Southside Announces His Retirement

Last month Atlanta producer Southside said there were only five rappers worthy of his beats, making it clear that he's tiring of the rap game. Now, Southside says that he's retiring, and he'll do so after his next project drops.

AFTER THIS 808mafia ALBUM IM DONE IM WHERE I WANNA BE IN LIFE AS A PRODUCER IM DONE JUST KNO THIS ALBUM IS GOING TO BE GREAT IM STILL GONE LEAD FOR THE CULTURE IM STILL GONE TRY TO PUT NEW PRODUCERS ON BUT AS A PRODUCER IM THROWING THE TOWEL IN AFTER THIS ALBUM I’m done ❤️

— Southside (@sizzle808MAFIA) March 9, 2021

"AFTER THIS 808mafia ALBUM IM DONE," he tweeted. "IM WHERE I WANNA BE IN LIFE AS A PRODUCER IM DONE JUST KNO THIS ALBUM IS GOING TO BE GREAT IM STILL GONE LEAD FOR THE CULTURE IM STILL GONE TRY TO PUT NEW PRODUCERS ON BUT AS A PRODUCER IM THROWING THE TOWEL IN AFTER THIS ALBUM I’m done."

Throughout his impressive run, Southside has worked with a host of A-list rappers, including Drake and Migos, and he's been in the game for well over a decade.

Do you think he'll really walk away from rap or no?