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Native: Shelved by a Label, Homeless in Atlanta, Placing Songs on TV, Static Major Stories & More | Big & Lazy Podcast

Episode 194
44m | Oct 7, 2026

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Native is a Louisville artist who rapped in the Army in Germany, battled for food money in Atlanta, and went on to write music placed in TV shows. In this episode he shares his unfiltered Static Major stories, how he kept his publishing while a label put him on the shelf, and how he handled loss through journaling and therapy. He closes with a direct message to Louisville's music community.

00:00 Intro

00:30 Shady label deals and the Blackground story

01:26 Static Major signs him and the publishing fight

03:16 Is the music industry better for artists today

03:55 How he got into TV and film sync music

05:51 Artists using AI and ChatGPT to read their deals

07:54 A blocked Death Jam deal and getting shelved

10:22 Booking a 30 city tour himself

14:10 Recording his solo album in Louisville

15:00 The Louisville artists who opened doors

17:11 Growing up in the West End and going to Valley

19:49 Learning to rap in the Army in Germany

22:04 Moving to Atlanta and winning the call in rap battles

24:18 Living in an abandoned house before the call came

26:17 Inside a Static Major studio session

30:25 Losing Static Major

31:54 Grief, journaling, and therapy

34:50 Going back overseas as a defense contractor

36:38 Sync music and building a writing team

37:58 Fatherhood and finding his oldest son

40:46 Message to Louisville's music community

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