Interview: DialeInfinity
Congratulations on the release of your new song "Sabbath", as well as its music video. What inspired your lyrics and what was your creative process overall from start to finish?
Thank you. I try to make everything I write down to the word as intricate as possible, with double and triple entendres being a favorite of mine. My writing process is very unorthodox, as some songs have taken me months to perfect ("Amaru" from my project “Moksha” for example).
Between directing the video, and making the beat, I wanted to exercise my lyricism and rapping ability's dominance over other lyricists, while voicing my frustrations with the world around me in my own way.
Is "Sabbath" the first visual that you've directed? Would you say that your vision creatively was able to be fulfilled in the clip's final product?
I've directed all my videos to date, this being my videos for my single "Dark Matter" & "Joss" from my project “Four Corners”. I think I was definitely able to convey a story of being in control of my own reality and still managing an occult edge although not having a nice label budget like others.
Tell us about how you got started as an artist and producer; and how would you define "Occult Rap"?
I've always been a writer; I've been writing poetry since elementary school, and when I got my first good laptop in high school (specifically freshman year) I started producing with a demo copy of FL until I saved enough to actually buy it.
I remember my first introduction to rap being 36 Chambers from the Wu-Tang Clan and Lupe Fiasco (Who's one of my top 5 favorite artists ever), so I've always had a knack for lyricism and producing.
There's a few rappers with elements of the occult incorporated into their artistry (Ghostemane, Daylyt, RZA), but to me specifically I think it deals in seeing the songs you write as a ritual rather than just a track. I grew up surrounded by sigils and witchcraft so it's only right I deliver it in my music, in an unadulterated and original way.
If you could collaborate with any artist on a remix to "Sabbath", who would you select?
If I could collab with anyone, it'd be Scarlxrd, Night Lovell or Bones since those are three of my favorite rappers and fit the style of "Sabbath". I'd feel pretty complete with the rapping side of my artistry if I could do a song or project with any of them, or produce for them (vice versa with Night Lovell).
With "Sabbath" now unveiled, what's next for you musically? Will the track be featured on an upcoming project this year?
I've been working on a new sound that I'm hoping to have perfected before the end of 2023 and unveiled on a new project. "Sabbath" was meant to be a single as I've had the beat done for the song for a while.
I hope that as I grow as an artist and in stature that I can maintain the authenticity I started with, while constantly evolving. I don't see anyone else doing exactly what I'm doing, and I feel like I can offer something new to Hip-Hop, especially given how popular and instrumental it is in the affairs of the world today and probably tomorrow.