Don Toliver has recounted an important piece of advise from legendary
rapper and producer Kanye West, concerning the feeling and emotion in his
music.
On Friday (March 3), Toliver appeared on The Joe Budden
Podcast, following the release of his third studio album Love Sick. The
“Lemonade” singer offered insight on his path into the music industry,
future aspirations, and key industry influences — including Ye, who offered
a game-changing piece of advice.
“Kanye always used to tell me ‘If you don’t feel it in the
veins, it ain’t what it need to be’ and as soon as you hear it, it has to be
something,” he told Budden and co.
Check out Toliver’s comments
about Kanye below:
West and Toliver collaborated on Donda and the unfinished Donda
2 projects. In a previous interview on the Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning,
Toliver offered insight into his relationship with Kanye, praising the
Chicago-based rapper on his honesty and transparency.
“That’s one
of the people in the industry for sure that is transparent with me and I
thank God for it, for real,” Toliver said at the time.
Elsewhere in his interview on the Joe Budden Podcast, Toliver
discussed the aesthetic inspiration and the conceptualization of his latest
project. The album, inspired by disco culture, was aesthetically inspired by
the legendary Studio 54 in New York City. However, the Houston-based rapper
wasn’t truly inspired until he learned of Michael Jackson’s involvement with
the club.
“Just like the fact it’s like a thing to where the
rules is like everybody has to party,” Toliver explained. “Not everybody’s
getting in and the music and the whole scenery looks crazy. That’s what I
fell in love with I really feel it after I found out Micheal Jackson went to
Studio 54.”
The rest of Toliver’s interview explored his upbringing in
Houston, Texas, and the influence that artists like Marvin Gaye, Teddy
Pendergrass, and Bobby Womack had on his music. Toliver also mentioned a few
of his Hip Hop influences — including OutKast, Kendrick Lamar, and Dom
Kennedy.
Meanwhile, in other Kanye West news, the controversial
star has claimed that he hasn’t made any money off his Donda 2 Stem Player,
despite the device reportedly pulling in over $2million in revenue.
The claim was made in court documents as part of Ye’s ongoing
Donda 2 sample lawsuit that was filed on behalf of Marshall Jefferson’s
publisher, Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP).
