Stank Nitty "Farmacy Economy" Video & Interview
Seasoned BK artist Stank Nitty links with John Jigg$, Yaw Boso, and Shabaam Sahdeeq for his latest "Farmacy Economy" video. Don't press play just yet, first check out his full tell-all interview about new music, a somewhat gritty lifestyle, and much 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. Melodies of 70's soul and funk exude a hypnotizing trance along with a chill, trippy vibe. Be advised not to operate machinery as contact high is probable, and be sure to take notes on Nitty's ganjabotony.
“Farmacy Economy” is available here on Spotify
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