – Slime Season
  • "Quarterback"
Jeezy – Gangsta Party
  • "Pot Life"
Que – I Am Que
  • "Gucci Said"
Lil Uzi Vert – Luv is Rage
  • "Right Now"
Ty Dolla Sign – Airplane Mode
  • "Do Thangs"
Que – Lost Dawg
  • "Back"
Key! - Screaming Dreams : The Prelude
  • "50 Round Drums" ft. 21 Savage
  • "Raise Hell"
  • "Hell Yeah"
21 Savage – Free Guwop
  • "12AM"
  • "Twenty1"
  • "H2O"
  • "1 Foot"
  • "Red Opps"
  • "Supply"
21 Savage – Slaughter King
  • "Wow"
SD – Just The Beginning
  • "Fascinated"
Ace Hood – Starvation 4
  • "954"
Key!
  • "Store Run"
Zuse – Trap Zuse
  • "Percy Miller"
OJ Juiceman – 6 Rings 3
  • "Space Jam"
Lil Uzi Vert – The Wraith, The Uzi Vert
  • "So Hit"
Jeezy – CITS
  • "No Other Way"