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One of his songs, "Shine N Peace," was named one of the best tracks of 2023 by The Fader and The New York Times. But I also think it speaks to how passionate your fans are.

NETTSPEND: Yeah.

NORRIS: They hang onto your every word. I don’t even know what they be talking about.

NORRIS: I think people like to write and think in exaggerated terms about everything.

She’s been in three now, right?

NETTSPEND: You’ll see.

NORRIS: Is that a theme, having her in them? Was the cover, a baby smoking a cigarette, his idea?

NETTSPEND: Nah that was our idea.

NORRIS: I thought it was so genius. But the first opening line, “It gets weird growing up”—these past two years, is “weird” a good word to describe how it’s been?

NETTSPEND: Yeah [Laughs].

Is he gonna postpone the record again?” 

NETTSPEND: Mhmm.

NORRIS: Does that get to be like, “Enough already, I don’t need to be sharing something every day?”

NETTSPEND: Yeah, I thought that too, but before the album dropped we definitely fucked with them and started letting out what they wanted.

NORRIS: Yeah. Whether this affect is due to a preservation of mystery or genuine reticence, one thing is clear: he’s a creative.

However, Fakemink seemingly dropped a diss track last month, titled Look At Me, towards his former friend instead. These may be different because I don’t wear leather, I’m vegetarian.

NETTSPEND: I feel you. And then the newer one, with everything going on in the background, that one looks like a real baby but the one on the blue background looked like an AI baby.

But Nett reminds me of figures from the “alternative nation” era of the 1990s, like the late actor Brad Renfro and Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns—young, controversial talents who I interviewed during my 18 year tenure as a correspondent for MTV news. And even with the covers, and all that shit. You know what is funny about that?

It’s art. Or are there bad aspects?

NETTSPEND: It’s just weird.

NORRIS: Are you getting more used to it?

NETTSPEND: Yeah.

NORRIS: So it’s not like there’s now people in your ear saying, “You should do this, you should do that?

I just feel like people are being very dramatic talking about how this album has got to be a game-changer, you know what I mean?

NETTSPEND: I just feel like it’s gonna be a game-changer for them if they want it to be a game-changer for them. People were pressed about that! The Richmond, Virginia native—born Gunner Shepardson, had been dabbling in music since grade school, but it wasn’t until he got expelled in 2022 (a beloved Grime-sampling track on the new LP is called “Skipping Class”), that he found support in another community, a group of rappers and beatmakers including NOVAGANG, 1c34, WitchGang, and reklusl1ve.

But also with the music I just put out, even if you’re not perceiving it as what it is, you can get so many feelings off of it.

NORRIS: That track, “Beach leak,” has a line, “I feel like Future but Gen Z.” And throughout the whole tape there’s references to icons. It feels like a record made for the mosh pit, except for, I guess, “Growing Up.” 

NETTSPEND: No, definitely.

That’s my wifey.

NORRIS: Finally, can you say anything about your HBO special? An early mixtape, Kickdoor, and a supporting slot at Bushwick’s Market Hotel marked a step up in visibility, and before long, even The New York Times was on board. You’ve got a track called “Project Pat,” you’ve got “A$AP” which has a little reference to Don’t Be Dumb [A$AP Rocky’s expected next album].

NETTSPEND: Yeah

NORRIS: And I think it’s in “Birdbox” where you say, “I’m gonna die lit” [Playboi Carti’s debut album is Die Lit].

The record should sound this way?”

NETTSPEND: I got people around me who give me input, and help me out.