Specializing in the trap sub-genre of hip hop, Metro Boomin utilities a distinctive mix of heavy bass, rattling synthetic percussion and dark, gothic melodies.In early 2016, Metro Boomin received widespread attention for his producer tag.
Metro Boomin first started traveling to Atlanta in the 11th grade to pursue a career in music.Since, Metro has collaborated with various of artists, also worked extensively with popular rapper Future. The two first worked together on a song called "Hard", included on DJ Esco's Welcome 2 Mollyworld mixtape, and have collaborated on numerous songs since, including two singles from Future's sophomore album, Honest, the album's lead single, "Karate Chop", and title track, "Honest," co-produced by DJ Spinz. In May 2013, Metro formally announced his debut mixtape, 19 & Boomin.Metro served as executive producer for Drake and Future's collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive released on September 20, 2015.Metro also served alongside DJ Esco as executive producer for Future's 2016 mixtape, Purple Reign. In January 2018, Metro Boomin was featured in a Gap campaign with SZA alongside a self-produced remix of Hold Me Now. His debut full-length project Not All Heroes Wear Capes, which he had been working on since 2015, was released on November 2, 2018.