Mexican American rapper Young Drummer Boy makes bouncy West Coast hip-hop that blends old-school G-funk influences with modern sounds. • He used to be an in-house producer for the AK47 Boyz crew, but he shifted away from making his own beats to diversify his style and allow for more creativity. • Young Drummer Boy dropped three mixtapes in 2017 (Barjud Ave, High Forever, and Str8 Out Tha 9) as part of a move to reinvent himself as more than just a producer. • His 2019 album Same Click features fellow Cali risers Rucci, Azjah, and $tupid Young. • Music runs in his family: His grandfather was a mariachi musician, and his father was in the Mexican rock band Banda Rubi. Young Drummer Boy started drumming at a young age before making beats and rapping.