Gashi on ‘Genre-Bending’ Music, Rap-Country Crossovers and Bringing CowboyCulture to New York

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00:00It's interesting to see how particularly country is evolving, right?

00:03And you look around and you see Post Malone and you see other artists that are just entering the fray

00:07and people like you that are entering the fray.

00:08Yeah.

00:09Give me your snapshot of what's happening in country from what do you think you see?

00:13I mean, you know, it's a lot of artists making a lot of artists making a big splash, you know,

00:19like Shaboosey, like Shaboosey, who's my friend now.

00:23I'm proud of him because he's he what he's doing is he's opening up doors for everyone

00:28because he's doing it in a different style.

00:30He's doing it his way.

00:30You know, as far as Post Malone goes, like, you know, Post Malone's a pop artist

00:35who came in as a rapper and now he's doing country too.

00:40And he's opening up doors for everyone too.

00:43And then, you know, you got the biggest out of all of them is Jelly Roll.

00:46Right.

00:47He's my big inspiration too.

00:48Because like, you know, like I just feel like he's timeless as far as like him being what?

00:54He's 40 now?

00:54Yeah.

00:55I think he's like 39.

00:56Yeah.

00:56He's 40 years old.

00:57And he just got his big break.

00:59And I think that's inspiring to every artist.

01:01Me being 33 years old and doing this right now and feeling like I have no gap.

01:06Right.

01:07That's why I like artists like Chris Stapleton, who's my favorite.

01:09And it's one of the reasons why I started doing this.

01:12It's just been such so much love.

01:15And it's been I feel like I'm being accepted.

01:17They sat me down front row at the CMA Festival.

01:21All the artists Noah Khan came up to me, hugged me and was like, hey, I need you to style me.

01:26And I was like, what?

01:28Like, really?

01:29Yeah.

01:29I was like, really?

01:30Like, I love him.

01:30You know what I mean?

01:31And, you know, Jelly came and hugged me at the CMA Fest.

01:34Lainey Wilson.

01:35She remembered me, which was crazy.

01:37Yeah.

01:37But, you know.

01:38Well, you're a memorable guy.

01:39I mean, I can see why people are remembering you and why people are looking to you for style,

01:42inspiration and all kinds of things.

01:44What's a dream collaboration for you?

01:46A dream collaboration?

01:48What, country or just overall?

01:49I'd say overall, but particularly country.

01:52Well, I want to work with Chris Stapleton.

01:54Yeah.

01:55I love him.

01:56The whole genre thing started when I covered Johnny Cash and his family posted me on his

02:01Instagram in 2019.

02:03That's when that happened.

02:04That's how this whole thing started.

02:05Because I thought if his family could post me, then it's pretty good.

02:11Right.

02:12So I did the covering and from there it opened.

02:14But, you know, the collaborations, I recorded his album.

02:20Majority's album was recorded in Muscle Shoals.

02:22And Lana Del Rey recorded her new album in Muscle Shoals, too.

02:25And that was exciting for me because that's a dream collab.

02:28I want to do a song with me, Chris Stapleton and Lana Del Rey.

02:31OK.

02:31That, to me, is like insane.

02:33Have you pitched this?

02:34Is this something you've said out loud before?

02:36No, this is the first time.

02:37OK.

02:37All right.

02:37Well, let's make it happen.

02:39Let's do it.

02:40It's being birthed right here.

02:41And I feel like you put the energy out there and things start happening.

02:44People are listening to you right now.

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