Nessly Praises Young Thug, Talks Nav Comparisons & More

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Nessly opens up about some of his biggest inspirations.

Like many young artists, Nessly draws influence from the Super Slimey duo of Future and Young Thug. "Young Thug is a huge inspiration for me," reveals Nessly. "The way he moves his voice is like an instrument, and making words that don't necessarily rhyme together rhyme." He takes a second to shout out Future as well. "I just really love their music," says Nessly. Gotta respect an artist paying it forward. He goes on to reflect on the time he sat in on a session with Thug and A-Trak. "Thug records super fast. Ten fifteen minutes. To hear the words he uses in that time, it's like, does he read a fucking dictionary for breakfast?"

He goes on to talk about Nav, as some fans have taken to drawing comparisons between the two. "I get it all the time," says Nessly. "I don't really really hear it...I guess when I take a step back, maybe we have a similar talking voice maybe, and the auto-tune on top of it when singing makes it sound similar." At the end of the day, Nessly feels like they make different types of music. "I think he does what he does well. I think I do what I do well, and that's it." 

For more from Nessly, including his history with 6lack, making "Wildflower," and more, be sure to peep the whole video. 


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<b>Feature Editor</b> <!--BR--> Mitch Findlay is a writer and hip-hop journalist based in Montreal. Resident old head by default. Enjoys writing Original Content about music, albums, lyrics, and rap history. His favorite memories include interviewing J.I.D and EarthGang at the "Revenge Of The Dreamers 3" studio sessions in Atlanta and receiving a phone call from Dr. Dre. In his spare time he makes horror movies.
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