THENASA8 is a group of artist stationed in the DMV. With such a diverse group of members and an extensive discography the Nasa8 has been working hard on establishing their selves a group of artists to pay attention to. With 40+ tapes already out and more coming down the pipeline the Nasa8 is a group of artists who shows that not only do they have an amazing work ethic that is unmatched, they have their talent to back them up as well.

What is the group and what does it stand for? Do you guys have a mission statement that you like to promote?

Well, first and foremost, we are Lawyers. I mean, look at our hands! But we are much better known for our rap music. Thenasa8 stands for Nostalgic Anime Social Awareness 8 (sike nah lol). It really means whatever you want it to mean. its more of a vibe at this point. Ride the wave.

Our mission statement follows:

"In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law...? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will.”

Why did the group come together?

Cuz the people who did the second season of one punch man was trippin mane.

How many people are in the group, and what are their individual names and talents?

So before we name our people, everyone in the group makes beats and raps. All in house BOOM.
So we have:
Bito
JeeroSama
Tislam the Great
Opo Ra
SurQ
Ale from Summerclub
TEK.LUN
TrelMix
BigSto
There's also other muhfuckas that do other shit but these the big 8 on the newest album.

What type of music do you guys promote? Any specific style?

Slam Gore Punch groove is one of the genres we push MAINLY. But we dabble in electronic folk acid jazz, and I believe TEK.LUN has experimented with the unique sound of classical death funk-hop. But we just put out a straight up Hip-Hop album.

Is there an area that you all represent? Why is that area important to you?

We from Laurel, Maryland we also got cats in Baltmore across the seas in the UK. We kinda all over . WORLDWIDE YA DIG
GOIN DOWN LIKE A SLIDE YA DiG.

What does the group draw inspiration from in the music industry?

NOT A GATDAMN THING. We have never looked to draw inspiration from music industry. We realize that shit is like nahm sayin, the shit is gonna do what its gonna do, so we aren't looking to jump through a circle shape because we are circle shaped We got a gatdamn demon apostle butterfly creature thing on our album cover, We did that because we wanted it, not because we saw other peoples covers and said "thats popular thats what we should do". Plus anime rules, we do this to have fun and we do it for cats like us. The anime heads, the people with a million DBZ figurines perched at there computer desk. For the peoples that was reading shonen jump in tap class and they was trynna tell you that you cant read books with pictures in them. For them niggaz that was sittin criss cross apple sauce in the manga aisle in books a million. This is for the cats that put the towel down in the living room every Friday night to eat dinner and watch Toonami. This is for y'all.  

Does the group have a preferred group of artists that they listen to or is it really diverse ?

WE LISTEN TO DOOM AND SEAN P! (RIP!) Errbody listens to different shit. We have a group of producers and musicians, collectors of vinyls, and youtube bandits. We could honestly go on but that could be a topic for a completely different interview. We have backgrounds in Metal, Jazz, Dnb, Electronic, so it’s honestly extensive as fuh. On top of that we from Laurel, 30 minutes from DC and Baltimore so we didn't just get their slang, we got the Gogo, the club music allat shit. But at the time we didn't really appreciate it we was on our boom bap bullshit... lls.  

What platform can people reach the groups content on the most conveniently?

Whichever ones you can pay for shit on. Big fax. Allum.

What albums and songs do you already have out that people should listen to?

Look nigga, we got 40+ tapes on our Bandcamp. Rap tapes, beat tapes you name it. Our newest project, Conviction Arc, just dropped on the 8th. We was rockin with the homies on that jawnt, shot out DK the Punisher for the slappaz, that boy a fool for them jawnts. We had the heavenly scholar J-Live watching our backs on the track. Everyone should go buy that jawnt. Go peep the video for dat jawnt too dug. Also got a beat tape collection, NASA8+ nahmsayin, bout to put out Vol 12 next month. We pretty much get 2 beats from everyone and make a noxious concoction of a beat tape.
 
Is there any one song that the group has made that stands out from the rest? Any songs that people should listen to that will get people hooked?

Big Fax, "Two Completely Languages" from the new album mostly because its a diss track to magic. Fuck magic. like foreal though who the fuck is wearing robes n shit yellin thunderbolt n shit. Abracdabra ass niggaz. Aye but fr, we fucks with magic, thats the ancient science faceass.

But yea that track is fucking vicious. It's actually crazy cuz Opo Ra's verse wasn't even on the original recording, then he came home from his short stint as a vigilante justice super hero in France and came thru laid it down one take even though he didn't do it in one take.   All of em nigga!!!! (but nah the song "Kyoshi dono KYOSHI DONO!!!" will probably smack your face off repeatedly.)
 
Do you have an outstanding moment since you got into the music industry that makes you realize how important it is to make music like this? If so what would that be?

Nah, this music industry shit fu frfr. We would much rather be known as them dope mafuckas that paint murals, you know shit like a mural of Kamala Harris squaring up with Mashiba from Hajime no Ippo, but he's like a girl, and the referee is Colnel Sanders and the rings ropes are just big ass ropes made out of chicken wings n shit. But on a serious note, finding out that we had fans in a completely different country was cool.

How has your experience in the industry has been thus far?

 Aye look, we've been jerked around (pause) flerped around derped around and allat shit. THIS SHIT FU.

"And still I rise."

-Maya Angelou(pause lls)

We doin our thang and we gone keep doing it till the chevy is dry.

Can you tell us anything about future projects? Anything that people can look forward to coming from you?

Bito is doing a solo album called "Shonenjump19". Opo Ra is coming out with "Saddest form of Art: The Life of Ike Okoro", which will be coming out in the fall. Jeerosama is working on a solo tape as well, dates and title still to be announced. Shonenjump19 is pretty much done we are just waiting on him for a release date which should be sometime soon. Jeerosama will be releasing his first solo tape which will be done by fall, ready to release in the winter. Don't nobody know what Opo. Ra doin he be doin vigilante justice shit in France.
 
Tell us a bit about your newest project and what we can expect from it.

You can expect a plethora of sounds and vibrations that all users will enjoy. Even if your of the freebase community because technically, our music is not to be listened to, but it is to be freebased.
 
Do you have any last thoughts before the end of the interview? Any message you really want to get out to the people and your fans?

Thank you to the fans, coco bread slap but only if its like nahm sayin like moist, pop tarts over toaster strudels thats how we rockin.

"Hate it or love it the underdog's on top, and im gone shine homie until my heart stop"
*Jashoota comes in to finish it*
"Go head envy me, comes im raps mvp and i ain't nowhere so you can get to know me."

Congratulations

Big shoutout to TheNasa8 for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply. If you enjoyed this interview and would like to keep ups with them you can find them on Instagram and Twitter. You can also find their music on all streaming platforms including their Soundcloud which can be found aboce, and you can also support band by checking out their bandcamp. While you’re there be sure to checkout their previous work and stop over to pick up some merch by them.

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