South Central, L.A., the birthplace of many of the most notorious and violent gangs in history, also birthed multi-platinum record producer and executive, Laylaw, who began writing songs at the young age of seventeen.Soon after high school, this developing entrepreneur founded his own record label called Rolexx Records — which landed a distribution deal with Macola Records (the same distributor as World Class Wreckin’ Cru, Ice-T and other pioneering recording artists).
The ground-breaking roots of Laylaw trace back deep within the concrete history of music — as you can find the musical fingerprints of Laylaw with Dr. Dre during (and before) Ruthless Records, Death Row Records and Aftermath Entertainment. One of the originators of the celebrated G-Funk sound, Laylaw was introduced to the famed super-producer at a young age, who began producing some of Laylaw’s early songs. Dr. Dre’s name is listed as “Mechanic” on Laylaw’s earlier projects due to Dre’s deal with Epic – a fascinating note to the history of Andre Romelle Young. Don’t be surprised if you hear Laylaw somewhere on the most
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