Natalie - STAR FALLING

A Houston transplant, by way of Chicago, Natalie came onto the scene in mid- 2018 with her debut EP “Shameful”. Receiving nods from publications such as Lyrical Lemonade, Earmilk, and Hilly Dilly, Natalie followed up with several genre bending singles combining pop toplines with alternative r&b production and has been featured on Spotify playlists such as New Music Friday, Fresh Finds, and Alternative R&B. After a series of shows supporting artists such as Trevor Daniel and Asian Doll, Natalie has been focused on writing and releasing singles, culminating with a follow up EP for spring of 2020. Prior to releasing under her own name, Natalie was living in Chicago producing for others. During these tumultuous years, she laments getting caught up in drugs and becoming creatively stagnant, “I was always saying I was going to release this or that, but I wasn’t dropping any music and at 23 I felt like a loser”. Relocating to Queens, Natalie continued to see those from her past affected, which is the focus of her new single “Star Falling”. She pays homage to her childhood friend whose own use resulted in a drug induced psychosis. “Growing up, the two of us were inseparable...when we reconnected in Chicago things started going downhill quickly.”, she says. “Our friendship became strained and we periodically fell in and out of contact.” At one point, “He called me two weeks before his birthday asking to crash at my crib and was in a completely removed, paranoid state”. He moved back to Houston and is sober now, but the psychosis still lingers. “Star Falling” is not a PSA but rather Natalie’s own way of processing guilt, grief, and the unintended consequences from using.

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Wyatt Coleman - Madebydubs

Wyatt what’s up, welcome to Nefarious Supply so to get the interview started, tell us about yourself, what got you into making music, and how has your experience as an underground artist been so far? 

Hey, thank you guys for the opportunity, I appreciate it. I grew up loving to write and I was always the kid singing. I really got curious how music was made when I was about 12 years old, I recorded my first songs with some turtle beach headphones and Adobe Audition. I quickly realized making music wasn’t just pressing a button to record and I discovered audio engineering. I started working with artists in my area to get better at engineering and I began understanding the creative process more, after three years of engineering I started making and releasing my own music. I really am grateful for anybody that rocks with my music! 

Where are you from, and how has this area played an influence on your sound, and overall artistry?

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia but moved to north Florida when I was four years old. Florida has opened me to a lot of unique surroundings and environments to draw inspiration from growing up here. 

In addition to your location how what other artists or even important figures have had an influence on you, and how?

Beyond my family, I grew up on lots of different music. I find myself constantly inspired by lots of artists, three inspirations that come to mind are The Doors, Pink Floyd, and Kanye West because of their creativity and freedom of expression. 

So when you’ve started to where you are now, what are some things you’ve learned, and how have they helped you become a better artist?

It’s been a constant learning and growing process especially as an independent artist. I’ve been making music for almost seven years now and there’s so much to learn on the business side that goes with the music, you’ve really got to learn through experience.  Lots of things you won’t even think about until you get started on the journey. I believe every piece of the puzzle really makes you a better artist, just like the experiences we go through everyday. I’m constantly reminded that you’ve got to look inside yourself and find the truth in yourself, and know what you feel is what you’ve got to go with in every situation.

Alright so let’s get into your discography,  2018 you went crazy releasing 4 albums; “The Good Daze”, "Through The Clouds", "Notions", and “Happily Sad”. Give us some background on each of them, and the inspiration behind each?

“The Good Daze”, is my first body of work and it’s really a collection of the first songs I made from 2015-2017. I released all of those records as singles on SoundCloud during that time and wanted to make them available as one project which became The Good Daze. After “The Good Daze”, I released my second project, “Through the Clouds” which I wrote and recorded in early 2018. To me, it’s a trip into my mind at that time in my life. One of my favorite projects to listen to on flights. Only available on SoundCloud, Audiomack and Bandcamp! “Notions”, is me having some fun and experimenting, I made this project in the summer of 2018 and made a lot of good memories recording this one. This project gave me a lot of confidence pushing myself outside of my normal boundaries. Also, only available on SoundCloud, Audiomack and Bandcamp. “Happily Sad”, is a really special project to me, this one captures an emotion really summarizing how I felt all 2018. I feel it’s a final piece of my growth that year and one of the projects that really taught me the most during the creative process. 

You also released some hot singles in 2019 including; “Slips in My Mind”, “Stuck In Traffic”, “Late Nights”,and “Another Night”. Give us some back background on these tracks as well?

“Slips in My Mind”, is really about looking inside yourself and finding the answers inside, being able to reflect and learn from the past and know how you’re going to use that to help you move forward. “Stuck in Traffic”, I’m talking about those late night drives with that special person and really just taking in the moment and appreciating that time together. “Late Nights”, is about sparking a connection that you haven’t felt in a while. “it’s been a minute since I talked with you...” “Another Night”, I’m speaking on things I see going on in the industry and around me and how I find myself dealing with them. 

So as far as production you have worked with a variety of producers including Raspo, JHFLY, Donato, andmany more, How did you meet all of these producers and how is the creative process different with each producer you work with?

I’m lucky to be able to work with all of these guys, really it’s been through me reaching out to them or us just crossing paths. My creative process is very much just me in the studio, I like to bounce things off some of my closest people but other than that I just lock in and write. 

In addition to producers what artists have you worked with, and who do you eventually want to work with as you grow?

I’ve done a couple collaboration projects with Jonathan Riggi and released a good amount of singles with him, as well as songs with HoustonLikeTexas, Pat Valentine and others too. Through my recording studio, I’ve been able to work and engineer for lots of different artists and I’ve learned collaboration is a great way to grow as an artist. I’d love to work with producers like illMind, Vinylz, Alchemist and artists like Russ, Action Bronson and Curren$y.

So what are some of your big goals for 2020 and where do you want to be by the end of the year?

My goal this year is to tour, I want to be booking shows and performing my music around the globe by the end of the year. 

Who should we interview next on Nefarious Supply, shout them out?

Check out my brothers Huey the 13th and Blake P.

Where can the audience find you?

All my social media is @madebydubs and my website is madebydubs.com

Any last words?

Shout out to every one of you fucking with me. I appreciate all of you and I’m always grateful for the love. Let’s smoke together in your city soon. 

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Brent Faiyaz - Fuck the World

Fuck the World is the third EP to be released by, R&B singer-songwriter, producer, and DMV native, Christopher Brent Wood, commonly known by his stage name, Brent Faiyaz. On this tracklist Brent bares his soul and delves deeply into themes of overindulgence in sex and money, the effects of fame, love and its ups and downs, as well as systematic racism within today’s society. Fuck the World places Brent right in his element, and he doesn’t let his foot off the gas until the very last moment.

Skyline

Starting off this EP, Brent immediately starts out the gate with a question. What makes this world go ‘round? On this track Brent becomes hyper aware of the negative energy that can be manifested for reasons known or unknown, and comes to the premise that it doesn’t have to be this way, considering we all came into the world in the same fashion.

Clouded

Clouded takes Brent puts Brent into a more introspective position. He starts wondering how and if he will ever be remembered and decides to simply not give a single care, as society’s outlook on what matters most is skewed and generalized. A simple question forms from the closing of this track. Why should he care?

Been Away

On Been Away, Brent pleads for the girl of his dreams to wait for him as he gets his money right. It is a simple yet evocative theme which Brent explores thoroughly through his own life experiences. He asks her not to give her love away and wait until he’s in the position to love her rightly.

Fuck the World (Summer in London)

The title of this track is actually a double entendre, the first meaning his simply his hate for the world in its current state and his subsequent disconnect from it. The second meaning is simply his love for sex and lustfulness. Fuck the World is Brent’s most popular track on the EP and it seems his message speaks to most if not all of his fans.

Let Me Know

Let Me Know is a song, as Brent states, for his people. Let Me Know explores the themes of marginalization, racism, wrongful imprisonment, self-love, and acceptance of African Americans in this current society and how they cannot love anyone else before they truly and honestly love themselves and the rich culture, history, and impact they have had on the world.

Soon Az I Get Home (Interlude)

A smooth and hard-hitting low-end interlude from Brent, Soon Az I Get Home plays short and sweet and sets up the artist for his next certified track on the EP. Soon Az I Get Home is filled with hums and violins, slowly bringing the listener further into Brent’s dreamy universe.

Rehab (Winter in Paris)

Rehab (Winter in Paris) seems to be the antithesis to Faiyaz’s titular track on the EP and the second most popular song on the project. On the track, Brent speaks about a girl who he is infatuated with, and in turn, who herself is infatuated with intoxication and hooked on drugs. As she has her own obsessions, Faiyaz’s obsession is her, alluding to her being his drug, one he desperately needs rehab for.

Bluffin

Bluffin is representation of how pride can be the downfall on relationships. Brent is stuck between a rock and a hard place on this track, due to him being uncertain if the girl in question is simply playing games and doesn’t care about him as much as he thinks she does, or if she’s, as the song puts it, bluffing. Themes of abuse in relationships are everflowing in this track, and the pain of watching someone you love ruin their life.

Lost Kids Get Money

The second-to-last track on the album, Lost Kids Get Money is Brent getting back into his bag. He speaks on the topic of money and hustling within the industry to get to where he wants to be and how he’s grinded to get where he is now. The chorus paints this picture perfectly and shows Brent unfettered in his position and grinding for his own, as he suggests other should do as well, instead of looking his way.

Make it Out (Outro)

Probably the shortest song on this EP, lyrically and musically, Brent closes out the track with a simple affirmation of his goals and dreams.

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Meech - Van Buren Boy

Yo Yo what’s up Meech wanted to start this interview by thanking you for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply. So to get this interview started tell us a little bit about yourself, who is Meech, how long have you been making music, and what is you end goal as an artist? 

 My guy, really appreciate you reaching out wanting to get to know me a bit more. Meech is a nickname I got in college from my basketball team, S/O to my Elms College bro’s. They birthed the nickname Meech in 2015. Thought it would be a dope rap name. I always as a 14/15-year-old freestyled at the school lunch table, with my bro & cousin from Florida would make me freestyle all the time. I’ll never forget rapping to Joey Badass’ ‘Waves’ instrumental for 20 minutes straight & them both saying I’m nice and can do something with this music. And then was capped it all off was the homie Latrell James letting me and my other homies record in his stu. Without knowing probably, he opened my eyes more to song writing and the idea of just being an artist and not some freestyle rapper who can’t make a record. Always appreciative of that!  

 I see you’re from Boston bro, how long have you been out there, how has this area influenced you as well as your music, and how’s the underground scene there? 

I’m from Brockton, MA (Southside) kid born and raised my entire life, I was never really appreciative of Boston and scene until the blogging era started happening & highlighting up and coming artists in the early 2010s. From a Moufy, Jefe Replay, Latrell James, Gio Dee, Cousin Stizz, Michael Christmas, OG Swaggerdick & more. Shit was just inspiring to watch all the artists grow during that crazy Soundcloud run. I love what the scene is slowly becoming as it has allowed people like me and my Van Buren brothers from Brockton into some big shows & events within the city. 

 Who are some of your biggest influences, and what made you choose a career in music?

 I would have to say, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Big Sean, Drake, Jay Z, Cole & Kanye are for sure the biggest influences for me. In all honestly seeing my brothers Lord Felix & Ricky Felix chase the music so aggressively was everything to me, I’ve known them two since we were kids and seeing them chase their dream every day aggressively inspired me to do the same. 

 So you’re part of a pretty hot label based out in Boston called Van Buren Records, give us some background on the label, how it started,  its members, how you guys got together? 

You’ll have to ask a Jiles and Felix on the history of what made them start & call it that name, but I just know I would see them push the label in certain things they were doing. Whether it was Jiles blogging or Felix doing his music & clothing line; as time went by everything really formed organically. I met Jiles , Shelby & Moses during my freshman year of college through Felix. I always knew about Luke Bar$ from city buzz & word of mouth from Jiles back in 2014. He & Saint Lyor were homies with Ricky Felix, and we all just were asked to join the collective one by one. 

 Tell us about your experience so far as an underground artist some good and not so good moments, and what’s some advice you would give to new artists just starting? 

 Honestly, I love the beauty of the good and bad the music has brought me. I battle a lot in believing in my voice as an artist and really have a bad habit of wanting to “Perfect” the music. I realized that the best music I made came from natural emotions, life experience, and some third party advice from creative people I trust.  I was just living my life, experiencing mad shit and then out of nowhere inspiration for a record would be born. Advice for new artists, I would say don’t hold onto your music; especially if you don’t have any music out. Let your mind be free, and put it out for the world to consume. You’ll never truly be satisfied with your work as a creative after it’s all said and done. But this music shit is bigger than you & your ego, it’s needed to unify the earth. Those who love it and try to understand will follow you in due time. Trust 

So getting into music man i gotta say you’re actually one of my favorite artists so far. Some stand out tracks to me are; “Lemon Water FreeStyle”, “Coupe”, “Some Pain Can Be A Drug” 1,2, and 3.  Tell us about each of these songs?

I appreciate that compliment man, for real.  For the records, I’ll brief the meaning.

Lemon Water Freestyle – Record was just about cleansing my spirit with some thoughts I had in my mind during that time. Lemon water in real life has amazing benefits for the human body, advise y’all get on that wave. 

Coupe – Was a record about me purchasing my 1st whip , and really touching both the good & bad that’s came with it. Shit has stressed me out at times, and also comes in clutch at times. Can be a double edge sword owning a whip when your young, this one of my favorite records. Wrote this after having my 2nd panic attack that year, stemmed from tress at work, bills & life. 

“Some Pain Can Be A Drug” 1, 2, and 3 – I recently dropped a 4th part to this series I was holding onto for months. Long story short, pain can be addictive to us humans. Just as drugs & alcohol can be abused, the same goes for pain & struggling through shit. I’m for sure an abuser of this, something I’m working on. I know I can stop and change the temporary pain I go through mentally, spiritually & physically. 

 So you have two projects on your discography right now, “#Swish” which you dropped 2017, and “‘Ninefour”, which dropped this past year. Tell us about each album, what inspired each, and how does each one fit into your discography? 

“#Swish” is a simple concept, ball is everything to me and my competitive career was coming to an end. So I wanted to make an ode to it with this project when I was graduating college. I was also fresh off a breakup, that relationship was a huge part of my 4 year college career and the person lover I am today. So it’s a lot of records about her and the idea of love on there.

“‘Ninefour” is more about ME and who I am as a human being in this simulation we call LIFE. Ninefour represents my birth year and just being grateful to being alive through all the shit I have been going through personally in my life the past year and half. I’m blessed and grateful to have talked about a bit of my problems, but they’ll be more music on the shit I’ve gone through as time goes.

So i gotta say man you and your production team are going crazy man, walk us through your creative process, and when do you know you have song you’re proud of?

 Honestly the production I end up putting out are the ones where I legit find a cadence and concept that hits me immediately after hearing the beat. It’s a habit I want to break because sometimes I could go on a drought and over write a record and force the issue. I’ve improved more of that by just hopping in the booth and doing mad takes , going back to my freestyling roots and just say what I feel in that moment. It’s been a beautiful process,

 So outside of Van Buren which other artists or producers have you worked with, and how was your experience with them?

 Producers it varies, I’m trying to build more with people off social media. A lot of the outside production comes from email submissions or youtube producers. Building a relationship with those people via text so it feels more personable, but as of right now and future reference my focus has been more so building with producers and making shit from scratch. Have it be more organic. 

 With artists I always love making music with people who I can connect with in real life, I love to talk and really just vibe out and see if the energy is there. Once I’m able to feel that out then amazing shit happens. S/O Notebook P, really was the 1st guy outside of VB to agree on doing a feature with me. He understood my vision early when the music wasn’t as good and didn’t have a record to my name, forever indebted to that man.  Never will forget that shit, he made me realize what type of artists I want featured on my music. Was too pure of a creative process.

 What’s next for you in 2020, where do you see yourself by the end of the year?

 End of this year I expect Van Buren Records to continue to build on this empire, and for me it’s about growing my fan base and getting a step closer to my sound. Also taking care of myself in every way , live as much as I can. 

 Any last words?

Appreciate you interviewing me and allowing me on your platform, more music to come & VB Worldwide til the end dawg

 Who should we have next on Nefarious Supply? 

Hit my guy Notebook P or Lance Jackson, them boys special. 

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Josif Grey - HEART ATTACK

Based out of Connecticut and one of the best artists to do it, rising star Josif Grey AKA “The Wold of The East” dropped fans a care package with the release of his newest body of work “REAL”. A fully solo EP that featuring 3 songs “RAW,” “REAL”, and “HEART ATTACK”. “REAL EP” has Josif shining though in what is one of the best EP’s to be featured on our platform this year. Be sure to listen to “HEART ATTACK” which is available on our youtube channel above and while you’re there be sure to show Josif Grey some love on Instagram, and check out the rest of REAL which is available on SoundCloud right now.

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HD - Louisiana's Next Star

HD, what's going on bro, first things first I wanted to thank you for coming on Nefarious Supply and giving us a chance to feature you. So to get this interview started tell us about yourself who is HD, where are you from, and what led you into making music?

Hey thanks man, I really appreciate y’all taking the time to do is. Y’all are the first people to ever interview me about my music so I’m very excited! HD is for one, my initials which pretty much grew into a nickname as well, and two I also have an alter ego known as “HDHOE” and he’s a trip. I’m just an open heart & minded type of person and I try not to judge things you know? Where I’m from is Gretna on the Westbank aka. THE BESTBANK, but anyways I’ve lived there all my life but my grandmother had lived in Terrytown so I stayed around there a lot too, so I like to claim that I’m from there as well. What pretty much caused me to tap into music and start rapping, was in middle school where I started going into rap circles where people would huddle up, someone would beatbox, clap their hands, etc and sometimes people would have rap battles, which I used to be scared as hell to do but I guess it would give me a rush just to be in it and so I’d try to see what I could think of and say to make fun of my friends. Doing that I started to have a lot of rhymes and melodies stuck in my head and it was like I could never get them out.

So once highschool started, in between my freshman/sophomore year I started recording songs with one of my oldest friends Royce who can play literally any instrument you put in his hands so obviously he had learned how to record and edit songs on the computer and stuff. Him and I started making a lot of music together, releasing HORRIBLE music because we were both starting but we had to start somewhere just like every other artist or musician you know? But the older I got the more and more I started wanting to make music and would still have rhymes stuck in my head so it was like an impulse for me. Once I got older, my love for rapping and making music grew a lot and I just kept recording and thinking: “Oh this one(the song) will be amazing” and then I’d just end up releasing another song and end up just critiquing that one too, so it would just cycle. It’s still like that to this day, I feel like anytime I make a song, I know the next one I make will be even better! So i just worry about how it sounds for me and not really what other people think of it for the most part. 

How has this area played and influence on your music and artistry?

Haha to be truly honest, Gretna just makes me wanna do bad shit all the time because of all the authority that’s surrounded by it. I’m not that much of a bad kid. But I do like to smoke so a lot of times I’ll be smoking on my porch and they’ll just be a gretna cop behind my house just sitting there watching me. So I’d do just like anyone else would do.. wave hi and keep smoking. But Gretna and Terrytown has really influenced in a sense that my family is really on this side and it gives me confidence to wanna put Gretna and Terrytown on the map just to show to people that it’s possible for my friends and, I feel like my side of the river is just always seemed as boring or lame so I really wanna keep making music so that I’ll be able to look back and think about all the fun times I had with my friends and family.  

What artists have had the biggest influence on you, and how have they done so?

Mac Miller, Aka.  Malcom McCormick, Aka. Larry Fisherman. That’s the one right there bruh. He’s the reason I wanted to pursue in music and I truly would see myself in him which is weird to say I guess but I don’t know how else to describe it. I guess 50% him being a different type of rapper that’s white and the other 50% because to me he was truly a genius. Ever since KIDS I never stopped listening to his music. I claim myself as the ultimate #1 Mac Miller fan and if someone says otherwise they can come talk to me. I actually met him on his GOOD AM tour and I almost shit on myself meeting him. He made me mad tho on the fact that he’d rap and say he’s 5’9” and then I stood next to him and we were the same height!

Didn’t change anything really but I was like “damn son we like the same height.” That was probably one of the best days of my life. It hurt me a lot when he passed away. I lost him at a dark time in my life too so let me tell you that did NOT help me. Another big influence for me would be Jimi Hendrix because I love all his music and I just liked his vibe. He seemed like a really mellow but spiritual person. I always listen to “All along the watchtower” Atleast three to four times a week. Oh wait and the Beatles man I’ve been a fan of them since I was a kid. I have a lot of vinyl records from them, plus a bunch of posters and stuff. Before I liked rap music I used to listen to a lot of Rock & roll stuff like AC/DC, Rolling stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ozzy Osbourne as well. Plus my mom put me onto people like Al Green, Luther Vandross, and Teddy Pendergrass. I have an array of music choice. To keep it a stack with ya.. For me.. It's anything but country music. Not a fan. 

How has your experience been so far as an underground musician, and what are some things you have learned since you first started till now?

My experiences being an underground musician had been kind of a lonely thing until I started hanging out with Eddy Benz and his potnas and began to link with other underground artists. Pretty much what I’ve learned is that anyone on the scene or starting to be talked about are all connected someway or another. It’s like everyone could be friends if they all knew who their friends were friends with. It’s hard to network in New Orleans cause a lot of people will just take whatever shit they got that’s starting to be noticed and just run with it. A lot of people don’t want to see what you’d have to offer even though it would probably help achieve the same goals that that collective, group, or person wants as well. It’s sad to see that but that’s how it is here. That’s why I’m grateful that I have true friends and a good team so I won’t have to worry about them being two-faced or not really fucking with me anymore. 

What artists have you worked with so far and who are you looking to work with in the future as you grow?

As of right now I haven’t really worked with any rappers or singers.  But at the moment Eddy Benz and I have been trying to make some songs but we haven’t really made anything yet due to us both wanting the song to be “perfect” in both of our own ways. The people that I plan to work with would probably be Eddy for one, my boy Ta$ty cause he has an amazing voice and is a talented ass rapper in my opinion, I’d love to work with Lango if I get the chance, also my good friend RICHLAKE, and my bro Flamesbond as well cause I know we’d sound fire as fuck on a track together. At some point I’d like to make a song with Curren$y so I could make some shit like he made with Mac back in the day. 

So you recently dropped your latest project “The Aftermath EP” tell us about it, and what inspired you to make it?

Alright, so at first i wanted to title the EP as “Two-faced” as a dedication to all the two-faced motherfuckers that I thought could be a friend or at least someone that I could rely on, but...I had problems trying to put a certain piece of art that my best friend aka. My son Jagger had made but it was giving me too much stress so I had to change it up! The Aftermath EP is in a sense for me the “aftermath” of all the drugs, parties, friendships, and music I’ve made and saved up within these past two years to which I’ve created to project what’s been going on in my life. The first song called “Felt alone Pt.2” was dedicated to a good friend of mine named Jakobi Douglas who was shot late last year. I have a song on Soundcloud called “Felt Alone” and a lot of people liked that I guess, because it was a sad song and it could relate to what other people were going through in their lives. So I definitely wanted to make a part two but I didn’t know what the beat or the vibe of the song was gonna be. But once my producer and very good friend JL Beats played the beat for the song, I knew right off the bat that that was going to be the song for “Felt Alone Pt.2.”

One main reason for the release of this tape was to start putting my music on all platforms and get off the Soundcloud scene for a minute just for something new you know? Plus it makes me feel more professional as an artist to give access to my music no matter what platform the person has. My personal favorites on the tape would be “Weed & Tunes” and “Prowl,” because Weed & Tunes is a fun and turn up song that I wanted to make for my next show performance, and in the midst of making Prowl I was super loaded off some shrooms and i couldn’t hang and ended up having to stop and puke my guts out. But then after that I felt way better & pretty much freestyled the whole song besides chorus. After doing that I felt like an animal son. Like nothing could stop me. So I had to keep that song on the side for something good.

On the production end what producers did you work with, and who helped mix and master the project?

The producers that I’ve worked with are JL Beats and HABEATS. Those two are my boys and without them, this tape and most of my music wouldn’t even exist without them. Both of them motivate me to just keep making music and see what happens. We all like to influence each other once in a while if we’re feeling down or just start to doubt our work. JL pretty much mixed my songs on the tape a little and it came out perfect! I released a bonus track from this tape on Soundcloud called “Locust,” by Habeats and that jawn came out wonderful!!!! Both JL and Habeats are good friends so it’s nice to be able to actually make a song with either of them for us both to enjoy. They’re serious about their business but they’re not the type to be like “ok, we’re done, pay me, and get the fuck out. They’re just genuine and humble ass dudes. Plus they make very diverse beats as in you could just tell them how you’re feeling or what type of beat you’d want and they’d give it their all to be able to satisfy you in what you’d want. I highly recommend them for any underground or up and coming artists in the city. They don’t do shit for the clout. They want to influence the city, the youth, and most importantly the music.  

So its a new year and new decade, where do you want to be by the end of the year as well as the end of the decade?

I guess as of terms for the end of the year, I just want to make more connections and meet new artists that would want to just shoot the shit and make some damn music. As long as those people do unto me as I’d do unto them then I’d be pretty happy. Plus by the end of the year, I just want to get more exposure, shoot more music vids, and mainly get some more show performances on my belt. I think I’m at like three or four shows right now but by the end of the year, I wanna get as close as I can to 10. But shit man by the end of the decade I just want to be financially stable and happy in life regardless of what I do and don’t have. Even if this music shit doesn’t work for me I know I’ll find my place in life one day or another. Might just fuck around and start doing standup comedy if I can try to retain some good jokes if the weed doesn’t fuck up my memory.

Plus I’m an only child and no I don’t live some fancy-ass life but I have everything I need because of my mom. I just wanna be able to pay her back for all the late nights I was out recording and doing business to get my name heard, all the dumbass decisions I made back in high school, and you know how it goes. You only have one mother in your life, not two sons, ONE, and THAT’S IT. Unless you got gay moms then yeah ok true, but I mean your biological one duhhh. But people need to understand that once you lose someone that close in your family, shit gets real. Like Mac said, “I love my momma, I love my momma more than Kevin Durant loves his momma, and that’s ON GOD HOMIE straight up!” 

Who should we interview next for Nefarious Supply?

Hmmmmmmmm I’d have to say either my boys JL or Habeats.. OR my bro Ta$ty cause I’m sick and tired of these heathens not hearing these beautiful songs that this man makes. You gotta tap into his tape called “Therapy” dawg. Shit’s like marvin’s Room but it’s the whole fuckin tape. That means it’s a very good album, I HIGHLY recommend it, brother

Any last words?

Any last words well shit. Shoutout my 10th-grade teacher Bobby Henderson for saying I’m a “drug addict” and that I “ain’t a prize” cause I’m not, I’m a fucking gift on god’s green earth and I just be 420 blazing it while influencing my generation one song at a time. While yo ass is in the same shit ass seat, wearing that dumbass TJ football polo, and hopefully reading this cause his grown ass really blocked me on Twitter for harassing him, so yeah fuck you at least I’m goal-oriented you fuckin lame. ANYWAYS…. I got buku singles on all platforms now, y'all should check out my new single called “3 F’s.” A very good song I must say but hey! Fuck it that’s my opinion, I worked hard on that song. Finally thanks again for y’all taking the time out of your day to be interested in interviewing me. It truly means the world. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!  

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Nefarious Hearts Playlist 2020

Valentine’s Day is here! Hearts are full and love is in the air! However, love also comes with attachments. Disagreements, heartbreak, guilt, healing, these are all different aspects of love and loss, and we at Nefarious Supply wanted to give you guys the full scope, for whatever your Valentine’s experience may be. Underground artists Serena Isioma and Lango pop up on the track, joining other heavy hitters such as Khalid and Night Lovell

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Brent Faiyaz - F*ck the World (Summer in London)

Brent Faiyaz absolutely shines on this track, delivering mellowed, nhyet hard-hitting lyricism over a slowburn of 808s and synths. F*ck the World is the first single off of Faiyaz’s new album which released this past week, Fuck the World. The song speaks on nonchalance and overindulgence when it comes to sexual exploits and the freedom to do whatever you want, because fuck the world.

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070 Shake - Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience is another standout track on this playlist. 070 Shake croons over a light-hearted 80s synth 808 and a beautiful melody. Under a different alias, known as Dani Moon, 070 Shake wrote a poem surrounding the premise of this track, which centers around a boy finding the prize of Ego, Desire, and Pride through the muck that is his sadness and vulnerability.

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Joji - Run

On your journey through a guilty mindset and overcoming your falsified sense of shame, you ride smoothly into Joji’s world, and everything slowly ignites. Run, in our opinion, is Joji’s best single to date and the second to be released after his debut album, BALLADS 1. The distinct melancholy flavor of Joji is injected into the veins of this track, as he grieves and copes with his disarray of feelings over someone he loves who is now with another.

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The Kid LAROI - Diva (Feat. Lil Tecca)

Diva is the second major single to be released by Australian rapper, The Kid LAROI. The artist sings “That lil btch a diva, f*ckin leave her!” Though on the surface this simply a banger with flashy and catchy lyrics, the track actually dictates how both artists have gained their recent success and the amount of fake love they receive as a result. Diva is a breakup track with heavy vibes

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Dreamville - BUSSIT (ft. Ari Lennox)

BUSSIT is another single released by the powerhouse hip-hop label, Dreamville. With hard-hitting, yet smoothly ridden production, Ari Lennox is right at home in her element of R&B. On the track, Lennox speaks on her sexual attraction to a certain individual and details what she wants him to do for her, and what, in turn, she’ll do for him. The song is steamy and sensual, placing it in the perfect spot on this playlist.

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Roddy Rich - Boom Boom Room

Finally, the last standout track on the Nefarious Hearts tracklist is Roddy Rich’s Boom Boom Room. One of his star singles on his critically acclaimed album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, the song’s title alludes to a famous night club in New York City, under the same name. On the track, Rich speaks on being up for a while now and how he has the means and motive to pursue what and who he wants, specifically the one he’s bringing to the club.

And as we close at the number of love, we hope these six tracks, in addition to the other beautifully crafted seven others on our playlist really speak to you guys this lovely day. Go out, enjoy yourself, and we’ll be seeing you next year with a new playlist and, as always, new vibes.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Didrik Wasson - Southway Thrills

Didrik so first things first wanted to thank you for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply to get this interview started tell us about yourself and Southway Thrills?

Creating a brand was an idea I had 2 years ago while I was living in Canada. After spending a few years doing graphic design, creating cover art and growing my interest for street wear I started dreaming of one day starting my own brand. I have always been fascinated by the fashion industry, following trends, researching other brands and eventually I found my own style. My goal is to create a brand which represents excitement and pleasure “thrills”.

Where are you from and how has this area played an influence on you, your tastes, and your design language? 

I am originally from Norway but I spent all of my teenage years growing up in Canada which is where my mother is from. Growing up I have always been on the move, moving back and forth between Canada and Norway. This has played a huge role on how open minded I am when it comes to creating and exploring. I´d say me moving around all the time has had a huge impact on my taste in fashion, music, and culture. I defiantly get a lot of inspiration from the North American culture, but also get a lot from the European culture. 

What got you into designing, and who or what do you draw inspiration from in your design process?

What got me into designing at first was graphic tees and cover art. I draw my inspiration from a lot of sources, brands, different artists movies and etc. A lot of my inspiration also comes from artists like Ian Connor, Asap Rocky and Bloody Osiris.

Walk us through your design process from start to finish, how do you know when you have something you are happy with?

I always have an idea of what I want to create before I start designing something. I often get inspired by old graphic tees, designs or even sometimes I scroll through Pinterest and get ideas that I want to restyle or take inspiration from. Once I am finished with a design I test it out on a t-shirt or a hoodie and wear it for a while and get people’s opinions. I always choose my own opinion on a design over other’s opinions. But at the end of the day I want to create something that I appreciate, and hopefully, others will too. 

So let’s get deeper into your new brand Southway Thrills, where did you get the name from and what made you want to start the brand? 

A friend of mine and I started planning on creating a clothing brand about 2 years ago and we were brainstorming names. We wanted it to represent where we came from, so we came up with Southway. He is from South Korea and myself from Norway, so we just put the two countries’ names together in a way that had flowed to it. We then came up with “Thrills” which stands for the force behind wanting to achieve your goals because the feeling behind it gives you thrills. “A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure.

What is your goal with Southway Thrills, and where do you see the brand going within the next couple of years?

My goal with Southway Thrills is to inspire as many people as possible. I want to eventually make trendsetting clothing, and have an impact on the fashion industry in some ways. In the next couple of years I would like to see the brand elevate in to a well-known and established brand in Norway, and also a platform for artists.

Any collabs in the near future?

There are some brands out there that I would love to collaborate with, but nothing is planned yet.

In addition to the goals you set for Southway Thrills, what are some personal goals that you set for 2020? 

Other than being happy one of my biggest goals for 2020 is actually to push music. I want to drop my first single sometime this year.

Any last words

I would like to say thank you to Nefarious Supply for having me, and also I would like to thank everyone who has been showing love towards my brand. I have got a lot of things planned for 2020 so stay tuned. 

Who should we feature next on Nefarious Supply?

You guys should defiantly feature some of my boys from back home, a few of them got EP´s on the way.

Big shoutout to Didrik Wasson for coming on Nefarious Supply to talk about Southway Thrills, be sure to checkout to look book which can be found above and if you are interested in ordering something you can find more info here. To stay up to date with Didrik as well as Southway Thrills you can find Didrik here and the brands Instagram page here.

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TWNTYFOUR - ON FYRE

Locking into 2020 the right way and never one to disappoint fans with music rising artist TWNTYFOUR released a double punch this past week with the release of his newest singles; “Monster” which features a guest appearance from a new artist on our radar Asta Yūrei, and the power punch “On Fyre” which features production from talented producer Nicba.

If you enjoyed this newest heat from TWNTYFOUR be sure to checkout his Soundcloud to find more of his music there, and while you’re there be sure to check out rising artist Asta Yūrei, and producer Nicba.

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Hi-Hats & Heartaches; a Gem Lost in the Sea of Media.

When was the last time you heard the name 6dogs? I know I totally dropped him from my music-radar after that one viral song he dropped: ‘Faygo Dreams’ back in 2017 on his self-titled album. That was 3 whole years ago; the new 6dogs is sophisticated, different and very relatable.

6dogs (Chase Amick) was your typical, run-of-the-mill teenager living in Georgia, Atlanta. He went to a Christian private school, worked as a lifeguard and played video games in his spare time-until he discovered MC Hammer. After experiencing what the rap genre can provide; from the lyricism, the quick anecdotes and catchy punchlines-he decided to step up to the challenge and put together a masterpiece: a legitimate record without a single song that isn’t at least an easy 7.5/10.

Hi-Hats & Heartaches (December, 2019) has been the album I queue up at least 5 songs off the massive 21 track list everyday; everything that album preaches and fantasies about is what I (and I bet a lot of you) think about all the time. While this album doesn’t feature any artists besides himself; 6dogs perfectly embodies the feeling of growing up on his own- from running around as a kid and taking advantage of your innocence to the crippling struggle that is keeping a stable relationship and out-growing old hobbies you loved as you got older. Moreover; 6dogs takes every chance he gets on the album to question himself and his motives constantly as if he needs to remind himself why he made the decisions he made.

In this review; I’m going to focus on my ABSOLUTE favourite 2 songs off the record, just because I can listen to the entire album front to back multiple times daily. Starting off with the first song on the track list: ‘It’s Worth Feeling Empty <3’, is all about letting life just pass you by as you sit in the backseat and twiddle your thumbs. It’s all about the anxiety that comes with trusting the people around you while having to learn how to put your own wellbeing in the forefront of your development. Interestingly, 6dogs makes the sure to state that even though rappers might have money burning a hole in their pocket; it usually comes with the feeling of total emptiness, and it never actually solves any problems besides copping the designer jeans you saw that one time.

After listening to the first half of the album we’re met with ‘Blessings’: the total opposite of the previous song. This track describes the hustle and the arrogance associated with it; the endless cycle of progression and self-development while being drenched in Dior and buying expensive foreign cars in your spare time. In addition, 6dogs doesn’t shy away from his childhood as he reminisces on simpler times when all he had to do was play Halo on his Xbox and Google cheat-codes to impress his peers (there aren’t any cheat-codes for Halo). This song is a feel-good song for sure. Listening to someone else’s come up motivates me to actually get up and achieve my goals; if some random guy from Atlanta can do it….so can you.

Overall, this album accurately represents our current era; the people born in the early 2000s are finally growing up and dealing with adult problems, but they haven’t been taught how to handle these issues. The blurry daze of waking up and realising you’re turning 20 in a few months is terrifying; not to mention a whole new world of responsibilities and hardships that just so happen to land on our collective lap, but this album sheds light on this confusion. In contrast, 6dogs makes sure that main message being conveyed through his work is all about never losing focus no matter how difficult and inconvenient life gets. From the production to the lyrics; this album checks every box of a highly underrated masterpiece with 0 faults (that I could think of) from start to finish. 

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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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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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