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