Interview with Wax
WAX: Def Jam, “Rosana,” Sobriety, Fatherhood, TikTok & Highway Hotel
Rapper, singer, songwriter and viral YouTube pioneer Wax joins 15-year-old interviewer Remzi “Jam Man” Yates for one of his most honest and revealing interviews yet.
Wax opens up about his new album with DJ Hoppa, Highway Hotel, the new single “Fat Joe,” recording music in hotel rooms and green rooms, and what fans can expect from the current tour.
He also discusses:
• Why “Rosana” became a bigger hit in Europe than America
• Being underestimated as an early “YouTube rapper”
• What went wrong after signing with Def Jam
• Why record labels often chase what is already popular
• Why being controlled by the algorithm may be worse than a bad record contract
• TikTok and short-form content damaging attention spans
• The decline of full music videos and albums
• Becoming sober after the death of his friend and collaborator EOM
• Performing old songs about drinking after changing his life
• How fatherhood changed what success means to him
• The one thing that would finally make him feel like he “made it”
• His death-row meal
• What fans should expect from Wax and DJ Hoppa live
Wax also tells Jam Man that the depth of his questions made this “one of the best interviews” he has ever had.
Jam Man will also be photographing Wax, DJ Hoppa and K.A.A.N. at the Buffalo show.
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