![]() I feel like I’m one of the least technical producers. Man, honestly, whoever really wants to lock in with me, man. Who else would you want to executive produce an album for in the future? You had a great run this year as an executive producer for Nas, obviously, The Game, Pacman Da Gunman, Dreezy. I just like to make the music, let it flow, and it ends up being what it’s supposed to be. It might just end up being another KD but we don’t know, man. We might make 10 songs and it might be some KD references in there. I mean, as of now, yeah, but you never know about the future. So you know, I just got to keep doing what I do, and that’s just like making my legendary status go up, as well. I know if we just keep outdoing ourselves, we’re gonna be right where we need to be. Like, we put out 54 songs in the last two years. It’s like man, and we’ve already been done this. It’s just like, we just stay in that pocket.Īnd it’s just dope to see the people react the way we react in the studio. Or at least, a few times a month overall. We’ve been consistently like, you know, if not every week, we’ll link every couple of weeks. Y’all more locked in.’ We really haven’t stopped working since 2020, since KD1 came out. That’s why every time we drop, people have been like, ‘Yo, this better than the last one. And honestly, it motivated me to go harder every album. How do you feel about the impact that you and Nas created? He’s established a legacy over 30+ years but the work you guys put in have helped him get his first Grammy and certainly helped a lot of younger fans realize his significance. They might be on a whole different wave than the last song they even put out but I’m gonna just put something in that realm of pocket that I know they could fit and every time it just kind of worked out. I mean, shit, before we even link, man, if I know I got a session with artists coming up, I listen to their vibe. What’s the process like for you to get into that specific pocket with an artist? How do you bond with an artist before you find their sweet spot? I just like getting a specific pocket that allows their shit to breathe. It’s like for him to get his wordplay off, his cadences. Like, I don’t try to overproduce – I don’t really try to overproduce anybody but especially Nas. Like, really get into like the sonic sphere of where they flourish at. Man, honestly, my responsibility is to just bring quality every time, you know what I mean? And just like, think of it on a deeper level than just dropping beats off to a person. Would you be able to elaborate a bit more about what your responsibilities are to bring the connection between the OGs and the new generation? Put my own flair into it, but still keep it then. These are the type of beats he likes so I’m just gonna go wherever the artist needs me to go. This is how he puts his wordplay together. Totally different spectrum from Nas but I understand that in his world, this is what he does. Everybody got different styles and just being able to appreciate all the styles, you know? Like, when I was working with – Rest In Peace – Juice WRLD. What do you think the key is to creating a bridge between the two generations of rappers as hip-hop evolves? You have this very unique place in hip hop where you’re able to kind of bridge together generations. You know, I felt however I felt, but I just understand that it’s the bigger mission here. ![]() That don’t sound like they’re trying to recreate some shit, but just sounds natural to the progression of where they are now. Before we had all connected, I definitely was just like… I’m just a little like – man, this is crazy that we are the only genre that’s so quick to downplay the people around us, the OGs, whatever.’ And it’s like, I feel like what me and Nas are even pushing for is a bigger agenda just with hip hop and artists being able to mature and still make the flyest shit that they could possibly make that don’t sound dated. What were your initial reactions to 21’s comments? I’m sure you processed what he said prior to speaking on it publicly. I feel like what me and Nas are even pushing for is a bigger agenda just with hip hop and artists being able to mature and still make the flyest shit that they could possibly make that don’t sound dated. I just knew about it after the situation that went down.
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