Fivio Foreign not too long ago sat down with Jim Jones for a candid dialog on Artist 2 Artist, a part of Jones’ new IFC Factory platform. The Brooklyn rapper opened up in regards to the music that formed him and admitted that Nas was not a significant affect throughout his come-up.

Fivio defined that his teenage soundtrack was dominated by Chicago artists, particularly Chief Keef, who impressed a lot of his model. “I’m not saying that the man is wack or he’s not a legend,” Fivio clarified. “I got a song with the n—a. I got a song on the album and the album got a Grammy, but I can’t sit there and say a Nas bar to you or a song — I like ‘One Mic.’”

Jim Jones responded along with his personal perspective, making it clear that he grew up in an period the place Nas was central to hip hop. “That’s what I want the people to know — but I can ‘cause Nas was my era. I came up f—kin’ with Nas. I know the Nas sh—t. But moving forward, I started a whole new era and a whole new genre and a generation of people…I just be doing me.”

When pressed about his greatest influences, Fivio once more highlighted his admiration for Chief Keef and the Chicago drill motion, saying he was “infatuated” with that sound. That ardour in the end fueled his personal contributions to New York’s drill scene.

Their discuss additionally touched on the challenges that include viral moments. Fivio not too long ago made headlines after clashing with streamer PlaqueBoyMax and fellow rapper Lil Tjay throughout a livestream that acquired heated over smoking in an Airbnb. Meanwhile, Jim Jones was pulled into his personal debate earlier this 12 months when a school pupil claimed on a podcast that Dipset had a larger affect than Nas, sparking discussions about legacy and affect.