Interview: Blac Samurai Discusses His Brand New Album "Soul Glitch"
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“Blac Samurai came from a Wu-Tang name generator. When I took a step back and looked at my life, I was and still am a huge fan of kung fu movies/ mix marital movies...”
Congratulations on the completion and release of your new album "Soul Glitch". Tell us about the album's development; how long did it take to complete and what was your beat selection process like for the nine songs?
The development for “Soul Glitch” started in 2014. Taking those four years to carefully craft certain things to write about and to wrap my head around the meaning of “Soul Glitch”.
The beat selection was tricky because I wanted the album to flow differently, you know? I wanted to feel like you're in a different world floating around. So the only way I can fully make the album complete is by having two sides. This part is Side 1 with nine songs. Side 2 is completely different and being worked on as we speak.
What made T.E.E the perfect artist to appear with you on the CharlieP produced track "Tap In"?
T.E.E was perfect because he naturally has a bounce to his flow and can switch up his flow at any second. I love that type of stuff in an artist and with me being a huge fan of his music, it only made sense to get him on that song. You should check out his music too. He's a beast man, for real (listen to T.E.E HERE).
How did you decide on the moniker "Blac Samurai" and how has the Wu-Tang Clan influenced you artistically?
Blac Samurai came from a Wu-Tang name generator. When I took a step back and looked at my life, I was and still am a huge fan of kung fu movies/ mix marital movies. Wu-Tang was the name, so I looked at them as the way to process everything.
Wu-Tang's raw approach to music lyrically and sonically really influenced me a lot. The influence will show more on Side 2 of “Soul Glitch”.
With your incredible "Soul Glitch" album now released, what is next for you musically?
Next up is to finish up Side 2 of “Soul Glitch”, new clothes for my clothing line, and finding places to perform. It all takes patience, so I'm taking my time with it.
Who did the awesome artwork for the "Soul Glitch" album cover and what does it represent?
Man the artwork was done by Ajam. The cover represents being reborn into a different world and looking at it from a different point of view.
Songs such as “Born Like This” and “Dreams” are you becoming reborn into this system and it's feeling good to you. It feels like freedom that's why the hook for “Dreams” is "If I'm dreaming, just let me dream". So it all fits into one as a story or as a trip.
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