Boi-1da making a beat for Travis Scott | Sneak Peek

Boi-1da reveals the production process behind “MAFIA” by Travis Scott.

This extract comes from a 3-part series in which Boi-1da reveals his beatmaking process from the ground up. The superstar producer opens up the original session for “MAFIA” in FL Studio and reveals the technical and creative decisions that went into making the hit song.

[ScottThePisces]

Man if you guys could get Mike Dean on that would be insane

[PaxBritannica]

''Took me a while to figure the 808 pattern out''

Its kinda cool to know even the big producers still have to play around with a vibe for some time to get the drums right. It doesn't always just come to them right away.
Figuring out the right bounce to a loop is a little puzzler hobby of mine.

[KuennBeats]

This is super dope. Knowing when a beat is done is a super underrated skill. The fact he had the foresight to call it and not add a million fx and extra layers is hella impressive and something I hope to learn

[j.boogiedabeats]

This dude is too humble. Got love ‘em keep it simplistic when all said and done.

[rucci_]

mafia is fr in top 10 Travis songs, and is so amazing how just is a play with the space and simplicity to give this bounce and vibe, such an inspiration here to learn

[bankxbrooks]

Yall don't realize how much of a Legend Boi1da is. Drake - City is mine (2006), Drake do what you do (2006), headlines, Best I Ever Had, All of the AM PM series freestyles except 8 AM in Charlotte, Pound Cake, most of the songs on IYRITL, evil ways, Sandra's Rose, Forever, so many to mention but the list goes on. From day one till today. Boi1da is a Goat on the low.

[ChilledP]

when the track started playing 😍 Mafia my top 3 la flame songs

[he_annu]

One of my Fav Trav song.. I love when he rap/sing on Pianos

Raindrops, I KNOW, MAFIA these are jam🤌

[teace]

I love how half of his drums are from Oz drum kits

[Hardiblo]

this the definition of simplicity is the key

[LaynoProd]

LETS the moment i been waiting for, MAFIA is arguably one of the best Travis Scott songs of all time, the beat, the vocals, the mix, the uniqueness of it, 10/10

[Siglenie]

Key point is if more things are needed they can be added after. As a producer I find myself getting stressed by how fleshed out and complex the beats on my favorite songs are, but most of that happens in post production. Sometimes all u need is a basic vibe and framework to grab an artists attention.

[Joeyhooligann]

Fl11 still does wonders don’t let anyone tell u different

[jmatthewza]

Remember Don't let people judge your beat based on what they want it to be. if the goal was just a cool vibe then you pass. It doesn't always have to be high energy.

You judge art on the reason it's being made. Some people will play you a beat that's just to impress you. Another person will play a beat that's meant to have a song over it. They are not the same thing.

[vigilantestylez]

The main reason I think they might still be using FL 11 is the old Hip Hop template. I usually use empty with 4 sends, but I remember the old hip hop template was fire, because it had automatically setup a sidechain to your kick drum which makes your kick drum pop out of the mix more. Instead of upgrading to newer versions which no longer had this template, they might have just chosen to stick to older versions of FL.

[YeyoTV]

Dude is using Fl studio version 11 or 10 🤯🤯 men for a moment i thought I was watching a old video 😂😂😂😂

[yettey]

Thanks for the video love this song and production it’s lit🔥

[MrVoicemailGuy]

MAFIA is one of my go-to tracks for whatever mood I'm in. Shoutout 1da❤ bro so humble he still using the OVO kit from like '09 or some shit lol.

[emekaamadi]

I still remember when I first heard this beat so simple but fire

[nzzaaxkx]

mafia is one of travis scott’s best songs, amazing