HateSonny first things first I wanted to thank you for agreeing to interview Nefarious Supply as our featured artist this week, so just to get the interview started, introduce yourself to who is HateSonny and what got you down the path to becoming a musician?

Love, thank y’all for reaching out. To sum it up i’m just an expressive person, and always used some form of artistic medium to express myself. Making music just felt natural because there were always musical people around me growing up. My pops used to be a DJ so I always got exposed to a bunch of different styles of music growing up, and my auntie was a singer. The path of making music just always felt natural to me, but as of recent I’m starting to truly understand what it means to be an artist.

Where are you currently based out of and how would you say this area has influenced your overall sound?

Born and raised and currently reside in Chicago. Being from out here gave me a melting pot of different experiences to pull from for my music especially coming from the south side. My people always tried to keep me away from the violence and shit, but when it’s so persistent you just learn to adapt to it. The two biggest influences to the music direction I’m headed towards musically are drill music and Chicago house music.

In addition to influencing your sound, how is this area's underground scene for up and coming and emerging artists? Is it currently a hub and if so what are some of the artists you have worked with? 

The scene is weird out here. It’s pretty clique based and divisive, but there’s an overabundance of talent out here for sure. Some artist i’m fucking with out here besides HL and the guys are J Wade, Serena Isioma, Vince Ash, WemmyMo, and Pat Guwop.

What artists or individuals have had the biggest impact on your sound, and who are the top 5 artists you listen to on a regular basis? 

My favorite artists of all time are Kanye, Mos Def, Daft Punk, Lil Wayne, and Pharrell. I would say each of them influence me in different ways. Like I'm influenced by Kanye and Pharrell production, Wayne and Mos Def rapping abilities, and Daft Punk just overall raw as hell to me.

So getting into your music over the last 2 years you’ve put out amazing bodies of work including; Sonny vs The World, Bad Luck, Good Luck, and Do Not Disturb tell us about each of them, and what were the inspirations for the sound of the projects as well as the titles?

So Sonny vs. The World was just an EP of some songs I had made around that time that I just felt like putting out, there wasn’t really any interesting story or anything behind it. Bad Luck and Good Luck were made to sonically counter each other. I wanted to explore my range and versatility and see what I was capable of doing within each respective sonic realm. Kinda to let people watch me progress. Do Not Disturb was influenced by a state of recluse and depression I went through, I wanted to make a project that just reflected the shit I had on my mind at the time.

You also recently put out your newest album for 2020 Golden Child, tell us about this newest album the creative process behind it, and your experience making the album?

So I made Golden Child with the intention of fully coming to a realization of myself as an artist. I wanted to take elements of sounds I explored in the past and expand on all of them to see what would come of them. It’s the soundtrack to my life essentially.

You’ve worked with a range of talented producers and artists but out of everyone who are some your favorites to collaborate with and why? 

My favorite producers to work with easily are Luke Almighty, Gus Chvany, and MyFriendNate solely because they’re all just the homies. I’ve worked with a lot of producers and in a lot of environments, but I always make my best music with people who I know and can get comfortable around. Recording and writing is a super vulnerable process for me so it makes it a lot easier and enjoyable to make music with people I have genuine connections with.

Even though 2020 has been kind of a shit show we’re you able to accomplish some of your goals for the year and going into 2021 what are somethings you hope to accomplish?

Yeah, I’m pretty satisfied with what I was able to accomplish this year especially in regards to the state of the world and all that bullshit. A lot of really cool content got made and I’m excited for everyone to see it all.

Who should we feature next on Nefarious Supply 

NombreKari, DrewisaBoss, Kaylo, and Jero.

Any last words?

HL or Shells. Go stream Golden Child.

Big shout out to HateSonny for interviewing with Nefarious Supply and being the featured artist of the week! If you enjoyed this interview and want to stay up to date with him you can find his Soundcloud above and you can also follow him on Instagram and Twitter!