As someone from Portland, what’s something you’ve done to protect your mental health this year? You’re from Portland which has seen over 100 days of protest this year in support of Black Lives Matter.
I love when people don’t know the meaning behind the songs, and then on their millionth listen they hear the lyrics and they’re like “wait, what the hell! This is not what I thought the song was about.” I think it’s always cool when an artist can do that. Music has been around forever, and everyone’s talked about every topic so the only way to speak on racism or gentrification tastefully is in disguise it under a really good sounding song. That’s almost the goal of music nowadays. What is it like to have your music adored but the message sometimes falling on deaf ears?Īminé: I don’t blame people for listening to it blindly. Still, at the same time, the tracks are loved by the gentrifying community. Gentrification and displacement of black communities in your hometown of Portland is something you’ve critiqued back in Turf and again on Shimmy.
I knew this album was important and I want people to understand that. I do things the way I want, and I don’t like to conform to anyone.
AMINE LIMBO ALBUM COVER FULL
Full Look: VREDE919 You took your time with this album, did you ever feel pressure to keep up with the fast-paced industry or were you allowed to go at your own pace?Īminé: If anybody knows me, I’m a pretty stubborn person. I don’t want to jinx myself because none of that should matter more than actual music, but I’ve just never seen that kind of positive reviews of an album of mine. Full Look: Kesh Limited What was the most surprising take you’ve seen/heard about the album?Īminé: I know I’ve put out good albums in the past that did well, but this is the first time I’ve put an album out and seen so many albums of the year comments. Blazer: Saint Laurent Now that Limbo has had a chance to marinate, do you feel you achieved all that you set out to do with the record?Īminé: Yeah, it did – it gave people a whole new type of sound from me, which is exactly what I want to do with every album I release. With the album still on repeat, we caught up with Aminé to take a deep dive into some of the album tracks, discuss his process and of course, discover his FAULTs. Musically the album is very much your classic hip-hop album yet draws on the best aspects of modern hip-hop, creating something comfortably familiar yet acoustically brand-new and flawlessly Aminé. While we’ve learned much about Aminé from his previously released albums and mixtapes, in August of this year, he released Limbo, an album which many are calling album of the year and they might be right. Last week Aminé gave an astounding performance of tracks Woodlawn and Burden on Jimmy Kimmel from (and at times within) a hot air balloon proving that despite the pandemics’ disastrous effects on the music industry – he’s still committed to putting on a show. The Portland rapper’s distinctive flow and “happy hip-hop” persona has placed him on every top ten hip-hop artist list imaginable, but while you might know his music, you’ll never guess his next move.
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