#177 - J.U.S & Squadda B INTERVIEW

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Bruiser Brigade has been slowly but surely building a killer crew and catalogue of work - with us today are two of its rising stars.

J.U.S is an entertaining and distinctly unique lyricist, producer, and engineer. Squadda B, formerly of Main Attrakionz fame, helped shaped the dominating 2010s psychedelic cloud rap scene, and is still innovating and pushing his craft to new places as a solo rapper and producer.

Together they’ve created one of 2024’s most wildly fun and entertaining records in 3rd Shift, an album that demands that you play it back to back to back...

In this episode they discuss life in the Bruiser Brigade, their strong synergy as a duo, and their approach to creating their fantastic new album, 3rd Shift.

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*timestamps provided for YouTube version

The Plug (0:57).

The Interview (2:21).

What prompted J.U.S’ focus on rapping (3:21).

Squadda B’s ambitions in the latest chapter of his career (5:52).

What inspired Squadda B’s recent move to joining Bruiser Brigade (9:15).

J.U.S’ perspective on the success and growth of Bruiser Brigade (10:42).

The special sauce that J.U.S and Squadda B bring to the Bruiser Brigade collective (14:44).

The creative synergy between J.U.S and Squadda B (17:00).

How J.U.S and Squadda B levelled up on 3rd Shift (19:48).

Sonic experience of 3rd Shift and the Oakland-Detroit connection (22:35).

How Squadda B’s production pushed J.U.S’ pen to new heights (34:10).

Squadda B’s beatmaking process (37:25).

Key takeaways from 3rd Shift (41:25).

Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (44:50).

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Stream 3rd Shift here.

Follow J.U.S on Twitter here.

Follow Squadda B on Twitter here.

Follow J.U.S on Instagram here.

Follow Squadda B on Instagram here.

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING