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InSwitched on Popsseries about Atlanta, weve covered the origins of crunk music and the career of Metro Boomin.
Lets talk about But Not Kiss.
This song starts like a quiet nap, and then youre suddenly shaken rudely awake.
It existed as just I wanna sleep in your arms but not kiss.
That was my entire memo for months.
And I was sending it to the band.
Like,This is my favorite one on the record already.
And theyre like,Its not even done.
I remember them waiting for me in the studio.
And I felt like everyone was waiting on me.
Lifetime has this elegant simplicity; its just eight lines and a refrain, in a lifetime.
But you seem to stretch out time into a literal lifetime.
How did you achieve this feeling?Im really good at writing songs with two chords.
And it was like then when we were recording it that that version came about.
Its also moving along at almost this sort of snails pace.
I feel like thats my lane, like my comfort zone.
When Im playing live, I feel like Im always cushioning myself in that corner.
Why this method and and did you do it again on these latest songs?Yeah, I did.
I just wanna be home and I wanna be around my stuff.
Thats just all I know how to do, so I just keep doing it.
How come?I think Im just really big on first impressions.
You named your third albumAtlanta Millionaires Clubafter your home city.
Youre based in Atlanta.
Atlanta is particularly known for the dominance of hip-hop.
Like, every single friend of mine does something in some kind of form.
And for that reason I always felt like I belonged.
