Chicago Artists

Serena Isioma - Move (ft. Hatesonny)

“I don’t even like the club, but I like my check too loud I’m up.”

Serena Isioma has been a longtime Nefarious Supply favorite, and her release of the sleek and beautifully deliberate EP, Sensitive has rightfully put her on the map as a rising artist for Chicago to most definitely keep her eye on.

As standout singles such as Sensitive and Valentina show Serena’s versatility has an RnB artist in her field, being able to switch between different styles of flow and tackle different and often difficult topics lyrically with ease, and even a sense of finesse, Move, featuring fellow upcoming artist, Hatesonny, takes the cake for us.

The supple and prominent production underneath both artists’ vocals adds a sense of buoyancy for Serena and Hatesonny to ride, in which they do perfectly. On the track Serena laments the club but goes anyway because why not when your bank account’s full? Hatesonny slides on like the deuteragonist in a buddy cop movie, throwing alley-oops back and forth to Serena throughout the remainder of the track and as the three minutes and twelve seconds reach that last note you’re filled with a sense of nostalgia, longing, and satisfaction, all in one.

Check it out above!

song written by: Serena Isioma & Hatesonny

ISOLATION STATION EP 2 - The Hype Don't Stop

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In this segment we’re giving life to the leagues of music being dropped every week during this trying, yet, interestingly enough, personal time. We at Nefarious Supply want you guys to always have a new underground project or creator, either on your mind, on your playlist, or on your feed in some way, shape, or form. In this instance, we’re doing this on an episodic basis and deciding to write on all the new music coming in through this station, five tracks at a time.

Our second episode brings us bangers from rap collectives such as DKTM and the Van Buren Boys, as well as sprinkles in some international sound from Calgary’s MainCiaga. Chicago newcomer Saeed accompanies Down Silence and Gussi Chamberlain in this six-track rotation.

Take a look! 😈

Van Buren Boys - Mo in the Benz 

The newest release from the Brockton label, Van Buren Records, the VB Boys aren’t letting their foot off the gas this quarantine. Mo in the Benz is the third installment of the Van Buren Boys, which features every member of the label on a track.

Starting with heavy-hitting production from R Louie and an infectious chorus from Luke Bar$, Lord Felix slides into the flow, smooth as always.

He alley-oops to Jiles, who drops heavy and confident bars before slipping right back into the chorus. Saint Lyor helms the last verse and sets the production on fire for the last minute and ten seconds, closing the hype anthem off on a high note. 

Pope Loud - Weight (ft. Blk Lexx & Beggar Allan Poe)

A Nefarious favorite, DKTM is back again with members Pope.Loud, Blk Lexx and upcoming artist Beggar Allan Poe, coming together for the silky and illustriously lucid track, Weight.

The first thing that catches your eye on Weight is the sheer depth of the production, from heavy bass and 808s to some sort of frantic synth progression and an overlaying sultry melody, the beat in and of itself is great.

Praise Baat Choy and Mouse. However, the vocals and lyricism of the track make it that much greater. Pope, Beggar, and Blk switch flows and pass verses smoothly throughout the duration of the track, letting off on various dark and brooding topics and ideals, bringing the overall atmosphere of the track to a head. 

Saeed - Wicked Games Remix

Saeed is an upcoming rap artist based in Uptown, Chicago. In this dusky flip of the Weeknd’s Wicked Games, Saeed takes his time in the world of the XO King, embedding himself into the additional lyricism he spits over the slow and deliberate production.

He speaks on drunken nights, leaps of lust, fake love, drug obsession, and much more, flirting with the production as it strings him along from verse to verse. Saeed has proven himself a force to be reckoned with in the Chicago area and all of the Underground community. Look out for more from the artist on the Nefarious Blog!

Down Silence & Gussi Chamberlain - Exposure 

A collaboration between Down Silence and Gussi Chamberlain, Exposure slows our playlist down a few bpms and adds beautiful guitar progressions and rightly placed hi-hats to complete the solid production. The vocals on this track are amazing and you could coast off them, alone, for the entire three minutes.

The fluttery melody gives the low-tempo beat to cruise all the way through the duration of the track beautifully.

MainCiaga - Drippin (prod. YeahthisMoh)

MainCiaga is a Canada-bred rap artist, based out of Calgary, Alberta. Ciaga has just released the video for his new song Drippin, produced by YeahthisMoh and shot by Alp Ardic. The soft beat with the light-hearted 808s and hi-hats pave a smooth road for Ciaga to steer his lyricism and flows along the beat.

It becomes a nice foundation for the grungy and heavy lyrics Ciaga spits overtop, and the video is honestly simply a good time. Take a look and leave a like!


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JAYY REALL

Q: How did you end up using “Jayy Reall” as your stage name?

A:

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My dad was the first person to call me “Jayy Reall” when I was way younger, like a little kid. The name didn’t come back into my life until high school. Shout out to my friends Hunter and Ciara; they were the first people in my school to call me Jayy Reall. That was my nickname. So then I started making music and I’m like, “man what am I gonna call myself?” My friend was like, “why don’t you just call yourself Jayy Reall?”. I went with it for a minute and I guess it’s stuck since.

Q: What’s a misconception about creatives that bothers you the most?

A:

That we don’t really be busy. A lot of girls used to piss me off like “Oh you don’t really be busy, you don’t be doing stuff all the time!” Not only do I rap; I produce, make videos and do photography. I’m even working on some fashion right now. There’s a lot of stuff people don’t know. I try to spend a lot of my time locked in. I learned that from [a friend]. People really think we don’t put in work nut I really be focused.

Q: When did you realize a typical 9-5 job wasn’t your path?

A:

I wanna say my freshman year of college. I always felt pressure because my mom has a PhD in Psychology. So my whole family’s like, “Oh you gotta follow your mom”. So I always focused on school and getting a degree. Then my first year of college a lot of things didn’t go as planned. It just kinda opened my eyes to the real world and see how things are. Plus a lot of people were supporting my musical crafts more so to treat it like a professional. I was always making music in high school, but I never thought my life could change off of it.

Q: Who was the first person/people you shared your talent with?

A:

Music wise I wanna say my two friends Jared and Justin. Back then in high school we had a Kik message and we used to rap in them. But my friends noticed I was for real about it. So they introduced me to these other people that I’m friends with to this day. Basically they kinda just threw me in this group and said, “Rap!” That was one of my first times when I would say somebody looked at me in a more serious artist note. Jared and Justin are the two people that encouraged me to take myself serious as an artist. Without them I would have never stepped into the studio.

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Q: What do you want people to know and understand about both you and your craft?

A:

It’s as real as it gets. I’m pretty genuine. Everything about me is just pure. It’s just me. I can’t really make anything artificial for people. I can’t make anything that I feel like is not me. I feel like words mean a lot more when I can listen to an artist and know that they mean their words. That’s what I want people to take away when they listen to my music — it’s an experience. Most of my music from when I first started is still up; you can hear that I’m progressing. Not at the rate I wish I was, but still.

Q: Would you like to plug any new content we should be looking out for?

A:

Oh most definitely! You can expect some more music soon. June is gonna be like an overload of music I can’t even tell you how much. I’ve just been waiting for the right time and it’s starting to seem like the right time. Photography, I’m trying to get this website popping soon but if you wanna check out my work you can go to my Instagram [@jarelamari]. Videography you can follow me on YouTube [Jayy Reall].

Big shout out to JAYY REALL for interviewing with Nefarious Supply you should definitely check out his music which can be found on SoundCloud and to stay up to date you can find him on Instagram here. To stay up to date with content coming out of Nefarious Supply you can follow us on Instagram, Apple News, as well as Twitter, like our Facebook Page, and to hear new music constantly from underground and emerging artists be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Sól

Q.

Where are you from, and how does your current location influence
your style of music?

I was born and raised in Chicago. Growing up in Chicago I’ve met and always been exposed to so many different kinds of people and different kinds of music. That’s translated in my music. For example, I wouldn’t label myself as a rap artist but I love hip-hop because  I’ve been exposed to that a lot and I love to add sprinkles of it in my music. Another thing is that a lot of people in Chicago have parties where they perform their original songs and I love going to those because I get inspired by everyone around me and I get  to meet so many new artists. Being in this city I’ve always been inspired by the people I meet daily and the music that I hear everywhere I go.

Q.

What and/or who was your main motivation for deciding to delve into
music as a passion and what are your daily drives for such a career.

I’ve always had a love for music and liked to sing but I never thought of it as something I could pursue. I currently go to an art high school and I major in visual arts. When I got there I just thought that I wanted to become a visual artist and was just set on that until I met people there who made music themselves and that really inspired me. I’ve always been a very shy person and usually kept to myself but my mom convinced me to message one of them and that was the moment I realized that I wanted to try making my own music too. So my first step towards that goal was performing a song for the Hispanic heritage showcase at my school and before I knew it, two people from my school named Victor and Calvin (also known as VICTOR! and happybirthdaycalvin) invited me to record with them in a studio! After recording that song I fell in love with the process of making music and knew that was what I wanted to do. A couple weeks later I put out my first song “October” on SoundCloud and then things took off from there.

Q.

Can you describe the type of music that you make? What
differentiates your music from others?

I don’t like to define the music I make in terms of sound but if I had to describe it I would say that it’s kind of a smooth jazzy Sade and Norah Jones vibe but with sprinkles of alternative, contemporary R&B, and even hip hop. I’m currently working on my first project (an EP) right now, which has a galactic vibe to it- and as I was producing it, I felt as though it sounded like what I imagine outer space to sound like.

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Who do you draw inspiration from? Any specific names? Any different genres?

I draw inspiration from so many people; probably from almost everyone I listen to. But the top people I would say I draw inspiration from are: Solange, Chloe x Halle, Ravyn Lenae, Lorde, Charlotte Dos Santos, Kali Uchis, NAO, Frank Ocean, Raveena, and Erykah Badu. I think my music as of now is an Alternative R&B sound but I also like to draw inspiration from jazz, rap/hip hop, pop, house and even different genres of world music.

Q.

As of right now who are your favorite artists or producers to work with? Are there artists that you would want to collaborate in the near future.

Deryk G., Jaden Isiah, VICTOR!, happybirthdaycalvin, and smba. They are all young and such talented artists and producers and I’m so grateful to have worked with all of them!If I could collab with any artist it right now it would be Joao Gilberto.
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Where do you want to see yourself in 5 years as an artist?

In 5 years from now I want to have multiple albums out and a visual album out as well. Also I really, really hope to be touring, im so excited about that. My main goal is to have inspired others and reached out to a wider audience outside of Chicago. Also, I hope to be on the 3rd season of “Children of Color”- a film series I’m working on with my mom that teaches children about their feelings and thinking while showcasing cultural diversity. I’m so excited because I will be the lead and doing the music for the series, which is an international sound.

Q.

What are some of the big goals you have for 2019 and beyond, any
big named artists you are excited to work with?

In 2019 my goal is to finish the EP I’m working on now and improve with my production. I am currently teaching myself to produce and after making the beats for my EP I felt more and more inspired to grow in that area. After working on my first solo EP, I definitely plan on collabing with people or even just doing features in the meantime. Beyond 2019 I want to release my debut album and expand the film series as well. I also plan on touring and incorporating my visual arts in my music in any way possible.

Q.

Anything you want us to promote specifically?

The Aries music video that is out on YouTube  and the song (Aries by Sól) which is out on all streaming services and soundcloud now!