I’m still the same motherf**ker, same friends, same all that sh*t. I guess a lot more people notice me or recognize me when I’m out now, but it’s all the same. Like sometimes I be over in Japan and other times I wish it was still me not having sh*t in the basement, just making music and having nowhere to be, you feel me? It’s definitely a lot more business goin’ on these days, but it’s definitely dope. VIBE: You said that NOIR was about your life being “a black a** movie,” so how would you say your life has changed since your career really took off? Happier, you know what I’m saying? Just vibes and lighter artist sh*t.”īoth an open book and grounded soul, Smino gave us an animated rundown on his album’s cinematic title (despite not considering himself a movie buff), how he envisions a biopic of his life and the role Soulja Boy would play on the imagined movie’s soundtrack. “I listen to my own music a lot, so I’m always waiting on new me and I kind of wanted to hear some more bright music. “I think I did what I wanted and came to do,” he admits. “I say that my life is a black a** movie with this album because all the funniest things I can imagine are from black films and different things I find a way to relate to my life.”Īn album that speaks truly to him, NOIR gives fans something fun to sit back and vibe to, which is exactly what Smino was aiming for. “My life has always been a movie,” Smino says, giving us some insight behind his album title. “make up on my acne like I’m tryna hide a zit” – Z4L (tru story) /uv7EaYc524 Standout track “Z4L’ describes Smi to the T, as it captures his quirky ingenuity and play on words in lyricizing the horror of Smi realizing his girl got makeup on his brand new ACNE tee. Lighter than blkswan, his previous release, NOIR captures the 27-year-old at his happiest and most carefree state. Boasting a run time of a little under an hour, NOIR features verses from some of ZERO FATIGUE’s finest, including Bari, Ravyn Lenae and Jay2. This past November, Smino released his sophomore album NOIR in all its crooked and playful perfection. Plus they don’t even got the wintertime, I was missing the cold and sh*t.” “It’s not really home, so I’m just like sh*t, I’ma just fly out there to work with people, but I can’t stay there. A super chill and laid back dude, the “LMF” rapper is a Chicagoan at heart–– and way too real for the industry he’s in. (Laughs) It can come from anything.” And that’s exactly how we like it. “It could be anything, anything, anything. “I’m a drummer, so I just make music,” he says. A prince of eccentric flows and funk-infused beats, Smi relies on his spontaneity to keep him grinding. Now, almost 10 years later, Smino has found his niche.
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