Hip Hop artist Stank Nitty recently released the video for "Farmacy Economy" starring John Jigg$ and produced by Yaw Boso.
Before you play the video, take a moment to check out our interview. Nitty talks about "Farmacy Economy", his forthcoming album, his brazen lifestyle, and more.
MJ: Before we jump into your new single and video, I
want people to become more familiar with Stank Nitty…You’re a BK-based emcee,
and there’s nothing quite like New York Hip Hop, share how that coincides with
your style, flow, and deliverance.
SN: I'm a relative newcomer to the city, moved to
Brooklyn in 2015, which I feel raised the bar for me artistically. New
York conditions you to always be striving to beat your last best, and in Hip
Hop, the standard of talent and skill has no ceiling, so you must grow wings to
survive. I'd say the areas my work reflects the NYC sound may come from being
influenced by golden era New York Hip Hop as a kid but living in New York
pushed me to refine my sound in ways I never thought possible. I was lucky
though I had good local people making space for me to thrive.
MJ: As a seasoned artist you’ve collaborated with
some heavy hitters as well as Hip Hop legends. Has that opened further doors
for you?
SN: That's a great feeling to hear! Absolutely in many
ways. Mainly I'm just grateful to be living this crazy life surrounded by
genius. It's wild it feels like no matter what else is going on, it's
cool because I'm truly at the edge of human potential. I've always wanted
to create with innovators first and foremost and that's where you'll see the
pattern in my collaborations. I want to hear something no one’s ever thought of
before. That sh*t is happening and it's amazing.
MJ: At what point in your life did you introduce Stank Nitty to the
world? When did you decide to pursue your craft as a career?
SN: Ok so for the first question, new name, Stank
Nitty comes from "Sanity" which was my name for a long time. People
started saying San Nitty, and I added Stank on a song called "SOB's ft.
Petey Mossberg", off the LP "Murder of Crows" with Deuce Ellis
in 2019, I said, "Stank Nitty, burn down gated communities, blast priests
in sacristies," and it stuck. I said that because I always had some
strong, putrid-smelling weed. So, it's like "Frank Nitty" the
legendary bootlegger, only it's a different prohibition altogether. I
first started hitting stages regularly at an open mic at the Local 506 in
Chapel Hill, NC in 2002, but for a lot of years, I'd just be making music for
fun, always writing. I started calling myself a notebook MC. It wasn't till
around 2011 when my daughter Anahata was born, I decided I was done messing
around because I knew this is what I wanted to do. I never turned back.
MJ: Now let’s dive into the video…Give us some inside scoop on “Farmacy
Economy” featuring John Jigg$. Take us from the thought process through
fruition.
SN: Ok so back to what I was saying about innovators,
I heard "The Madness" (that sh*t is crazy). I immediately hit up Jigg$
on Facebook. I knew we had to make a record. I hit my brother Yaw Boso from
Switzerland who I'd met when I was rocking shows in Cusco, Peru back in 2012,
and he, as usual, had something nasty, so I sent it through and once we had a
track it was like f*ck it, I haven't been to ATL in a while. My Bro J
Ronin linked me with Shabaam Sadheeq for the video and he had dope ideas right
off the bat. He's a great director. He has a great eye for the big
picture in a video. He hooked up the filming spot via DeAndre Perryman at Sounz
Gud Entertainment/A1 Records and we worked fast. Nam Nitty came through with
a cameo that was dope, and the fam Vooda was building through the whole process…As
you can see I was rocking one of his classic beanies…I shot the cover art at
home, it was fun to give my weed a professional glamour shoot (I may do that
again just for fun).
MJ: What’s in the works for Stank Nitty, what can fans look forward to
and keep eyes and ears out for?
SN: As of the day I'm writing this, I dropped the
video for ELON, video 1 in a trilogy of videos off my 7 song EP "Ketamine
Cowboy" produced by Contra-Bass out of my forever stomping grounds Chapel
Hill, NC. The album is a crazy-ass psychedelic journey through my
paranoid overworked mind. It's an instant classic.
MJ: As a well-respected artist in the industry nationally and
internationally, what keeps you balanced, humbled, and inspired?
SN: Word? Thank you. Hmmm…Balanced is relative
because my life is extra crazy. Still hustling, still in court trying to
see my kid more, still turning up, etc. My lady helps me stay balanced,
got me back into meditation, exercise, etc. Been fighting some F's the past
couple of years, nothing keeps you more humble like cases lol, but I used to live
on the road running around the country doing some of the craziest sh*t
imaginable, so I just try to remember how amazing it is that I'm alive and I
have a chance every day to make an impact. My inspiration once again just
comes from my crazy life and all the beautiful things that come out of it, it's
all good even when it's not, but right now, things are GOOD good!
MJ: Take a moment to share anything else about Stank Nitty that
fans
might not know…
SN: ‘Ketamine Cowboy’ drops the first of September and both “Elon” and “Farmacy Economy” are out now…Bring me weed at shows, please and thank you.
Watch “Farmacy Economy” (directed by Shabaam Sahdeeq) below featuring John Jigg$ produced by Yaw Boso. Do not operate large machinery during this experience as contact high is more than likely. The funky 70's melodies add a hypnotizing trance for minutes of a chill, trippy vibe while being educated on Nitty's ganjabotony.
Stream “Farmacy Economy” here
on Spotify and connect with Stank Nitty below.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanknittyy/
Instagram: @stank_nitty
Twitter: @nittystank
YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/StankNitty
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