Mxdern Vi Ade' Q&A
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After a month or two of Ade’ being on my case, I’ve finally given him what he wants: an interview. Not to say that I didn’t want to interview; I just needed an interesting way to start the article. Ade’ is one of the front runners of Mxdern Vi, a growing hip-hop collective south of Atlanta. He is never afraid to voice his opinion about any topic. In fact, the first time I met him, we ended up arguing about music, and he called my opinions trash. However, I’ve decided to forgive him, so I sat down with him Thursday afternoon in our McDonald’s play area to discuss everything from his work to the Drake and Meek Mill beef. Throughout our conversation, we talked about a lot of random stuff too, so I’ve cut most of it. I do want to share with you that we both agree that A$AP Rocky is from another planet because it’s rare that we ever agree on anything period, yet alone Rocky’s artistic state. With all of that said, enjoy the wise words from Mxdern Family Ade’.
Q: Simba just came out. How you feeling?
A: I’m feeling good. It made me more confident in my work.
Q: Man, why is it only on Spinrilla? What’s up with that?
A: We don’t necessarily have a big enough promo team for people to have to go to all the different websites to get accurate statistics on how we’re doing. Spinrilla is like a step up from Soundcloud in my opinion, and the layout is perfect.
Q: How’s the feedback been?
A: It’s been good. I haven’t had one negative response. A lot of people are messing with it, and I appreciate all the support.
Q: So what’s the writing process like for you dude?
[a random kid runs up to us and starts making weird noises and then she runs away again]
A: But um… My writing process is different because I don’t have none of that studio equipment at my place. I gotta get everything ready before I go to the studio. When I’m writing, I don’t necessarily listen to the beat; I write before I hear the beat. Then I just find the perfect beat to go with it. Most of my stuff is singing anyway. So I usually just have a constant melody in my head, and I stick with that to try and build upon my sound. I gotta be true to myself.
Q: How do you feel about this Drake and Meek Mill Thing?
A: I love it to be honest. Being a Hip-Hop fan, the game is starting to get soft to me. With this, it gives me hope. I like that people are calling each other out. But I think the whole situation is deeper than music. It’s gotta be to just come out of the blue like that.
Q: So do you think that Quentin Miller is a ghost writer?
A: Yeah.
Q: He’s on the credits tho.
A: He’s a ghostwriter. You heard the reference track. Knowing Drake he probably put him on the credits just in case something like this came out.
Q: I don’t know man.
A: But Yeah, Tre presented the hook to me for So Sorry. But you can see I don’t even have a verse on that.
Q: Is it frustrating being a young emerging artist and trying to get noticed?
A: It’s frustrating. The most frustrating part to me is when you know you have the talent, and people know that you’re passionate about it and won’t help you. Even if it’s a little bit of promotion, they won’t take the time to do that for you. But I don’t get too worked up. I’m not ready yet. I just started making music in November. What I’ve been doing in 8 months, a lot of people haven’t even reached that level.
Q: Are you sure you’re gonna make it in this business?
A: 100% sure. Because of my ability and my team. Like what you said in the interview with Thre, if one person in the collective makes it, we all make it. But I salute anyone that’s grinding. Anybody that comes to me like “Bruh can you help me promo this shit?” Man I got you. Anybody that’s tryna be successful, do some solid shit, and tryna grind, I can’t knock your hustle because I’m in your same position. There’s a lot of people who be like “Oh, you’re just tryna be a rapper.” And that’s not fair because I have something to show the world. So if anyone else has something to show the world, I’ll help them.
writer?
A: Yeah.
Q: He’s on the credits tho.
A: He’s a ghostwriter. You heard the reference track. Knowing Drake he probably put him on the credits just in case something like this came out.
Q: I don’t know man.
A: But Yeah, Trhe' presented the hook to me for So Sorry. But you can see I don’t even have a verse on that.
Q: Is it frustrating being a young emerging artist and trying to get noticed?
A: It’s frustrating. The most frustrating part to me is when you know you have the talent, and people know that you’re passionate about it and won’t help you. Even if it’s a little bit of promotion, they won’t take the time to do that for you. But I don’t get too worked up. I’m not ready yet. I just started making music in November. What I’ve been doing in 8 months, a lot of people haven’t even reached that level.
Q: Are you sure you’re gonna make it in this business?
A: 100% sure. Because of my ability and my team. Like what you said in the interview with Thre, if one person in the collective makes it, we all make it. But I salute anyone that’s grinding. Anybody that comes to me like “Bruh can you help me promo this shit?” Man I got you. Anybody that’s tryna be successful, do some solid shit, and tryna grind, I can’t knock your hustle because I’m in your same position. There’s a lot of people who be like “Oh, you’re just tryna be a rapper.” And that’s not fair because I have something to show the world. So if anyone else has something to show the world, I’ll help them.