#160 - Uncommon Nasa & Guilty Simpson INTERVIEW
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Video animation by: Big Flowers
Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING
The Plug (0:44).
The Interview (2:28).
I love rap because not every collab needs to “make sense” on first glance. As long as the artists in question are on the same page artistically, know their strengths, and are willing to take risks and compromise when needed, the results can be great.
This is precisely what we get with today’s guests, Uncommon Nasa and Guilty Simpson, on their latest collaborative album, Escalation. As highly respected veterans in their respective hometown hubs of hip-hop, they possess a strong connection as it relates to their perspectives on the craft, and how they approach making music.
In today’s episode, this dynamic duo talks about key lessons they learnt from their careers (involving legendary artists like Dilla, Sean Price, and the original Def Jux crew), their artistic development, the Detroit hip-hop sound really, and the creation of their latest musically exhilarating collaborative album, Escalation.
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*timestamps provided for YouTube version
Current era of rap vs. pre-internet era of rap (3:32).
Mainstream hip-hop scene (21:42).
Key lessons Nasa learnt from his early days working on Def Jux projects (30:26).
The Detroit hip-hop sound (45:06).
It Was Written > Illmatic??? (48:58).
Nasa’s experience mastering engineering, producing, and rapping (52:49).
How Sean Price inspired Guilty (56:56).
The sound of Escalation (1:02:52).
How Guilty was challenged as an MC on Escalation (1:21:15).
Primary lyrical themes of Escalation (1:27:45).
Upcoming music / merch / tour dates (1:34:18).
Buy Escalation here.
Support Uncommon Records here.
Follow Guilty Simpson on Twitter here.
Follow Uncommon Nasa on Instagram here.
Follow Guilty Simpson on Instagram here.
