Doc Dvrddy - Fear and Loathing

Yo Yo wassup Doc Dvrddy! It’s been a while since we had you on so i figure we just start by catching up with you. What’s new on your end?

It’s been a minute for sure. It’s great to see the growth you guys are making. Shit yo, I’ve been recording like crazy. I recently got let go from my job, so I’ve been in a weird space for the past few weeks. It focused me though. I think I was becoming a little too complacent. I got a 4 track EP on the called “DRVDDPOOL” in the works. Comic books played such a big part of my childhood, I feel it’s only right to have comic book-themed projects. I recently just dropped the first single “Live & Die” .

So tell us about fear and loathing what inspired you to make the project, what’s the theme of it, and why did you decide to give it that name?

The original name of the project was “Nasty 19” a lot of the songs were a year or so old. I’m now 21 lol so I felt like the title didn’t fit. I chose Fear & Loathing because those were the emotions I felt when I recorded the records at the time.  

The cover art goes crazy!! Who designed it, and how does it fit the theme of the project?  

The designer’s name is Ashanté Dujour. She’s a Howard student that I met at a social gathering Howard was having called sesh collective. She really did her own style with it & I appreciate her for the participation towards the project. I like my covers drawn because it really allows my imagination to run. 

So you got a ton of fire producers including Yung Nab, Donnie Katana, & G Cozy and
many more talented producers how did meet each of them, and what led to you guys
working together to get some songs on your album?

The internet is a crazy place lol I would spend hours searching threw YouTube for beats. Shoutout all of these producers cause they still supporting the guys. We got a whole lot of new stuff coming real soon.

The whole tape is fire bro buy my favorite song gotta be “Daily”, tell us more about this song?

The beat already had that bounce to it. The lyrics really just came to me while I was listening to it over and over again. The synths remind me of like an alarm going in the morning. 

So you only included one feature on the album which was Martyheemcherry, how did the
two of you meet and what drove your choice to give him the only guest feature?

Man, to be honest, I can’t remember the very first we met. But that’s the homie, I respect his artistry. He brings his own vibe every time to the track. It’s never formulaic. When I wrote out my verse, he came in mind automatically. The way the song came together was honestly legendary as well. 

So let’s talk Chanel Gang what's new with the label as far as music and the individual
artists?

Man Chanel Gang as a whole we’ve been locked in the recording. Jimmy got a new tape in the works. Sage going crazy right now. We got a song out right now called “No Assist” off his “Weight of Love” tape. The beat is insane on that one. Chachi got his tape with Fendi coming up. Doc & Chachi 2.5 out now go check that out man; Chachi & I did it again.

Will, we ever get a Chanel Gang themed tape with all the artists on it, and when are you and Chachi putting out another collab tape?

Yeah, we def got a Lil EP coming for y’all. “Chanel No.1” gonna be 3 tracks featuring JimmyOG, Doc Drvddy, & Chachi. Sage got a lot of crank coming y’all way. Stay on the lookout for that. Yeah, Chachi & I def got a lot more music. 

What can we expect from you in 2020??

This year has been eventful, to say the least. I did my first paid gig this year. That’s a big step for me, I love performing & someone willing to book me & allow me to talk my shit is always appreciated. I dropped my first official project. Paid for out of my pockets, with professional mixing & mastering. My video “Broke Boy” just broke 6k in 2 months. Big shoutout to Donnie for posting the video on his channel! This the most views I’ve gotten so far. My plan going into the ’20s is just expand. Different sounds. Different video concepts. 

Any last words?

I appreciate you guys. For real for real. Stay tapped in on this Drvddy shit. On this Chanel Gang shit. DRVDDPOOL coming real soon. Go stream that “Live & Die”, go stream “Fear & Loathing” & don’t litter 
Peace

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Shout out to Doc Dvrddy for coming on and Interviewing with Nefarious Supply. Be sure to check out his latest Tape “Fear and Loathing”, and his joint tape with Chachi “Doc and Chachi 2.5” both of which are available on Soundcloud right now. If you enjoyed this interview and want to stay up to date with hum be sure to follow him out his Soundcloud and you can find him on Instagram as well.

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Nefarious Underground 5

This week we at Nefarious Supply are gifting you all with another list of vastly talented and underrated artists. From blue dreams to baby mamas, artists such as Lango, TWNTYFOUR, Noddy North, THREE65, LNLYBOY, and Serena Isioma all make beautiful contributions to this week’s playlist and we’ll be getting into the some brief descriptions of some of these efforts below!

The playlist opens up with a hard-hitting slow banger, “doubt”, by Eddy Benz, featuring Noddy North. The song surrounds the concept of debt and uneasiness in a world full of anticipating individuals. THREE65 fits perfectly on the feature, bringing the song to a much needed head towards the final bridge.

As if taking the baton away from Eddy, Noddy North crowns the next track with a brand new single of his own. “New Me” is a track centered around Noddy’s rebirth since his rise to fame. He rides over a saddened “Futsal Shuffle”-esque beat and runs from verse to verse with effortless flows and lyricism.

Throwing a long pass back to our playlist’s first feature, THREE65 takes it back with “LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE!”, produced by WORLDWIDETAK. On the track, 65 bemoans the company and presence of a specific female, saying how she makes him feel lost and crooning into titular chorus, overtop smooth and dark 808s.

Fan favorite Stephen Jailon makes an appearance with his new single “Achoo!”. He talks about various topics, such as fake friends, new business ventures, how fast his life is moving how he wishes to slow it down sometimes. Over a solid trap beat, Jailon solidifies himself yet again.

TWNTYFOUR is back with another banger. “Problems” showcases the artist’s struggle with the everyday problems in his life. He croons “I’ve been sad but girl you know me”, and promises his love for the girl in question is deeper than most, as well as their connection. With top-notch production, TWNTYFOUR does it yet again.

Dutchboy and SAZ come together on the former’s new track “Oblivion”. While Dutchboy swoons over the girl of his dreams, SAZ comes in with a dreamy addition, bringing the track into his world, telling the listener he has all the time in the world, and how beautiful the feeling is to truly be in oblivion.

LNLYBOY’s drop “Honey Boy” takes us through his pride as an artist, the subtlest of flexes over a slow and bouncy beat and the eprfect use of autotune, as always. LNLYBOY crafts an entire vibe within two-minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

Lango drops one of our favorite songs off the playlist with “Baby Mama”, a crowd mover off the sheer energy of the chorus alone, Lango uses minimal lyricism and uncompromising aggressiveness to ride the equally unshakeable 808 that’s sure to make the floor vibrate.

Serena Isioma’s “Sensitive” is a groovy and hard-hitting masterpiece. Serena switches between flow after flow and warns against people taking her shit, threatening to take their girl in retaliation. WIth an infectious chorus and a beautiful beat-switch towards the latter half of the track, Serena leaves her talent all over this track.

Doc Drvddy slides through with a jovial end to our underground playlist with his new track “Daily”, in which he reminisces on his life before his fame, whilst rapping about his daily routine of smoking a jay and rolling with the gang. He finishes his chorus of the upbeat and polished production with “I’ve been real since them days as a baby.”

With other new gems sprinkled within the mix, our NS Underground 5 is complete, check it out below!

Big shout out to all of our rising artists for their outstanding music. If you want to stay up to date with new music coming from any of them, you can find all of their social media and discography in the links as well as listen to the new underground playlist above!

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Qdajuice - Quincy Bones

What's up  Q I wanted to welcome you to Nefarious Supply, Let's get this interview started! So to begin to tell us about yourself who is Qdajuice, where are you from, and how has this area played an influential sound on you and your music? 

Yo, wassup. I appreciate you guys for having me. Qdajuice a.k.a. “Quincy Bones” is a multitalented recording artist, Single Father,  & music lover from Cleveland, OH. I think where I’m from plays a big part in my music.  Being from Cleveland, it’s a hard nose city. It can sometimes make you feel like it’s hard to get out. I feel like what I’ve seen around me influenced me to take those extra steps and try to remain myself. It seems like everyone is waiting for the next best thing out of here or waiting to become the next big thing. Sometimes I just hope it’s me or one of my boys.

What artists have influenced you, what are some of the things you from them, and as you frow what artists do you want to work?

As far as influences I can go in for days but going back to the days where I fell in love with music. My dad would play Outkast around the crib when I was younger. The “Speaker Box/ The Love Below” album. They were so different to me and always had different sounds to offer. 50 Cent is a big influence to my gritty side. I remembered the first album I received to myself because I wanted it so bad and probably had no business listening to was 50 Cent’s “The Massacre”. I was like 8 when that “$#¡+” came out lol. I wanted it for my birthday so big ups to my Grandma for bootlegging that for me. My Grandmother was into making CDs and DVDs back in the day heavy but she was making the CDs for her friends and people around the neighborhood who would pull up. Every morning waking up with a different album playing from artists like Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, & Bootsy Collins. She even would throw in some old school jazz and a little Ghostface for my pops and his homies. As I grow I think I would want to work with like a lot of artists but off the top of my head, I would say....6lack, Kendrick, Andre 3000, Pharrell, and Charlie Wilson. 

How has your experience been so far as an artist, what are some of your biggest goals, and how do you plan on making yourself stand out from other rising artists? 

I think my experience as an artist has been exactly how it’s supposed to be. It has its ups and downs but I love it all. Being a father, brother, son, & friend one of my things I’m big on now is setting my music persona aside from real life. I’m trying to have as much fun as I can at this age in music. On both sides though. I have real family and friends inside and out of music that I’m trying to keep good relationships with and do good things with on both ends. I think that’s what creates the music. Some of my biggest goals in music are to create a natural following and make the best music I can for a long time.

I wanna be comfortable enough to do this for as long as I can. I look at an artist like Curren$y who’s been in the game for so long but he’s still making music and his brand is still moving. I want something like that. To always have a working machine, ya know? I plan on standing out by keep killing it honestly. I try to always come with a crazy verse that catches attention. I also want to keep pushing visuals. I feel like I have a good interest in actually putting the videos together and wanting them to be something that makes you look twice. You will be hearing a lot more music and catching a lot more video presentations from me this year for sure. I plan on working with more artists as well. See what else is going out there for me to get my hands on. 

What got you into the music industry, how has your experience been so far, and what’s some advice you would give to brand new artists?

I wouldn’t say I’m in the industry exactly. I’m still making music out of my apartment in the Heights with the homies. I’m just getting my foot in the door with a couple of things and learning the business side as well. The experience has been great though. Something I would tell a new artist is to always believe in his or her vision. Don’t let anyone or anything sway you into doing what you don’t want. Never be afraid to be exactly who you tell yourself you are & lastly it’s cool to be yourself and an artist these days.

You have a pretty solid discography but some of my favorite songs gotta be  “Day One’s”, give some background on this track?

Hahaa “Day One’s” is one is my favorite tracks. I just remember wanting to have a track that was just loud and in your face. The flows were really witty and I had my boy Jp Mack on some of the background vocals to really bring out some of the feelings in the track. He has a very dynamic voice. I recorded the songs in pieces. I remember literally only having the hook and one verse on it. I think all together it came out to be a bad @$$ track. 

You not to long ago dropped a visual for your single “Split”

Yes, I dropped a visual to “Split” from my latest project “What a Life”. It was shot by Kyle Hammonds & Dave Pelosi. I feel they did a great job at bring the vision to life for the video. I knew I wanted to drop some dope visuals for the project so this was a great addition to that.

So you have solid two projects out right now” Babylon (Hosted by Bobby Booshay)” released in 2017, and your most recent project “What a Life” released 2019. Tell us about both?

“Babylon” was my first project. Engineered by the great Antoine Christopher. I met Toine right before creating Babylon. I wanted to find work with someone I could get consistent work in and work in a fun studio environment. That’s where Toine came in. I had a story to tell creating Babylon but most of the music was created off of simply having fun and reminiscing on old situations in my life. It was kind of like a slight introduction of myself. I wanted to tell my story and share a piece of my life. I even put my daughter Jade Marie on the track “Promised Land”. She’s really a big part of my life so I wanted to present that in my music. 

I feel creating “What a Life” was more personal. Also engineered by Antoine Christopher. It was a different type of story and feeling I’ve never felt before. Copping with different feels while creating the music. I knew the project was more personal so I felt it was going to take a little time for people to catch on to it. It’s like taking in 1,000 & 1 feelings and emotions at once to me. I had to bring in Dj TouchMoney to get an ear on the project as an executive producer. I told him the feel I was going for and how I was feeling at the time as an artist. He and Toine together gave it the perfect sound to me. It’s so many words in one to me. It sounds gritty starting off but if you really listen you can feel every word. Sonically I think we created a sound for myself working on this project. I feel like tracks like “Love Interlude” & “Bounce” give it a transition to a softer side but all in all it’s like pure jazz. Making the project I was watching movies like Mo’ Better Blues to inspire me on more of the jazz sound & the storyline of Denzel Washington being a jazz musician is gold. I also wrote “Split” after watching the movie. Movies and visuals are a big asset to my creating process. 

So you’ve worked with some amazing artists including; King Jerm, Jake Finesse, Mack Whitney, Carolyn Fuentes, Jade Marie, Dutch Bailey, V’ari, WesWill, and eelleinahtan. But I gotta say man your production is exceptional! So my next question is  who do you have on your production team, and how do your work so perfectly in synch with them, as well as other artists? 

I’ve had a great pleasure to work with these people. They are great talented artist but on top of that, most of them are good friends of mine. I appreciate them for taking the time to bring these visions to life. As far as production goes I’ve recently been working with FifGawd, Jp Mack, & Antoine Christopher. Starting off I was just getting random beats through email or getting them from YouTube. It’s great to actually sit down and work with these producers now though and really cook up a sound. All three of these guys are great producers and have different sounds to offer. They know the type of sounds I like. I’ve heard I can be picky when it comes to picking beats but I think I like everything so it’s cool to work with people who are willing to see past that and just cook up. 

Most of the artist I’ve done features with are people who believe in my vision & I’m thankful for that. I’ve known most of the artist I’ve made music with for a long time so I believe in them to kill whatever we’re doing. These artist are amazing so I know by being around them and seeing how they work, I know that we can make great music together. Even the artist who I’ve just recently started working with. They bring heat to the table every time. 

Walk us through your creative process from start to finish, and how do you know you have something you are proud of? 

My creative process now is fun as hell. Jp Mack lives right downstairs from me so I start my day off making music. As he creates the beats I write my lyrics. Later on in the day Fif will slide through and I’ll create music with both of them through the day. It’s probably some dope anime playing in the background while creating. I take a lot from the stories in anime. After that we take the music to Toine and create beats and record at his studio. I like to have long sessions where I can get comfortable and get the work in. Taking the time to hear the sound evolve is always something I’m down to sit through. After getting the vocals down and capturing a feel for the tracks I send the music to Dj TouchMoney. He gets his ear on the tracks and work with Toine to put a final mix on the songs. That part of the process can be a little tense but after it’s done everything is ready to drop. 

I know I have something I’m proud of when I really have a good feel for it. No matter how it may sound, if I like it I think someone else will. If my daughter Jade Marie can bop to it and likes it I know it’s worth releasing. She’s 8 & she’s  my biggest fan. She loves the music but is honest about music like me so if she rocks with it I’m rocking with it lol.

What’s next for you in 2020? 

I want to say 2020 holds a lot more Qdajuice as a whole. I’m everywhere with it. I believe in manifestation so I see good things for me this year.

Any last words? 

I want to say thank you for having me on your great platform. Much Love

Who should we interview next on Nefarious Supply?

I think you guys should interview Tae Miles. I think he would give you guys a great interview & he has an great arsenal of music under his belt. He would be a dope interview for sure. 

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Shout out to Qdajuice for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply, if you want to stay up to date with him be sure to check out his Soundcloud which can be found above and to stay up to date with him be sure to follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

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2baggshawty - Bruce Leeshawty

What's up bro first things first I wanted to start by thanking you for coming on Nefarious Supply! So to get the interview started tell us about yourself, who is 2baggshawty, what's the meaning behind your moniker, and what should the audience know about you?

First of all, I would like to start off thanking you, Xavier, and the Nefarious Supply team for giving me this opportunity. My name is Ro Harper and I am from Gretna of the Westbank of Louisiana. My artist name is 2baggshawty which is funny because I never intended to make it my artist name. Initially, it was a nickname I kind of got because I was selling drugs when I was in school at Xavier. I had one school bag for my books and one bag with ounces and shit. So people would originally start calling me Baggboi Ro and then I started thinking of the name 2bagg. So probably around October of last year, I changed it officially to “2baggshawty” and people immediately started picking up on the name and loved it.

I see you're based out of NOLA! Tell us about the area, and how has it played an influence on you and your artistry?

I love NOLA man. It’s crazy to see how much-hidden talent is in one area. I grew up on both sides of the river because I got family all over. My people from the 9th ward and the 15th  in Algiers and I spent some of my childhood in both of them areas then we moved here in Gretna. New Orleans is just a huge melting pot that holds such a special place in my heart. I think I have absorbed so much from the city in my years and through my own lens, I’m able to push out how I view the world from my perspective.

Who has been the biggest influence on your sound and how have they done so?

I would say the biggest influence on my sound is definitely Future. To me, he has sculpted himself into a worldwide icon simply from conveying his emotions through music. I started to actually study how he made music because it was so interesting to me how one person could put so much raw emotion into a song while flexing his drug money and accomplishments and in the next sentence telling you about his past drug addiction. And I really focused on how the power of his words would have such an intoxicating effect on millions of people and I started to take that blueprint and run with it. So far it seems like I’m going in a pretty good direction but there’s always room for improvement. You gotta want it that bad to damn near drive yourself insane.

So let's talk about music, what got you into making music, how long have you been in the industry, and how has your experience been so far? 

Well, what got me into music originally was my potnas in high school. We started making some shit as a joke and one of the songs on SoundCloud got like 8000 plays. It’s still up there it’s called NBA League Pass and it was back when I had a stupid ass rap name for myself “King Zeus”. The first official song I put on SoundCloud was like March 2019 called motions which a lotta people surprisingly liked but I feel like I’ve progressed so much since then that I sound nothing like that anymore and it hasn’t even been a full year yet.

So I haven’t even been in the industry like a full year yet probably about 9 months. I started out last year at the beginning of the summer looking for any opportunity to perform and show people what I can do on a stage. I remember I signed up for this open mic at the jazz market and waited all night until about 1 in the morning and once I finally got on the mic after being so excited all night, the dude who runs the place said we shutting everything down and I had to get off the mic. Of course, I was drove. It took a number of months which seemed like a lifetime but I finally had my first ever show in September 2019. It was surreal because there were already people in my crowd knowing the lyrics to some of my songs. Since September I haven’t gone a month without a show and a few months along the way I had 2 shows a month. So I have been working nonstop and loving every minute of it.

So you have a pretty nice discography out right now but stand out singles are “Blue Pill” with Orphan Boy, “Flex My Pain”, tell us about each one?

Thank you very much for listening and I am glad you enjoy those songs so much. What’s interesting about “Flex my pain” is that I actually wrote the lyrics to that when I was in rehab over the summer. Yes, I did go to rehab and now I am much healthier now. I thought it would be an interesting concept to take the pain I was going through in my life at the point and turn it into a positive. So that song is me flexing my pain, showing everybody that if I went through some fucked up shit like a week straight of withdrawals and rehab and made it out then anybody else can too because I’m just a regular-ass dude from the Westbank.

Blue Pill has an interesting story too because at first, it was just Orphanboy’s song then he asked me to hop on. The line that everybody loves in that song is when I said: “she calling me by my government, bitch how do you know that”. This was just really funny to me because it just came from a situation I had with this chick I was joking and I don’t really be telling chicks my government name like that I just always go by Ro. But when she knew my government without me telling her I was like…how the fuck you know my name I ain’t tell you that haha. So I had to put it in a song

Bro so who is doing your production cause every beat goes crazy, and how is it in the studio working with them? 

My main producer is Orphanboy, shoutout my dude Orphan, he’s such an amazing person. We started meshing really well and we always fed off of each other and just went with the flow of whatever we was feeling when we would hit the studio. Most of the time I wouldn’t even have anything written before because I really enjoyed making my music off the cuff. And orphan is so talented that he mixes, masters, and engineers everything himself on top of being the amazing artist he is. I also have some other producers by the name of Otisdanjo and WestlyPBE. Both of them also DC natives and wonderful producers. BIGGG shoutout to them as well they all have phenomenal talents.

Tell us about Bruce LeeShawty EP, what was your goal with this EP, who handled production, and what’s your favorite song on the project?

Bruce Leeshawty EP to me is a huge milestone in my career. I wasn’t ready to give the album away already but I knew that an EP would be perfect for my first project just to get my foot in the door. So my goal with the EP was to put together a small piece of work with some songs people have already heard and a never before heard song with my bruddas Peso and Flee. Of course, Orphan was the mastermind behind the entire production for the EP and engineered and mixed/mastered all of it.

My favorite song is definitely Fetti and the reason is just the significance behind it. Peso and Flee came in town for one of my two shows in October and was able to perform with me a song that we had made earlier in 2019 called OD. It’s still up on SoundCloud on Culture Fiend page. But then I think it was a couple days after my show they was leaving to go back home soon and so we thought it would be a good idea to get a song in with all of us on it again. So that’s how Fetti came about. Nobody even knew I was gonna put it on the EP at first cause I wanted it to be a surprise to everyone listening.

In addition to Orphan Boy, Kid Pe$o, and Flee, who else have you worked with and who you eventually want to work with?

The other people I have worked with is my dude Malems based out of the Westbank too. He actually grew up a few minutes from me and he’s the one that really got me introduced to all this music shit. He was the one I was making shit with in high school as a joke and then we had that NBA League Pass song kinda that blow up. Other than that I have also worked with Reidlyfly from DC, $eptum, Po the God, and RIP Chiquet all from NOLA and a few other artists in the city that I haven’t gotten around to yet but it’s in the works. 

So what can we expect from you in 2020?

In 2020 you can expect a really big year full of crazy shows and my debut album coming soon. I already have one show I am headlining at the Willow on February 13th. My second time performing at the willow. And the album I’m working on is gonna be very unlike everything I made last year. In this year, I am finally going to show everyone the different ideas I can use in my music and I feel like a lot of people will surprised once they hear it. By the end of this year, after lots of hard work I see myself making it on a large festival like Rolling Loud.

Any last words?

Last words I hope y’all enjoyed reading this shit about my life if you even care. I ,2bagg, do not endorse selling drugs, don’t do it just because I made it my rap name. But anyway I’m just a happy ass dude. Life is great. I’m living healthy and I got my bruddas every step of the way.

Who should we interview next on Nefarious Supply?

I think yall should interview “Rare Tazo” who is also from NOLA. She hard as fuck. Yall will definitely like her energy if you enjoy hearing my duckass.

Mac Miller - Circles

Circles is the sixth and final album to be released from the late rapper, Mac Miller, and the first posthumous album to be released since his passing on September 7, 2018. The album is supposed to be a direct follow-up to Mac’s previous album, Swimming.

The two albums were actually supposed to be put together, conveying the phrase “Swimming in Circles”, as both work hard to pain Mac’s life and struggles with mental and emotional health, as well as his struggles with substance abuse, and failed relationships.

Circles is a deeper-dive into who Malcolm truly is and what he wanted for himself and for the world. It is a vulnerable and powerful album that powers through its weaknesses to give an absolutely beautiful message.

CIRCLES

Circles, the first track off the album, is a slow and melodic introduction into the world of the album, Allbum. On the track Mac states how he feels like he is in an endless loop, and how directionless he believes he is at this point in life. The song and album’s title are actually in reference to the last verse off of Swimming, Mac’s prior album.

COMPLICATED

Complicated brings a happier tone to the album, gliding from circles to a similarly laidback, yet more jovial take on a somber note. On this track the rapper soulfully croons about the stresses and complications of daily life. He complains on the bridge that he’s way too young to be feeling as old as he does. At the end of the track, Mac resolves to just take life one day at a time. 

BLUE WORLD

What would be considered the first certified banger on the tracklist, Blue World is the third track on the album, and speaks to Mac’s reflections on all that has happened in his life. Subtle references are made to his former girlfriend, Ariana Grande and the late rap legend, Biggie Smalls. The chopped and screwed melody underneath a groovy 808 produces a trippy audio picturesque that wraps the track up into a neat a lovable bow. 

GOOD NEWS

Good News was the first track to be released since Mac Miller’s death in September of 2018. This was also the first single released from this album. On the track Mac alludes back to the themes of his previous album, Swimming, and how the world expects such unbridled positivity from him, despite the negative feelings he experiences all the time. Simply shoving those emotions down is the only thing he believes he can do to make others happy. 

I CAN SEE

I Can See, the fifth track on the album, explores Mac’s outside perspective on his life, something he seems to have just acquired and is in awe and appreciation of. He is in a search for balance within himself and his life as well as looking for a fresh start within the first verse, as the second is all reminiscent and focused on how he got to the point where he is now. 

EVERYBODY

Everybody is actually an inspired cover of “Everybody’s Gotta Live”, the 1972 single from Arthur Lee. The song is layered with Mac’s key piano riffs and chords, however is more or less a more soulful iteration of the original track. 

WOODS

On Woods, Mac goes into relationships, more acutely, his own, and how convoluted, broken, and unfixable it became. He speaks on resorting to his vices to cope with the pain of ending the relationship. He alludes to his relationship as the “woods” and when he states he is finally out of them, he means that the worst has come and gone and he can finally begin to heal. 

HAND ME DOWNS

Hand Me Downs is the first and only track on the album with a notable feature, Baro. As in allusion to the previous song, Hand Me Downs focuses on Mac’s vices and coping mechanisms for the pain he’d been feeling, as well as his ever-evolving mental state. Baro rides smoothly over the chorus and the guitar centered production brings together a slightly sunny disposition for the track. 

THAT’S ON ME

That’s On Me has Mac Miller take full responsibility for his mental state and his struggle with mental health, using himself as something of an emotional scapegoat in order to be the voice his fans and friends need in order to get through whatever emotional and mental tribulations they are going through right now. The song is vulnerable and accepting, and the beautiful production surrounding it hits the message Mac is trying to send, home even harder.

HANDS

Hands is the second certified banger on Circles, and revolves around Mac looking at himself in the mirror and refocusing on his negative thoughts and aspects. He begins questioning himself and asking himself why he doesn’t simply waking from his bad dreams and focus on himself. It is said that the subject matter and aethetics of Hands is reminiscent of Mac’s 2014 mixtape, Faces.

SURF

Surf takes listeners back into Mac’s mental state, while taking a birds-eye-view of the various situations. It seems to be something of an emotional smorgasbord of various aspects of his life, mental health, experiences, and relationships, all coming in like waves, for the listeners to surf along to.

ONCE A DAY

The final track on his posthumous album, Mac Miller’s Once a Day brings the entire tracklist to a subtle head. One of the shortest tracks on the album, this is where Mac completely bares his soul for his listeners, and himself. He becomes painfully honest with himself and shows the scars and cuts he’s hidden away under the easygoing and lively exterior he portrayed. Once a Day explores his depression, his anxiety, his substance abuse, and finally, finding peace within himself.

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Rest In Peace Mac Miller, you will definitely be missed.

kDence - Understood

kDence its been a long time coming bro, welcome to Nefarious Supply! So to get this interview started to tell us about your self who is kDence, where are you from, and how has this area influenced your sound, and overall aesthetic?

I appreciate the welcome. I’m a producer/artist from Boston, Massachusetts. It’s a melting pot of a lot of different cultures, tastes, and influences; there are tons to learn here.

Who or what are some of your biggest influences, and how have they played and impactful part on you?

I enjoy being in control of what I’m conveying through writing. I enjoy the freedom. It allows me to be creative, and show through creation how my palate has received music that I’ve heard. I’m inspired by pioneers like Young Thug, Drake, and PND. I also give a lot of credit to Soriano,  a producer a state over from me who I had the opportunity to work with on my early record “ Methods “ as a big inspiration to my workflow, from his mixes to unorthodox snare patterns.

What initially drove you to make music, and since you’ve started how has your experience been so far? 

The freedom of expression and ability to enjoy the polished product thereafter is what drove me to make music. It fills a certain creative void that is central to me. It’s like something you enjoy that you never really stop doing, or at least have a part in.

So on January 10, 2019, you dropped your first body of work for the new year and decade, “Understood” tell us about the EP? 

‘Understood’ is the 11 track creative culmination of everything I’ve been working on since I started making music as kDence. I made sure it was able to showcase the influence of the music that I love to listen to, my RnB side, as well as my harder side.

What we’re your inspiration for this new project, and what do you want listeners to feel from the album? 

My inspiration for my project is from experiences. Whether those be good or bad, with women, friends, or enemies, they all play a part.

Walk us through the tracklist, and what are your favorite songs from the project?

The tracklist is meant to be an experience from front to back because I value the worth of a complete body of work. Some of my favorites are ‘Late in Quebec, ”  “No Direction”, and “Can’t Explain”

So sonically the album sounds great, give us some background on production, who were the producers involved with the album, and who mixed and mastered it?

The project features production from myself, 2xhrd, Zelli Risk, and YZ. The mixing and mastering were handled by me. In 2020, I think the stars are aligning for me to be more apparent in the behind the scenes side of the industry. Performances, some crazy features, and some of my names listed in some credits of your favorite artists. I’ll continue to evolve and grow as a musician

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Playboi Carti: A Deep Dive into the Man Behind the Baby-Voice.

Playboi Carti (Jordan Terell Carter); can be the most controversial artist of the Soundcloud era. Best known for lyrics like “She tryna be cray!” (Kid Cudi leak, 2018) and “Got me mad as sh*t, so I slapped a b*tch!” (R.I.P, Die Lit, 2018), rose to fame during the early 2015s with his previous moniker: $ir Cartier from his break-out single “Broke Boi” (2017) and his appearances in popular fashion events like Yeezy Season 5 (Kanye West, 2017) and the Raf Simons event (HYPEBEAST, 2017) . But I’m not here to give you a history lesson on the baby-voiced, mumble rapper/trapper. I’m here to show you what makes Carti different than other rappers in the game.

It’s not easy to determine the specific reason as to why Playboi Carti has as much hype as he does; his bars aren’t clever, his voice can be annoying and the songs could all blend into each other without noticing much difference between sounds. However, I believe that that’s the entire point. Carti’s minimalistic take on the rap genre shows its flexibility and diversity; there’s a sound for everyone interested in the genre. Whether you listen to the Wu-Tang Clan for their political and black history statements; often putting the white man as the reason behind their oppression (which is very true), or you listen to Kid Cudi for his trippy, harmonized humming backed by Kanye West’s manic, sometimes boom-bap style instrumentals.

One of the main reasons people bump Carti is for his producer: Pi’erre Bourne. He’s the man behind the hypnotic, viral hit song “Magnolia” that dropped in 2017 on Carti’s self-titled album: “Playboi Carti” (2017). His usage of 808s, bass heavy synths, and splashing hi-hats makes every song sound floaty and undefined. For example; on Die Lit (2018) the album starts off with “Long Time- Intro”, which is a calm, psychedelic song about finally achieving your goals and attaining what you’ve been hustling every day for over a long time, but it immediately switches to “R.I.P” which is a song cluttered with heavy 808s, speaker-destroying bass, and a very simple backing melody to lighten up the song. However, this transition is very clever, showing the different sides of Carti and Bourne by totally flipping the initial vibe of the album from a calm approach to a thrash-trap, explosive, up-in-your-face banger.

In addition to his producer, his entire music label pushes his material to the masses by aligning itself with Carti’s style. AWGE Label (A$AP Mob, 2019) and Interscope Records (Universal Music Group, 1990) have seen drastic changes in their market size due to the overwhelming hype-train caused songs like “*wokeuplikethis!” (Playboi Carti, 2017), which featured huge Soundcloud artist Lil Uzi Vert, and “Flatbed Freestyle” (Die Lit, 2018) which paved the way for so many other artists that wanted to perform under Carti’s musical guidance. While there is a lot of controversy surrounding the privacy and copyright control under Interscope Records due to the numerous leaks that have surfaced over time (which we are all grateful for), they gave him the boost and advertising needed for his music to see the light of day. Furthermore, A$AP Rocky’s AWGE label is known to produce some real fire; whether it’s singling out artists within the A$AP Mob like A$AP Ferg and his infamous “Trap Lord” album (2013) or gathering the whole gang and mashing up their sounds within a collaborative album like on the incredibly successful “Cozy Tapes Vol.2: Too Cozy” (2017) which also has a Playboi Carti feature. It’s no stretch to the imagination how big Carti can and will get from his connections alone, aside from his banging music.

I listen to Playboi Carti for his innovative, simple approach to the rap game; from his released songs like “NO.9” off “Playboi Carti” to his multiple leaks like “Molly (No Stylist)” and “Buffy the Body”. Carti truly embodies the confusion, deliriousness, and deviance that prides itself on not conforming to the majority. It’s the new punk; a direct opposition to the norm.

What’s your favirote Playboi Carti leak let us know in the comments below! If you enjoyed this article be on the lookout for more deep dives of artists driving this generation coming soon! 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, we also recently opened the Nefarious Supply shop so if you want to support you can show some love here!

Weswill - Puttin' on For Cleveland Heights

Yo-yo wassup Weswill wanted to start by saying thank you for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply! So to get the interview started tell us about yourself who is WesWill?

What’s up! Thank you guys for sharing your platform and allowing me to tell my story to your audience. I’m very appreciative! It’s funny because whenever I get this question, I always give different variations of the same answer. I’m Wesley Williams, a.k.a WesWill. I am a 25-year-old singer/rapper/producer born in Cleveland Heights, OH and I have a vast interest in music documentaries, Du-rags, black art, and Soul music. I’m a musician but i’m also a college graduate and the middle child of my family.

Where are you from and how has this area influenced you, your sound, and your aesthetic?

My bad, I let the cat out of the bag in my first answer haha. I’m from Cleveland! The area influenced me due to the fact that there are so many talented acts that hail from my city and state. The obvious one being Bone Thugs N Harmony, however, there are a good amount of instrumentalists and soul singers that come from Cleveland as well! The area I grew up in is filled with hard-working, prideful people. Growing up in this city and living amongst so many different individuals from differing backgrounds than my own has helped me gain a greater appreciation for multiple genres. I might have one friend down the street that’s into rock music, then have another friend up the street that puts me on to some fire gospel music. Cleveland Heights is cool like that. All those different sounds I was getting exposed to aid me in the creation of my own style. 

What got you into making music and how has your experience been so far as an underground artist making a name for yourself?

Even from a young age, I knew music was going to be my passion. My mom paid for piano, drum and guitar lessons. Plus, she put me in the church choir. She would play 70’s/80’s R&B, Soul and funk music when I would ride in the car with her. The older I got, the more I discovered different artists and genres of music on my own. Listening to these artists inspired me to write and record my own music around the age of 14. My first recordings are pretty wack like most rappers’ first recordings are.

However, I kept working at it and practicing my singing, rapping, and overall song making ability until I got comfortable enough to begin putting out songs. Ever since then, I’ve been releasing music and performing consistently.  My experience as an underground artist has been an emotional rollercoaster with a lot more ups than downs. It’s so easy to get sucked into what others are doing and how much further along they are than you. This can ultimately lead to you getting discouraged about your own career trajectory. However, I have an amazing team and family that helps me stay level headed and on track. Overall, This journey has been great so far and I’m meeting some amazing people while traveling the states! World traveling coming soon, just wait on it.

Who are some of your biggest influences, and how have they influenced you?

Some of my biggest influences are Curtis Mayfield, Mos Def, Angela Winbush, DJ Quik, Missy Elliot, Jamie Foxx, Andre 3000, Terrace Martin, Kid Cudi and Brandy. Every single one of these artists influenced me, and continue to influence me because they are so unique and have their own sound. When you hear Andre 3000 rap, you know it’s him. You don’t have to guess, you just know. The same applies to the other artists I named. I pride myself on releasing music that nobody can exactly replicate. My sound pulls from multiple influences but the overall sound I came up with is mine and you can only get it from me. 

What’s your favorite thing about being an artist, and why?

My favorite thing about being an artist is possessing the ability to relate to so many different people through my art! It’s such a great feeling when someone comes up to me and says “This song you made really helped me through a breakup.” Or when someone tweets me about how my music encapsulates a special time in their life. It’s like, wow, my words and voice are actually touching people in a real way. 

Okay so let's talk about your music man, I gotta say you know what you’re doing in the studio man everything is nothing but heat. So tell us about your creative style and process, and how do you know you have something you’re happy to share with your fans?

Thank you, man! I appreciate that so much. With my process, I usually start out indulging in music that supports whatever mood I’m in during the early planning stages of a body of work. After that, I channel that inspiration and let it bleed through in my production. My production is spearheaded by Hype Alexander and myself. We collaborate and send drums, melodies, and ideas back and forth. We also set aside time to link up in different cities to work on the sound in person. I pull production from a couple of other producers (Kito, Antoine Christopher) as well.

After I feel like I have a substantial amount of beats done and under my belt, I start writing. Sometimes I write during the beat collection process as well. I make sure I study my influences for inspiration on song structure, new cadences, and rhyme schemes. When I start recording for a project, i’m really locked in on executing my vision for it. Late-night recording sessions, intense writing sessions at the crib, laying verses and then deleting them when I feel like I could deliver my lyrics with more diction and feeling. Once I flush out the meat and potatoes of the song, I go over them to see which ones could use a feature or another voice. I reach out to whoever I feel fits and then I bring them into work on said song.

When I get all the features done, I sit down with the squad and do the process of elimination to see which songs make the cut. From there, we go into the mixing phase (the part that gives me the most headache!). I lock in with Antoine Christopher (my engineer) and I explain to him how I want the mixes to sound and all that. Once we get through grueling mixing sessions, which consist of long nights in the studio running from the car and back to the studio to check mixes, I usually bring in DjTouchMoney (engineer and producer) to oversee everything and help us put the finishing touches on the songs. We usually ride around to the music and live with it before I make the final decision that it’s ready to be put out. If it’s jamming on all mediums (headphones, car, Bluetooth speakers, monitors) we know it’s ready to be mastered and then ultimately completed. It’s a long process but when I see the reaction from my fans and friends, I know that those late-night sessions were worth it!

So you’ve worked with a ton of talent including, Qdajuice, Carolyn Fuentes, Big Rube, Brandon Wild, Sam, Nathaniel Lee, and Jill Grace. How did you link with each of them and how was the studio experience working with a variety of different artists?

Yes yes, I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with such amazing artists! Most of these individuals are my friends that I have known for years. My best friend is Brandon Wild and we’ve been through so much together. Plus, we were in a rap group in high school so the chemistry is off the charts. His mom is like my second mom and all that. Everybody that I work with has a special talent that helps elevate the tracks and take them to the next level. More importantly than their talents, I appreciate their dedication and willingness to do what it takes to make sure my vision comes to fruition exactly how I want it. They’ll ask for my opinion on their part of the song and let me know how important it is that i’m satisfied with their contribution. There’s a certain magic that I feel in the studio when I work with these artists. I love and appreciate them more than words can ever explain. S/O to my homegirl JuJu who does a lot of my background vocals! 

My favorite body of work from you gotta be “Summertime Slaps, Volume 1” walk us through the EP, and what’s your favorite track on it?

Thank you! So the concept for the Summertime Slaps series is basically me taking my favorite summer songs and creating my own version of them. So each track was inspired by a song that I have made a memory to in a past summer. “Cutlass” was inspired by “Swangin” by Stalley, “Over You” was inspired by “Let’s Get Blown” by Snoop Dogg. I wanted to create a body of work that people could create their own summer memories. The overall project was heavily inspired by Southern and West Coast Hip-Hop classics like “Doggystyle”, “Yellow Album” and “Ridin Dirty” just to name a few. From the skits to the intro, to the sounds used in a lot of the beats, I wanted to create a work that would sound refreshing and unique but still nostalgic. My favorite track is “Cutlass”. I love that hook so much and it’s such a fun record to perform live! If a perfect summer day had a soundtrack, i’d put that song on it.

In addition to “Summertime Slaps, Volume 1”, tell us about GlassHouse 2?

Mannnnnnn! It’s hard to listen to that project sometimes because I know there are so many things I could have done better on it. The mixing, my singing, my rapping. I cringe listening to some of those tracks haha. I still love it though. That was the first project I put out after I graduated from college. I hadn’t put out a project in a little while and I wanted to come back out swinging, you know? I didn’t want to drop something and hear people say “this is what you came up with after all that time of not releasing a tape?”. Nah, fuck that. I wanted to go all out and showcase my singing and rapping abilities, as well as, my overall song making skills.

So it’s a new year and a brand new decade, what are some of your goals this year and where do you see yourself at the end of the decade?

2020, we in this thang mane! Some of my goals this decade consist of;

1. Releasing music through my LLC. “The On My Way Company”,

2. Being able to live off of my talent and provide opportunities to up and coming artists from my city,

3. Go back to my high school and start a music business course because that would have been so useful to have when I was in school,

4. Drop my debut studio album,

5. Branch out into other forms of entrepreneurship (investments, other businesses),

6. Start a family,

7. Go on a worldwide tour,

8. Retire my mother.

   At the end of the decade, I see myself still releasing music, not out of necessity but out of pure love and fun. I also see myself with my hands in tech and nurturing the new up and coming talent.

Who should we feature next on Nefarious Supply?

For the next feature, you should profile an artist by the name of “Shawn K”. He’s from Cleveland as well, even though I tease him that he’s really a Chicago boy (he’ll tell you why haha). He has such a unique sound and a cool story. I feel like he’d be a great interviewee!

Any last words?

To all the creatives who might be struggling/second-guessing themselves because of real-life problems or people projecting their insecurities on them….keep going! Block out the noise, tap into that talent, stay low and keep firing. You never know is paying attention and you never know when it’ll be time for your number to be called. Thank you guys so much for this interview and I wish you all continued success!

Big shoutout to Wes Will for coming on Nefarious Supply, be on the look out for him in 2020! If you enjoyed this interview with Weswill be sure to checkout his Soundcloud which can be found above, and to stay up to date with him follow him on Instagram as well as Twitter.

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Sheldon Sabastian - Vista 2001

Based out of  Brampton, Canada underground heavyweight Sheldon Sabastian is finally back with another multi-track project, Vista 2001. The EP holds three tracks within, All I Want, How Do You Feel, and Cherry Tree. All three tracks have a variety of vibes and lyrical versatility is shown in abundance across the tape.

Produced by The Chune Maker, the duo come back for yet another tracklist of hits. If anyone can ride an 808, no one can as smoothly as Sabastian. Check out what we think about the Ontario rapper’s new project, below!

ALL I WANT

“All I Want is money

All I wanna do is rap until they love me.”

All I Want is Sabastian and Chune’s first track on Vista 2001. On the track, Sabastian gets in his bag, boasting of writing his own lyrics, how people have been attributing his sound to pop lately, friends switching up, how he’s made it to where he is on his own, as opposed to his peers, and how his life is finally looking up, now that he’s seeing steady growth in his career.

Sabastian’s vocals are laid over a dusky and dark 808 and underneath lays titillating hi-hats that keep you engaged and enraptured, a strong opener for the project.

HOW DO YOU FEEL

“How do you feel

When I get I promise to keep it I’ll never be still”

How Do You Feel carries the same vibe as All I Want above, however, tone and the vibe seems to have shifted. On the track Sabastian seems to be chasing and admiring a female who’s caught his eye. Whilst keeping a steady boast of his possessions and his immeasurable confidence, he finds himself starstruck and infatuated with his enigmatic lover.

With a smooth-hitting beat with a hint of playful twinkling production in the background, and swelled, beautiful vocals rolling the musical hills the 808 provides, Sabastian hits back to back with another hit.

CHERRY TREE

“Divine interervention be the make of it

It’s too real when I make a hit

I swear therapy is like the greatest sh*t”

Cherry Tree is the last track of the EP and takes Sabastian to a reminiscent and introspective place. The rapper looks back on his time starting in the music industry and how he’s dealt with the consistent hate and belittlement of his dream by naysayers. This is arguably Sabastian’s most lyrical driven track, as he stated even his own doubts for his craft at first, and even trying to run away from it at one point, before realizing that this was what he was meant to do.

The production on this track is minimal in order to bolster the weight of Sabastian’s words, and it does an exemplary job, with warped vocals in the background and a beautiful key progression, Sabastian ends this track on a sobering, yet uplifting note.

Stream Vista 2001 on Sabastian’s Soundcloud below and all other streaming platforms!

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Los Audio Kimikos - Late Nights & 808s

Hey what’s up bro welcome to Nefarious Supply! So to get this interview started to tell us about yourself who are Los Audio Kimikos?

First, thank you for having us, we greatly appreciate your support! Los Audio Kimikos is a producer group consisting of Liby & Kiko.

What got you into making music, and why has it become your passion?

We both grew up in Dominican households where music was fundamental. Music was always playing, whether to clean the house or for a party, music is very important in our culture.

Where are you from and how has this area influenced you and your music?

We are born and raised in Montreal, Canada. It’s an island with many nationalities so we take a little bit from everywhere.

So every artist has their influences when it comes to their overall style of music so my question to you is who, or what has influenced you guys and how have they done so?

We are influenced a lot by our Dominican backgrounds, which is why we started mainly producing reggaeton. It is also a genre we listened to a lot growing up. We also listened to a lot of hip hop and R&B which also adds to our sauce.

Okay so let's talk music so you recently just dropped your newest EP, “Late Nights & 808s” tell us about the album, what inspired it?

This EP was inspired mainly because I went through a rough part of my life where I would leave the studio late and just be thinking about my life and situations I was going through. Around that time I came across an R&B playlist on Spotify and the vibe was crazy. I brought up the idea of doing an all English R&B EP to Liby and to my surprise, he was more than supportive. It was a shot in the dark because we usually produce songs for the Latino market.

So you pretty much have a packed album with some amazing features including 7onestarr, Cruzito, Aaron Knight, HRTBRKFEVER, FRVRFRIDAY, and Ralph Larenzo. How’d you get them on the album and how was the experience working with them for the album?

I hit them up with the idea of the EP and the theme and they were all super down with it. Working with each of them was dope as fuck, they each killed their song and really stuck to the theme. We are forever grateful for each of them and the support they gave us.

What are some important facts that we should know about “ Late Nights & 808s”?

All the instrumentals were produced by Liby and myself, no loops, no samples or anything like that. They were also all produced late at night in the studio. We also did all the mixing of the beats and we mastered the EP. We legit went through 10 mixed versions of each song and about 7 mastered versions of each song, clearly, we were very picky and wanted the best.

Any visuals coming?

As of right now, we filmed some visuals for each track that are currently on our YouTube channel. As far as official videos, we aren’t sure yet.

So what’s next for you as far as 2020, what can we expect from you guys?

For 2020, we plan on releasing more singles and maybe another EP. We already have a bunch of songs in the vault ready.

Any last words?

We want to thank you again for this opportunity, it means a lot to us, y’all killing it fr. We also want to thank everyone for the love and support that we received for the EP, which motivates us to keep making music. Also, you can follow us on our social media for updates and all that good stuff: @LosAudioKimikos @KikoSencillo @DJLiby

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Big shout out to Kiko and DJ Liby for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply. Late Nights & 808s is available right now on all streaming platforms and while you listening to it be sure to show Kiko and Liby some love by following them on Instagram.

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NATALIE - FATAL ATTRACTION

Natalie takes experimentation with a new high on her latest offering “Fatal Attraction.”

Melancholia, old flames, and one night stands pervade Natalie’s newest single. Known for her pop-infused moody R&B, "Fatal Attraction", co-produced by Bay Faction’s Alex Agresti and James McDermott, is a seamless addition to her growing discography. Expansive vocal layerings, tremolo guitars, and heavy basslines set the foundation for her duet-like pitched vocals. With dreamlike lyrics, “Fatal Attraction” is the perfect late-night song.

In June 2018, Natalie delivered a critically acclaimed, self-produced EP “Shameful” which caught the attention of tastemakers including Lyrical Lemonade, Elevator, Jams Supernova, and  Hilly Dilly. Since then, Natalie has released an additional EP and multiple singles, all receiving strong support from Spotify and has been featured on playlists including New Music Friday, Fresh Finds, Pollen, Alternative R&B, Shisha Lounge, and Tear Drop.

Fatal Attraction is available now on all streaming platforms and while you’re streaming be sure to follow Natalie on Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, Instagram , and Twitter.

Chachi - Murder Capital

 What’s up Chachi! It’s been a while since we had you on Nefarious Suppy! So to get this new year started what’s new with you give us some updates on what’s happening with you, your music, and Chanel Gang?

First off Happy 2020 to the Nefarious Family! It’s been a hectic time since we last talked, I’ve been just working trying to stay consistent as possible. I dropped two tapes in 2019 one being my second collab with my bro and “Chanel Gang” Member Doc Drvddy titled Doc & Chachi 2: “How High” and My First Ever Solo Ep “Murder Capital” over the summer! I got a lot of music in the vault right now as does the rest of Chanel Gang just been preparing ourselves to have a big decade for these 20s!

So coming into 2020 what’s something you are excited about and what can your fans expect from you in the coming year?

Just excited to embark on this new decade can’t wait to see transitions in not only my music but music in general. My Fans can expect double the content they got from me this past year meaning Tapes Videos and just our good content and just giving them a better opportunity to get to know me a bit more!

Tell us about your latest release Murder Capital EP, what inspired it, and how does this latest body of work fit into your artistic image?

I and the Last Cult decided to part ways this past year but that’s still Family the bro Cobraz should have some New Content on the way soon. What Inspired my “Murder Capital” EP was just being a Washingtonian and showing people roots of DC Street Culture that molded the city into what it is today while also shedding light on problems occurring now far as our battle with Gentrification and DC Culture being diminished. Also just letting the youth of this area know that they can do shit and be stars themselves I think it helps with my artistic image to let people know I can be serious and rap about topics of meaning that actually matter!

So you and Doc Dvrddy are like Young Thug and Gunna every time you guys get together the product is heat! And you continue that trend on the track “Weeks”. How is it working with him in the studio and how does your creative process mesh with his?

Lmaooo appreciate that foreal just tryna be the best we can be! It’s always a movie every time we in the studio I’ve known him for damn near 20 years so we already know wassup with each we pump songs out quick together usually even on our last two projects we finished both in a matter of a couple of months! Our creative processes mesh well cause we brothers at the end of the day we just be on the same page and we both want this shit real bad so we just bring genuine love to each track we make!

Walk us through each track, and what is your favorite track and why?

Well, there’s 6 songs and 2 interludes on the EP and I’m pretty much just giving you an in-depth look of what’s going on in Washington, DC along with introducing everyone to who I am and just things I’ve dealt with in the past couple of years with life and music! No funny but every song I dropped is my favorite even the interludes there are songs that stick out such as “Darkside” and “My Time Is Now” but every song and interlude on there has a unique story you just have to listen but front to back I think it’s a great listen if you actually listen you find a lot of hidden gems in it.

Are we going to get any visuals for Murder Capital?

Grip Official Music Video Shot by @Moshpit_dmv Track out on all Platforms Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chanelchachi/chachi-grip Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chachi/1424837411 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/58LPHcKV5pYisZ4OI5mCRy?nd=1

Hell yeah, I’m planning to drop a couple of more videos for it ASAP just been some forks in the road but I have one out now for my “Intro” track of the EP you can find it on the Atomos202 Channel via YouTube. Anyone reading should go check out now and subscribe for more content.

When’s your next live performance and where can your fans catch you?

Boutta start booking more shows this year just be looking for the right placements and fans probably could never find me cause I stay in the utt, but they can follow me on Instagram & Twitter @ChanelChachi.

Any last words?

For anyone chasing a dream or a goal or just tryna become a better person keep going at that shot everyday nonstop it’s never gonna be easy but that’s apart of life you just have to DO IT! Big Shoutout to the Nefarious Family for the Interview Y’all can expect to hear more & more from me and the gang through the next few years so be ready! 🏾‍♂️ Gang Bitch! ATOMOS4LYFE

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Big shout out to Chachi for coming through and catching up with Nefarious Supply. Be sure to check out his newest body of work Murder Capital which can be found on Apple Music right now. If you enjoyed this interview and want to stay up to date with Chachi you can find him on Instagram and Twitter.

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Eddy Benz - VOUYER

Yo-yo what’s up what’s up bro! Great to have you on Nefarious Supply once again, so to get this interview started last time we had met you we’re getting ready to release your newest body of work, VOYEUR. Now that it’s out what can you tell us about it?

Thank you! So if I could sum up Voyeur I’d say it’s a 30-minute journey into my subconscious. Each song is pretty straight to the point and draws you in immediately.  The album covers all the highs and lows and all the emotions in between. By using different vocal effects and registers I’m able to express mania, paranoia, anxiety, happiness, the feeling of being trapped, the feeling of freedom, etc..

What inspired VOYEUR and how does this new body of work contributes to your overall sound, image, and goals?

The feeling of disconnect between my body and mind sort of inspired the album. Just general discontent. The desire to improve but feeling trapped and stagnant. My situation in life had a lot to do with it. I was failing my classes and working a shit job. I felt like music was the only difference I could make in my life and anyone else’s. I just want people to feel the music and have it fuel them to make positive changes even though the message is not always positive. 

So let’s take a deep dive into Vouyer as far as producing the whole thing is solid and features some amazing producers Maxvon, Kudzu, Lukrative, Lango, and much more. How did you pair up with the producers and how did their production process match the vibe you we’re shooting for with the project?

I’ve always liked the concept of mixing high and low. I apply that to my fashion too. Mixing high end and low end. Vintage and new technology. I apply the same ethos when selecting sounds and producers. Half of the producers are local and the other half are from all over. Yet the sound selection is still cohesive. I’m only gonna shout out my friends here because those are my guys and we’re all coming up together. DJ Bean, JL Beats, Lukrative, Habeats, Maxvon, Stankface, Matt Hue, sinfected, Dumpy... all fuckin legends man! Shout out Geeohhs too man we need to get more work in! They helped make this album what it is. All the credit goes to them.

So as far as features I gotta say you tapped nothing but talent including Three65, Lango, Tasty, and lil nissan. How often do you work with each of these artists and how did each of them contribute something unique to VOYEUR?

Bruh Three65 is a legend. Watching his metamorphosis throughout 2019 has been incredible. Lango is my brother man we’ve been working together and we’re gonna continue to make hits for the foreseeable future. 2020 is his for the taking. This is my first time completing a song with Tasty. We actually recorded that song in the stu together. The hook just fuckin cake to me like there was divine intervention. Pure magic. And I and Lil Nissan grew up down the street from one another. He’s who I started this shit with.

Walk us through each track?

I’ll walk through a few tracks with y’all. So it begins with “I’m a mess”. This song is eerie as fuck and reminds me of a schizophrenic episode. From there the album gets aggressive FAST! Then it mellows out toward the middle then gets kind of angsty and RnB inspired toward the end.

Then finally we’ve made it to the end. “Tip Top” closes out the album with pure mania. I feel unstoppable when I hear that song. It’s a perfect way to close off the album. The album is like an acid trip man. You experience every emotion. 

What’s your favorite track on each album, and why?

My favorite track on the last EP has got to be “fuck a job” with my bro Lil Nissan. That’s the fuckin anthem. And for this one, I’m gonna say “Feeling Like This All Year” with Tasty is my favorite right now. It sums up in 2019. It’s a good place to leave off from last year. 

Okay so it’s finally a new year and the start of a completely new decade, what can fans expect from you this year and where do you see yourself going over the next decade?

So this year I’m thinking about dropping two tapes and an album. I’ll be working with a lot of locals and helping to create a platform for my friends. Expect a lot of videos from my boy Matt! And for the decade? I really don’t know man. Just expect to hear from me consistently because I’m in this shit for the long haul. And I’m always ALWAYS evolving and improving. 

Any last words??

I WANNA WATCH THE WORLD BURN

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Big shout out to Eddy Benz for coming on to talk about his new album VOUYER. You can find VOUYER on SoundCloud above and to get a deeper look into Eddy Benz as an artist check out our previous interview with him here.

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smith - 716

Hey, welcome to Nefarious Supply! So to get this interview started let’s talk about yourself who is Smthn, tell us about who and what inspired your love for music?

Hey man, first off I’d like to thank y’all, I’m super grateful for this opportunity and you have an amazing platform. Shoutout Nefarious Supply! My name is Christophe aka smthn (pronounced somethin’). I’m 21 years old, I speak French and English and I come from stone-cold Montreal, Canada. I’ve been producing music for 4 years.  Music always had a huge place in my life from the jump. Apparently, when I was in daycare our daycare lady had a stereo on a high shelf playing music during nap time and she once told my parents I’d just stand there staring at the stereo for the entire time instead of sleeping like the other kids.  Fast forward many years and I’m the lead singer in a metal band during high school. The project unfortunately died and a couple of years later I found myself studying classical music in college. I was at that time that I stumbled upon this wondrous piece of software called Ableton Live. I fell in love instantly.

I felt a need to fully understand how to recreate the sounds I heard throughout modern music (Skrillex, Flume) and how to write music. Being 17 at the time, I felt as if I needed to learn and fast because I had somewhat of an age setback starting so late.   I started locking myself in day after day, putting off classes to create music. My music teachers told me what I was doing had no purpose and that I’d be better off learning sonatas. The people around me said I had changed, I wasn’t as cool as before. I wasn’t at the parties anymore and according to them, I should have been. It even reached a point where it was damaging my relationships with women I loved seeing as I was doing it so much. All things considered, spending that much time allowed me to start expressing myself through music within 2 years. This was all that mattered to me. I started out making house music but I was increasingly interested in the aesthetic and sound of trap following my first year. I naturally gravitated more and more towards hip hop as time went by. The turning point for me was when I first heard Sleep is for the Weak by Eli Sostre. That whole tape really resonated with me. Not a week has gone by without me going back to it in the last 3 years and I look up to both Eli Sostre and his producer Soriano as my mentors. Nothing but love for these two guys, they really fucked the game up in my opinion. 

Where are you from and how has this area played an important role in your image as an artist as well as the sound of your music?

Glad you asked this, the exact area where I’m from is actually a really interesting place.  I’m currently based in Montreal which is the largest city in my province, however, I come from the dirt roads of the countryside if I dare say so myself. The exact place is called Saint-Germain in the province of Quebec. We have lush forests in the summer and spring, multicolor panoramas in fall and come winter everything’s just this immense empty desert of freezing cold, razor-like winds and snow. This is the canvas on which my childhood was painted and my childhood was amazing. 

In this area, as you might have guessed, there weren’t many kids around to play with. I was a smart, artistic and sensitive kid from an early age and that doesn’t really help in building relationships with others, more so at a young age. I’ve always felt older than my pairs, detached and not quite understood. There wasn’t much in the way of interests or hobbies I could share with others and this shaped me both as a person and an artist. I am positive that I’ll always be the lone wolf I was 15 or 10 years ago and I have come to embrace that. Part of it definitely comes from isolation.  

Part of the reason I chose “smthn” as my alias as opposed to another name is just that; I’ve always felt like I wasn’t “someone” but some “thing”, that I did not belong.   My sounds are all tainted with a certain melancholy and nostalgia. When I make music the feelings I have are often related to childhood memories and I might even get mental images or flashbacks, often it will be images of the countryside. I think that sometimes, just like with drugs, we’re making all this music to make contact with our lost inner child or to feel things twice in a sense. To put it briefly, my sound is just like Canada’s seasons. Some songs feel like the cold embrace of the wind in the dead the night. Others have a bit more warmth to them but put you in some sort of nostalgic stasis, like watching the leaves fall on a chilly October evening. 

Who or what are your influences as a musician?

That’s a very interesting question and a topic I am super passionate about. As I’ve mentioned before, I have huge amounts of respect for Eli Sostre and Soriano, they have mentored me through their music into the artist I am today. Amir Obe is also one of my favorite artists and a major influence. A lesser-known artist which I really like is Holyrain. He laid down the blueprint for my own style through his very melodic and introspective songs. Other notable names are Drake, Partynextdoor, Bryson Tiller, JUGGER, Marr Grey, Anfa Rose, and PLAZA. I’m a big fan of Scotty Apex as well, he just always has pristine production and amazing melodies. His engineer Marvin Biano is extremely talented and Scotty’s sound quality is something that I strive to achieve.

As far as instruments go, I have a soft spot for pianos, detuned sounds, lo-fi sounding production, hard-hitting drums, and big bass whether it’s a Reese bass, stab bass or 808. I also like vintage synths, anything that has a dusty, old feel to it or things reminiscent of video game soundtracks of my childhood.  Also, I do have a formal education in music so I tend to analyze the inner workings of music so that I may get the most out of what I listen to.  Other than that, I am constantly inspired by looking back at the things that made me who I am, the friends and women I lost along the way, the person I came to be and how it all fits in this crazy, jagged puzzle we call life. This is an endless source of inspiration and a trove in which I reach for lyrical content and inspiration all the time. 

What is your long term goal as a musician where do you see yourself in the coming years?

Whenever someone asks me this I find it hard to answer. A fellow producer I know once said: “You’re only as good as your last project”. There is some truth in this, at the very least to me and I think as an artist, if you’re doing this seriously, you always strive to make the next project bigger, better and meaner than the last. In that sense, I believe I achieved that goal with 716 when I compare it to Erode. I’m not striving to be a household name or anything, I want to make up in the morning, compose, record and mix music. I want to make a difference in the lives of others like Lei and Soriano have for myself. 5 years from now I want to be living off my art and not waking up to work another 9-5.

Let’s talk music so you released your newest album Erode this past year tell us about this album?

Sure, I have much to say about my first project. In June 2018, I moved out of my childhood home (my parent’s house) to the city of Montreal which is the second-largest city in Canada. What followed from the beginning of the summer until mid-winter was an exercise in loneliness to an extent I had never experienced. I started doing a lot of drugs to cope, lost two jobs and started flipping 50 on my own in streets I didn’t even know or understand. Some things happened and let’s just say I’m lucky to be able to talk about it now.  All the while, I was also producing music so by the time spring came by I just had all these beats laying around that I really loved.

Some of my college friends back East were doing music still and seeing some amount of success. Meanwhile, I was sitting there in my crappy one-bedroom apartment thinking: “Man all this hard work and nothing to show for it. Imma be sending another pack of beats for 50$ each to someone for them to flake or lay down some trash.” Seconds after, I fired on the 7gs beat for another listen. I fired up the cheap Behringer PRO 1 mic I had laying around and around 2 hours later I had recorded 7gs. I instantly called my girlfriend and said “Babe you gotta hear this! “ I play it through the phone and she went crazy. I knew I had something right there and I knew there was no going back to simply making beats.

This EP came to be within a very short time frame at the end of April 2019 and the beginning of May. I believe it took around 9 to 10 days to have everything recorded and roughly mixed and another 5 to 7 days for additional mixing and finally mastering. I had a cheap ass mic and interface, no acoustic treatment and I was using demo software to process my vocals yet somehow I managed to do this whole project. It just goes to show that you can still make records up to par with what’s out there without the need to be at Abbey Road or pay studio time. It all starts with the need to express oneself and is completed through the execution of ideas.  

What influenced you to make Erode and what kind of sound or vibe well you going for?

That’s a good question, to be honest, this was heavily influenced by Eli Sostre and his producer Soriano. I was going for a dark and ominous vibe with crystal clear vocals initially, however not having proper amenities for recording and mixing I had to get creative with the vocal effects. I’m really fond of this dark trap sound emerging from Toronto so it definitely had some influence in making this project as well. The idea of pushing through and making my first full project as a recording artist is what motivated me to complete it. With all my work I like to make the listener forget he’s listening to computer-based music. I think I achieved this with Strafes and 7gs. 

So let’s talk about your newest release 716 which came out today, tell us about the EP?

Indeed, the project is out, I’m happy and relieved that the release went well. I’m super excited to be giving out the details regarding this project. First off, I’ll talk about the title. 716 is the number on the door of my suite in the Hotel I currently live in. This project is the direct continuation of 7gs narratively. 

After I released Erode, I wasn’t too sure of which direction I should go towards. I was and still am searching for my sound, so I began listening to all the records that I love dearly back to back so that I could perhaps distillate a few into records of my own. I definitely took away some elements from all these people I look up to. Listening back, I could certainly hear Amir Obe for the bars and flows, Scotty and Eli for the vocal melodies or Soriano for all things production-based. Yet it felt like a record of its own and that’s when I knew I had succeeded in making something of my own. I’m back on track stronger than ever with new music, a new flat with a home studio inside and things are looking great. I put so much more into this EP and it shows. 

Production-wise, I went ham. 3 songs off the EP: Renegade, Hotel Livin’ and Baron all feature switch-ups (for those not familiar with the term, the vibe of the beat or instrumentation completely changes as the song goes towards something different, much like a new section). This is something I studied in Soriano’s beats and I decided to implement it in my own work.  Vocally, I surpassed myself with this. Those who will have listened to Erode first will be blown away by the amount of control I have acquired over my voice. Prepare for some amazing vocal melodies, I’m extremely proud of the stuff I laid down for this project. Lyrically this is also a big step forward. This is overall a very solid EP and one I am proud of and certainly will be for a long time moving forward.  

So 5 tracks tell us about each of them?

Certainly, with pleasure. 

So first off we have Hotel Livin’. I would best describe this song as nostalgic, moody and ambient. I take a look back at what I have now, how it feels like to be where I’m at and how the life I’m living now is the one I dreamt of two years ago. This song is a statement of gratitude for whoever’s out there blessing me with the the life that I have. 

Fav Line: “My mind is way too sharp I’m cutting through life like it’s butter/ If smthn’s on the sample best believe that it’s a banger” 

The second song, Dreams, is much darker in vibe and topic. It mentions the things I’ve sacrificed for the craft, the women I have let down through doing so,  and how emotionally detached I now am. I also touch on how I feel towards others, both friend and foe and how I view myself as an artist. 

Fav line: “Hit em’ with the rhymes, leave em in the zone / Dedicated to the grind put it on my tombstone”

The third one is a personal favorite of mine called Baron. I experimented with a lot of tones and flows on this one and I’m way more obnoxious and arrogant. It starts off as somewhat of a typical trap song but it’s designed that way to lead into the real meat of the song, which starts about halfway through. For this particular piece I wanted to express part of the inner rage and resent I have. I also wanted to touch on how music has always been and always will be the element that holds my life together. I did some clever stuff with the production in relation to what I say which some people might pick up on, we’ll see. This song is also things I’ve wanted to say to a lot of people around me but I never got the chance.  I’ll summarize the song in one sentence: “You knew me as the scrawny white kid with the glasses in the past, now I’m the guy that goes hard and doesn’t give a fuck.”

Fav line(s): I’m moving silent so I can acquire / The skills required to move higher life that I desire / Been sending out so many shots but imma keep firin’ / United Nations on the phone tell me to cease fire Won’t take no for an answer cause I’m movin’ stubborn / I’m cuttin’ people off, the baggage, Ion need the clutter She got the keycard to the suite don’t even need to call her / Only one to have my back will always be the choir.

I hold the fourth song very dearly and to me, it’s the best song on this EP. It’s called Renegade.  I won’t reveal too much regarding this one other than it touches on the themes of Baron, albeit more seriously. 

Favorite line: New suite old woes I stay motivated / Doing shit all on my own modus operandi 

Last but not least is Rogue. Much like Erode, I’m ending the EP with a banger, because no hip-hop project is complete without at least one pure banger. the main theme here is how frustrated I am with my relationships and contacts in the game, the Montreal rap game itself and the current state of it. The overall song is much more aggressive than the rest of the EP. 

Fav line: I got love for the rhymes but motherfuck the streets / Y’all rappers need to resign your spot is on the seats 

So what’s next for you in 2020?

I think I recently tweeted that 2020 is back to the blueprint, thinking back on that it’s absolutely true. I’m going head first into darker, meaner and bigger sounding production aesthetics moving forward. The next project will be an absolute slap-in-the-face-you-can’t deny-it type of thing but I’m also moving away from 808s (bass sound in trap music aka “boom”) for now to try some different things. I want to improve on my engineering, my vocals and put out more songs in 2020.I’m just starting out, I’ve been rapping for 6 months now so I think that all in all, I’m off on a promising debut.  Needless to say, I am very excited about what’s coming and I am pumped up. 

Any last words?

Sure, I’d like to take a moment to thank you guys at Nefarious Supply. When starting out, it’s hard to put yourself out there and people like y’all allow us to get heard and you don’t even ask for anything in return. Y’all the real MVPs, underdogs for real. All of y’all who are reading this go show some love to Nefarious Supply on social media, they deserve it big time. While you’re at it, go show some love to my own socials as well. @smthn98 on twitter, Instagram, and Soundcloud. Come and say hi, I’m always happy to answer questions or talk music. Stay tuned, the best way to do so is either Twitter, Instagram.

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Big shout out to smthn. for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply you can find his new album 716 which is available on all streaming platforms right now. If you enjoyed this interview be sure to follow him Instagram, Twitter, and check out his Soundcloud which can be found above!

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Eddy Benz - VOYEUR 12/28

Hey Eddie Benz so to get this interview started I wanted to thank you for coming on

agreeing to interview with Nefarious Supply. So tell us about yourself who is Eddie

Benz?

Thanks so much. I’m Eddy Benz and I’m from New Orleans, Louisiana. I make music. No genre really, just whatever the fuck I feel like making at the time. I’m trying to think of a proper way to describe myself, but I guess that’s not really important. I’m more interested in how people interpret me and my art. I just want people to feel something because that’s what life is all about. I don’t care what genre or what labels people apply to me, I just want to evoke emotions.

How did you get started making music, and which artists have influenced your style and overall image as an artist?

I got started making music right after high school a few years ago. I wanted to do it for so long and I finally got a laptop and a little snowball mic and started recording on GarageBand. I always felt like a had a unique perspective on life and music was one of the only outlets I had to express myself.

I don’t think any artists directly influence me sonically or aesthetically. But I enjoy artists who blend the lines. Whether it’s between rap and other genres or blurring the lines between masculinity and femininity. Artists that come to mind are Young Thug, David Bowie, Chief Keef, Prince, OJ Da Juiceman and Phil Collins come to mind.

So we’ve interviewed a ton of talent out of NOLA including Lango, Three65, Pharez Scott, Jaxon and now you. Describe the NOLA scene for us, how has your experience has been with the area and how has this area influence your sound?

If I could describe the NOLA scene in one word I’d say it’s Frustrating. But that’s only because I feel like the NOLA scene is a part of me, And I’m often frustrated with myself. It’s tough out here but I wouldn’t wanna make it out of any other city. Lately though the scene is having a renaissance and it’s really beautiful to see. I think 2020 is the year that world wakes up to what’s going on in New Orleans. They need to see the real underground scene and not mainstream status quo bullshit that most of these local blogs cover.

Walk us through your creative process from start to finish, how do you know when you have a song ready for release?

My creative process is really fucked up. I think I have bad ADHD and that is reflective of my creative process. I usually have a concept that I want to convey in a song. Then I go through beats until I find the right one. I like to record by myself in my car because I can be alone and fully express myself without being influenced by anyone else. Anxiety tends to constrict my voice and my delivery so I really don’t see myself ever recording in front of anyone else. And I don’t know how I know when a song is ready to be released. But I definitely know. I just get a feeling when it’s right.

So no doubt you go crazy with your music and everything is fire but you have some stand out songs I really enjoy. Including; “Anything”, “Every TIme” featuring Stello, and “Make It Last” with Lango. So describe those songs for us, how you paired up with Stello and Lango, and how was working with each artist?

“Anything!” Is my most popular song thus far, but not for long. First quarter of 2020 I’ll be going up. Trust me. As for “Make It Last”, I made that with some of my friends Lang, and Maxvon. Lang actually laid down his verse before I even made the hook and it just fit perfectly. That song is still far ahead of its time. As for “Every Time”, I met Stello a couple years ago at SXSW when his friend Lil West came over to our place to record. I’m not sure if he even remembers this but I had been following stello since then and thought he’d kill a verse on that song. Shoutout to Dumpy too he produced and mixed that song. I’m over all of these songs at this point though. Seriously, fuck all these songs. I’m so excited for my new music.

So last year you released your self titled EP “Eddie Benz” (which was fire), tell us about this project and your upcoming project dropping 12/28?

I released that EP on my birthday last year. It was really exciting for me at the time and it was a great learning experience. I think I’m going to keep evolving and dropping a project on my birthday each year until I don’t feel like it anymore. It’s a nice tangible marker of where I was at the previous year. It feels good to release and turn the page. The next project is titled “VOYEUR” and I’m very excited for everyone to hear it

Including Lango and Stello what other artists and producers have you worked with, and what artists and producers do you want to work with as your grow as an artist?

I appreciate everyone who I’ve worked with so far. Lukrative, Maxvon, Dj Bean, Dumpy, JL beat.. those are some of my producer friends that I’ll always work with. I’d like to work with producers Dylan Brady, Clams Casino, Eera, and Captain Crunch. And I’d like work with Young Thug, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and black kray.

If you could give yourself a piece of advice from when you got started what would you say?

Trust the fucking process. And never sacrifice your artistic integrity to please these dumbass sheep.

What can we expect from you in 2020?

In 2020 I’m going up. Like seriously. But I don’t have to tell y’all, just watch.

Any last words?

Voyeur 12/28

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Big shout out to Eddy Benz for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply. If you enjoyed this interview and want to stay up to date with him you can find his SoundCloud above and can find him on Instagram. Be sure to keep. a look out for his new album Voyeur which is dropping December 28, 2019.

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Rosery Hills - Germany's Muse

Wassup Wassup Rosery Hills, Big thank you for coming on and doing an interview with Nefarious Supply. So to get this interview started tell us about your self, where you’re from, and what got you into the music industry?

 Hey, what’s good! I’m from Mannheim, Germany, and basically I always loved listening to music honestly but during high school, I use to gather up a group of people and we would have a freestyle sesh so everyone would say, “ Ayo you should really take music serious bro!” , So out of hearing everyone tell me about it I finally made it a career i’m willing to continue in.

Who, or what has been an influence on you, your style of music, and your overall image as an artist? 

Man honestly Partynextdoor, and Majid Jordan, I can go all day honestly! But I really feel like what really influenced me to aim towards a new unheard-of style is Partynextdoor. I like how he would sing certain notes and just add unique flavors to it its like a one of a kind sound that you’ve never heard of you know?

Walk us through your creative process from start to finish, when do you know a track is finished and ready?

Once I feel like I cant add nothing else to the track, which I end up always have something extra for even my finished songs. So it’s like an ear you gotta have to be able to be like “ oh yea this is timeless music .” that’s when i’m satisfied!

So let’s talk music, you recently just put out a 5 track project titled “Forest Trilogy” give us some background on this album what inspired it, and what’s your favorite song on the album?

 Bro this project was basically an experiment project. some tracks I wasn’t comfortable with genre-wise but it all was a hit . that really showed my versatility skills and my creative mindset. Honestly, my favorite track is Oceanview very well put together!

On “Forest Trilogy” you featured Josif Grey (who killed his verse), and Apollo1027, how did you meet each of these artists, what drove your decision to feature them, and how was the experience working with them? 

Basically both through social media. We heard each other stuff and both agreed, “ okay we gotta work on something ASAP!” and basically how genuine they were man, it means a lot to work with people that you don’t have to sense negative energy from man the love and support was very sincere shout out to both of those guys they family! The experience was awesome both artists knew what I wanted just like I knew what they wanted all on the same page  More chunes with them on the way as well!

“Maria Freestyle” is straight heat bro! The beat, your vocals, and lyrics fit together so well give us some background on this song, who produced it, and what theme were you going for when you created it? 

Thank you bro! before I started being a recording artist I was a producer so basically scheming through old beats ran unto this one and i’m like “ oh yea left flip this joint and reduce the pitch !”  basically was going for an ambiance trap vibe you know! it had its emotional state then midway it has its savage stage.

Tell us about “Atlantis Interlude” what’s this song about and what drives your choice to feature Jacque? 

Man Atlantis Interlude is probably one of my favorite songs i’ve recorded! This song was basically me portraying my love life from the past honestly! Man Jacque is a very great producer! man saw my talents shot me a dm and “BOOM”, that’s when the magic happened! More vibes with him on the way too!

If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice as a fresh artist what would you say?

 Don’t overthink nor rush your time! Speak things to existence a control your time! None else is going to do what you want whats best for you only you can!

A big thing in the music industry is about connections and building networks, so which underground artists do you want to work with, and once you get big, what mainstream artists do you want to collab with?

Man its a lot of underground artists that’s dope, but I do wonder what I and frvrfriday could be able to cook up one day! Mainstream wise well of fucking course Partynextdoor I feel like sound-wise we both would understand and connect with each other outside and inside the industry! 

Any last words?

Yeaaa actually I’m dropping a project leading up from “Nocturnal Butterflies Pt. 1” sometime next month or before! And also if you haven’t noticed i’ve recently dropped a single called “Relax/Almost time “ it’s very calming to the ears basically just a track where I give you guys a piece of my mind so yea, other than that, i’m glad to be apart of this interview with you guys much love!

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Big shout out to Rosery Hills for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply if you enjoyed the interview and want to stay up to date with him and his music you can find his SoundCloud above and can find him on Instagram as well as Twitter.

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Tre Capital - Los Angeles's Rising Star

Wassup Wassup Tre Capital big thank you for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply, so to get the Interview started tell us about yourself who Is Tre Capital?

Very happy being able to chop it up with you. Thanks for reaching out to do an interview. Tre Capital is the original. The man who cares about his family, team, and health more than anything in this world. Best way to sum it up.

Where are you from and how has this area played an influence on you, your image, and most importantly your artistry and music?

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. The city where I learned how to ride my first bike, heard my first Hip-Hop record and rode through the whole town with my pops riding shotgun as a kid. There’s something incredibly special about growing up & experiencing LA in its full form. The beauty of it all is having a rare experience to see glimpses of outside life rather than staying in the same place my whole life.

Whenever someone listens to my music I want them to hear the future of how I view sound. I don’t want to repeat what I grew up with, rather push that envelope to something greater the people can’t visualize yet. When you hear Tre Capital you Hear the grit and legacy I’m leaving for everyone to grow with. You hear the rareness of LA when you hear me. 

In addition to the question above which artists have played a big influence on you, and your music?

My pops, Lil Wayne, Ye, Black Milk & Hov play an incredible role into the artist I’ve become. How could you not be inspired by the foundations they’ve set not only in music but as grown men. When you’re upcoming you aspire to reach that level no matter what. Obsessing over production credits, album artworks, fashion styles, rapping patterns and studying live shows made me fall in love with all of those artists above. Originality is a huge component of becoming an artist with a legendary path. I take my craft very seriously cause I see how they played their role. 

So something pretty cool about you is your dad is  Xzibit! So how does it feel being the child of a legendary artist, how has he influenced and helped you grow as an artist, and do you ever feel like you have an expectation to live up to?

I don’t look at my father only as Xzibit funny as is. That’s my blood. The man who raised me to be the standup individual I am today. The fame shit doesn’t phase me. His success and well being is my primary focus. Some people looking outside don’t understand how much of down to earth people we are. I think it’s fucking awesome my pops is a legendary artist whose set the bar so high in Hip-Hop people sleep on the wave he’s paved.

I wouldn’t be able to make any powerful moves without my dad giving me game on how to move through this crazy world. Being around my dad just allows me to tap in constantly. There’s no pressure or expectation when creating because we know if you work hard there will be nothing stopping me from achieving my goal. If I give it my all I could never feel bad regardless of the outcome. My dad is my Hero. I chose music because I knew it chose me back. There’s no pressure when you’re trynna be your own man at your own pace. 

Let's talk music,  it's safe to say that you’re an extremely talented artist and you have a pretty solid discography.  What got you into making music,  and how long have you been on the scene?

Well I appreciate that first off. Some of my early loves before anything was Hip-Hop, basketball, raps + beats, fashion and anything falling along the lines of being a rare artist/creative entity. The very first thing that allowed me to fully beginning the journey of MC’ing started with the death of my brother. Xavier’s death hit me so deep to my core that I needed healthy ways to express myself. If you notice on my first mixtape cover ever I had his initials tatted on me, which I physically do in real life as well. Hurting myself wasn’t going to push me anywhere I wanted to go. Rapping came naturally to me. All of my early material was raw, uncut and completely coloring outside the lines. Seeing my father pursue his career motivated me to say you know what  there’s a super ill way I could come into this game. It could only be achieved if I believe in myself no matter what the circumstances may be. That same mentality had allowed me to be in the scene now for more than 7 years. It’s insane to me. Running this race and never feeling the need to copy & paste anyone else. It’s a great feeling. 

Walk us through your creative process, what are some things you need to have to make the studio session feel right, and how do you know when you have a finished song as well as project?

A solid team. My process isn’t as complicated even though I don’t show it. A lot of times I only need people in the studio who are helping me with the current record. I can’t operate with a lot of bodies in the studio. It needs to be the main core of whatever the objective is. Every project has a different cycle and process to achieving a song I feel is perfect for that moment or project. When I get in my car or even getting ready to go hoop with the homies, somethings gotta force me to play it back 1000x! If the song doesn’t pull tears out my eyes, frustration or god LVL goosebumps then we’re not working hard enough. Trusting the direction is what I do best. Having fun is something I’m learning how to do again. 

You have three amazing projects that really stand out to me; “Gundam, Pt 1 - EP”, “We Must Do Better”, and my all-time favorite “Hero” . Tell us about each of them, what kind of work went to each, and what is your favorite project you have put out and why?

Those projects really represent a lot of growth especially since you get to see right in front of your eyes. I’m no longer that 16-year-old kid rapping to rap anymore, or the 21-year-old Tre who had horrible relationships with the parents due to stupid mistakes I made. I’m 24 with an entirely new outlook on how I need to play my position for everyone around me. The world knows Gundam Pt. I was the beginning of my fan base developing. Dropping out of college hoping music would work out. We Must Do Better was me realizing my mixes had fell off, the confidence wasn’t intact like it should be. Pushed me to stop second-guessing and go with what my heart says. The Hero phase had unreal momentum shifts working at G.O.O.D MUSIC’s studio. The only song that made it from those sessions was “Blue Eyes”. Everything else from Hero was recorded at my house, josh home setup or finishing touches at Kilhoffer’s studio. Whenever I dedicate my time towards doing a project it can’t come out unless I know in my heart it’s something I’ve given my absolute best foot forward.

There’s no other way around it. To me I don’t have a favorite project, rather all of them for what they represent. The catalog is what I’m most proud of because the majority of artists regret certain moments in their careers. Me, I look at each one and just laugh to myself. Some of the things I went through to make it this far can’t even be explained in this interview. We’d have to kick it more to give you a real breakdown. It used to be Hero & Gundam II as favorites but now man every new rap becomes my favorite. Everything is a highlight for me. I could make a song tomorrow that might break my bar, so why not push it till the very end. Besides, we still got a Gundam III to make. 

You and Mathiaus Young have an amazing chemistry on every song you guys to do together and that was further emphasized the collab EP “Burnin’ Castles”, tell us about how the two of you met, what led to you guys making music together, and what got you guys together for “Burnin” Castles”

Christian used to send me beat submissions which is actually how we first met. He had sent me some of his music and I couldn’t believe how raw this guy was. He sent me the beginning beat for “City Going Crazy”, and created an entire new sound for us to rock with. He’s not just a music friend Mathaius is family to me. We’ve made countless songs some you heard some other will never hear. I can depend on him. I trust him and know he’s my brother. We always said we needed to do a collab project together. So when working on the Burnin’ Castles EP it was like clock work for us. Just excited to be making music with somebody whose got the will to make the craziest shit possible. Last time he was in LA I couldn’t believe how far we had really taken both of our careers. We cypher, watch music documentaries, make ill shit, get fly together. What more can you ask for? he’s of the greats. 

So in addition to Mathias you’ve also worked with Noddy North, Tala, cero ismael, Sir, Martin $ky, Hudson East, Danny Smith, and much more. How do you go about meeting artists you want to work with, and what kind of things do you look for in artists before you get together and create with them?

It’s organic. Nothing is forced on this side. Anyone I’ve ever worked with has to have a great outlook on not only themselves but where they wish to go in life. D.LX (Noddy North, Thomson, Imsael, Michael Seven, Lynxz, Mathaius Young, Tyrus & myself) is what I feel happens when great timing meets great friendships. That’s my squad and I got them for anything. Forward-thinking is hard to come across especially in the world we live in now. How you treat your family, how you react through hardships & attitude tell me a lot about who you are. Some people give up and others look for solutions. Gotta know what you want out of this life. I aspire for legendary moments so should you. 

So tell us about your experience with BAPE, and how was working at the Big Sean’s Don Life Collection?

After working at G.O.O.D Music, things started getting really slow for me musically. I almost quit rap to be completely honest. Managers not hitting me back only wanting to use me, labels downplaying my impact in the music world even though they’re artists stole the swag. My heart wasn’t in the best of places. Until I just woke up & cut the bullshit. My position was to shine through the process. I may not be the most famous artist but my efforts will be respected. In the midst of me working on new material to fuck the game up, Bape called me with a job. That’s a dream come true within itself. Went from working at one of the most inspiring music groups to one of the fashion brands I looked up to the most growing up. My days consist of either kicking it with my family, making crazy shit or handling business at the LA store. It blows my mind man how life works out. I’m blessed. Chopped it up with Big Sean & many others who come in on a daily. That whole day was wild tbh. Who knows what the future holds. 

So what can we expect from you in 2020?

I’m reclaiming the swag back. That’s all I can tell you for 2020

Any last words?

Hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D.LX

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Big shout out to Tre Capital for coming on and interviewing with us, if you enjoyed this interview be sure to check out his discography which can be found on all streaming platforms, and follow him on instagram to stay up to date with, his journey as a rising artist, and new music he puts out.

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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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Baatchoy - I'm Alright

After a long hiatus, DKTM group member has blessed on Black Friday with the release of his latest single “I’m Alright”. Produced, written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Baatchoy himself the talented artist gives us a taste of his diverse range and sound when it comes to production as well as lyricism. One of the most unique releases we’ve featured on here to date “I’m Alright” should definitely be on your radar.

Peace & Love

THREE65 - "CONFUSED" prod. BLONDIE

THREE65 is back with brand new track, “CONFUSED” With light-hearted synths and subtle autotune of 65’s voice encapsulate the subject matter he is trying to convey. BLONDIE’s production is top notch and sets the dreamy mood of the hazy landscape 65 traverses through, thoroughly confused and medicated, as he tries to look past his perplexity and wonder centered on the girl in question.

Artist: @three65x