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Solo Artist

Metro Boomin

Active2009-present
OriginSt. Louis, Missouri
Albums5
Tracks83

Most frequent collaborator: Leland Wayne  ·  80 tracks

Hip-HopTrap
0%
Authorship
Singer / Performer

Holds writing credit on 0 of 83 tracks

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](/artist/future/), [21 Savage](/artist/21-savage/), and [The Weeknd](/artist/the-weeknd/).

By the Numbers

5
Studio Albums
83
Tracks Credited
0%
Self-Written
17
Years Active
245
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 0 / 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 credit0%
100%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written0tracks0%
Outside writers83tracks100%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Metro Boomin's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 83 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)0%
Composer (music)0%
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.

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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 · 0% written
Late · 0% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

0%
2010s
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
0%
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.

EXO8%
Carrie Underwood43%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
Ariana Grande77%
Chris Brown91%
Travis Scott100%
0%Metro Boomin
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

10 Freaky Girls
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Written by Shayaa Abraham-Joseph, Leland Wayne, Michael Jones
Outside writers
Space Cadet
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Written by Sergio Kitchens, Leland Wayne, Wesley Glass, Allen Ritter
Outside writers
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
Outside writers
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
Outside writers
Trance
Heroes & Villains
Written by Jacques Webster II, Jeffery Williams, Leland Wayne, Allen Ritter, Peter Lee Johnson
Outside writers
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
Outside writers
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
Outside writers
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
Outside writers
Like That
We Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Kendrick Duckworth, Leland Wayne, Kobe Hood, Rodney Oliver, Joe Cooley
Outside writers
Type Shit
We Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Jacques Webster II, Jordan Carter, Leland Wayne, Dwayne Richardson
Outside writers
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
Outside writers
We Still Don't Trust You
We Still Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Abel Tesfaye, Leland Wayne, Michael Dean
Outside writers
Red Leather
We Still Don't Trust You
Written by Nayvadius Wilburn, Jermaine Cole, Leland Wayne, Andre Proctor
Outside writers

Discography 5 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Metro Boomin83 tracks
LW80 NW47 F47 AR15 P812 TS12

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. LW Leland Wayne · NW Nayvadius Wilburn · F Future · AR Allen Ritter · P8 Prince 85 · TS Travis Scott

The Writers & Producers Behind Metro Boomin 6 key collaborators

LW
Leland Wayne
Songwriter
Not All Heroes Wear Capes / Heroes & Villains / Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse / We Don't Trust You80 tracks
NW
Nayvadius Wilburn
Songwriter
Heroes & Villains / Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse / We Don't Trust You / We Still Don't Trust You47 tracks
F
Future
Performer
Heroes & Villains / Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse / We Don't Trust You / We Still Don't Trust You47 tracks
AR
Allen Ritter
Producer & Songwriter
Not All Heroes Wear Capes / Heroes & Villains / We Don't Trust You / We Still Don't Trust You15 tracks
P8
Prince 85
Producer
Not All Heroes Wear Capes / Heroes & Villains / Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse / We Don't Trust You12 tracks
TS
Travis Scott
Performer
Not All Heroes Wear Capes / Heroes & Villains / We Don't Trust You12 tracks

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](/artist/future/), [21 Savage](/artist/21-savage/), and [The Weeknd](/artist/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 [The Weeknd](/artist/the-weeknd/) and [21 Savage](/artist/21-savage/), 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.
How many albums has Metro Boomin released?
Metro Boomin has released five studio and collaborative albums: Not All Heroes Wear Capes (2018), Heroes & Villains (2022), the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack (2023), and the two 2024 albums with Future, We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You.
Why do Metro Boomin's songs list so many writers?
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.
Did Metro Boomin do the Spider-Verse soundtrack?
Yes. Metro Boomin curated and produced Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023, featuring artists like Coi Leray, A$AP Rocky, and Lil Wayne. Its lead single 'Annihilate' was a highlight of the project.

Sources

Metro Boomin - Wikipedia Heroes & Villains - Wikipedia