The biggest influence on my music is the nerd culture i grew up on. I was never into street antics and more of a book nerd.
So what are your thoughts on the current state of the game?
To me we have extremes on the good and bad side. On one side we have completely abandoned the idea of wordsmiths in lieu of trap image. But on the other hand we have the reemergence of mainstream " Crews " which are changing not only how we think about crews but how we make music.
How do you separate yourself from other artists?
I don ' t have to because my music does it for me. There aren ' t many backpack nerdcore rappers in the game, and certainly not many that are with a crew with such a wide range of artists.
Would you become mainstream to make more money?
Going mainstream isn ' t really possible for my style so i doubt it. Not being able to write anything would not be a good look. But if Disney channel told me they ' d pay me a million dollars to make a Wreck-it-Ralph 2 sound track you better believe i ' m on it.
Who do you want to work with in the future?
Everyone really. But the stand out artists i ' d like to work with are XV, Chance the rapper, Childish Gambino, Los, Wati Heru, and Sammus heres a link to one of my songs
https:// soundcloud. com / oldee-1 / battle-cry Who influenced your style?
My biggest influences are Lupe Fiasco, Edan, and XV. They push the boundaries of what i thought of hip-hop.