\n\u201cWhen I first started making sh*t or producing stuff with the Internet, I would always make the beat, make a hook, and just give it away. That was my process for a while, so words were always just kind of secondary. I\u2019m like, \u2018If my beat hard, this bass line hard, the chords hard, what else do we need?\u2019 But now I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, I want to say sh*t how I would say sh*t.\u2019 [\u2026] This one has taken a lot of time and thought. I keep using the word \u2018design.\u2019 It feels like fully designing a new language for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He also spoke about the project\u2019s cover art, which is inspired by the Kool-Aid mascot, saying, \u201cI took his face out the glass. Hopefully I don\u2019t get sued.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listen to \u201cNice Shoes\u201d above.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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