Feel the weight, Dylan Naber delivers under Pressure. Read our discussion with the artist below!
Describe your sound in 3 words
“Energetic”, “lyrical”, and even at times “Melodic”
Tell us a few things about Pressure.
Pressure was recorded, mixed, and mastered by me. It’s produced by Axel who has made songs with me in the past like “Bubblin” and “Bout Me”. Pressure is also the first single of my upcoming mixtape and will have a music video coming out a week or two after the release. Pressure releases April 26th on all streaming platforms.
What is the main idea behind it?
The main idea about Pressure is to show my confidence and lyrical ability while also “talking shit” to my haters and people who doubt me.
Your most honest and personal lyric?
My most honest and personal lyric in the song would have to be when I say
“Overcome anything with the hand I’m dealt
Cause I’m the man (Uh)
You need to think about it, I don’t think you understand (Nah)
Y’all still sleep like you popped another Xan”
I have overcome a lot of obstacles in my life to be this confident in myself and as an artist. I like this lyric since it points that out while also pointing out how underrated I am as an artist(which I hope changes after the release of this song).
Favourite rapper, lyricist and producer?
Very tough question as I would say I have a different answer to this almost every day. My favorite rapper at the moment would have to be Big Sean as he is one of the rappers that inspire me the most. My favorite lyricist would have to be Eminem just because I don’t think anyone has even come close to how good his double entendres, similes and rhyme schemes are. It’ll take me multiple listens to even understand them all. My favorite producer will have to be DJ Premier just because of how great his sample choices are and all of his work with Gang Starr and Nas.
Do you think there is a true underground sound today?
Even though I think the sound of the underground has changed in the past few years I do think there still is a true underground sound. However, I do think there are a bunch of different underground sounds now due to the vast changes in the genre of Hip-Hop. Some underground songs are melodic, some are more lyrical, some are more experimental, it just depends on one’s taste.
What does hip hop symbolize in your opinion?
In my opinion Hip-Hop overall symbolizes a lot of things to different people. In my opinion one of the main things it symbolizes is creativity that you can’t really get in other genres of music. As sampling, producing, rapping, and DJing is at the core of Hip-Hop With producers using older songs to sample and incorporate in their songs, with rappers writing really witty bars and using certain songs as a way of expression, and with DJs creating fun transitions, it can’t really get more creative than that.
What is the most trouble you’ve ever gotten into?
This is a pretty funny question to ask. When it comes to getting trouble with the law I’m pretty good at following it. However, I did get caught for a Fake ID when I was under 21 trying to buy alcohol. Lucky for me the case ended up getting tossed away so nothing ended up on my record.
What do you love/hate about LA?
I lived in LA all my life so I don’t really know anything different. I would say what I love about it is that there is always something to do out here and the music industry is all out here as well. There’s not much that I hate about it other than how fake some of the people in the industry can be over here, good thing I can usually see right through it though. Oh and the traffic is always horrible over here, but that’s just LA for you.
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