He also earned gold records for work on tracks by Philly singer-rapper PNB Rock, artist Russ, and rappers Roddy Rich and Trippie Redd. In 2019, two Storch-produced tracks landed on the Billboard Top 100 charts: “Undecided” off of Chris Brown’s 30-track “Indigo” album, and “I’ll Kill You,” by R&B newcomer Summer Walker. His recent work includes collaborating with top talnt like rappers T.I. Storch’s destructive lifestyle separated him from the pack of his megaproducer contemporaries like Jermaine Dupree and Just Blaze.īut he’s far from gone. Dre, 50 Cent and Beyonce have earned him 70 million, a Scarface-worthy mansion in Miami and a place in Paris Hiltons heart By. Once worth $100 million, Storch filed for bankruptcy in the summer of 2015.Īlong the way he kept producing but yielded no hits. Scott Storch’s Outrageous Fortune The hits hes produced for Dr. He entered into recovery and completed in-patient treatment in 2009. Over the next decade, Storch’s life was a series of ups and downs. There was also the tens of thousands owed in child support to his first child’s mother, whom he met and dated in Philly. In this time, Storch’s career was marred by myriad failures and incidents. His career was on the outs, and put to rest after Storch produced his then-girlfriend Paris Hilton’s debut pop album flop. By then, he was known for living a luxurious lifestyle that ultimately proved costly. Storch made headlines in the mid-2000s when he squandered $30 million on cocaine to support his all-consuming drug habit. Downward spiral over, ready for a comeback That last track, produced in 2006, was Storch’s final biggest hit, before he was brought down by drug addiction and money mismanagement. Other jams you may not have realized were produced by Storch include “Me, Myself and I” by Beyonce, “Run It!” by Chris Brown and “Make It Rain,” by rapper Fat Joe and Lil Wayne. His work on top rap and pop hits like “Lean Back” by Fat Joe, “Let Me Love You,” by Mario and 50 Cent’s “Candy Shop,” cemented Storch as, “arguably the biggest producer in hip-hop and R&B,” one Complex writer said. In 2002, he co-produced Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River,” and worked on several tracks from Christina Aguilera’s era-defining “Stripped” album. The keys-heavy intro melded with hardcore rap beat elements came to underline Storch’s style and help elevate the producer. Take the album’s lead single, “Still D.R.E.,” co-produced by Storch. Dre’s 1999 album titled “2001,” though, that Storch’s production pipes really started to shine. It came in 1999, for his work writing and producing the group’s “You Got Me.” With The Roots, Storch earned his first Grammy. ‘Arguably the biggest producer’ in hip hop
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