Video animation by: Big Flowers
Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING
The Plug (0:44).
The Interview (2:08).
On this show, I know I’ve used terms like "unique", or "one-of-a-kind" quite a bit to describe the artists I’ve had on this show. But I promise you, today’s guests truly embody these terms to the fullest degree.
maassai and JWords, otherwise known as H31R, are a duo hailing from Brooklyn who sport an ingenious sound that blends electronics and drum n bass elements with hip-hop, supplied by producer JWords. These sounds are paired with confident, heady, and effortlessly fly rhymes from the MC of the group, maassai. Great in their own right as solo artists, together they are an entirely different beast.
In this episode, we discuss their chemistry as a duo, the origin story of H31R, growth and maturation, as well as the making of their fantastic AOTY contender released under Big Dada, HeadSpace.
H31R’s fanbase (3:10).
Big Dada signing (5:12).
H31R origin story and the inspiration behind this partnership (9:04).
The vision for the H31R sound (11:28).
The basis of maassai and JWords’ chemistry (13:22).
How maassai and JWords push each other’s artistry to new places (16:48).
How solo work feeds back into the H31R creative process (22:13).
Inspiration behind the introspective lyricism on HeadSpace (24:23).
Production approach on HeadSpace (33:04).
The cohesive structure of HeadSpace (37:57).
Key learnings from ve·loc·i·ty that they applied to HeadSpace (40:44).
Favourite songs on HeadSpace (45:30).
Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (50:56).
Support H31R's music here: https://h31r.bandcamp.com/music
Follow JWords on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/_jwords
Follow maassai on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/maassai_
Follow H31R on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/_H31R
Follow JWords on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/_jwords/
Follow maassai on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/maassai_/?hl=en
Follow H31R on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/_h31r/?hl=en
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