APR 2019
1
PREME.XYZ
2
“The launching of PREME MAGAZINE WAS developed through the REALIZATION that many creative individuals lack the recognition that they deserve. PREME MAGAZINE is created to give light to individuals from beginners to professionals to behind-the-scenes creatives. This includes photographers, singers, models, stylists, designers, songwriters, record producers, make-up artists, directors, musicians, and more. Our mission is to provide a platform and opportunity for individuals to showcase their work and talent.�
CONTEXT 06 ON SET WITH SEXY WOMAN 14. KODIE SHANE 24. ASTRO WORLD TRAVIS SCOTT 34 MIKE DEAN 38 PROM NIGHT WITH ARI LENNOX 60 ASAP CONCERT 68. ON TOUR WITH 6LACK 74 PHONY PPL 86. DREAMVILLE FEST 122. PRINCTON PREZ 134 VINCE STAPLES 138 BAS
3
4
PREME.XYZ
5
ON SET WITH SEXY WOMAN
6
7
SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN
8
SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN
9
10
SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN
11
SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN SEXY WOMAN
12
13
14
YOUNG ATLANTA HEART THROB
KODIE SHANE
15
16
PHOTOGRAPHER : FARIS QUESTIONS BY ANTHONY SUPREME
17
Who is Kodie Shane ? Kodie Shane is still trying to figure out Kodie Shane. Kodie Shane is an Entertainer
How does it feel to be on your first headlining tour? Feels surreal to be headlining my own world wide tour. I’m extremely blessed and excited for the future.
What has been your greatest moments yet? 18
My Greatest moment yet has been playing overseas, and having great shows. Beautiful shows in fact. Hearing fans who don’t speak english chant every lyric to every song!
Worst thing that has happen this far? Hmm worse thing that’s happened so far? I try to keep my vibrations lifted but I’ve lost people I thought would be with me forever, that’s alway the worse when it happens. I’ve had people that claim to be with me count me out and I’ve had people eat off me then leave me to starve. Hard too choose what’s the worst.
19
20
Any tour bus stories ?
Yes. We rolled up an entire zip in one
What’s a normal day like before gettin
Soundcheck is pretty important for m my mind and that depends completely stage! That’s where I live!!
Do you have a weird routine or ritual b
Once i say a prayer, I’m ready to Go! amazing, not only because it sold out special. It’s like the whole city is ragi
21
gigantic leaf and smoked it on the bus. Litty
ng ready for the show ?
me, it gives me a gage as to how the show will flow, what I’m wearing is on y on my mood, but no matter what i’m wearing I’m always excited to hit the
before going on stage?
The Atlanta show and being in your home town how did it feel? Atlanta was but to feel genuine love from people who watched you develop, It’s so ing with you!
22
Energy is Real!!!
How can you describe you set list and why do you set up the way that you do? My set starts with a series of mid tempo moody tracks from the current album and flows in to a flashback down memory lane with a medley singles I’ve released over the years ...from there we take things up a notch finishing strong with new uptempo R&B Rock Joints!! How do you want your fans to feel alone with As long as my fans “feel” something, I’m happy! Best thing about tour? Best thing about your for me is getting out there amongst other people who believe in my music just as much as I do, meeting fans, making fans, and performing my records!
Favorite thing on your rider or thing you wish was on there ? Fave thing on my rider right now is the dozen or so roses reserved for fans who catch my eye. I hand them out in the show. Best fan moment on tour ? Kodie “can you sign my boobs” lol, and my first bra was thrown on the stage in I think Philly this year, that was Lit!! What’s the craziest gift a fan has given you?
23
My fans created this graphic of me as a toddler with golds and eyeliner on, Diamonds around my neck, and they had a pink hoodie made with the image on the front. I loved it so much, it’s offered on my commerce store for sale! What is something that you want your fans to take away from each show ? Energy is Real!!!
TRAVIS SCOTT ASTROWORLD BY ANTHONY SUPREME
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M
IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK IK
E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D
EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA EA
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
35
36
37
38
p n w A
prom night with
ARI LENNOX Photographer: Mariah Winter Stylist: Jessi Jacq Hair: Jadis Jolie Make Up: Tai Ceme Assistant: Bianca Gravillis Story By Anthony Supreme
39
40
41
42
In one word describe who Ari Lennox is? Strange Your dropping a (or dropped) a new album how does it feel? I’m dropping a new album (Shea butter baby) and it feels great How do you feel you have grown from your last album till now? I feel I’m more involved and my ass fatter What inspired you to write this album? My first apartment, almost smashing this cvs employee in Chicago, niggas with terrible communication and my anxiety inspired the writing of this album.
43
Favorite feature on the album and why? So far jid. He killed broke. Describe your sound and how it has grown till now ? My sound is nostalgic soul. Ive been revisiting the sounds of people that I’m inspired by. 44
How have you grown the most ? I don’t walk off the plane You have toured the world? What was your favorite tour and why? 4 your eyez only. Changed my life. I was surrounded by Dreamville family in new cool places.
45
46
47
What was your favorite thing about touring? The new trees and water bridges in each place. Like Amsterdam. Gorgeous Best memory from tour and why? Feeding kangaroos in Sydney Australia.
48
If you could perform at one place in the world. Where would that be ? And why? I want to perform in Lagos Nigeria cause it’s gorgeous and chocolate. You performed with Steve wonder ? Omg how did that feel? Did you also write stuff with him as well? I wish I wrote with him but no lol it was a dream performing with him. He was so sweet and encouraging. He’s a beautiful legendary soul.
Is there love in your life ? If so or not describe why?
49
Yea I got a nigga. I love him !!
50
51
52
53
54
55
What’s your dog name ? Why did you name him that? Galactus. I love him immensely. I named him Galactus after the marvel character. I was inspired by my atheist friend who prays to galactus. How does it feel to be mom (of a dog)? :) Oh man stressful. I’ve gained some weight and stretch marks. Bought him a million toys but he keeps eating my plants. Where do you see yourself in 10years? 56
I see myself raising two human Rasta kids, Being in love with my boo, being rich, maybe living in Jamaica.. most excitedly and prayerfully being the next creative director for sims 5 lol How do you want you music to grow? I want to get more organic with the next album. Sexy vibes from scratch. If you could give your fans one positive thing to read what would you say?-- I love you sweet lil fucks. Y’all changed my chocolate lil life
57
58
59
60
A$AP A$AP A$AP A$AP IN CONCERT
61
Before Rocky hit the stage, an overhead voice informed the crowd that it would be an interactive show. Two masked hype men held signs that instructed the audience to smile, frown, and mosh pit. The atmosphere was chaotic as Rocky ran on stage to the epic “Distorted Records.� Fans were so rowdy they broke through the stage right barricade. 62
RO R CK CK Y Y
RO K Y
63
ASAP ASAP ASAP ASAP ASAP ASAP
64
A$AP Rocky brought a massive production to the Armory last night in promotion of his latest record, TESTING. The stage setup included three cars, a lengthy catwalk, and plenty of cryo and pyrotechnics.
65
A lot of us have been rooting for A$AP Rocky from the get-go. The 30-year-old Harlem rapper and proud fashion plate was oozing obvious charisma from the moment his deadly debut mixtape, Live. Love. A$AP, dropped when he was still a teenager in 2007, and the big-time has always looked well within his reach. Despite doling out the odd, obvious banger like Long. Live. A$AP’s monstrous “F—in’ Problems” here and there along the way, however, he’s kept his major-label output admirably oblivious to mainstream hip-hop trends — and never more so than on his third album, TESTING, a wayward, hallucinogenic journey to the centre of Rocky’s mind that has way more in common with the blurrier end of ’90s Bristol “trip-hop” than most of the Vocoder’d-out, cookie-cutter trap music going around these days. He’s patiently waited for the mainstream to come to him, rather than the other way around. And while TESTING’s sales might be a little slacker than those of his previous releases — in the vicinity of 101,000 stateside versus a million-plus for Long. Live. A$AP and 2015’s At. Long. Last. A$AP — that’s likely more a reflection of contemporary commercial realities in the music business than the album’s impact.
It was hard to top that unveiling, and Rocky would climb onto and in and out of the middle car a couple more times as the evening progressed to make the set dressing pay. But he scored bonus performance points for later delivering “LSD” to the big-screen cameras whilst lying atop a giant yellow happy face straight out of the original late-’80s rave era. He knows what he’s doing. With some bigger bucks and a bigger room, he’ll be dangerous.
66
RO CK Y
RO CK Y RO CK Y
67
O N TOUR WITH 6LACK by Sebyslatt's
68
In October of 2018, I bought my first camera. In November, I snuck into a playboi carti concert with my point and shoot film camera and tried shooting a concert for the first time. In December, I was able to shoot my first concert with one of my favorite artists, 6lack. His tour manager Topher Patt was able to give me my first shot at shooting a concert, and I’ll always be grateful to him for that. I was super nervous, as it was my first time and I really had no idea what I was doing. There was a group of photographers with the biggest camera lenses I had seen and all bragging about their latest cameras, while I was standing nearby with y own camera gear of a beginner. I had to get past my nerves and just go out there and do the best job I could to my ability. I was also able to shoot Deante’ Hitchcock and Ari Lennox and capture their amazing performances. After they were done, the whole crowd was waiting intensely for 6lack to hit the stage. He came out, and quite literally rocked the whole venue. He had everybody from up top to
69
70
on the floor singing and going crazy to his songs. Due to his melodic and lowkey songs I did not expect him to go crazy like that. Meanwhile in the photographers’ pit, it was a balanced struggle in changing positions of the best shot with all the other photographers. My digital camera was not doing the job for me so I had to shoot the whole thing on film. I had no idea what I was shooting, I was just pointing and seeing the image through the viewfinder. On the contrary though, that made it that much more fun, not knowing what I was shooting. It also helped with valuing each shot as I only had a limited amount of shots. After the first three songs, the security guards started kicking all the photographers out but I struggled and was able to get a couple more. The next day I took them to my film developer and I was pretty proud of what I had shot. I hope you enjoy too.
71
72
73
74
PHOTOGRAPHER: LANSCINE JANNEH STYLIST MARIRO Written by Greg Gagliardi
75
1. How has Brooklyn influenced your sound? Every time I visit, I become inspired, all I want to do is create art. Have you had a similar experience growing up there? Brooklyn is a melting pot of cultures , Brooklyn just feels good, its FUN to say Brooklyn and that your from here. Growing up in Brooklyn was a magical experience. Yes in the past couple years is been changing vastly , and were not too fond of that, But we are Born and Raised Brooklyn boys we still remember what is was like walking down Nostrand avenue and seeing nothing but amazing people , vendors , music playing from dudes on the corner , people chilling in front of their stoop and kids playing manhunt on the block. Things like that influenced our sound , no matter how much Brooklyn is to change , we will always try to bring the essence of what it felt like when we were growing up and express it through our lyrics and music. It’s almost a lost civilization , the native Brooklynite and we feel we have to make sure that the newcomers and old natives remember that its Lit like that. 2. You guys toured with Pusha T, who is musically entirely different. What was the tour like? How did your two styles mesh? The tour with Pusha was super cool , and challenging. The Tour was designed to be a “rap” tour , and every night we came out on our band/singing/rapping 76
flavor. The two sounds meshed because we're not just a soul band / R&B band , we have instances of all genres of music , so there's a lot for all concert goers and listeners to gravitate to. Oddly enough some of the hardest rap listeners were coming up to us at the end of the performances very impressed, saying “Wow, i didn’t know what to expect from you guys”. We won over a lot of people during those dates , we just made sure to come out and perform to the best of our abilities. 3. What is a group's creative process like? How do you guys make a song? We have a variety of ways we put together songs. One of our main practices is that we don’t like to repeat the same process used to make a previous song. We like to keep challenging the way we can create. Some songs are built from the little noodles we play in-between rehearsing songs , songs are built from jams we’ve recorded and listened back to , Voice memos , Ideas created by the individual members brought in. Some songs and melodies are created by members not on their primary instrument. There’s no set way that we deem “Tried and True” so we keep using it , challenging yourself in this light will allow your music to transform before your eyes every time.
7. What's the vibe Phony Ppl create in the studio? What is a studio session like? A Studio session with PhonyPpl is Litty Fam. We make sure to have the “PhoNY Secret Sauce” there to loosen the mood. We hit the studio , and usually grab a audio source and play songs we’ve made to get a feel for the space that were in. Then , we usually get right to work. Upon arriving someone always runs to a section ( piano , guitar , drums, etc. ) and just starts playing. We just like to have fun , the studio should be fun every time , you get the best product out of that we believe. No restrictions , everyone is welcomed and encouraged to promote their idea. Hate free zone , no Judgment , it has to be that way. There's also A LOT of Jokes and laughs. It’s a Party basically. 8. Are there any artists you'd like to collab with? I could see a Tyler the Creator or Smino record sounding crazy? Louis Cole , Tyler , Anderson Paak , OSHUN , The Internet , Standing on the Corner 9. How'd you come up with the name Phony Ppl? The name PhonyPpl came about when we were on our way to Our first performance at Edward R. Murrow. We had NO name and needed one for the bill. The Night was windy and a piece of Paper smacked Elbee in the face *SMACK* . When he pulled the paper from his face it said “...PhonyPpl , use it wisely, by the old gods and the new...” , and DASS IT.
77
78
79
4. If I understand your first television appearance was on June 9, 2015, on Jimmy Fallon and you performed "Trap Queen," I am interested as to why? Considering a tv performance is a great way to expand a fan base why not play an original? What factored into that decision...not hating just curious. Trap queen is a classic. June 9th is also Elbee’s and PhonyPpl’s Birthday =). This is around the time that Fetty was really taking off , he’s our label mate and a really sweet dude. Our A&R Selim asked for us to be Fetty’s backing band for his 80 performance. We had to build the Trap Queen track from scratch , we had little to no stems , that was a new experience. Knowing it’s gonna survive forever we made sure to spice it up accordingly. We can’t wait for the day we do our own Late Night TV performance. And , we did gain a lot of interest in fans that day , just being that young , on the stage with a rising artist opened some doors for us , one being , we can actually survive and sound good playing on live TV.
81
82
83
5. You guys have great vibes, do y'all spent most of your time together or do you only come together for studio and songwriting sessions? And how do y'all balance family/ personal life with being in a band?
84
We Spend A LOT of time together ! As a band, we believe , that’s one of the most crucial parts of having something thrive and stand the test of time. We are friends and brothers. We try our hardest to not run away from issues that plague the band and or members , we have a lot of meetings and sit downs , aside from rehearsal or music’s sake , to talk about things that bother us , things that we could be doing better individually and collectively. With proper scheduling & communication everyone can be accommodated with family/personal life. Just respect and don’t hold things in.
85
86
87
ALL PHOTOS ARE OWNED BY SCOREMORE
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
Photographer : Lamont Holder jr. Christina Dang Maverick Difuntorum Writer by Anthony Supreme
124
"being in the group allowed me to grow as an artist and gave me time to develop my talent."
For those who aren’t familiar with you as talent & artist, how did you get your start ? I’ve always been in the entertainment industry since I was young. i started with Debbie Allen doing dance shows and then branches out into commercials. My big break came when I was in 7th grade and I auditioned for a boy band named “Mindless Behavior.” We were signed to Interscope Records. We dropped two studio albums and toured all over. It was a great experience. What inspired you to embark on your journey as a solo artist ? It really happened organically. I didn’t have a straight plan for my career but being in the group allowed me to grow as an artist and gave me time to develop my talent. I was inspired by how I felt every time I got off stage or heard fans sing the lyrics to my songs. That’s when I knew that I wanted to continue to entertain and make people feel good.
125
What challenges have you experienced since going solo?
Tbh everything is a challenge. But I love it. The most challenging to me
be the recording process because it’s more hours and energy but I lov being respected as a solo artist coming out of a young boy band can b times because people can’t always except that I’m not this young kid years old and I’ve lived and experienced a lot. So I need to be ab grown man shit, and be respected for it not held to the kind of music I was cool but I was super young so it made since for that time. So I the biggest thing I face as of now. 126
What has been rewarding about the experience thus far ?
The most rewarding experience would most likely be me growing st worked really hard and focused on being better & I can hear & feel it. What keeps you motivated as an artist ?
Remembering how young I was when I started and the grind of hus break! Is what motivates me! I am passionate about making music people so that keeps me going!
e would probably
ve it. Also too just be challenging at anymore. I’m 23 ble to talk about I did back then. It would say that’s
tronger vocally! I
stling to get my and entertaining
127
128
How would you describe the sound of your upcoming project ? The sound of my project is that classic Feel Good R&B, the type of music you could listen to with your friends in the whip & with your family at a cookout, or even when you chillin with ya’ girl. And how was the recording process ? The recording was a ride! But well worth it. Definitely long hours with the team my team and Artclub/Timeless. Working in the stu with Dirk & January, we would talk about my life experiences, and pen it. It was very rewarding to create and be able to tell the stories I want to tell. Now that your much older now how would do you feel about the music industry ? I feel like the music industry is very interesting right now, lots of new artist are making their way though the scene & they are all different, so I’m excited to see what my music will do this year and how it will resonate with this generation.
129
130
"always stay persistent! Never give up! & never listen to the noise."
And how do you feel like you've adapted ? I’ve adapted well to be honest. I grew up in this business so it’s become very normal to me, there will always be change in this business you just have to stay true to your vision through the process.
What is something you would want your fans to know ? I would want my fans to know how 131 much I love them! And how much I thought of them when making this E.P!
What advice do you have for people who wanna work in the entertainment industry? My only advice would be to always stay persistent! Never give up! & never listen to the noise.
132
133
PREME.XYZ
134
VINCE STAPLE
by anthony supreme
E ES
135
136
137
BAS BAS BAS BAS BAS BAS 138
139
140
