Yo Yo what’s up Meech wanted to start this interview by thanking you for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply. So to get this interview started tell us a little bit about yourself, who is Meech, how long have you been making music, and what is you end goal as an artist? 

 My guy, really appreciate you reaching out wanting to get to know me a bit more. Meech is a nickname I got in college from my basketball team, S/O to my Elms College bro’s. They birthed the nickname Meech in 2015. Thought it would be a dope rap name. I always as a 14/15-year-old freestyled at the school lunch table, with my bro & cousin from Florida would make me freestyle all the time. I’ll never forget rapping to Joey Badass’ ‘Waves’ instrumental for 20 minutes straight & them both saying I’m nice and can do something with this music. And then was capped it all off was the homie Latrell James letting me and my other homies record in his stu. Without knowing probably, he opened my eyes more to song writing and the idea of just being an artist and not some freestyle rapper who can’t make a record. Always appreciative of that!  

 I see you’re from Boston bro, how long have you been out there, how has this area influenced you as well as your music, and how’s the underground scene there? 

I’m from Brockton, MA (Southside) kid born and raised my entire life, I was never really appreciative of Boston and scene until the blogging era started happening & highlighting up and coming artists in the early 2010s. From a Moufy, Jefe Replay, Latrell James, Gio Dee, Cousin Stizz, Michael Christmas, OG Swaggerdick & more. Shit was just inspiring to watch all the artists grow during that crazy Soundcloud run. I love what the scene is slowly becoming as it has allowed people like me and my Van Buren brothers from Brockton into some big shows & events within the city. 

 Who are some of your biggest influences, and what made you choose a career in music?

 I would have to say, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Big Sean, Drake, Jay Z, Cole & Kanye are for sure the biggest influences for me. In all honestly seeing my brothers Lord Felix & Ricky Felix chase the music so aggressively was everything to me, I’ve known them two since we were kids and seeing them chase their dream every day aggressively inspired me to do the same. 

 So you’re part of a pretty hot label based out in Boston called Van Buren Records, give us some background on the label, how it started,  its members, how you guys got together? 

You’ll have to ask a Jiles and Felix on the history of what made them start & call it that name, but I just know I would see them push the label in certain things they were doing. Whether it was Jiles blogging or Felix doing his music & clothing line; as time went by everything really formed organically. I met Jiles , Shelby & Moses during my freshman year of college through Felix. I always knew about Luke Bar$ from city buzz & word of mouth from Jiles back in 2014. He & Saint Lyor were homies with Ricky Felix, and we all just were asked to join the collective one by one. 

 Tell us about your experience so far as an underground artist some good and not so good moments, and what’s some advice you would give to new artists just starting? 

 Honestly, I love the beauty of the good and bad the music has brought me. I battle a lot in believing in my voice as an artist and really have a bad habit of wanting to “Perfect” the music. I realized that the best music I made came from natural emotions, life experience, and some third party advice from creative people I trust.  I was just living my life, experiencing mad shit and then out of nowhere inspiration for a record would be born. Advice for new artists, I would say don’t hold onto your music; especially if you don’t have any music out. Let your mind be free, and put it out for the world to consume. You’ll never truly be satisfied with your work as a creative after it’s all said and done. But this music shit is bigger than you & your ego, it’s needed to unify the earth. Those who love it and try to understand will follow you in due time. Trust 

So getting into music man i gotta say you’re actually one of my favorite artists so far. Some stand out tracks to me are; “Lemon Water FreeStyle”, “Coupe”, “Some Pain Can Be A Drug” 1,2, and 3.  Tell us about each of these songs?

I appreciate that compliment man, for real.  For the records, I’ll brief the meaning.

Lemon Water Freestyle – Record was just about cleansing my spirit with some thoughts I had in my mind during that time. Lemon water in real life has amazing benefits for the human body, advise y’all get on that wave. 

Coupe – Was a record about me purchasing my 1st whip , and really touching both the good & bad that’s came with it. Shit has stressed me out at times, and also comes in clutch at times. Can be a double edge sword owning a whip when your young, this one of my favorite records. Wrote this after having my 2nd panic attack that year, stemmed from tress at work, bills & life. 

“Some Pain Can Be A Drug” 1, 2, and 3 – I recently dropped a 4th part to this series I was holding onto for months. Long story short, pain can be addictive to us humans. Just as drugs & alcohol can be abused, the same goes for pain & struggling through shit. I’m for sure an abuser of this, something I’m working on. I know I can stop and change the temporary pain I go through mentally, spiritually & physically. 

 So you have two projects on your discography right now, “#Swish” which you dropped 2017, and “‘Ninefour”, which dropped this past year. Tell us about each album, what inspired each, and how does each one fit into your discography? 

“#Swish” is a simple concept, ball is everything to me and my competitive career was coming to an end. So I wanted to make an ode to it with this project when I was graduating college. I was also fresh off a breakup, that relationship was a huge part of my 4 year college career and the person lover I am today. So it’s a lot of records about her and the idea of love on there.

“‘Ninefour” is more about ME and who I am as a human being in this simulation we call LIFE. Ninefour represents my birth year and just being grateful to being alive through all the shit I have been going through personally in my life the past year and half. I’m blessed and grateful to have talked about a bit of my problems, but they’ll be more music on the shit I’ve gone through as time goes.

So i gotta say man you and your production team are going crazy man, walk us through your creative process, and when do you know you have song you’re proud of?

 Honestly the production I end up putting out are the ones where I legit find a cadence and concept that hits me immediately after hearing the beat. It’s a habit I want to break because sometimes I could go on a drought and over write a record and force the issue. I’ve improved more of that by just hopping in the booth and doing mad takes , going back to my freestyling roots and just say what I feel in that moment. It’s been a beautiful process,

 So outside of Van Buren which other artists or producers have you worked with, and how was your experience with them?

 Producers it varies, I’m trying to build more with people off social media. A lot of the outside production comes from email submissions or youtube producers. Building a relationship with those people via text so it feels more personable, but as of right now and future reference my focus has been more so building with producers and making shit from scratch. Have it be more organic. 

 With artists I always love making music with people who I can connect with in real life, I love to talk and really just vibe out and see if the energy is there. Once I’m able to feel that out then amazing shit happens. S/O Notebook P, really was the 1st guy outside of VB to agree on doing a feature with me. He understood my vision early when the music wasn’t as good and didn’t have a record to my name, forever indebted to that man.  Never will forget that shit, he made me realize what type of artists I want featured on my music. Was too pure of a creative process.

 What’s next for you in 2020, where do you see yourself by the end of the year?

 End of this year I expect Van Buren Records to continue to build on this empire, and for me it’s about growing my fan base and getting a step closer to my sound. Also taking care of myself in every way , live as much as I can. 

 Any last words?

Appreciate you interviewing me and allowing me on your platform, more music to come & VB Worldwide til the end dawg

 Who should we have next on Nefarious Supply? 

Hit my guy Notebook P or Lance Jackson, them boys special. 

Shout out to Meech for coming on to interview with Nefarious Supply, if you enjoyed this interview be sure to follow check out Meech’s music on Soundcloud which can be found above, follow him on Instagram and show love to the rest of Van Buren as well.

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