After paying dues in the Atlanta rap group Jim Crow (they were dropped by their label in 2001), Polow Da Don focused his energies on producing. The move paid off when his beats, which toy with polyrhythms and future-funk styles, were snapped up by Fergie, Ciara, and The Pussycat Dolls. The beatmaker's commercial clout has also been by tapped by Ludacris, 50 Cent, and Nas.