Introduction
Metro Boomin’s net worth was approximately $16 million as of August 2022.
Metro Boomin, an American record producer, executive, songwriter and DJ, is from St.Louis.
While in high school, he began a career in production and was well-known for his recordings with Atlanta’s hip hop and trap artists like Future, 21 Savage and Gucci Mane in the mid-2010s.
Early Life
Leland Tyler Wayne was conceived in St Louis, Missouri, on September 16, 1993. He is the son of Lamont Wayne and Leslie Wayne. His family hails originally from Atlanta, Georgia.
He was a graduate of Parkway North High School in St. Louis County. He enjoyed playing bass guitar with his middle-school band.
Career
When Metro was just a freshman at Morehouse College, his song, ‘Karate Chop’, featuring Future and Lil Wayne, became a huge hit.
He was unable to balance his college life and music production, so he dropped out of college to pursue music production as a full-time career.
2015 saw Travis Scott’s track “3500” featuring Future and 2 Chainz reach numbers 82, 25 and 16 on the Billboard US Hot 100, the Billboard US R&B and the Billboard US Rap charts, respectively.
The song “Father Stretch my Hands” was released in the following year. Kanye West’s song “Father Stretch my Hands Pt. 1” reached the ninth position on the Billboard US Hot Rap chart. The fifth and eighth positions on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts were occupied by Future’s song “Low Life”, featuring The Weeknd.
21 Savage’s song “Bank Account” reached the fifth spot on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop and fourth position on the Billboard US Hot Rap charts in 2017. The RIAA certified it “platinum”.
In March 2018, the song “Ric Flair Drip” was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA and gold by the ARIA.
Highlights
These are the top highlights from Metro Boomin’s career.
- X (Song, 2016)
- Rap Saved Me (Song, 2017)
- Double Or Nothing (Album, 2017)
Three Life Lessons From Metro Boomin
We now know all about Metro Boomin’s networth and how he became successful. Let’s look at some lessons we can learn.
1. Get up and be grateful
Do not start your day with broken pieces from yesterday. Every day is the beginning of the rest.
2. Print
Your thoughts are the printout of your life.
3. You will win
You will win if you’re destined to win, even if everyone else keeps trying to stop you from winning.
Favorite Quotes From Metro Boomin
Producing is as important as school. There are many people who want to produce the same things. It won’t work the way you want it to if you aren’t in an over-grind mode.
Music and making beats are my favorite things. I love making music and watching people react to it. Knowing that you can manipulate how people move and act is one of my greatest passions.