{"id":41488,"date":"2025-09-27T09:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/hip-hop-heavyweight-producer-songwriter-monte-booker-drops-debut-single-video\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:31:15","slug":"hip-hop-heavyweight-producer-songwriter-monte-booker-drops-debut-single-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/hip-hop-heavyweight-producer-songwriter-monte-booker-drops-debut-single-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip Hop Heavyweight, Producer-Songwriter, Monte Booker Drops Debut Single + Video."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the heels of Monte Booker\u2019s Grammy win, landing Best Rap Album for his work on <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/doechii-alligator-bites-never-heal-mixtape\/\"><strong>Doechii\u2019s Alligator Bites Never Heal<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and his seasoned influence in the Chicago community as a producer and songwriter, Monte returns to share a first solo track with debut single \u201cbalance.\u201d The song comes alongside a video and highlights Monte\u2019s masterful production work with unexpected piano refrains while also incorporating his soft and never before heard vocals. Speaking about the song Monte shares, \u201cI\u2019ve been chasing \u2018balance\u2019 for a long time. This is me arriving.\u201d The song is a first taste of a project to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"monte booker - balance \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DcqstE6lAYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"monte booker - balance \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DcqstE6lAYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monte Booker is known as a pioneering producer from Chicago, Illinois, celebrated for his otherworldly yet organic sound and genre-blurring approach. Since first diving into FL Studio in 2011, he\u2019s drawn inspiration from artists like Kanye West, J Dilla, DJ Rashad, Thom Yorke, Flying Lotus, Aphex Twin and many others, shaping a sonic identity that\u2019s instantly recognizable. Breaking out with his Soulection White Label EP in 2016, Monte became the heartbeat of the Zero Fatigue collective, crafting era-defining sounds for Smino and Ravyn Lenae, while also leaving his mark on Chicago\u2019s 2010s scene with Mick Jenkins, Saba, and Noname. His signature drum sounds and textural production have influenced an entire generation of producers, and in 2020, his track Kolors (ft. Smino) became a viral sensation on TikTok. Post-pandemic, he\u2019s collaborated with artists like Kenny Mason, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/timbaland\/\"><strong>Timbaland<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/pink-siifu\/\"><strong>Pink Siifu<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, JID, Mavi, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/vince-staples\/\"><strong>Vince Staples<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/j-cole\/\"><strong>J Cole<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/mereba\/\"><strong>Mereba<\/strong><\/a><\/span> constantly evolving his sonic landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With \u201cbalance\u201d Monte is making his first comprehensive solo statement as an artist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the heels of Monte Booker\u2019s Grammy win, landing Best Rap Album for his work on Doechii\u2019s Alligator Bites Never<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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