▁music ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁generally ▁rap ▁about ▁drug ▁dealing , ▁weapons , ▁and ▁their ▁l ifest yles . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Pitt man ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois . ▁Pitt man ▁started ▁making ▁be ats ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁old ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁his ▁cousin . ▁He ▁met ▁Chief ▁Ke ef ▁on ▁Facebook ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁songs . ▁Pitt man ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁production ▁team ▁collect ive ▁called ▁Band K amp ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁producer ▁and ▁CE O ▁Band K amp , ▁Paris ▁Be ull er ▁and ▁intern ▁Wal do o Be atz , ▁Chief ▁Ke ef ' s ▁Back ▁From ▁The ▁Dead ▁was ▁officially ▁the ▁first ▁mi xt ape ▁he ▁produced . ▁Pitt man ▁recently ▁started ▁his ▁own ▁independent ▁label ▁called ▁Ch op ▁Squad . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁started ▁a ▁website ▁called ▁Sound Kit W iz . com , ▁an ▁online ▁ret ail ▁music ▁production ▁website ▁where ▁produ cers ▁and ▁engine ers ▁can ▁purchase ▁audio ▁engineering ▁and ▁music ▁production ▁related ▁products . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Pitt man ▁uploaded ▁a ▁video ▁on ▁Inst agram ▁of ▁him ▁firing ▁sh ots ▁outside ▁his ▁house ▁after ▁people ▁outside ▁were ▁calling ▁his ▁name . ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Pitt man ▁was ▁streaming ▁on ▁Inst agram ▁Live ▁whilst ▁looking ▁for ▁Atlanta - based ▁ra pper ▁ 2 1 ▁Sav age . ▁Pitt man ▁had ▁already