Xabiel Lucia, welcome to Nefarious Supply we are excited to finally feature you on the platform for 2023. To get the interview started tell us about yourself, who is Xabiel Lucia, what experiences have influenced you as an artist, and how has your experience been so far as an underground artist?

Hello i am Xabiel Lucia, an up & coming artist from the beautiful city of New Orleans. I am the everyday person, I am as normal as a random guy walking passed you on the streets, the one thing that separates me would have to be my art such as my music, the sounds that i put out into the world. 

I’ve been inspired by many, coming from the islands I first fell in love with my native music which is Bachata & other melodies with guitars, drums, & other instruments that just make you want to dance or cry lol depending on how it makes ya feel. Coming to the states at a young age was very important for my family & in the long run it was also important for me because it allowed me to change it made me into who I am today. Many american artists have touched my heart like Michael Jackson,Lil wayne, Travy McCoy, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Ole Dirty Bastard, MF DOOM so on so force, other artist that aren’t from the states but did exactly what im doing like M.I.A., Rihanna, & others that I can’t quite remember atm.  My experience as an underground artist isn’t so bad, I’m in my beginning stages, is a little ruff yeah sometimes I feel like quitting off course, I never really have the balls to do it I don’t know why something just doesn’t want me to stop I guess. I love it all. 

NOLA seems like a bedrock of talent, we've featured a number of artists from the area including Lango and Three65 and they've had nothing but positive things to say about the area. So tell us about your experience in NOLA, what the underground scene is like out there, and how this area influenced you and your sound? 

The city’s amazing, the culture is so fascinating, i like it. I hate the people, the underground scene is filled with ZOMBIES, walking copies of the same person. The love/support is kept for a specific group of people, I’m not in the list. Is okay. That’s all i have to say.

What artists would you say have had the biggest influence on you and your sound, and what artists have you been listening to?

Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar Kendrick fookin Lamar. The man is a different breed of human a different artist when he touches the mic, i can fanboy all day but i wont. Let me keep it short he’s helped me in ways no one has ever done. He truly is a special person to me and his music will always live with me for now and then. 

What are some of your favorite albums right now?

Mr.Morale & The Big Steppers, ANTI (Rihanna), I Rest My Case (Youngboy Never Broke Again)

Xabiel it's insane how good your production is! Walk us through your creative process from beginning to end, and how do you know when you have something you're ready to share with fans?

Thank you, nowadays is a little bit harder for me to find inspiration just because I’ve been doing it for a while so it’s not like how it used to be where I could listen to a beat and I’m instantly hard for music. No it’s not like that anymore. Oh, I have to truly feel a certain way with myself and with the environment and with everything, I can’t just get on any beat nowadays. Don’t get it wrong though I’m still working a lot. 

I know exactly when something is ready to be shared with my friends/fans whenever I put my headphones down and walk away from my microphone and I hit play and I start fookin dancing to what I just made. That’s when I know I’m ready to share.

Right now you have three projects out that we've really enjoyed; "Ush Up World", “Iheart×l”, and” l'm Home”. Tell us about these projects including what inspired them, the creative process and timeline behind each, and out of the three which project is your favorite.

Thank you for tuning in, Ush Up World comes from a happy & exciting place, it truly  is a masterpiece & one day it’ll see the light of day. IheartXl was made simply bc i can, i have the privilege to do so, GOD gave me the tools so im utilizing them, simple as that. I’M HOME is a special peace to me, the backstory behind it is kinda personal so i won’t speak on it. Thank you. 

There’s no favorites. 

Across your discography you've worked with a number of talented artists including Mdmlil1, Staxx, Lango, Mvddmvcc, and more. How does your creative process change when collabing with other artists, and what's your favorite aspect about working with other artists?

Whenever i work with peopll, the first few words are thank you for the honors, are you ready to make music, that implies that we are about to kill it in ways that will get us locked up for life. Everyone has shown a different side of themselves when it comes to working with me & i love it. Never box yourself in.

If you could go back in time to when you first started your journey, what's one piece of advice you would tell your self? 

Keep your ears open & your mouth chirping.   

Shout some friends out you think we should feature on here.  

Neno Fresh, neno is like the older brother i never had, he actually inspired me to start recording music, i use to write poetry. Saudii, saudii is also another dominican aritst who stands out so much, & he’s in connections with a very important person who I won’t say much about. Last but not least my brother Bebe Static, my day one, a true talent sent from idk where lol.  

So what's next for 2023? 

Im definitely making it.  

Any last words?

Music lives, you don’t. -xL