The Silence Land - Houston Anonymous

Hey Bro, I first wanted to start by thanking you for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply, so to get the interview started let’s talk about you. So who is Silence Land tell us about yourself and what got you into music production?

Thank you for inviting and interview me and being apart of this wonderful platform. To start things off, silence is my name and I really just birthed that name from my personality and my social activity. Iʼm really just a silent person all around and iʼm a very private person all around. I got into music a long time ago, I was writing in my journals and just started writing raps and in late 2016 I started producing but music runs in my family.

Where are you from and how has this area had an impact on you, your style of production, and your overall aesthetic? 

I come from a very small neighborhood in east Houston and it really motivates me to go harder and focus on my craft rather than competing with everyone, I just put in a lot of work so I can take my sound across the world while sticking to and honouring my roots.

How would you best describe your aesthetic to someone who wants to work with you? 

Iʼm a very positive person so iʼm always available to work with anyone and I always approach anyone and everyone with a spiritual and a supportive mindset.

So let's talk music man your name first popped up on our radar because of the production work you did for Omari Night’s latest single “Nasty”, how did you and Omari meet and what led to you guys working together? 

Well, I do a lot of networking and I heard his music from a friend and sent him a message and we basically went from there and made nasty with him and jxdy hill and I produced it with Tenroc. Me and Omari have more music on the way too.

What other artists have you worked with, and how has your experience been so far as an underground producer? 

Iʼve worked a couple of artists so far and as far as being an underground producer, I really love it, I love being silent and private because itʼs makes people wonder and keep guessing who and what I am and also makes me feel very happy because I manage and control everything I do, so I really love being underground and independent for myself and setting my own routines and schedules.

What are some things you look for in artists before you decide to work with them? 

I love artists who have passion and love for music and the craft of it rather than making music for money, and I look for artists who are dedicated to do music forever and have fun with it.  Also, I love artists who can produce, engineer, mix, write and create their own music as well so it gives them an advantage for the world to know who they are.

Bro so I gotta say your SoundCloud is full of heat each one of your songs production is on point, walk us through your creative process from start to finish and how do you know when you have a finished product? 

Well, as I said earlier, I was born into a musical family so it just becomes natural when making music and knowing when the product is done. I make music from emotion so I only produce 1-5 beats a day depending on the emotion iʼm going through or how iʼm feeling that day. Sometimes I donʼt make any beats, I just brainstorm and create ideas of what music iʼm going to create when I feel like making it and when I do that, my music comes out the way I want it and thatʼs my workflow and how I go about making music.

What artists or producers have influenced your production style, and what about their sound made you look up to them? 

Preferably, I wouldnʼt say influenced but iʼm very inspired by Partynextdoor and Travis Scott because I connect with them and their music but aftertheparty is my new favorite artist/ producer, the way he produces his music, the melodies that he composes and the way he uses effects on his vocal chains is what made me draw inspiration from him. Music today is lacking substance and emotion but with his music, and Partynextdoor and Travis Scott actually make you feel like you were there when they tell their stories through their words and lyricism but their production alone brings you to a dimension in a magical way so thatʼs why I draw inspiration from them.

So whatʼs next for you what are some of your goals for 2020?

I just want to keep working on music and share my sound across the world so other people can draw inspiration from what I do and make them want to achieve anything and everything they want to in life, thatʼs my soul mission and life goal.

Any last words? 

Be you. Do what you love and donʼt give up on yourself too easy because nobody is going to get you where you want to go. Go out and do what you love to do and have no regrets. And in the words of the great Nipsey Hussle, the highest human act is to inspire. 

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If you enjoyed this interview with The Silence Land and want to stay up to date with the talented producer you can find some of his work on his soundcloud and can reach him on Instagram to work with him. Look out for his new song with Omari Night on the way soon!

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Nefarious Underground 4

This week we at Nefarious Supply are gifting you all with another list of vastly talented and woefully underrated artists. NOVA comes in hot with “WHEN THE CD SKIPS” a short yet hard-hitting melodic banger. On the track the artist discusses his irritation with the world and how he’s had it with the nonsense, all whilst sliding smoothly over smooth 808s. Lule follows up with “HAHA” a jumpy, money-flaunting trap beat. He flexes his gains while laughing all the way, filling the chorus with his mirth and the beat with beautiful autotuned crooning. He makes sure his listeners know that you can’t go big on big time, and the track solidifies that fact. Josif Grey, a NS veteran who we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing, comes in with flawless artistry on his “Finesse Freestyle”, slowing down the vibes as he speaks to his female audience over a harp-sprinkled, lowkey. He illustrates all the places he’s willing to take her, how lowkey and personal he’s willing to be with her in order for them to both grow, and how pressed he is to show her off, with the flair only an artist of his caliber can provide. “Cocktails in Spain” continues the chill vibes, adding the spice of an upbeat melody. Offering to fly her out to Spain to get away from the stress of life, LoverboyBass reassures his girl that “You ain’t gonna have to look to no more, L-O-V-E’s right here.” “444” is one of the more fuller-length tracks on our underground hitlist. Featuring Wooski, the beat is signified by a beautiful guitar riff in the background, delicately playing atop the heavy 808s below. MARI TRUST ME slides on the beat with braggadocios bars whilst Wooski uses autotune as his musical weapon, slaughtering the beat with fact-dropping lyricism wrapped up in a singer’s vocal prowess. Aari Price, another newcomer to the hitlist, slows down the vibes once more with M.O.M. He rides a chill 808 swapping and connecting bars and thoroughly explains the meaning for this track’s acronym, “Money on my Mind”.

With an assortment of sounds that come together for a beautiful audio picturesque, KissedKilled dances around on “Come Here With Me” speaking on topics of vacation, summer love, and jealousy. It’s a short track, but an exemplary one,. Production-wise and lyrically, it hits just right. Hyping the vibes once more, TOPHILLFREDDO crashes in with “Triple Threat”, with guest appearances from DiorWhore and 1990Bishop, as well as production by the Danny Wolf himself, this track just can’t lose. Boastful bars and ostentatious production wraps this track in a neatly electric bow. Stephen Jailon, another NS veteran comes through with a new track to add to his impressive roster. “Type of Shit” starts out with infectious adlibs, followed by head-nodding lyricism and connective bars dropped all over a preserved trap beat that inspirits Jailon’s voice to shine even further. The song chops and screws towards the end for a smooth finish. 451 is next with “Sex Me Up”. The artist feeds his audience with deep synths and beautifully laid 808s underneath. 451 talks about subjects ranging from trust, sex, and staying true to his girl despite all the other distractions blowing the two of them every which way. In the artist’s mind, it’s him and her, no one else, a mindset we can all get behind. As if one banger wasn’t enough, 1990Bishop comes in hot again with another fire track. “Get Me Started”. Produced by Ronnie Choc, a long-time collaborator with the artist, Bishop follows the customary trend of the artist before him, where he speaks on loyalty, past misgivings, and being without options in a way wayward world. THREE65’s “addiction” dials the tone down a few notches. He confesses about his struggle with addiction when it comes to love as well as recreational drugs. In all aspects of his life, the artist has seemed to have dealt with addiction to some degree. The track, however, focuses mostly on his struggles with a recalcitrant woman who he’s in love with, for better or worse. Omari Night, yet another NS vet, grooves his way through the melodic masterpiece that is “Nasty”.The track features JXDYHILL and the two go back and forth, fantasizing about the whims and whiles of the girls that have caught their eye, all over a jovially chill 808 and a playful melody. TWNTYFOUR, an artist you’ve probably seen on the last Underground Playlist, is back with his new track “Oh Why”. Rapping over an instrumental created by SYKO, TWNTYFOUR speaks his confusion and anger about the distrust his partner has for him as well as his come up from the day he started to where he is today.

ROSERY HILLS asks the girl in question to tell him something he doesn’t know about her on “Maria Freestyle”. On the track he asks over a light synth beat, he flows endlessly at one point on the track and doesn’t stop for a full 30 seconds, before falling back into the subject matter of the track, which is giving him a chance to prove himself to her and vice versa. A reverse aspect hits the beat towards the end, finishing the immaculate track off nicely. Our last track on the playlist is ALVINISLAND’s self-inspired track “ALVIN WORLD”. The celebratory track boasts of luxurious cars, unfaithful partners, and proclaimed greatness. ALVINISLAND closes out our tracklist with a bouncy and satisfying end, with playful 808s and flute additions, the track wraps a neat bow on our 4th Underground Playlist.

If you enjoyed this playlist be sure to check out all of the artists featured on social media as well as their SoundClouds! Thank you for taking the time to read our article, we recently just dropped some Nefarious Supply Merch so if you want to support you can purchase here, and if you want to stay up to date with news and content coming from Nefarious Supply you can find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and to get articles as soon as they drop you can sign up to be on our newsletter below.