One of R&B’s most exciting talents @levenkali joins me to dissect his new Low Tide project and discuss his Palm Studios crew, his band The Moon, and plenty more in this interview.
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Timestamps
0:13 Intro and being in London
0:47 Music he grew up on
2:16 Getting into making music
3:03 How he learned different instruments and being able to use them rather than just play
3:29 Growing up in Santa Monica and its effect on his sound
4:07 How a chance meeting got him signed to Interscope
5:56 How it feels to have Low Tide out
6:59 The inspiration behind Low Tide and High Tide, his next project
8:32 How High Tide will sound
9:31 Why he brought back and refreshed Cassandra from his 2017 singles for Low Tide
10:38 The unreleased Southside Outro for Cassandra
11:04 How “Do U Wrong” came together and inspiration from French Montana
12:19 His Palm Studios crew and bringing more visuals
13:19 How the Bossa Nova inspired “My Offer” came together (and how to say Leven)
14:35 How “Sumwrong” and “Nunwrong” are connected
16:04 Linking up with MXXWLL for “1 on 1”
17:31 How the breakdown in “Yours” came together
19:15 Remixing Mahalia’s “Do Not Disturb”
20:03 Why he adds all of his talents when remixing songs
20:02 His family/band The Moon
21:33 Palm Studios and what they’re dropping soon
22:43 Three tracks that define Leven Kali
26:28 Featuring on “Flex” off Playboi Carti’s self-titled tape
27:27 How working with / being sampled by Drake, Playboi Carti & Snoh Aalegra inspired him
28:44 The legendary Ricky Rouse (Dr. Dre, Chaka Khan, George Clinton) featuring on the album
30:24 His songwriting process and taking his time with it
31:00 Plans for the next 12 months
