#189 - Fat Ray INTERVIEW
Listen/Watch on: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube
Fat Ray is a true Detroit hip-hop OG, who embodies everything that makes this scene so special. The grit, distinct style, and appreciation of hip-hop is always on display when you put a Fat Ray track on.
Having created music for multiple decades now, Fat Ray has been a mainstay in Detroit’s scene dropping certified heat, collaborating with the likes of Elzhi, Dilla, his fellow Bruiser Brigade brethren, and Black Milk... who collaborated with Ray on his new AOTY-contender of a record, Food from the Gods.
In today's episode, Fat Ray drops jewels on how he stays so effortlessly authentic as a man and an artist, the beautiful ugly of Detroit hip-hop, his strong relationship with Black Milk, and the inspired creation of Food from the Gods.
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*timestamps provided for YouTube version
The Plug (0:58).
The Interview (2:19).
The evolution of Detroit’s hip-hop scene (7:54).
How Detroit influences Fat Ray’s art (16:14).
Fat Ray’s writing process (18:52).
Fat Ray’s experience with Bruiser Brigade (21:30).
How Black Milk and Fat Ray initially linked up (25:14).
Black Milk’s special level of “cool” (27:44).
What Fat Ray wanted to get off his chest and show listeners on Food from the Gods (34:00).
The sonic approach of Food from the Gods (38:17).
Why now was right time to get back with Black Milk and create Food from the Gods (45:06).
What Fat Ray has grown as an artist throughout his career (48:08).
Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch from Fat Ray (53:39).
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Buy/stream Food from the Gods here.
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Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING
Video animation by: Big Flowers
