DJ Infamous has made a name as one of the iconic mixers in the music industry, working with several big-time artists such as Ludacris, T.I., Jeezy, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Future, 50 Cent and Rick Ross, while also making sure the clubs are always jumping. Infamous’ rise as a DJ and artist came from hard work, and he continues to put in time to work on his craft and elevate the rap scene in today’s music world.
DJ Infamous spoke with rolling out about his career journey, the Big Three of today’s music world, and if he sees any artists currently being overlooked.
Do you see anybody taking the throne after Kendrick, Drake and J. Cole?
I can’t call it. To be up there with Drake and J. Cole, that’s a lot of work ethic. They’re not rushing their music out. They’re on their own time. They’re not trying to follow an algorithm; they ain’t doing nothing but doing them — and it’s working. It’s been working. They’re aligning themselves for greatness. They want to be great. They want to make great music; they want to be great artists and they want to be great.
I feel like a lot of stuff is just microwaves. You could tell who wants to be great and who just wants to be microwave. Some artists have the potential to be great; they just have to get out of their own way. For me, it’s hard to tell. I come from two eras. I come from the BMF and Jeezy era. That’s how I got started, and that’s where I got my name cracking. Then, I came from the Future, Meek Mill, Nipsey Hussle and YG era because that wave is when I started making my records, and DJ Infamous became hot outside of just being a club DJ. I always loved those two eras because those eras made me. Today, everybody just wants to win fast. Some people just don’t want to make the quality of music and then build your journey and build your fan base.
Is there an artist you see today that gets overlooked?
I felt like I got overlooked with certain stuff. I don’t take that personally; I used to, but I don’t take it personally anymore because I just keep working.
I look at it like this: I got on in 2005. From 2005, I went from broke [and] living at my mom’s crib to having the hottest clubs and condo in Buckhead in the same year. So from 2005 to 2o24 to remain hot — because it’s, of course, ups and downs in any career — but to maintain the consistency, the relevancy, the hotness, and always staying ahead of the curve, I don’t even mind the overlooked thing because my career from 2005 to now has grown.
