The Heatmakerz

The Heatmakerz is the production brand for American music producer and writer Rsonist (Gregory Green). The Heatmakerz have been crafting the sound of New York since the early 2000s. Having worked with or influenced almost every artist in the city, The Heatmakerz have accumulated a combined total of over 25 million albums sold worldwide to date. "Names like DJ Premier, Dr. Dre, and The Neptunes branded a sound that helped shape generations of rap music. Another name you can add to that list is The Heatmakerz," said The Hip-Hop Museum.

Widely known for The Diplomats’ hits “Dipset Anthem” and “I’m Ready” amongst others, the credits are a who’s who of hip-hop including Lil’ Wayne, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Ludacris, Fat Joe, Ghostface Killah, Jeezy, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, J. Cole, Joey Bada$$ and more. Rsonist defined the early-2000s Harlem sound, which quickly spread to all of rap music. He laid the groundwork for modern trap music almost 20 years before it happened.