How did the project with EJ Carter come about?
EJ, that’s my brother. He is also from St. Louis. He is from the west side and I’m from the north side. We have a lot of mutual friends and we’ve known each other for a while. We are really locked in. We work really well together and we kind of built a rapport with each other. He had a video shoot one day and he was like bro, we should do a full body of work.
So I bet you kind of felt honored that he’d wanna do a full body of work with you.
It was definitely an honor. He doesn’t work with just anybody. He takes pride in what he puts out. So for us to be able to do that and see it to completion, it was a good feeling.
Can you talk about the duty? You feel like you have a duty to work with St. Louis artists?
I feel like I have an obligation to an extent. I feel like I have an obligation to contribute and give back. Especially because there is so much going on in St. Louis. There are alot of crimes and bullshit. I want to connect with the people that are really trying to lock in and do something with themselves. I feel like I’m a leader and I just want to contribute.
Can you describe the St. Louis music scene today?
It is kind of divided a little bit. I call it trench music. The overall sound of the city is a lot of street stuff and things they go though. Then there is the other side just trying to make a hot single.
How many tracks can we expect to see on this project?
You can expect to see six tracks and the single “Black Ops.”. I think it is something I think people will be excited to hear. Black Ops is like workout music. Its high tempo and high BPM. It is really bouncy.
What is the meaning behind this project?
Now or forever it’s asking people what they are going to do now. It’s like if you don’t do it now then you’ll have to live with the fact that you didn’t do what you wanted to do.
What energy does EJ bring out of you? Can you talk about that because you could have worked with anybody, but I feel like this artist right here brought out another side.
He just brings out that consistency. Seeing things to completion, seeing things through. He is very organized from rollout to beat selection, to quality. He has a lot of industry expertise and he passes it down.
Can we expect any visuals?
Most definitely we are coming back with high quality content. It is probably going to be “Black Ops”
What do you feel like the music industry is lacking these days?
Material and subject matter. You can put out a single or something catchy, but you still have to have some bars with a message. Our project includes all of that and the producer we worked with did the whole project so that’s why we have that consistent sound.
Any last words you wanna share about the project coming up so they could add into the article?
Yeah for sure, go stream the project and thank you for this interview. Shoutout to EJ and the city!
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