“Once I started realizing that there were actual musicians and producers behind the songs, my brain sort of started navigating towards thinking, hey, you know, maybe I could be one of these guys. He recalls: “I had a few close friends that were really into the newer wave of hip-hop, so I got introduced to people like Scott Storch and Pharrell and Timbaland. “I’m sure some of my old classmates and teachers weren’t very impressed, maybe even a little angry, that I made such a big song off of two chords”, he reflects, without seeming especially perturbed at the thought.Įven while studying at the Conservatory, Chahayed led what he jokingly calls “a double life”. Having grown up listening to Arabic and Latin music (courtesy of a Syrian father and Argentinian mother) alongside a more regular diet of pop and hip-hop, then studied jazz and classical music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he sees the irony. 5), built around a Chopsticks-style piano hook that sounded like it might have been written for (and played by) children. To be able to say, yeah, I’m proud of what I did, that to me is the most important thing.”Ĭhahayed’s breakthrough hit was the knowingly dumb and unabashedly basic Broccoli, by DRAM (2016, US No. I make music to make the artists and the fans happy – and myself happy. ![]() I don’t trust their taste, because a lot of times they’re just doing it to get attention or whatever. “I also think the fans mean the most, not, like, blogs, or people who don’t really know much. ![]() “When you have that mindset, that’s when you’ll get the most sales and the Grammys that’s when it happens. “For me, what’s important is that the artist is happy, that they have made something that represented them the best it could at the time that they were making it. But, obviously, music is still art, and not everybody likes the same art not everybody likes the same stuff, whether it’s good or bad in your eyes. ![]() He says: “To be a part of an album that has huge sales, great reviews and a really good reception from the fans, that’s a blessing. Some critics loved it others – hello, Pitchfork! – did not.Įxec producer Rogét Chahayed has experienced critical acclaim, commercial success, the odd brickbat and award nominations (seven Grammy nods to date) aplenty – and he has views on how important (or not) each of them are within his definition of success. Jack Harlow’s second album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, is one of the biggest hip-hop records of the year so far.
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