And then there’s Canadian producer WondaGurl. After teaching himself how to make beats on the program and winning three Battle of The Beatmakers championships in a row, he has since produced hits for Drake, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Rihanna. Take multi-platinum, Grammy nominated producer Boi-1da. Regardless of the naysayers, FL Studio’s stock has only risen since 9th Wonder kicked in the door for aspiring producers in the early 2000s. The Erykah Badu “Honey” joint is a Fruity Loops beat from five years ago,” he told XLR8R. “The fact that it’s a $50 program that you download off Kazaa and I a Grammy off of it fucks with some people, man. You’d think 9th’s achievements would change people’s preconceived notions about the program, but his success only led to increased disdain from some critics and peers. I didn’t choose Fruity Loops to sample–that’s the only choice I had,” he told XLR8R in a 2008 interview.Īfter the album received acclaim from people like Pete Rock and Questlove, 9th went on to produce “Threat” for Jay-Z’s Black Album and Erykah Badu’s “Honey” while winning a Grammy for Mary J. “I’m not gonna not make music because I can’t afford an MPC. His reason for choosing the program was simple - it was affordable. That all changed in 2003 when then-aspiring producer 9th Wonder crafted every beat for Little Brother’s The Listening debut with FL Studio.

Years before sparking many a heated debate and receiving endorsement from people like Afrojack, Boi-1da, Hit-Boy, and Vinylz, Fruity Loops wasn’t even on the radar of most people in the industry.

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