James Blake and Lil Yachty sit down with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 ahead of the release of their album Bad Cameo. Blake and Yachty talk about why they wanted to work together, what they learned from each other, and how this collaboration inspired their best songwriting, with James Blake saying “I think what people might not know about this record is that most of the songs started by me playing him a piece of beatless ambience and then him literally just writing a song in about under 20 seconds. It was crazy.”
Lil Yachty talks about the differences between urban culture and other genres when it comes to releasing music, and contends with people thinking he was a one-hit wonder. Meanwhile, James Blake reveals he had decided to stop doing collaborations before meeting Lil Yachty, shares what he’s learned since becoming an independent artist, and why the streaming format stifles creativity.
