People may have said Young Joc’s "It’s Going Down" was nothing but an insult to Hip-Hop lyrically. For the man behind the beat on that track though it just literally launched his career. There was no insult in sight for Nitti. Having studied the intricate world of production like rappers should study wordplay, Nitti is about as hands on in the studio as you can get. Able to mix down and engineer if need be, he makes sure nothing hinders his creativity. Talking ATL, sampling and competition, Chadron Moore seems extremely settled in the genre in which he resides.

HHDX: How has it been for you as producer since Atlanta has become a Hub for Hip-Hop?
Nitti: I am having a good time, just doing music with different people and right now I am just trying to break some different artists. So I am going to ride the wave while Atlanta is hot right now. It’s not going to die no time soon as we are just getting gout feet in the door. There was a time when it was different markets had the business on lock, and we were given peanuts and shit and we don’t gone and turned the tables and we are going to ride out.

HHDX: How long have you been waiting to blow up?
Nitti: Shit, I have been waiting nearly ten years just to get in the door. It was hard for the south to get into the door because no one gave us opportunity. Right now we have opportunity, we good and it is happening right now.

HHDX: How influential was 8 Ball in getting you started?
Nitti: He gave me my first break. I take my hats off to him as he gave me my first break to get on a major released project.

HHDX: You have put the hours in studying production; it would be hard to label you a beat maker.
Nitti: Yeah. I started some shit and I ain’t through.

HHDX: How important was it for you to understand and learn to use all the equipment producers surround themselves with?
Nitti: It was important for me to learn equipment as I always wanted to be the type of person who wanted to be able to go into the studio and make a record without having anyone in there besides me and an engineer. I can make beats, I can write, but it is real important to know your equipment and what you are working on so then you know what quality is.

HHDX: What was the hardest piece of equipment you found to master?
Nitti: Protools was hard because you use it with a computer and I have never really been no computer geek. It was hard for me to get into. You have to use Protools though in production nowadays, if you ain’t using Protools you ain’t speaking English. Continued on page 2 »