Many of us romanticize with life, because it adds a veil of softness to things that can sometimes be otherwise viewed as ugly. Roses come with thorns. The thorns were for protection. I figured that. But then I also read that the thorn helps stabilize the structure of the plant , in order for growth to take place.
Growth. It is necessary, to grow is to live .
I’ve grown with my thorns, through the ugly, I got to witness my thorns just as much as I did the growth of my pedals. I watered the plant, and did the work. Some days the sun came out to greet me, others I had to wait, but the roots still took form and rain helped the growth too.
...those stares in the mirror. Do you see a burning desire to do more than the last day? Facing yourself, sometimes your biggest critic but also the biggest catalyst. I stared so long I realized the grey hairs that prematurely graced my face, made me look like the silver surfer. Norrin Radd had one thing in mind. Saving the whole damn world. He looked at humanity and felt the hurt of a thousand mothers. ( very dramatic). He’s felt the love that radiates from purpose in life. He's felt the hard-ship of the struggling man trying to feed his family and I felt like him. I FEEL DEEPLY. The stories told on silver surfer are 100% real. Everything you hear, I've really been a part of. Celebrate with me as I let these stories and feelings GO. The sounds of the tape were inspired by a kid who had a board himself growing up. The religious undertones are what silver surfer was based off. Using Jesus as a point of reference is always good for character building right? I mean , Jesus is the big homie.
- Fess
March 30th marks the 10 year anniversary to my career. It always felt like I was least likely to succeed, but here I am a decade later.
I was never the most talented, but I always had some amazing fucking ideas. With that imagination I dreamed something for myself I don’t know if others saw or not, and honestly I didn’t care, I just knew what I had to do. I spend countless nights learning the craft, in ways that couldn’t be taught. Fundamentally, there was a foundation laid by my friends , who were producers too, but no one was going to hold my hand, same goes for the engineering. Just put in the work. Trail, error. I got good enough for people to actually start paying for beats so I decided to start a studio business in 2016, and I’ve been in the lab ever since.
One thing I can say is, I’ve seen the fire come and go for so many people . It’s not for the vanity. It’s times where music will take you to your greatest heights, but if you’re creating for the wrong reasons, you’ll find yourself at your lowest, comparing your outlook with others.
I somehow survived on both sides. I had a point where I wanted recognition, why else would I have wrote that rap if I didn’t want you to listen? But I knew deep down in my heart I’d still be listening if no one was. I was just saying shit that I WANTED to hear. I was my own niche market. Through that peculiar way of thinking, I started finding ears who wanted to hear what I’ve heard, and since then, we’ve been in our own world . Project after project until this one. I hit the checkpoint. Graduation time. I could go into more detail about how this project has production from myself, overseas jazz trained producer nomad, HDL, with solos from musicians like sax player Zae Connie , vocals from Desni, features from all my rapping homies, but I kinda want the rest to speak for itself. Less talking more rapping! Ok!?
LIFE IMITATES ART
FINE ARTS A New 432 Production and Eazy Eats present to you FINE ARTS LISTENING EXPERIENCE.
March 30th marks the 10 year anniversary for Fessa’s first project “Sunday Morning Shit”. Pushing through Chicago’s Drill music scene, Fessa stamped his own sound and flow with breakout single Ms. Universe. 10 years later we come together to celebrate longevity, new heights and new vibes. FINE ARTS may be the best work Fessa has released up to date.