Nu. God | Hip Hop’s Breath of Fresh Air

We’re elated to uncover Nu God to you guys. The Philly based rapper has been slept on for the past few years, but its time people start paying attention. His EP ‘Take What You Need’ was so impressive, it makes you wonder why labels haven’t taken a chance on him yet. Not that he needs them, he seems to be doing fine on his own with beautifully engineered vocals and a team that clearly knows how put out great music. His flow is clean and unlike most rappers today, he actually displays impressive word play engraved in creative flows. The first time you hear him, you will understand that he belongs.

Off ‘Take What You Need’,  he spazzes effortlessly on his track titled ‘Late Nights’. He switches his flows seamlessly, fitting every pocket of the beat. It’s truly astonishing to listen to. He is a musical masseuse massaging every feel-good part of your brain with beautiful lyrics and novel flows. If you enjoy finding talented artists before everybody else does, look no further. You’ve found what your looking for. 

Playin Keisha Cole for her cause that pussy heaven sent

His sound is awesome, and his message is pure. We had the chance to interview the authentic artist himself, here at Rap Fiesta.

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Great to hop on the phone with you homie. Let’s dive right in. Where are you from, whats your name and how old are you?

My name is Nu God, I am from Philadelphia and I am 26 years old.

How has Philadelphia shaped you as a person?

I definitely think that coming from Philly you need to have this protective shell around you. Some would say that Philly guys act too hard but I think its a composure that we must carry to protect ourselves. I’ve lived in other places, so I have the benefit of being from Philly, but I have also taken lessons from being in other places. I’ve lived in Atlanta, Harrisburg, and Baltimore- so I’ve definitely received a lot of benefit from Philly but I can’t call myself a die-hard type of Philly stereotypical guy. Majority of the time I’m in Philly though.

Most people don’t resort to writing to release emotion. What made you gravitate towards writing music instead of finding solace in other activities?

Music started off as a hobby, just to pass the time. I had a cousin who inspired me to take it serious, when we did have our cyphers I was always the worst one, I was trash. With that in mind it kind of did push me forward to get better at it and it got to a point where it just became natural and it was something I wanted to do. Besides that, I’ve always been a rap nerd to the heart.

Let’s dive into the music.You’re 8 track EP ‘Take What You Need’ is filled with bangers fam. Why did you choose to hold these bangers into a full-length project versus dropping them as singles?

I wanted to give people an insight on the journey that I been on. The First EP I dropped was a year span away from a relationship that I had gotten out of. Being out of that relationship I started looking at things different, just as an individual person. So even within the cover art of ‘Take What You Need’ you can see the little pickets on it that you would find at a restaurant or at a school that you can just pick off what you need. Even within that, there was levels to it. It starts out with stress, anger, depression and then it slowly leads to enlightenment. That’s basically the journey that I’ve been on for that entire year. The artwork is from a guy named Rocksteady Illustrations.

I’m in the transition of making my dreams a reality

Wow bro. You can really rap, and not on some mainstream, easy flow type shit. Some real, authentic, raw bars.. You went crazy on ‘Blast Off’. What made you snap like that?

Honestly, it was the beat. This beat inspired me to start rapping in the first place. My cousin found the beat for himself, but I was like “Bro, let me get this beat. I’m gonna run it!”. When I got in the studio, it was just one of those nights.

‘Never had no promo baby did it from the muscle’. I love that bar. It really emphasizes how hungry you are to get to the top. Do you ever get discouraged from chasing your dream?

Sometimes, I do get discouraged. Only by real life situations. I still feel like I’m in the transition of making my dreams a reality, but you know I got responsibilities. I have a daughter that I have to take care of and sometimes, rap doesn’t do it. It’s the outcome that it’s going to, but in the meantime I need things to happen for me. Everything that I have done is definitely from the muscle and all on my own, but sometimes I try to balance out rap world and real world, to put it into perspective for you.

The ultimate message is spiritual enlightenment

That song “4thQtr” off your EP is littered with bars. “Playin Keisha Cole for her cause that pussy heaven sent”. When you slipped that line in there, I knew to listen closely. How much time do you spend on perfecting this lyricism? 

I put a lot of thought into my lyrics. Most of them come from real life experiences that I have and I just dig into the archives of my memory. I love playing around with words, thats something I idolize from rappers that I like. They can twist and manipulate nouns and syllables. For me to come up with bars like that, it doesn’t really take long because that’s what gets my adrenaline rushing. If I really wanna come up with some crazy shit, I just gotta smoke some weed.

What is the message you want people to get from your music?

The ultimate message is spiritual enlightenment. I need people to know that the system were in is rigged and we need to wake up and do something about it. Everyone tries to come with this individual mentality. People try to think we’re not connecting as humans, and connecting with each other on this level is essential. I want people to know that we’re all one and if we need to overthrow the system that is in place today, we have to come together as a people. That’s everybody. All races, creeds, and colors.

That track “Late Nights” is such a VIBE. There’s some serious soul in that production and you definitely did that beat justice. Who is that song about?

Well the song breaks down into 2 different types of nights. On the first verse, I have those nights where I’m thinking about the mother of my child and I’m going through the phases, and all the shit that I’ve done bad and regret. On those other nights, I’m in the studio and I’m just calling a random to slide thru. So that song is about those different types of nights, those two sides of me.

I can confidently say that your versatile. You flip through flows like pages in a book. How do you make sure you stay creative to keep coming up with new flows?

You got to keep people on edge. I don’t want to drown people out with one flow. I know when I’m writing I definitely tend to switch up and test limits, but I know for a fact when I’m listening to somebody I don’t want to listen to the same “1,2,3,4” you know? I got to mix it up a little bit.

Who is an artist that you have drawn comparisons to?

I’ve heard Big Sean. Cole. Omen. B.O.B. I look up to B.O.B, he’s a big inspiration in terms of the content that he delivers to his listeners.

I definitely believe you are nice enough to garner attention from some big names in the future. Have you tried to reach out to any notable artists and collab?

I have a guy on the project whose name is Sic. He actually has some buzz in the city of Philly. As far as anybody else? Not really. I kinda wanted to come into this thing independently and do it on my own. If a big name does seek me out, that’s love, but for me to try to seek out someone else is kind of a route that I don’t want to take. I will definitely work with them but they have to want to work with me.

What separates you from other artists and why should people listen to you?

Definitely my content. I feel like today’s rap is just mumble, mumble bull shit. I get the vibe, but there is a disconnect between humans. I feel like the content were putting out doesn’t help the children. It kind of forces them to give an excuse of why they act a certain way. They’re going to continue being this way if we continue to put individuals in a position with a platform where they only care about clout. That’s not the way I want to go. My content is everything to me.

What’s next for Nu God?

I have another tape on the way. The mixtape might be called War on God. I’m not too certain about the title but it will be another 8 track EP. I’ll have features on there as well. My main focus on this project is for the production to sound better than it was on the last project. I want everything to sound clear and A1, and come from an official studio. I want the the listener to hear every single syllable and noun I’m spitting. That’s the goal and the next step.

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