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Highway has always taken the road less traveled. "I like to surprise people," he tells OGM host Hakeem Rowe. "It all still feels like a dream." With an infinity stone gauntlet of new wave collaborations over the past few years, touting tracks with Joony, Dro Kenji, Dom Corleo, Destroy Lonely among others, the Seattle rapper-producer is truly speeding towards stardom in the fast lane. Known for both his beats and bars, already nabbing one of his "dream collabs" with Trippie Redd on the remix to hs breakout hit "Better Float," his co-signs span from Ty Dolla $ign and DotCom Nirvan to MIKE HECTOR and Nick Mira -- all legends within their own right.
The underground's best-kept secret is no longer hidden, as projects like 'Count Fast Untitled,' 'Highway,' 'Livin Like That EP' and his latest 'MONOCHROME' (out tonight at midnight, May 5) bring Highway's stark, black-and-white aesthetic to new light. It reflects in his music, filled with woozy trap beats that are injected with the underground's unbound style. Slant rhymes, slurred bars and high fashion are Highway's M.O., as 'MONOCHROME' looks to put him in a new category altogether.
"I want to add a new feel to what's going on right now in a way where people feel like they're apart of something [bigger]," Highway said. "I want my fans to feel like they can join in on it. People want to know the depth behind [the project] or the roots, but sometimes it's a feeling -- sometimes people want to feel fly as hell in all-black or black and white... whatever it is, it's about expressing yourself creatively with a color, or a style. I feel like I have a lot of people are behind and [more] will join in."
Just after his first set at Rolling Loud California, Highway and Hakeem Rowe chopped it up about his new album 'MONOCHROME,' dream collabs, his producer journey, XJay, JetsonMade, Trippie Redd, Destroy Lonely, DotCom Nirvan, "Better Float," his passion for fashion, career aspirations and so much more in this exclusive OGM interview.
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Hosted by: Hakeem Rowe (bit.ly/3Ur2U1A)
Directed by: Saint Black (bit.ly/3LjCKuG)
Edited by: TooSam (bit.ly/3MwlgfP)
Produced by: Jon Barlas (bit.ly/3GzPJFU)
Graphics by: Rafael (bit.ly/3ApPQQI)
Research by: Mateo Braxton (bit.ly/3HBXonJ)
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STAMPS:
0:00 - Intros
1:05 - Rolling Loud California
2:40 - How Highway got his name
3:45 - Highway's start in producing, self-producing his projects
6:00 - Artist-producer duality, Working with Nick Mira on "We Can Go"
8:30 - What does Highway need to create?
9:46 - Relationship with XJay, "Better Float"
11:30 - "Better Float" remix with Trippie Redd, losing the footage for the video
13:56 - Relationship with JetsonMade, work on 'Livin Like That'
15:15 - Hakeem's "Who's Highway" moment
16:21 - "Livin Like That" highlight 'By Myself" with Destroy Lonely
17:54 - Who else Highway wants to work with, future aspirations
20:09 - Manifestation and success
20:20 - "IDK" with Dom Corleo, relationship with him
22:09 - Linking with DotCom Nirvan for the "IDK" video
23:50 - Passion for fashion, modeling for Supreme
25:19 - Relationship with CHITO, 'MONOCHROME' artwork, merch
27:56 - Love from Ty Dolla $ign
29:44 - Working with legendary producer Mike Hector
31:15 - 'MONOCHROME' talk, what he wants to accomplish
32:29 - "Does Highway ever see himself in full color?"
33:20 - Seattle's music scene, impact on Highway, Kurt Cobain
34:50 - Message for Our Generation: "Keep Going"
5 июл 2024
