Nate Fox

Nate Fox doesn't live the life of a big name producer. He currently lives in the boondocks of Pennsylvania, working construction, trying to save up enough money to move to Los Angeles. But that doesn't mean he's not a big time producer, even if he's not a big time name—yet. Fox was heavily involved in the production of Chance The Rapper's breakout mixtape, Acid Rap. He produced "Juice," "Favorite Song," "Lost," and "Chain Smoker." But he's also been steadily making a name for himself by producing for a number of Cleveland acts (Machine Gun Kelly, Lorine Chia, and Tezo). We sat down with the budding producer for a few hours at the Elevator studio in Chicago to talk about how his records with Chance came together, how he approaches collaborations, and how he got into music in the first place. In the process, he told some fascinating stories, like one about taking acid with Chance, or the time he made his first rap song with a friend on Windows Sound Recorder.