People started getting dressed to the record, doing the videos. By the time the album came out, “Walk” had already started its own little trend. Once it starts getting to be 20 people discussing what your songs should be and 20 different label meetings, I’m like, “Chile y’all are just overdoing it and now it’s just giving trying too hard.” With “Walk,” that was the rollout of my album. That’s the fun thing about music: when you put out songs and it’s not so serious or overanalyzed, that’s your best work. We put things out to try for y’all to like it and to be successful, but I never put out music with any crazy intentions, especially back then because I wasn’t even a major label artist yet.
What was it like seeing “Walk” and “Material Girl” go so viral, not only on TikTok but everywhere? I knew I was about to start advertising it, so I was like, “Let me just throw something out there.” I didn’t even expect that much from that little video. That was so crazy, my influence and how I do things so effortlessly. Hold on, I just gave y’all a little snippet, a little something something. So later on in the day around 5 PM, I was like, “This is a whole thing.” I was trending on Twitter in less than a couple hours. By the time I get off the plane in New York, everybody’s like, “Woah.” Okay, y’all liked it. Went to sleep, packed my bags, rushed to the airport as always to make my flight. One take, I never shot no other videos for that one. I was like I’ma just throw on something and do a quick video for “Booty,” take another nap, put on my clothes, go to the airport.
My stylist is out, I had to be at the airport by 10 AM because I had to go to New York to finish a Coach campaign. With “Booty,” I had woke up that morning. When we see Beyoncé with blonde hair, we fall in love with whichever style it is because we know that it’s Beyoncé. Once people fall in love with you, they fall in love with everything you’re doing because they know that it’s you. People draw more into it when they’re like, “This is just him.” Ever since I’ve been introduced to the world, I’ve been the same person.
Who made you do that?” Or when you look like an attention seeker or when you’re doing stuff for a reaction. People hate when stuff is gimmicky, when they’re like, “That’s corny. Why do you think the internet has resonated so deeply with you and your music?Īuthentic. You seem to go viral effortlessly these days. He named it after me and Florida culture, so it’s called “Down Souf Hoes.” I think it’s gonna be fun. With the beat choice, we had potential, but with what was going on with that record, it was a no. That’s not the song we’re doing.” And I was like, “I’m so glad because I hate that song.” I’m a beat person, I’m known for my beat choice. He was like, “Oh my god, that’s not the song.
How I’m gon tell him?” I’m already thinking in my head,“Oh my gosh, I’m gonna have to tell this boy the beat is cool, but we’re gonna have to redirect this song.”Įverybody had their head turned, looking scared and I’m like, “What is going on?” And Nas just bust out laughing. In my head I’m like, “This song is horrible. I went to go do my song with Lil Nas, he initially played me another song and I was listening like, “I like the beat of this song,” but I think he did it as a joke. He is a troll in person just how he is on the internet. Lil Nas is as hilarious as y’all see him on the internet. Is he as hilarious in person as he is online? You and Lil Nas X have also teased something in the studio.