808Melo started producing in 2016 when he bought a laptop computer and the
FL Studio digital audio workstation program. He developed a style of crisp bass lines with sliding
808 percussion drum patterns. He became popular in the UK after producing songs for
Headie One,
410,
K-Trap, CB and
OFB. The latter lead to him be recognized as one of the best producers for
UK drill music with Headie One and
RV’s “Know Better” in early 2018. 808Melo produced Pop Smoke's
"Welcome to the Party" in 2019, which went viral on YouTube and was certified platinum by the
RIAA in 2020. The song was later remixed by
Skepta and
Nicki Minaj. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 100 Bubbling Under chart. Later in 2019, he and AXL Beats gained a mainstream hit for producing the single
“GATTI” by
Travis Scott and Pop Smoke, which appeared on the former's collaborative tape,
JACKBOYS. 808Melo primarily produced Pop Smoke's second mixtape
Meet the Woo 2. He produced 4 out of the 18 original tracks on Pop Smoke's posthumous album entitled
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, which reached number one on the Billboard 200 Chart. In May 2020, 808Melo earned platinum certification for producing Pop Smoke's
“Dior”. Since the death of Pop Smoke, 808Melo has produced for rappers
YoungBoy Never Broke Again,
Quando Rondo,
Lil Tjay,
Fivio Foreign,
Freeze Corleone, Smoove’L, Blizz Vito,
22Gz and
Sheff G, as well as
Italian rapper
Lazza on several occasions. ==Production discography ==