{"id":736359,"date":"2026-07-01T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:40:21","slug":"matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Proxy runs circles around his SoundCloud rap peers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aee0bf7ea40e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers\/#Before_he_goes_on_tour_with_JPEGmafia_the_teen_rapper-producer_talked_to_The_FADER_about_his_debut_album_trojan_horse_ahead_of_a_bonkers_NYC_show\" >Before he goes on tour with JPEGmafia, the teen rapper-producer talked to The FADER about his debut album trojan horse ahead of a bonkers NYC show.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_he_goes_on_tour_with_JPEGmafia_the_teen_rapper-producer_talked_to_The_FADER_about_his_debut_album_trojan_horse_ahead_of_a_bonkers_NYC_show\"><\/span>Before he goes on tour with JPEGmafia, the teen rapper-producer talked to The FADER about his debut album <i>trojan horse<\/i> ahead of a bonkers NYC show.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281967\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403667-2_lgjvt6\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Matt Proxy runs circles around his SoundCloud rap peers\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281958\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            19-year-old <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/thefader.com\/artist\/matt-proxy\">Matt Proxy<\/a> met me at the goal post with a dap and a, \u201cnice to meet you,\u201d before rushing out onto the field with a soccer ball, literally running laps around myself, other artists, and his friends as he practiced his penalty kicks.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            When you picture New York\u2019s underground rap scene, you probably don\u2019t imagine an indoor soccer field in a skyscraper in Manhattan\u2019s Financial District. But my confusion evaporated around the fourth time Proxy dribbled through me. Most artists try to control as much of their environment as possible, creating a focused zone to do their best work. But Matt Proxy seems to channel whatever energy is around him into his music and performances.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281969\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403984_v51g58\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Matt Proxy runs circles around his SoundCloud rap peers\"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_left\" style=\"\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403888_k86mxi\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Matt Proxy runs circles around his SoundCloud rap peers\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281959\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Point in case: when he took the stage a few hours later, Proxy jumpstarted an hour-long frenzy for his fans, playing <i>trojan horse<\/i> from back to front to back. There was no shortage of crowd surfing, shirt ripping, and smiles from the 19-year-old r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er as he basked in it all.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <i>trojan horse<\/i> finds proxy unpacking his lifestory, from the frostbitten chill of Minneapolis winters growing up to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welcomejpeg.com\/p\/matt-proxy-is-planting-his-flag-in\">the tragedies of his personal life<\/a>: last year, his sister overdosed, and his father was detained by ICE for six months before being deported to Liberia. These are heavy topics for a debut mixtape, but Proxy makes them mesh with his moshpit-ready instrumentals.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            In between practicing his free-kicks before he went on, with heated soccer matches in the surrounding fields, Matt Proxy took a break in the penalty box to speak with The FADER on his new album and share some thoughts on horses.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281963\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/soundcloud%253Aplaylists%253A2257029137&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mattproxy\" title=\"matt proxy\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">matt proxy<\/a> \u00b7 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/mattproxy\/sets\/trojan-horse\" title=\"trojan horse\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">trojan horse<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281960\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>The FADER: Welcome to New York. Is this your first show here?<br \/>MATT PROXY:<\/b> This isn\u2019t my first show in New York, actually. I did a show with Boolymon and Certified Trapper and yuke in 2024. It was crazy because I was the smallest ni**a on that shit. I was just coming up, and now this is like my first headline show.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What do you think of this venue?<\/b><br \/>It\u2019s cool. It\u2019s like a soccer field. They&#8217;re going to be playing like it\u2019s like the World Cup.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>What was it like growing up in Minneapolis, and how did that influence the type of music you wanted to make?<\/b><br \/>Growing up in Minneapolis, it gets cold for like four or five months out of the year, so that forces you to lock in, sit down, and make your music.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281968\" class=\"content_block diptych triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper half_gutter_right gutter_btm\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403697_rb56vb\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg\" 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600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403696_spnl2x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403696_spnl2x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403696_spnl2x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403696_spnl2x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403696_spnl2x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/A7403696_spnl2x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw\" alt=\"Matt Proxy runs circles around his SoundCloud rap peers\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281964\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>How did the decision to have your dad narrate on the album come about?<\/b><br \/>That was the plan before my dad got deported. It just worked out cuz he\u2019s a boxer. So that\u2019s kind of the themes of [<i>trojan horse<\/i>]. That\u2019s why I\u2019m wearing the Anthony Riddle Boxing [glove] right now, you know what I&#8217;m saying? Shout out to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antonyriddle.com\/shop\">Anthony Riddle Boxing<\/a>, he made this for me today. Um, he\u2019s a boxer, and it was just in the theme of redemption and like the come-up. <i>Trojan Horse<\/i> is the whole story of my come-up and everything like that; how it\u2019s just weird, and the anxiety [with] the ambition at the same time.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>In a lot of your songs, you work with heavy rock and punk influences. Do you think about balancing genres intentionally when you write?<\/b><br \/>I don\u2019t listen to punk or rock music; I never did. I\u2019m really a hip-hop head.  But I just make music with my homies. Like Noah Oken, genius. never goodbye, Danny Dwyer, genius, you know. So I I get in there. Current Joys, Nick, he is a genius. I get in the studio with these people and bro, I was talking to JPEG about this shit, live instruments add so fucking much to an album, and we can combine our minds and make crazy ass shit.<br \/>I\u2019ve never really been like a rock ni**a, so having Current Joys on my album is crazy cuz that\u2019s like the ni**a that introduced me to indie rock, no troll. I grew up listening to Osquinn and Hi-C and fucking X [xxxtentacion]. Like that\u2019s what I was on, like fucking Munch and fucking <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/lunacyhillstar\">Ayce Comet<\/a>. This is the scene I was in, you know, like Molly Moon 333, if you were there, you was there. Quinn, Did I say Quinn already? Say it two times. Say it two times!\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Heading out with JPEGmafia this summer, what do you think the Peggy crowd will look like?<\/b><br \/>What do you think they would look like, white? No, I\u2019m kidding, I\u2019m kidding. Oh, it\u2019s going to be great, bro. I\u2019m just so excited for this fucking opportunity to show ni**as my hunger and show ni**as I what I believe in, and how bad I want this shit, because these ni**as don\u2019t want it as bad as me.Put that out there. Ni**as see that and ni**as get insecure. Ni**as get insecure cuz I want it bad. How much sense does that make? It doesn\u2019t make no sense to me.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281961\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>Since this album is titled <i>trojan horse<\/i>, what&#8217;s a song or detail on the record you think people are gonna miss?<\/b><br \/>I love the synth in the second half of &#8220;Five.&#8221; When the synth comes in, it&#8217;s a super quiet synth, and then it&#8217;s pitch modulated. On &#8220;Atlanta,&#8221; the samples of my dad\u2019s interviews are all over it. [The record] samples hella childhood songs, like it got &#8220;A Milli&#8221; by Lil Wayne. Um, I probably shouldn\u2019t say that.<br \/>I like how &#8220;LOVE&amp;ADDICTION&#8221; was made with no VSTs, just analog, bang. Uh, same thing with &#8220;BLUE.&#8221; What else? It\u2019s a Trojan horse, &#8220;Stars&#8221; is like a Trojan horse. It\u2019s like, if you think about the name, if you&#8217;re not listening to the whole song, you&#8217;re shooting yourself in the foot, you know? So that\u2019s the whole idea.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>You have a lot of \u201chorses\u201d in your discography. Are horses your favorite animal?<\/b><br \/>Not really, it just came about. Shout out to horses, though. look, look\u2014 &#8220;Hold Your Horses,&#8221; &#8220;Horsepower,&#8221; um &#8220;Leading a Horse to Water,&#8221; &#8220;Straight From the Horse&#8217;s Mouth,&#8221; bang. Let&#8217;s go.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281971\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"matt proxy - LOVE&amp;ADDICTION\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ctl_k63f_0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281962\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>What was it like working with fakemink on \u201c5\u201d?<\/b><br \/>Mink had an earworm bro, and like they actually locked me in, shout out to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/moustafax2\/\">Moustafa<\/a> [fakemink and OsamaSon&#8217;s go-to engineer], they locked me in, and they&#8217;re like, &#8220;Matt, you need hard drives, bro, lock in.&#8221; So shout out, that\u2019s how it was working with Mink. I love Mink, he shows me so much love. Mink is the fucking goat.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>On \u201cMISERY\u201d you scream the lyrics in the background, \u201cyou want to hate me, you want to hate me.\u201d Who does it feel like you\u2019re talking to when you say that?<\/b><br \/>&#8220;You Want to Hate Me&#8221; is just\u2014I feel like I got hella haters because&#8230; I don\u2019t know what it is, bro! \u201cYou Want to Hate Me&#8221; is like some DMX shit. I just feel like a lot of ni**as got a lot of things to say about me on the internet, and it\u2019s like all right, cool, bro, just keep observing, keep seeing, bro. Like, if you see the vision, you see it. And if you&#8217;re with me, you&#8217;re with me, you know?\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Obviously, there\u2019s a lot of pain and grief on these songs, but also the album feels like it processes emotions in an almost hopeful way.<\/b><br \/>I just like to write. When I was writing Trojan Horse, I was thinking \u201cLet me just write good things, bro.\u201d Like, let me write positive things, cuz every time I say shit in music, it comes true. And that\u2019s real, bro. So I was just saying mantras and trying to give positive energy. I have some sad moments, but it\u2019s [more] retrospective.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281966\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">a dream i had about chopping samples with mc ride <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IPcAYMqatO\">pic.twitter.com\/IPcAYMqatO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matt proxy (@mattprxy) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattprxy\/status\/1962696069831098490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281965\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <b>You tweeted last year that you had a dream about chopping up beats with MC Ride, is a DG collab something you would pursue?<\/b><br \/>I don\u2019t really listen to Death Grips that much, but I like some Death Grips songs. And that was like an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AnalogPrincess\">Analog Princess<\/a> video, she made like a skit about that, it was like a fire ass fucking video. Shout out to Analog Princess. Everyone knows Analog Princess is the goat.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Do you have a favorite song on the record? One that\u2019s particularly close to the heart?<\/b><br \/>&#8220;Stars&#8221; is my favorite, &#8220;Atlanta&#8221; is my favorite\u2026 &#8220;Blue,&#8221; &#8220;New Solution.&#8221; What\u2019s your favorite?\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            <b>&#8220;God&#8221; at the end like when the guitar goes \u2014<\/b><br \/>Deen-neen-neen-neen, yeah, that shit\u2019s fly.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>If we were to make an edit of this show, which song should we use?<\/b><br \/>I mean, &#8220;Five&#8221; everyone can understand, like your mama can understand it, and then like your little brother that\u2019s like 12 can understand it. You know what I\u2019m saying? &#8220;Stars&#8221; is more for the real ones, though. That\u2019s that\u2019s the whole point. I\u2019m cutting the grass low. That\u2019s the whole point, y&#8217;all don\u2019t get it? I\u2019m cutting the grass low. Like, y&#8217;all don\u2019t get it? That\u2019s the whole point. Yeah, so probably &#8220;Five.&#8221;\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>I saw you posted you&#8217;re already working on a new album. Should we be expecting any new music this summer?<\/b><br \/>Yeah, of course, bro. I\u2019m going to put it out, and you guys are going to hear it, of course.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            <b>Sweet, that\u2019s all I have.<\/b><br \/>Thank you, appreciate it, bro. Hey, listen to <i>Trojan Horse<\/i> if you listen to it with headphones, listen to the whole thing, let me know what you think. Listen with an open mind. I feel like XXXTentacion on <i>17<\/i>. Bang!\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281975\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/A7403950_wgnh0x\/matt-proxy-runs-circles-around-his-soundcloud-rap-peers.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Matt Proxy runs circles around his SoundCloud rap peers\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Drew Neiman<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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