808 Mafia is an Atlanta-based hip hop production collective founded around 2010 by producers Southside and Lex Luger. Their signature shouted producer tag appears at the start of countless trap records from the 2010s, including work with artists like Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane and Future. As the tag spread through mixtapes and YouTube type beats, it became shorthand for a heavy, bass-driven instrumental. Editors still reach for the drop today because it instantly frames any clip as loud, confident street rap.