DJ Moon began 2025 on a excessive word. He secured his first placement on some of the anticipated albums, Lil Child’s “WHAM.” He produced “By Myself” that includes Rod Wave and Rylo Rodriguez, one of many standouts of the album. Moon additionally witnessed Ken Carson‘s rise from the start.
How did your beat find yourself on Lil Child‘s new album?
It’s actually loopy as a result of I advised my boy, like, me and my boy Tali, we used to sit down on the south facet and simply make all varieties of beats. And his favourite kind of beat is that ache sh-t. I be telling him bro, I’m not in ache, so I can’t make them sh-ts. Like, the way you be wanting me to make them kind beats, I be glad and sh-t, you realize what I’m saying? However I suppose that was simply one among them beats. I made it with my boy, DY Krazy. They had been simply going by way of beats, and that was one of many final ones they picked. And apparently, from what I perceive, it was accident, actually.
Do you are feeling like Lil Child has one thing to show with this album like some folks on social media are saying?
“It’s type of tousled as a result of I’ve an unfair perspective on it. Personally, as a fan of the music, I’ve heard some songs earlier than they even come out, you realize? And the way in which these songs make me really feel, I get it—I can see why the success is going on. I’ve an actual appreciation for the music, particularly WHAM. He’s all the time been working exhausting and persistently placing out nice music. He’s by no means upset me from a music perspective, you realize? However this album hit completely different as a result of I do know he was attempting to be extra clear along with his followers, actually letting them know what’s happening in his life. It got here throughout in a novel manner, however I appreciated it. As a music lover, I feel this album is one among his hardest but, in case you ask me. Plus, the very fact I’m on it.
We acquired the primary Thug verse since he’s been out on the “WHAM” album, how does it really feel to have Younger Thug again?
For me, bro, it’s deeper than simply the music. Like I used to be telling you earlier than, me and Ken (Carson) have been round him since 2014, 2015, so there’s an actual appreciation and friendship there. Seeing him in particular person, earlier than and after every little thing he went by way of, it simply hits completely different. First off, I’m simply glad to see a n—a house. I wouldn’t want that on anybody. And secondly the music? It’s wild as a result of most individuals who undergo one thing like that take some time to seek out their voice once more—to rediscover their sound and work out what they wish to say. However with Thug, it doesn’t even sound like he was locked up. That’s what’s so loopy. He got here again rapping like he by no means left, and that’s simply exhausting. Me being a music lover, I dwell for this.
Did you all the time know Ken Carson can be this large?
Did I all the time know Ken was going to be this large? Truthfully, bro, I did. He’s one of many largest artists out proper now, and he’s acquired the youth by the throat. It’s loopy as a result of, again then, I may see it coming. The standard of his music, the issues he says in his songs, all of it—because the engineer, that’s what I used to be being attentive to. I used to be the primary one listening to his phrases, placing them on beat, and structuring the tracks. So it’s like me having that appreciation for it. It’s like I knew it was gonna go far however. However I knew it was solely a matter of time earlier than everyone else and the world caught up, you realize what I’m saying? Again then, the hyperpop sound wasn’t actually a factor. It was all about darkish, scary lure beats that’s the way you get on. However Ken took an alternate route, experimenting with loopy synths, arps, and equipment that no person else was touching. Now, that’s the brand new wave—it’s greater than life. What we had been doing again then has come full circle, and it’s wonderful to see all of it paying off.