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Atlanta-based producer
DJ Esco crafts trapped-out, Dirty South beats similar to contemporaries like
Zaytoven,
Mike WiLL Made It, and
Metro Boomin. Born William Moore,
Esco made a name for himself as DJ for rapper
Future, whom he met in 2008. Also serving as
Future's A&R man,
Esco has collaborated with
Yo Gotti,
Rae Sremmurd,
Jim Jones, Young Scooter,
Plies,
Gucci Mane, and
Waka Flocka Flame. His notable mixtapes include No Sleep and Ball Like Me, but his 2015 effort with
Future, 56 Nights, takes the crown for notoriety. Conceived during the nearly two months that
Esco spent in a Dubai jail from late 2014 into 2015, 56 Nights also features production by
808 Mafia. In 2016,
Esco released another effort with
Future, Project E.T. ("Esco Terrestrial"). Also inspired by his stint in Dubai, Project E.T. featured "100it Racks" (with
Drake,
2 Chainz, and
Future) as well as the single "Too Much Sauce" (with
Lil Uzi Vert and
Future), the latter of which entered the Billboard Hot 200 in late 2016. The Kolorblind project arrived in spring 2018 and featured guests like
Young Thug,
Rich the Kid,
Nas,
A Boogie wit da Hoodie,
O.T. Genasis,
ScHoolboy Q,
Ty Dolla $ign, and
Future, who appeared on each of the album's 11 tracks. ~ Neil Z. Yeung