Deucefade is a prime example of the effortless geniuses from SoundCloud making their way onto everyone’s radar. Almost 2 years removed from his first upload “1961 Lincoln Continental” to the recent yebutnobutye produced “bluehearts” you get to see a true gem reach its own clarity. The Colorado native’s sound is a melting pot of smooth laying r&b-esque vocals delivered with the same prose as a veteran rapper over intoxicating yet hard hitting beats. His production provided either by himself or longtime collaborator & fellow prettyinpink member yebutnobutye, and a few select producers.
With lines like “she got pack of Pall Mall & a .22/ say I look like Paul Wall I’m like what it do” that give a sense of nostalgia to any listener, Deucefade has many wondering where this journey started and where his inspiration comes from. The foundation is the most important part of being an artist; there must be soil for a flower to grow. So, we simply asked him where does this all start and where is it going.
UU: What is your earliest memory of hearing music that you connected with before you started making music?
Deucefade: A lot of the lyricism was over my head at the time but one of the first albums I remember connecting to was Our Little Secret by Lords of Acid. I was either 4 or 5 at the time and I just loved how straight forward everything was about it. The drums were simple most of the time but always had a lot of bounce, the chorus (or sometimes the whole song) would only be a few words, and then they’d bring in those Mortal Kombat synths to top it off. I couldn’t get enough of it.
I can see how that still kind of makes it’s way into your music now from the way your beats are and how you deliver on them, that’s cool. What got you into making music?
I’ve always wanted to be a musician but “Bon Appetit Bitch” by Action Bronson and “Blue Chips” by Action Bronson & Party Supplies was what really pushed me to craft my own music. I used to write little verses and record things here and there, but I didn’t start taking the production and engineering side of things seriously until I heard those tapes.
What’s some music that helped your style now?
I’m not sure if it has had a direct influence on my music but another album that’s important to me is A Funk Odyssey by Jamiroquai. The third song on the album, “You Give Me Something” has one of the most intriguing bass lines I’ve ever heard and I always find myself coming back to it no matter what mood I’m in.
If you could have everything you wanted to make your own album what would the official Deucefade album sound like?
The Deucefade album only requires two features, Young Thug and Young Jeezy. I would also like to produce most of it myself but if I got the chance to work with Scott Storch or Timbaland on some beats that’d be legendary. On a full length studio album I’d definitely want at least one song with a live bass player and one song with a live sax player. I would also hire any and every engineer it took to make sure the album was mixed in a way that glorifies the low end but doesn’t neglect the high end (something I struggle with most making my music in house). Sorry if I’m rambling that’s a big question…
A song with Kid Cudi would be a must as well.
So, can we expect a Deucefade project soon or what should we expect from you in 2018?
As for the future of Deucefade I’m not 100% sure where I’m going yet, I’ve been focusing on prettyinpink [alongside yebutnobutye] a lot more than my solo work recently so be expecting a lot of new music from us this year. Outside of that I’m planning on dropping songs and/or projects with Jimmy V, Bummy Boy, RoadDawg, SkullBash Tré, lynchparty and a few others which I am very stoked about.
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