![]() I started to actually implement my version of Hayao Miyazaki inspiration into my life. He was just the dude I wanted to be one day. In 2020, I was listening to and watching everything Hayao Miyazaki and became obsessed with his work, I was a fan of his meticulous details, how long he stays in countries when he’s studying a culture. There’s talk that you’ve got an animation project in the works, can you go into any detail on that? Japan & Tokyo specifically are inspiration points for you. I think it’s beautiful that they listen and they let things kinda happen - so they let me have fun with the video. My team brings order to it all but the ideas i have on my phone calls and all that. It’s this anime by my favorite director, and that’s how I move in life. My roommate said I’m Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle. Sego, you just bought a house in Atlanta, you should shoot your video here.’ And I was just like, ‘Bet,’ because I have so many friends out here and I love to involve my people in what I’m doing. My team tries to weave my work while I’m doing it. I had just bought a house in Atlanta at the time and I was just falling in love with the area. So I was like ‘First step: don’t do exactly what this song sounds like and wants to be visually,’ and also at the time, I just got this grill and I really wanted to wear it in the video, where it made sense. Whatever you would think the video would be like after hearing this 1980s/’90s vibe, I just did not want to do that. ![]() I gotta credit that to me being a Gemini. What made you guys go with this type of storytelling specifically? The “Yamz” music video - it has this really unique approach, different storylines happening independently that merge at the end. When I found out this was true, I was geeked! I was super-happy about that, happy about the Grammy - all of that. I brush shoulders with a lot of high-level people, and I don’t put my emotions in it - because you don’t know what’s true. The musician shared details on his new “Yamz” music video, hinted to an animation project in the works, and pondered on who he’ll collaborate with next.Īs soon as I turn it on, I hear myself - and I’m like geeked out! I was like, “This is amazing!” And it was crazy. It’s a very interesting industry - I can’t even begin to describe it.” He goes on to compare his career to a video game with levels and missions - where a Grammy nomination is the final reward.īillboard caught up with Masego just a few hours before he hit the stage in Miami, Florida (Dec. Otherwise, it’ll probably take too much out of me. I feel like I have the zoomed out view of everything. Next January, the U.S.-based, Jamaican-born singer is up for best progressive R&B album at music’s biggest night - and earlier this year, he also scored another big career benchmark as a credited producer on Drake‘s blockbuster set Certified Lover Boy, for a sample of Sego’s 2017 streaming hit “Navajo.”ĭespite the rapidly changing nature of his career at the moment, though, Masego says he’s actually “kind of calm about everything. If these are his throwaways his next project is going to change the game.Pink Polo was a humble introduction to the colorful arrangement of sounds that Masego explores further in his now-Grammy-nominated project, Studying Abroad: Extended Stay - the deluxe edition of his 2020 EP. All while making a smooth cut and intertwining some humour, “Do you play the trumpet? Naw Brasstracks.” Stream the project below. The braggadocios ‘I DO EVERTHING’ is the exclamation point where Masego runs down just how talented he truly is. Loose Thoughts showcases Masego’s incredible talent as a singer, rapper, musician and producer. The project is diverse but cohesive featuring a broad range of tunes from infectious and groovy (‘Too Much’ ‘Send Yo Rita,’ and ‘Wifeable’) to mellowed out (‘I Do Everything (More For Cruisin’)’ to raw flavour (‘YOU GON’ LEARN SOME JAZZ TODAY’). The cut squad ain’t varsity but they can all still dunk.” Don’t let his words fool you, these definitely don’t sound like B-cuts. ![]() Masego told Vibe, “This is just the stuff that if they don’t come out now, they’ll never come out. As the title suggests it is a collection of unreleased music and demos. Building upon this fact comes the solo project from Masego entitled Loose Thoughts. Last year Masego exploded onto our radar with the release of his incredible collaborative project with Medasin Pink Polo. The EP introduced the world to Masego’s inventive Trap House Jazz style and proved that Masego and Medasin are two of the brightest talents in the game. ![]()
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