NOTE: The Pilla B interview was recorded in February of 2022. When discussing the Interstellar EP, this was when Pilla B was in the process of completing the EP during that time. Since then, the EP is now released and is available on all streaming services provided.
In this TLOY Interview, Rexdale-based legend, rapper, and artist Pilla B spoke with The Lens of Yashu about his upbringing in Rexdale and detailed living in Brampton for a certain period of his time until heading back to Rexdale later on. He explained how Rexdale had many legendary artists at the time, from Payback, Yung Dubz, and Jellestone to people in his camp like PVRX (pronounced PY-REX) Moula 1st. Pilla B and The Lens of Yashu spoke on Rexdale being a very multi-cultural area with many people from all walks of life living there, and the Rexdale rapper was also asked if he ever noticed Nav around the Rexdale area at the time due to the XO rapper's being based from there.
Pilla B also spoke what he was like as a child until about adulthood, his musical history and background, the artists and genres he was influenced by, the first piece of music that he listened to, how he met and gained friendships with Moula 1st, PVRX, and Yung Dubz, if Moula 1st was always confident back then as he is now, working with Yung Dubz on 6AM and The Sota Files projects and the creative process and inspiration for those projects.
The Rexdale-based legend also spoke about how Yung Dubz was like outside of music, how he reacted when he passed away, his thoughts on the concept of "dissing the dead/smoking on the dead" issue going on in music, how his affiliation with OVO came about, working with Noah "40" Shebib, Harley Arsenault, and Gadget (OVO's main engineers) and the lessons that he learned from them.
Pilla B also talked about working with King Louie and Florida rapper Bruno Mali Kidd and how he linked up with them, the lessons he learned from there, artists that he would like to work with someday, if the Akademiks live stream and the Clubhouse meetings are a good step in shedding light on the Toronto music scene, his recent EP, Interstellar, and much more in this twenty-six-minute interview.
Producer and Videographer - Joshua Habtwold (@lensofyashu)
Interviewer - Joshua Habtwold (@lensofyashu)
Parties Involved/Follow Them:
Pilla B (@_pillab)
Shvrk Studio (@shvrkstudio)
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3 апр 2022
