Don Cannon Hops In The Booth With Z!

Upon hearing a great hip-hop record, the vast majority of mainstream listeners are content to attribute the track’s success to the talent of the artist. If you’re visiting this site, however, you know better – when a cut truly comes together, half the credit (and often more) must be given to the man behind the curtain, a.k.a. the producer. Though the musical trends and changes in fashion constantly taking place in hip-hop may seem artist-driven, those who look a little closer will note that the beatsmiths behind the songs they love are often the individuals chiefly responsible for driving the genre forward. In the course of 2008, DJ Don Cannon has been busily leaving his fingerprints on some of the year’s hottest cuts, and there’s no question that he’s angling to expand his influence even further in the year ahead.

Don Cannon’s recent résumé has found him working with some of the biggest names in the game today, from Jeezy (“Circulate,” off The Recession) to Busta (“Light Up a Fire” off the forthcoming B.O.M.B.), to Luda (“Everybody Hates Chris” and “Undisputed” off the recently-released Theater of the Mind), and, fortunately for us, his future plans don’t include slowing the pace; in the coming months, listeners can expect to hear his production work on brand new material by Asher Roth, Lil’ Scrappy, The Cool Kids, and Juelz Santana.

In an exclusive interview with our very own DJ “Z”, Don Cannon steps into the Booth to discuss his production mentors, what the future holds for those in his line of work, and who he considers today’s “Undisputed” champion of production.


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Don Cannon is pretty sick, good shit Z!