The FADER talks to Mike Dean on producing Travis Scott on ASTROWORLD, other producers that excite him, and the musicality of rap. Mike, who has extensive keyboard training, defended “Mo Bamba” producers Take A Daytrip when they were criticized about the music theory behind that hit.

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