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In the Studio with The Stereotypes

In the Studio with The Stereotypes

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Young Hollywood

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John Street

Hey, what's going on? This is John Street.

Rayro

This is Rayro.

J Beats

I'm J Beats.

The Stereotypes

And we're the stereotypes. We're going to give you a little uh insight on what we do on the daily. So, here we go. Come on. Here, we have, you know, just a couch and uh uh we have a TV and Xbox and all the good stuff that, you know, us guys need when we, you know, we're taking time off and relaxing and whatever. This is actually our first plaque that we've ever received, so we're very excited about it. Uh it's for uh Danny Kane's, welcome to the Dollhouse, going platinum. Being the number one uh album in the country. We got our vocal booth. We started this thing where we get like Polaroid pictures of everybody who's in the booth. So you got everybody from Cassie to Bruno Mars, to music, Saul Child, Neo. That's Kobe. That's our monkey. Our mascot. We have everyone take pictures with with him. You're looking at the uh our mixing board right here and uh this is kind of where we control everything. We use this microphone and keyboard for uh Girls on the dance floor, for Far East Movement. So you hear the stereotypes. That's that.

Young Hollywood

Right here today. Yeah yeah. Today in the room. Yeah. Yeah. Now, we all did a cheers because we're very excited about like a G6 and your artist Far East Movement being number one right now on iTunes. That's pretty dope, right?

The Stereotypes

Amazing. That's that's the most amazing thing right now.

Young Hollywood

You guys didn't work on that talk, but you did work on Girls on the dance floor. And I saw a YouTube video of what you guys did in the studio. And you're just like just like I saw today, just effing around, having fun. Bruno Mars was in there. It was just like casual. Is that what your your creative process is usually like, you know, just like this? You know?

The Stereotypes

60% of the time, it's like that every time. It could be we could work on we could work on tracks and two, like four of them would just not be it. Right. But once we get to that one, it's we all know it's it. So

Young Hollywood

Now, obviously, you guys had instant chemistry because within a year, you guys were all nominated for a Grammy for one of your tracks with Neo. So that's pretty dope. What was that like when you first heard that you were nominated? I guess you don't really know when you're like starting to produce like when you're going to be nominated for a Grammy. Like sometimes you think like, oh, it's going to take years to get a Grammy or whatever.

The Stereotypes

I mean, we still haven't got a Grammy, but we got the nominations. Right. And uh I don't know. I feel like we it's in the near future.

Young Hollywood

Today, you have Jojo in the studio. So you guys started out with her and she came in telling you she's not really sure what kind of what kind of track she wants if it's like an R&B, a pop. So, where do you go from there?

The Stereotypes

I think we just try to do what we what we do best. Just whatever comes to mind. I mean, we'll just keep creating until we find something we're all going, oh. We all feel it, you know what I mean? So.

Young Hollywood

Now, I know you guys already had tracks that were made before, but you start out with a beat and then you just layer everything up, right? So, tell me more about how like how that works with today.

The Stereotypes

You know, if half the room is like, or even if, you know, Ray's like, then we'll just go, all right, cool. Then we'll just stop it and start fresh. So you all have to be on the same page, no matter what. Sometimes it'll just um it'll work for somebody else, but it won't work for that person that we're working for on that time. We know when us three our energy is it, then we usually kind of know. We don't really care about what anybody else thinks in the room.

Young Hollywood

Now, you guys also work with other artists uh like Usher and Bieber with Somebody to Love, which is one of my favorite tracks right now. How did that process come together with both of them?

The Stereotypes

Actually, it was a crazy story. As we were creating the song, um Perez Hilton happened to be in our studio. And he was like, man, I love this song. And we told him, yeah, we create we're doing this for Usher. You know, we sent it off to Usher and you know, he cut the song. Somehow, you know, Perez sent it to Bieber's people and they were like, we love the song. So he cut it on Bieber, came out, rest his history, Usher got on the remix and that's it. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

That's a dope track. As far as like the way that music is changing today. I mean, you have electro pop, you have uh R&B, hip-hop, people are all collaborating together. Where do you see it going, you know, in the next next year or two? Do you see it staying like on this whole dance kick?

The Stereotypes

I don't think it's going to go away because it's an international game now. It's no longer US. And everyone else in the world is dance. We are the last people to hop on the dance thing.

John Street

Hey, uh what's up? This is John Street.

Rayro

Rayro.

J Beats

Trun Beats.

The Stereotypes

And we're the stereotypes and you are tuned into Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • John Street

    Member of The Stereotypes

  • Rayro

    Member of The Stereotypes

  • J Beats

    Member of The Stereotypes

  • Danny Kane

    Artist for whom The Stereotypes produced a platinum album

  • Cassie

    Artist whose photo is on the studio wall

  • Bruno Mars

    Artist whose photo is on the studio wall and collaborator

  • Musiq Soulchild

    Artist whose photo is on the studio wall

  • Ne-Yo

    Artist who received a Grammy nomination with The Stereotypes

  • Far East Movement

    Artist for whom The Stereotypes produced 'Girls on the Dance Floor' and 'Like a G6'

  • Jojo

    Artist working with The Stereotypes in the studio

  • Usher

    Artist who cut 'Somebody to Love' produced by The Stereotypes

  • Justin Bieber

    Artist who cut 'Somebody to Love' and appears on the remix

FAQ

Who are The Stereotypes?+
The Stereotypes are a music production trio consisting of John Street, Rayro, and J Beats, known for producing hit songs.
What is The Stereotypes' creative process like?+
Their creative process often involves a casual and fun atmosphere, where they collaborate to find the right track, with 60% of their time being experimental until they find the 'it' song.
Which artists have The Stereotypes worked with?+
The Stereotypes have worked with a diverse range of artists including Cassie, Bruno Mars, Musiq Soulchild, Ne-Yo, Far East Movement, Jojo, Usher, and Justin Bieber.
What was the story behind Justin Bieber's 'Somebody to Love'?+
The Stereotypes created 'Somebody to Love' for Usher, but Perez Hilton heard it in their studio and sent it to Bieber's team, leading to Bieber cutting the song with Usher later joining on the remix.
Have The Stereotypes been nominated for a Grammy?+
Yes, The Stereotypes were nominated for a Grammy for one of their tracks with Ne-Yo.
How do The Stereotypes view the future of music?+
They believe that the music industry, particularly dance music, has become an 'international game,' and the U.S. is catching up to a global trend.

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