2010 XXL Freshman Fashawn is back with his first record from his highly anticipated sophomore album “The Ecology”.
The talented MC has been collaborating during 2013 as he works on the new LP, featuring on tracks including “Breakfast” with Omar Aura and PALMSTARS “Like Adios.”
For his new albums’ lead single titled “The Beginning” he’s tapped up West Coast MC/Producer and Creative Visionary Evidence of Dilated Peoples to not only produce but also make his directing debut along with the highly talented Punit Dhesi. Evidence give his perspective on the record and how both the song and video came to life;
“The Beginning” is a really minimal track, it doesn’t even have a hi hat, so there’s not really much to hide behind here. I liked the combination of the loop and the drums to keep the sound raw. Running the beat through some lo fi filters and keeping Fashawn’s vocals on top and clean was my objective. When he spit me his rhymes I felt every word needed to be heard. To me this record and video is about him. Visualizing an environment in which he came from and showing everyday distractions in his life both personal and public and how they constantly try to distract him while he was focused on his craft in which in this case was the camera. That was our main goal. Adding on the one take aspect of it really made it a challenge and shooting it illegally with no permit didn’t help make this an easy task. Both Punit Dhesi and I looked at every aspect. The Minimal beat and black and white video we felt it would compliment each other perfectly. To me the video looks how the song feels. Fashawn has some really notable lines, originally I was going to be on there with him, but decided not to once I felt how focused he was on the record. For a very versatile artist this is my favorite side of Fashawn the MC. I’m really excited about the video and am really excited about his album. The world needs to hear it already.”
The new single “The Beginning” can be downloaded now via iTunes and the video is available below, watch it and drop a comment!
Fashawn – The Beginning (Video)
Stay tuned for more news on “The Ecology” soon, as the album – executive produced by Exile – is in the mixing stages.
