“People Put Out Albums, I’m Putting Out Personalities” Musiq/ The Husel Endures Brutal Breakfast Club Interview
M: When did I say I was turning into a rapper? I need someone to find where I said, where I said that I was turning into a rapper named The Husel. The point that I’m trying to make is it’s a lot of people– a lot of rumors and heresy and re-quoting, and retweeting re-IGing, re-hashtagging inaccurate information.
E: What is The Husel?
C: Give us some context to this content
M: I already did that.
Yee: The Husel is a state of mind.
E: What is your hustle state of mind?
M: I’ve explained this before. Literally, everybody who’s in this room right now is on their hustle. I’m making soundtrack music for people like us. It’s as simple as that.
E: What is the reaction to The Husel
M: It’s 50-50. I get a lot of love from people who never really rocked with Musiq Soulchild. But then on the other side, they won’t give me like no chance. I’ve been called all types of stuff. And then I’ve also been getting all these memes. It’s actually hilarious to me.
C: Come on now, you’ve given us some great music. If I get this mix tape, am I going to get me some love songs. I used to rock my daughter to sleep with the record “Love” with you and Ghostface.
M: But I don’t get that. I do a whole lot of stuff and I don’t get that. So I’m feeling like it’s falling on deaf ears. Oh, nobody cares.
C: You really feel like nobody cares about your music, Musiq?
M: I still get people–everything that you’re saying– That they love what I put out that my music has affected them. I got people finding me on IG telling me I’ve been listening to you since I was ten years old when my dad used to drive me to school. I get all of that and that’s dope, don’t get me wrong. But you try to do shows and promoters act like you’re a new buck. And I’m like ‘Do you know who I am?’ And they want me to take that…I know bread is bread but there’s principles to this. And I know you’re going off of the numbers and I’m not mad…I’ve been able to get more accomplished with The Husel than I ever have with Musiq Soulchild.
Yee: So what do you care about? Musically, is this something you’ve always wanted to do or are you doing this because business wise, it makes sense?
M: I care about music and money. I’m an artist first.
C: A great artist, an amazing artist. This is why I don’t like to see you conform to such a gimmick…
