It’s later in the album story so I’m basically convincing the new girl I’m with that I’m down for you. I feel like that era really set the trend and opened doors. That’s the golden era of hip-hop music for me - late ’90s, early 2000s. Girls loved Ashanti and I think it’s that whole Bonnie and Clyde thing. He was doing it from a street standpoint. Ja Rule was thugged out but he was singing to the girls. What inspired you to name a track after Ja Rule and Ashanti?Īt one point in time everyone wanted to be like them. From love to your own personal experiences, while growing and learning from your mistakes. What subjects do you plan on addressing with the album?Īll matters of the heart. When I would do it live people would sing it live and it was a whole other feeling. After six months I noticed it was my most viewed and streamed video of the last few years. That’s when I was really nervous to be vulnerable - that’s why I did one song. “1 of 1” was the first song I did that was more melodic. I was just messing around and putting it out. I didn’t think it would’ve worked well with the Kyoto album, because it’s a set story and everything. That was an idea we had and we kind of just put it out. Would you say you teased the singing movement with “Mercedes Baby” off of the Bugatti Raww project? There’s people that really appreciate what you do. Even if I’m walking the streets out there taking pictures all day it’s not the same as the. You feel very free, people are very kind out there. There’s just something about Japan that is a very creative place and gives off this energy so that you want to just shop and look at art. Their culture out there is very peaceful, but they’re very detailed. You’ll see people out there fifty or sixty-years-old that are friends of mine and they’re just the freshest dudes. What about the Asian culture makes you gravitate toward it? We didn’t record any of it in Asia, but we definitely got influences for lines and concepts while we were out there and brought it back to Los Angeles to create. We started working on this project a year ago. Were you apprehensive to putting some of these tracks out? I read you had “Temperature” already crafted last summer, so what was the time period of recording this album? I just feel like this is what the world needs. With my son getting older and what’s going on in the world, a lot of the music that really inspired me from the late ’90s and early 2000s - that whole generation of music. What inspired you to go in a different creative direction and open up?
I really wanted to step in front of the narrative and create my own story. I can’t even go to the movies with a girl anymore. The last five years of my life has been a lot of me in the media because of my relationships. I’m telling my story and it’s authentic - it’s not made up and people are going to be able to put a face to it. That’s the one thing in the world that everyone can relate to and Kyoto is the soundtrack to that. It’s definitely the first time in my career that I talked about love and even related to that emotion. When you dropped Bitch I’m The Shit 2 you talked about how that was a new chapter for you, is Kyoto another step in that process? Tyga Travels to Thailand for Tropical 'Temperature' Video: Premiereīillboard caught up with Tyga ahead of his album release to delve into what made him want to finally craft a singing album, also gaining some insight on Kyoto’s controversial cover art, his work with Tory Lanez, Hype Williams dropping the ball on “Gucci Snakes,” starring in Scream, and much more.
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