# @ourgenerationmusic on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=a267T99LNrk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69922762-ourgenerationmusic-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T21:08:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Our Generation Music (@ourgenerationmusic) — https://gondola.cc/ourgenerationmusic

## Caption

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 complexity.

Throughout the interview, Taz opens up about the pressure of chasing hits and trying to recreate records like “Lemonade.” After years of obsessing over charts, plaques, and industry expectations, he now prioritizes making music he loves, developing artists he believes in, and creating work that feels meaningful. He explains how success, burnout, depression, and imposter syndrome helped him become more comfortable with himself.

His message to the next generation is: remain consistent, keep learning, show up, take risks, and resist letting numbers or outside opinions define success. Above all, artists should trust themselves, embrace individuality, practice what they preach, and build careers around work they genuinely love.
 
#ourgenerationmusic 

Follow Taz Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/thetaztaylor/

CREDITS:
Hosted by: https://www.instagram.com/ayohakeem/
Directed/Shot by: https://www.instagram.com/toosam_/
Graphic by: https://www.instagram.com/gothdre/

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STAMPS:
00:00 – Taz Taylor on the meaning of a hit record
00:48 – Introduction
01:12 – Taz designing the original OGM logo
01:43 – Hakeem’s first time meeting Taz
02:25 – The original Internet Money house
03:41 – Early parties and pre-COVID Los Angeles
04:16 – Home studios and the rise of BandLab
05:37 – When producers criticized FL Studio
07:03 – Working with X, Trippie Redd, Juice WRLD, and Lil Tecca
07:53 – Taz Taylor versus Internet Money’s collective work
08:54 – The reality behind creating classic records
09:53 – Unfinished paperwork and industry politics
11:16 – Oversaturation and millions of daily uploads
11:57 – Internet Money’s music appearing in AI databases
13:10 – Taz’s stance on AI-generated music
14:00 – Studying classic recording techniques
15:08 – Taz’s lifelong love of music
16:22 – Reviewing 500 songs while executive producing albums
18:15 – Why the music industry is self-taught
18:57 – Internet Money teaching a generation of producers
19:52 – Did tutorials contribute to oversaturation?
21:37 – Should producers bring back gatekeeping?
24:02 – Why today’s “underground” is becoming mainstream
24:46 – Signed artists versus truly independent artists
27:02 – TikTok and labels discovering artists earlier
27:18 – What Taz looks for in a new artist
28:19 – Building a legacy instead of chasing moments
29:52 – How Internet Money’s “Lemonade” came together
30:49 – Depression, success, and no longer caring about plaques
31:46 – Why authenticity produces better results
33:02 – The pressure to recreate “Lemonade”
34:02 – Discovering and mentoring younger artists
37:37 – How online culture changed music scenes
39:00 – Why young artists need interviews and platforms
40:03 – When producers should raise their beat prices
42:28 – Why producers still need recognizable tags
44:17 – Fans becoming music-industry insiders
46:27 – Executives signing music they do not listen to
47:04 – Labels prioritizing profit over passion
48:08 – Returning to production and making “500lbs”
49:40 – Hearing songs from a producer’s perspective
53:21 – Sound selection and the power of simplicity
55:42 – AI, VSTs, Ableton, and Serum
57:40 – Technical complexity versus meaningful music
59:07 – Why the definition of a “hit” is subjective
1:01:45 – Are today’s artists trying hard enough?
1:03:22 – Young artists, maturity, and work ethic
1:05:42 – A career only ends when you stop trying
1:06:58 – How TikTok virality can trap young artists
1:07:42 – Taz’s approach to mentoring artists
1:09:23 – Remaining teachable throughout your career
1:10:03 – Music, fashion, and trends repeating themselves
1:11:10 – Taz’s message to Our Generation
1:12:20 – Overcoming imposter syndrome
1:14:22 – Authenticity and individuality
1:15:15 – Becoming a better person every day
1:16:05 – Closing remark

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