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Albums Metro Boomin produced
The producer who defined the sound of modern trap: Future, 21 Savage, and a run of number-one albums.
Metro Boomin is an American producer from St. Louis who became the most influential force in 2010s and 2020s trap. This guide collects the albums he produced, from 21 Savage's Savage Mode to his own Heroes & Villains.
"If Young Metro don't trust you...", the producer tag became one of rap's most famous calling cards for a reason. Metro Boomin built the dark, cinematic, bass-heavy sound that defined trap for a decade, and a generation of rappers did their best work over his beats.
These are the albums he produced.
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Savage Mode by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin
★ 4.5 · 1—Metro produced this landmark release in full, a perfect match of his menacing beats and 21 Savage's deadpan cool.
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Without Warning by 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin
★ 3.8 · 6—A Halloween surprise album, produced by Metro, horror-movie trap at its most atmospheric.
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Savage Mode II by 21 Savage & Metro Boomin
★ 3.8 · 5—The sequel arrived years later as a number-one album, narrated by Morgan Freeman, with the partnership at its most polished.
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NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES
★ 4.5 · 1—His debut solo album, a number-one all-star showcase that proved the producer could helm a record on his own.
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HEROES & VILLAINS
★ 4.5 · 1—His blockbuster second album, a cinematic, chart-topping epic with a cast of the biggest names in rap.
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We Don't Trust You by Future & Metro Boomin
★ 4.0 · 1—Their 2024 reunion topped the charts and detonated the year's biggest rap feud, carrying Kendrick Lamar's incendiary "Like That" verse.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse by Metro Boomin
Metro curated and produced the soundtrack to the acclaimed animated film, scoring a hit far beyond rap.
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