In this Our Generation Music interview, Hakeem sits down with Internet Money founder and producer Taz Taylor for a conversation about music, creativity, technology, and personal growth. Taz reflects on Internet Money’s early days, when a house filled with young producers became a hub responsible for records with artists including Lil Tecca, Juice WRLD, Trippie Redd, and 24kGoldn. He also discusses how the group’s YouTube tutorials helped teach a generation to produce, even as that accessibility contributed to music’s growing oversaturation.
Taz shares his evolving views on BandLab, AI, producer tags, beat pricing, labels, and the changing meaning of “underground.” He argues that many supposedly underground artists already have backing, while independent musicians are building through Discord, SoundCloud, TikTok, and home recording tools. Although technology continues lowering barriers, he believes taste, authenticity, sound selection, and passion remain more valuable than technical co...
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