Metro Boomin is a producer and composer rather than a lyricist, so he builds the beats and arrangements while the rappers and singers he features write the words. His legal name, Leland Wayne, appears in the music-writing credits of nearly every track, and his production tags lead the credits, but the lyrics belong to guests like Future, 21 Savage, and The Weeknd.
By the Numbers
5
Studio Albums
83
Tracks Credited
96%
Self-Written
17
Years Active
244
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 80 / 83 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 83 tracks: how many Metro Boomin wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Metro Boomin has a writing credit96%
96%
4%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written80tracks96%
Outside writers3tracks4%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
Metro Boomin's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 83 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)0%
Composer (music)96%
Producer94%
Performer0%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
Metro Boomin's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 96%
100%
100%
77%
100%
100%
2018Not All Heroes Wear Capes
2022Heroes & Villains
2023Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2024We Don't Trust You
2024We Still Don't Trust You
Early · 93% written
Late · 100% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
100%
2010s
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
96%
2020s
Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse +2 more
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where Metro Boomin sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Metro Boomin
Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Written by Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, Leland Wayne, Michael Jones
Co-wrote
Space Cadet
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Written by Sergio Kitchens, Leland Wayne, Wesley Glass, Allen Ritter
Co-wrote
Creepin'
Heroes & Villains
Written by Abel Tesfaye, Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, Leland Wayne, Jason Quenneville, Peter Lee Johnson, Johan Lenox, Mario Winans, Eithne Ni Bhraonain, Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith, Chauncey Hawkins, Michael Jones, Nicky Ryan, Roma Ryan, Nelust Jean, Prazakrel Michel, Lauryn Hill, William Hart, Thomas Bell
Co-wrote
Superhero (Heroes & Villains)
Heroes & Villains
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Christopher Brown, Leland Wayne, Kanye West, Shawn Carter, Terrence Thornton, Cydel Young, Kasseem Dean, Robert Diggs, Ernest Wilson, Michael Dean, Manfred Mann, Allen Ritter, David Ruoff, Elias Klughammer
Co-wrote
Trance
Heroes & Villains
Written by Jacques Webster II, Jeffery Williams, Leland Wayne, Allen Ritter, Peter Lee Johnson
Co-wrote
Calling
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Written by Khalif Brown, Navraj Goraya, Artist Dubose, Leland Wayne, Jordan Holt-May, Christopher Townsend, Johan Lenox
Co-wrote
Am I Dreaming
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Written by Rakim Mayers, Uriel Brush, Leland Wayne, Michael Dean, Peter Lee Johnson, Landon Wayne
Co-wrote
Self Love
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Written by Brittany Collins, Brittany Hazzard, Leland Wayne, Andre Proctor, Mejdi Rhars, Johan Lenox
Co-wrote
Like That
We Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Kendrick Duckworth, Leland Wayne, Kobe Hood, Rodney Oliver, Joe Cooley
Co-wrote
Type Shit
We Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Jacques Webster II, Jordan Terrell Carter, Leland Wayne, Dwayne Richardson
Co-wrote
We Don't Trust You
We Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Leland Wayne, Mejdi Rhars, Dwayne Richardson, Christopher Townsend, Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Paul Fishman
Co-wrote
We Still Don't Trust You
We Still Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Abel Tesfaye, Leland Wayne, Michael Dean
Co-wrote
Red Leather
We Still Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Jermaine Cole, Leland Wayne, Andre Proctor
Co-wrote
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 227. P8 Prince 85 · JW Jacques Webster II · PL Peter Lee Johnson
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
Metro Boomin is the clearest producer-author case in the data: he is a composer and producer, not a lyricist. On almost every track his legal name, Leland Wayne, appears among the music writers and his stage name leads the production credits, but the lyrics belong to the rappers and singers he features. That makes his records a near-perfect inversion of a singer-songwriter catalog, where the headline name sits in the beat-making and arranging columns while a rotating cast of guests does the actual writing of the words. The composer lists also run long because his sample-driven style pulls in the writers of every interpolated and sampled song.
Quick Facts
Real nameLeland Tyler Wayne, producer from St. Louis based in Atlanta
Producer tagThe 'If Young Metro don't trust you' drop is one of hip-hop's best-known tags
No. 1 albumsHeroes & Villains and both We Don't Trust You albums topped the Billboard 200
Signature soundDark, cinematic trap that shaped a generation of Atlanta rap
SoundtrackCurated and produced the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack (2023)
Studio albumsFive, from Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2018) to We Still Don't Trust You (2024)
Creative Fingerprint
The purest producer-author in the catalog: Metro Boomin is a composer and producer, not a lyricist, so his legal name sits in the music credits while a rotating cast of rappers and singers writes the words.
The Story
Metro Boomin, born Leland Tyler Wayne, is an American record producer regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern hip-hop and trap. His dark, cinematic beats powered a generation of Atlanta rap before he stepped out as a headline artist in his own right. As a producer he is the architect of his albums rather than their lyricist: the words on his records are written and performed by the rappers and singers he assembles, while Metro builds the music and steers the project. His albums are guest-heavy showcases, and the authorship split is the whole story of his catalog, with his name sitting in the composer and producer columns on nearly every track while the featured artists carry the writing of the lyrics. Releases like Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Heroes & Villains, the Spider-Verse soundtrack, and his two 2024 collaborations with Future established him as a producer who can top the charts under his own banner.
Awards & Recognition
Heroes & Villains debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 (2022)
We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You both debuted at number one (2024)
Multiple Grammy nominations as a producer, including Producer of the Year
Frequently Asked Questions Metro Boomin
Does Metro Boomin write his own songs?
Metro Boomin is a producer and composer rather than a lyricist, so he builds the beats and arrangements while the rappers and singers he features write the words. His legal name, Leland Wayne, appears in the music-writing credits of nearly every track, and his production tags lead the credits, but the lyrics belong to guests like Future, 21 Savage, and The Weeknd.
Who is Metro Boomin?
Metro Boomin, born Leland Tyler Wayne, is an American record producer widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern trap and hip-hop. He rose out of the Atlanta rap scene producing for Future, 21 Savage, and others before launching his own chart-topping albums.
Who wrote 'Creepin''?
'Creepin'' was produced by Metro Boomin and performed by @@mdlink0@@ and @@mdlink1@@, who along with the song's writers handled the lyrics. It appears on Metro's 2022 album Heroes & Villains and interpolates Mario Winans' 'I Don't Wanna Know.'
What is Metro Boomin's producer tag?
His signature producer tag is the spoken line 'If Young Metro don't trust you, I'm gonna shoot you,' voiced by Future. It became one of the most recognizable drops in hip-hop and signals a Metro Boomin beat.
Who wrote 'Like That'?
'Like That' was produced by Metro Boomin and features Future and Kendrick Lamar, who wrote and performed the verses, including Kendrick's widely discussed shots at Drake. It appears on the 2024 album We Don't Trust You and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
His records are producer-led, so each song credits the guest rappers and singers who wrote the lyrics along with Metro's music credit. His sample-heavy style also pulls in the writers of every interpolated or sampled song, which is why the credit lists run long.
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