At the core ofJim Legxacys music is a potent clarity of emotion.
But I feel like when I start making beats or I start creating I feel like Google Translate.
I can write something that connects to myself.
Fidel*
Ive always struggled with religion, he continues.
Our identity is still at a point where its malleable.
Were figuring out what that is.
Shes independent, wanna spend my mony on her/She said I shouldnt bother.
One ofHNPMsbreakout singles, Old Place, for instance, maps quite cleanly on any long-lost love.
I would give you your old place back.
The song is, in fact, about his relationship with his father.
He released Nothings Changed early last year in tribute.
Im hopeful that itll get better.
Sometimes I think, like, Am I just a pessimist?
Because thats low-key where I think my heads at.
But Im always hopeful for the future.
He says things are better with his family these days.
Everyones just like, All right, were here, he says.
When you think about family, its just a bunch of strangers that youre forced to chill with.
You dont get to pick them.
I was never interested in it, he says.
I felt like I was just absorbing it like a sponge.
There was never a point when I was a child where I wanted to make music.
He says that changed when he first heard KanyesThe Life of Pabloin 2016.
When I heard that, it just moved me, he says.
But whatreallymoved the needle for Jim was seeing kids in school freestyle.
I would be like, Huh, thats epic.
I want to do that.
Before then, Jims interest in music came from electronic mixes, wrestling entrances, and anime theme songs.
His ability to balance his singing with rapping is where he stands out.
He followed up with 2021sCitadel, a more cohesive project that placed Jims vocal talents front and center.
And I was like, Wait.
You guys are feeling this?
I couldnt believe it.
Except, he sort of had a feeling he was on to something.
And I honestly feel like thats what this [new] project has felt like as well.
Yeah, were close.
