O: Yeah, normal shit for us is still not normal to ya’ll. Because before this, I wasn’t living a normal life. O: We were doing rapper shit before rapping, so life’s been conflicted.į: Now, I’m living normal life.
How has your life evolved since you first started? I told him he’s a big influence, I don’t know if he knows how much.Īs you get older, you have slowed down with the partying. That n*gga was rapping, but representing fucking Ice Cream which is fresh ass skaters. He was like “y’all the only two young n*ggas I’m listening to.” Then he had posted himself listening to our music and tagged us in it, it was fire. O: He had just reached out after Rolling Loud LA. He’s like “yeah I’ll hop on it,” like it was nothing. They just said they were going to drop this in Party Pack, I’m like “alright let’s see if we can get Curren$y on it.” Hit him up, we had already been talking to him. O: Then a year later, we weren’t even planning on dropping that shit. We made that song what, like a year ago? Once we heard the beat, I’m like “yo I could hear Curren$y on this.”į: Bro really said that a year ago, he said, “yeah, we gonna put Curren$y on this.” That’s who we were listening to in high school so that shit is amazing. To have him on a song, that shit is crazy. He’s part of the reason why we dress the way we do and all that. What did it mean to get Spitta on “Chandelier”? If somebody makes a song, it’s not like we go “you know what, it doesn’t make the final cut.”Īll your hits, “Musty,” “Traphouse,” they’re all one take?į: I’ve never heard of somebody coming back and doing a part over. I feel like we never go back on a song.į: Yeah, it’s not like we go revising over it. O: Once the song is made, that’s the final cut. How do you decide who makes the final cut on a song? It all has to be natural so then it comes out good. That’s just how it is.į: You can’t force anything in the studio. If I don’t wanna do a song, I’m not going to do a song. O: You just do as you please, ya feel me? If Fenix wants to do a song, he’s going to do a song. What is the studio dynamic when there are four people in the group? We aren’t purposely like “oh we about to make a banger,” we just make music and it comes out that good if you’re a good artist. OHGEESY: It’s not really a secret formula or nothing, it’s just like magic. If you feel like recording, then record and it’s probably going to be a banger. What is your secret to creating a banger?įENIX FLEXIN: My secret is if you don’t feel like recording, don’t record. SHIRLEY JU: You guys just dropped Party Pack Vol. Without them, they would not be where they are today.
Regardless of how big the get, the guys will always give their fans and supporters the time of day. Fenix was quick to say “we’re doing an interview, we got you after” – which showed a lot of his character and what Shoreline stands for as a group. Mid-convo, a fan walked up for a picture. But I promised I wouldn’t take too much time. I had just spoken to their manager TK and he was concerned: every second spent with me (or anyone else on their schedule) was time spent away from their kids and family. To my surprise, Fenix was 20 minutes early and despite Ohgeesy showing up at my work instead of the coffee shop, he was on time also. I caught up with Ohgeesy and Fenix at Coffee Commissary in Burbank on a Wednesday afternoon. One recurring theme among Shoreline is respect, something they exude and demand in everything they do. They hope to sell out even greater shows inside arenas and stadiums while staying grounded in their family values. I had the pleasure of attending the first of two sold-out shows at The Shrine on their Still OTX Tour - but they want to go even bigger. If you’ve been to a Shoreline Mafia show, you already know what a wild ride it is. Throughout their rapid rise to success, one thing that never goes unappreciated is the relationship they maintain with their fans. They want more accolades, more money, and everything that comes with it, including peace of mind. While the turn-up was real at the event that evening, the guys were surprisingly chill, and they remain the same today: laidback, humble and unbothered by the industry. The LA collective has had much success, from signing a major label deal with Atlantic Records to their hit singles “Bands,” “Musty,” and “Nun Major” helping them rack up over one billion streams in the US alone, but they want more.
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