“Hi. This is Lana Del Rey, and I'm at Flog Gnaw with VIBE Magazine,” joked Jean Dawson after taking the phase at the yearly carnival previously this month.
While conference in a backstage location for press and media, the 24-year-old kept a light-hearted energy, turning through different intros, interviews, and image chances. Using an all-black attire with a hoodie covering a part of his face, the half-Mexican and half-Black artist controlled the Flog phase on the celebration's 2nd day in an all-black puffer coat, black boots, with gleaming diamond and gold-crusted grillz.
“This is my very first time at Flog Gnaw. I utilized to live down the hill from here in Lincoln Heights,” showed the vocalist. “I was too broke to get tickets. The tickets are relatively priced, however I ain't have no cash. And I believe this is my very first time coming, and having the ability to play it is simply a stunning thing. I'm really grateful to Tyler [The Creator] and the group that has actually placed on this vision for him.”
Aside from making his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival launching, Jean Dawson is on the heels of his October album Twinkle Of God, which includes Lil Yachty and BONES throughout 16 tracks. The work is constructed off his previous releases in his 2019 EP Bad Sports and 2020 launching album Pixel Bathwhich draw from his early musical motivations in Nirvana, Mike Jones, Beach Fossils, Kanye West, The Smiths, Outkast, N.E.R.D. and 50 Cent.
Dawson has actually described himself as “Black Bjork” or “Bowie with a Lil Kobe,” however on this vigorous November Sunday, the multihyphenate breaks down his “ghetto pop” style.
AMBIANCE: You simply dropped a task … Just capture us up on that. Present us to you.
Jean Dawson: I've been on trip. I simply dropped an album called Twinkle of GodIt's been extremely enjoyable doing programs all around America, playing what I like to call ghetto pop. And it's been an enjoyable journey.
You've got to discuss ghetto pop.
Ghetto pop is popular song that got taken from us a while earlier. And as in us, if you're a part people, you understand what I'm discussing.
You have a cooperation with Lil Yachty[in[inTwinkle Of God]Can you talk a bit about how that partnership happened?
Me and Lil Yachty, I was on trip with him in Europe, and while we remained in Germany, he resembled, ‘I have a studio in Paris. Do you wish to come?' And I resembled, ‘I'm in Germany today.' He currently had actually left. And I resembled, ‘I'll leap a train,' so I leapt a train. Got into Paris at midnight, and after that we entered the studio, and he resembled, ‘You have something for me?' I resembled,