#91 - JWords INTERVIEW
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In Episode 91, I had the utmost pleasure to speak with JWords. She is the producer of Double Down with Nappy Nina, one half of the H31R duo with maassai, who is an artist whose sound spans many styles, from hip-hop, electronic, and drum and bass.
JWords is a trailblazer whose style is a taste of the future. I am absolutely certain of it. I hope this interview helps you get acclimated to the next wave.
JWords describes her feelings towards the thriving underground movement currently taking place in the greater New York area (2:45).
JWords details her musical upbringing (5:16).
JWords speaks on the connections she sees between the various styles of art that she explores in her music, and how she’s been able to synthesize it into one cohesive style (7:26).
JWords explains why she is so passionate towards understanding the nitty-gritty nuts and bolts of the technical side of musical production (10:24).
JWords depicts how the pandemic may have influenced her music-making process (17:29).
JWords details why maassai was such a good fit for her unique sound, as her partner in H31R, and what skills a rapper needs to possess to thrive over this sound (20:25).
JWords shouts out some other rappers she would love to work with in the future (26:50).
JWords explains the significance behind the H31R name, and their upcoming project (29:07).
JWords explains why Nappy Nina have such a great connection (30:51).
JWords gives insight into the creation of Double Down and the reasoning behind the shorter song structure of the album (35:07).
JWords gives us a look into her future musical exploration, discussing if she will continue working with multiple styles of music in the future (37:32).
JWords gives her thoughts on the very glowing reception that she her music has received in recent years (41:04).
JWords details what to expect from her in this upcoming year (43:30).
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