Right now, the norm is for labels to make decisions based on data. And they've all got access to more data than ever before, so it turns into a science. They look at the trajectory of streaming numbers and social media followings, and they avoid artist development...
Name credit goes to the Wu-Tang Name Generator (the same one that named Donald Glover “Childish Gambino)...
There's a lot of concern about fame and popularity within consumer culture in Superflat, and I believe these are often domains of extreme levels of toxic objectification...
I manically decided to go to McDonalds, went on Instagram live and was just screaming the idea over and over, got back home still live and recorded it all to a click track, no beat, then made the beat after. A crazy moment that everyone from Anthony Fantano, to T-Pain, to Knxwledge reacted to and enjoyed thoroughly...
Ngủ ngày ngay ngày tận thế (we shorthand it as N4T2) is sort of the culmination of what was the past 3 years (2017-2020) because of how we record our work...
The sound selection in some of the instrumentals were really unique and haven’t heard anything like it in some of the previous projects like space requiem, spiral, and four walls. shellboy has some new style melodies/flows on this project that i haven’t heard them use before like on no evil and guardian angel...
I was just looking for the worst DJ name that could ever go on a club poster, I tried some mock-ups with many different ideas, but this definitely stood out worse than any of the others...
Nature, spirituality, my every-day life experience. Emotions, interpretations of experiences. Theology, psychology, physics. My cats. Weather patterns. The mystery of life...
I sort of didn’t believe it when I saw it. I found out when someone direct messaged me saying something about a quote tweet...
Nile has credits on Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky,' Madonna's 'Like a Virgin,' and 'Let's Dance,' by David Bowie, which doesn't even scratch the surface of his thousands of credits...
Over-classifying genres is incredibly interesting to me, although I greatly prefer creation of new terms instead of listing several things consecutively...
I was in a headspace where I wanted a name that represents the closest to my essence. The symbol ((( O ))) represents energy, life-force, what we all have...
Music is emotion. Whether happy or sad, it's just a way of helping you deal with them and set the record straight about yourself...
I started out making hip-hop beats and sing a lullaby songs on those beats in my bedroom from 1999 to 2001 - I would say I am one of the first to make music in my bedroom...
Kaytranada is a Canadian DJ with a comprehensive history of producing funk + R&B-infused tracks. His breakout album titled 99.9% (released in 2016) garnered substantial recognition for fusing house / R&B / funk aesthetics...
things often kinda vaguely float in my head still, so it's hard to promise anything...
All the guys were super humble/kind and had the energy of people you want to be around...
Do drugs at an early age, underage drinking is good, quit your job and become a professional gamer or soundcloud rapper...
I think more than anything, me making music came purely from expression. All growing up I was definitely not an artist or anything like that. It was more of a recent thing...