Damn bro you’re across the world. Explain your experience living in Cape Town.
Haha, Living in Cape Town, South Africa, is probably one of the rarest experiences
someone could experience to be honest. It’s a very multicultural place, so I personally
find it amazing to live here, although it does come with its struggles. South Africa was
governed for a long time by a racist system back in the 1940’s until 1994. Luckily, I was
born into a free nation in 1999 but I still had to live through the effects or let me say the
aftermath of that system you know. So, finding my way in a society that was constantly
being suppressed was hard because I wasn’t just paving my own path but also fighting
a mentality that our people had you know. The mentality that forced people to believe
that you cannot amount to anything, that you were born to serve the “white man,” that
you’re inferior. So many older people had that sort of mentality as I grew up but now, I
think things have gotten better. Since the Youth is taking over, we are creating endless
amounts possibilities, we are breaking barriers that were set, we are changing the game
in South Africa. So, these days living here is sort of a blessing and a curse to be honest.
Who do you listen to that inspires your sound?
Wow man, I listened to so much music but my top artists that I listen to that definitely
shaped my sound would be Drake, Partynextdoor, Tory Lanez, Johnny Rain, Bryson
Tiller, Tyus, man the list could go on but these days I listen to a lot of the people I work
with and aspire to work with such as, Dazeoneast, FRVRFRIDAY, Anders, JWOODS,
Indigo Stella, Elizée, Malachi, PLAYMENEVER, Nasty C, etc.
I see that you entered a competition with Red Bull Music and Tellaman. What
made you decide to submit a verse and how do you feel about the competition in
general?
I was never going to enter the competition to be honest, because I was just never the
type of person to chase recognition from bigger artists you know, but when I heard the
song Tellaman wrote, and a verse just came to me and I recorded it and kept it to
myself until I shared it with a few friends and they said I should post it and enter. So, I
thought for a while and then just decided to just do it. So, it was a pretty much just a
spontaneous decision.
I think the competition is an amazing opportunity for the youth in SA, there is so much
unheard talent out here and I feel it’s an amazing chance for some of the kids to get
heard.
What can you tell me about OXI Worldwide?
OXI WORLDWIDE, is an Internet movement/Collective that helps up and coming artist
to grow not just sonically but creatively within the business. Right now, the team
consists of Jack (the manager), Elizée, Malachi, Elöhim, Michael Tuohy, Kay Rivers and
me.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your
music before?
I think I would describe it as a mixture of Dark R&B and Hip hop, but I like creating
whatever I feel is from my heart and personality regardless of genre.
What are you working on right now?
I’m working on a new tape, and bunch of records for a future mixtape I’m curating. I am
also working on short film that would portray my story and share a different aspect of life
in the world.
like my unreleased music is a better depiction of my sound and my art.
Is there anything else you’d like to say before this interview comes to a close?
I just would like to inspire the kids and inspire other creatives to keep creating the ideas
that come into your head. Keep chasing your goals and keep on being the person YOU
want to be and not what others expect you to be. Thank you so much for the opportunity
to share a bit of my story.
Big shout out to LNLYBOY for agreeing to come an interview with Nefarious Supply, you can stream his music via his Soundcloud above as well as Apple Music. You can also follow him on Instagram to keep up with his new releases as well as the collective he is in OXI WORLDWIDE. If you enjoyed this interview be sure to leave a like and comment, to stay up to date with content coming out of Nefarious Supply you can follow us on Instagram, Twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to us on Youtube.