Metro Boomin on His Stellar Year: ‘Heroes & Villains,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ and Being Variety’s Hitmakers Producer of the Year
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Picking his proudestmoment from the past year is not easy for Metro Boomin. The super-producer has been on quite a run since releasing his second solo album, “Heroes & Villains,” in December 2022.
He did a standout performance at Coachella, helmed the soundtrack for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and made an appearance (as an animated character) in that film.
These days, it isn’t unusual for a producer to claim the spotlight, but it’s rare for one to shine so brightly. “I feel like people can just tell I care,” says Metro, a Missouri native. “At a time when everybody has their hand out — like, ‘Let me do this for cash; let me make a dance for TikTok’ — you can hear all the details and thought behind my music.” That caring has yielded strong returns. “Heroes & Villains,” the follow-up to 2018’s “Not All Heroes Wear Capes,” elevated the 30-year-old’s dark sound, incorporating orchestral elements to flesh out his trap-inflected beats.
With a roster including frequent collaborators Future, Travis Scott and 21 Savage, “Heroes” became his third album to top the Billboard 200.
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