Interview: Michigan Rapper/Producer Chughey Talks About His New EP "The Secret Stache"
Congratulations to you on the release of your new EP "The Secret Stache". What inspired you to create these three new tracks and what does the title represent?
Thank you very much for that. Both "Example" and "Begin To Die" I drew inspiration from what I was going through in life, as far as "Omnislash", I was in the mood to go in on a track and have some fun with words and punchlines.
I came up with the title after I ended up with a decent amount of tracks that didn't fit the upcoming album, I'm dropping this summer. I still wanted to share some of the tracks I had "stached" away, so I decided to share some of the "Secret Stache" as an EP. A little something something till the album drops.
Were there other songs that you worked on that did not make the final track list for “The Secret Stache”?
That there was. The Secret Stache 2 is definitely a possibility.
The music video for "Omnislash" is fire. Describe your experience directing the video and how did you come up with the idea for the secret stache buried treasure?
Thank you very much. I had the vision in my head for the most part. I knew I wanted it to be fast-paced and be pretty heavy with effects and transitions, so I tried to make the most out of the camera/ tripod setup, some rooms in my basement, and after effects. As for 'The Secret Stache' skit, I wanted to have a little fun with some promo and thought it'd be a funny concept to make an epic video tracking down and digging up the "stache".
How would you say that "The Secret Stache" is different from your prior projects, including your debut album from last year?
It's more of a fun way to get some of the tracks out that I thought were still quality, but don't fit the feel of the full-length projects I'm working on. It was a little more of a laid back experience with this EP as opposed to the previous projects I've put out.
When creating new music, how would you describe your creative process? Do you write lyrics based on the instrumental you already have in front of you?
It really varies, to be honest. Sometimes I'll work on a beat and it'll inspire some lyrics. Sometimes I'll have lyrics I thought of randomly in a store or on a walk and I'll make or find a beat that fits it and go from there.
Sometimes I'll find something that really inspires me online and write to it. But nowadays, for the most part it starts with making the beat. But I normally will make like five or so beats before one really hits me and inspires me.
When I'm making that beat, ideas for the hook or verse will start coming to me and I'll work on some of the writing while constructing the beat to fit how I want the track to be. So yeah, it changes quite a bit lol, but either way the creative process is a truly beautiful thing. Make art and make love.