The South is no stranger to birthing Hip-Hop/Rap groups, in fact it has birthed some of the most prolyfic including UGK, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG. Fast forward present day and the number of groups have doubled but far less are noteworthy or even worth covering. In Houston alone there seems to be a new breeding ground of rap groups to choose from including The NiceGuys, H.I.S.D., 220, A Head of Class, and Dirty N Nasty
What makes Dirty N Nasty standout is their resilience accompanied with a myriad of topics covered from Pimping to Parking Lot Pimping to SneakerPimps! The group feeds off of well placed beat choices and the energy from those beat selections. Dirty, the easier listen, is confident in his vocals and carries a strong lineage of black history in his lyrics. While Nasty's offtime / ontime flow takes a while to get used to, but is charming when you find the hidden jewels of his bars.
SPOTLIGHT: DIRTY N NASTY
How are you?
(Nasty) I'm good. Thx for reaching out brother. Appreciate the love
(Dirty) Doing well man. Thank you for the interview opportunity.
No problem at all, For starters describe to readers, who Dirty and Nasty are?
(Dirty) Dirty & Nasty is comprised of 2 members, Dirty Dog D aka D3 & Nasty Nique aka The Texas Chainsaw. We are a rap duo from Houston TX. I am from 5th Ward & Nasty is from The Southwest, TX (SWAT). We are a combination of street knowledge and book knowledge. The Matrix mixed with 808's.
(Nasty) to add to what Dirty said if we had a missions statement it would be " A Laidback style mixed with the Coolness of Raw power.
What type of sound do you have and what are the group influences?
(Nasty) Melodies, harmonies, sounds with movement. We look up to groups that had/have a good energy between members like a Rage, a Led Zepplin, A NWA, Outkast, Ball & G, UGK, ABN, Rae & Ghost, and etc. Energy with a purpose.
(Dirty) We definitely have many influences from UGK & 8Ball/MJG to Rage Against The Machine. Pretty much any rap duo from the South (Outkast, DJ Paul/Juicy J, etc). We have a sound that mixes hard rap lyricism with r&b melodies/rhythms.
What separates you from the millions of other rap groups?
(Nasty) I think what we have is a dynamic that most of the great groups have, which is that 2 song writer dynamic. Even more than try to spit hot bars we try to compose songs. Like Lennon and McCarthy we both make songs from equally, but different methods. So the group has a dual dynamic in which our two different styles bounce and feed off of each other.
(Dirty) ... we bring ENERGY ENERGY ENERGY every set we do, whether if it's one song or 30mins worth of songs. We also make a concerted effort to bring knowledge to the forefront of everything we rap about, from dogging out scandalous females (on our first album, Dirty & Nasty: The Dog 'Em Tracks) to rapping about our love for shoes (our Sneaker Pimpin' mixtape) to our mutual love for hip-hop the art form (listen to Flowers on our Stylin' & Profilin' EP).
Hiphop influences style and vice versa what are your Favorite clothing brands?
(Nasty) Nike, Adidas, UNDRCRWN, New Era fitteds, Rich Ghetto Kids, ADL, UNKO, and ima also a fan of making my own 1 of 1 designs and going to get those printed up and Chuck Taylors.
Favorite lyrics in music (can be rap or any genre)
(Dirty) Any song written by Maynard James Keenan of Tool & A Perfect Circle; I also like the simplicity of R&B music from the early 90s (I.E.- New Jack Swing).
(Nasty) like Kendrick Lamar said " My simplest shit be the more pivotal." So I like MCs who spit simple truths but mix in a little wit and bite everyone in a while like an Outkast or a Kendrick Lamar.
I notice a distinct effort to send a message in your lyrics, where does that come from?
(Dirty) I was always taught by my grandmother: Answer when spoken to, stand up to speak and sit down to be appreciated. My father always said to me when I was young: to speak with a purpose. That is what many of these other rap cats are not doing. Everything does have it place; however, when the dance music dies down, you have got to take time to think about life. The party can't last forever.
How is the music scene in your area?
(Nasty) the scene is definitely ready to explode on the National level again. There are alotta creative and original MCs in our city(Houston) and the city is starting to gain more outlets so people outside of the city are starting to take notice again.
Future Plans?
(Dirty) We are about to release our 2nd EP called Fools Gold, in anticipation of our 2nd album, Black Gold. It will have a nice selection of songs, with features from Kyle Hubbard, John Dew (of T.H.E.M.), Mic Skills (of Mission Control fame), Kam Franklin (great female singer) and production by some of Houston's finest, like Julian Spade, Socrates, Black Rose (of Space City Beat Battle fame). We also have some great promotional merchandise coming very soon. Exclusive stuff...
Be on the lookout for new projects from Dirty N Nasty and stay updated here:
http://Twitter.com/DirtyKnowsNasty
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