I don’t know if you’ll be able to look back on it and smile and laugh, but you gotta keep it moving because what else you gonna do?
I don’t really practice it that much anymore but I definitely have this wild whim of faith that’s like, “times are bad, but that’s only right now.” I was in church for five days a week for a good solid 18 years of my life. I just have the work ethic my parents gave me, and the good faith, you feel me? I grew up very religious. I don’t blame them honestly, because once you stop working other sh*t stops working. It gave me the mentality of, “If you’re gonna work - you have to work, first of all - you might as well work twice as hard as everybody else.”īoth my parents still work. Midnight shifts for years and years with my dad. Just wild jobs, labor jobs that don’t need to be named. But we gotta work, so I didn’t have any expectations of putting out beat tapes and remix tapes for a living I guess, but I worked really hard when I was younger.
KNXWLEDGE ANNOTATIONS MEANING FREE
For the most part we all want to live on our own and be happy and free and all that. All of us are out here, but not all of us are grown. I honestly think it just comes down to work ethic. How have you managed to stay so even-keeled in an industry that can bring a lot of frustration and disappointment? Everyone self-medicates also, so no matter what kind of person you are, you have something or someone that keeps you sane. You don’t gotta wait your whole lifetime for everything, but you gotta know the difference between right and wrong. Knxwledge: Everyone’s losing the sense of hard work and just a little patience. Do you feel like that’s something that’s missing today? HYPEBEAST: Most of the songs on 1988 are titled with appreciation and gratitude in mind. In honor of his new album release, Knxwledge opened up to HYPEBEAST about his recent inspirations, finding faith in a rigid work ethic and the growing solace gained from his music. Together, the tracks read as a mission statement when listed in order: “Don’t be afraid, because tomorrow’s not promised. The song titles are a call for patience, gratitude and maturity. 1988, named after his birth year, is Knxwledge’s first studio album since his 2015 Stones Throw debut, Hud Dreems. Despite all of his success, the GRAMMY-nominated producer is grounded and lives in the present. He’s found clarity in his personal outlook, too. True to form, Knxwledge followed up that effort with an entire 12-track remix album. Knxwledge’s structurally loose, but charisma-filled production was a perfect match for Paak’s soulful smoothness, and the LP would go on to be one of the year’s most critically acclaimed. Stones Throw also led to the introduction of kindred spirit and collaborator Anderson. After studying the endless discography of Madlib growing up, Knxwledge now starred on the same label with him. His love of sampling made Los Angeles-based label Stones Throw Records the perfect partner.
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