 Alright, so hey guys, so we on a new segment, Talk of the Town, today we have a special guest, Nick Bucks. So, what's up? Nick Bucks wasn't feeling talk of the town for a little while. Yeah, we had beef, we had smoke. We had smoke though. We had smoke. It was smoke though? We had smoke. Okay, so, why was it smoke though? Nah, let me tell you, you know why it was smoke though? Because I felt like, like your platform, your platform, y'all supported me a lot. You know what I'm saying? Right. And, like y'all, like I was one of the, one of the platforms I was like fucking with, right? So when this, when that whatever came up, that little fuck we came up, right, I curse? Yeah. That little fuck we came up, you know what I mean? I just felt like I jumped on it first. But, it's my full fulfillment type of way, cause like, we ain't got a personal relationship. So you don't really know my heart. You know what I mean? You don't know like what I'm on. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm on to nobody. Nah, not for sure. I didn't even know who was fucking with us like that. Nah, not for sure. Nah, but I did it. Every time y'all post me, I would post fast, you know what I'm saying? No, I ain't know some, in some way. Nah, nah, y'all just was one of the blogs. Posting a lot. No, y'all was one of the blogs I had love for, though. For real, cause y'all supported me. And you know, for artists like me who rap, rap, anyone who supported, supported is like, is bulletproof love. So I just felt like, y'all jumped on the fuck we kind of first, and when I reached out to you about it or whoever, it was like, yo, y'all got your artists got a hold up, y'all ended a ball game when it's some bullshit. But come on, man. I don't really hold up in the bar, man. That's what? So like, remember a lot of upcoming artists do follow us, too. So when that story came about, everybody tried to hit us with, oh, we got a similar story now. It's like, no, like, you know what I mean? Like it's on from like, if it's really true, man, you would say something. You wouldn't hit us up to say something, you feel me? Nah, nah, nah, look, no, so look, like you said a lot of upcoming artists, watch out. You say something for anybody who's in that predicament, though. When you reach out to somebody for a future or whatever, right? Especially if they, you know, they're showing love. Cause that was a situation that I would've never gained from. Neither way, financially or musically. I think it's an offer to pay, though. What? Be paid. Yeah, yeah, but I would've never gained from it financially. So my part of it, let me tell you what my mistake was. My mistake was me looking at the money like it was nothing. Like I'ma get to it, I'ma do it. Give me a second, I'ma do it. Not knowing that other people was not as financially stable as who they paid or who they gave it to. So that was my fault. That was the only thing I was mad about. What really just like, like pissed me off, pissed me off was just how they went about it. Cause it wasn't, yeah, and I was mad at y'all for, you know, y'all got a platform that people watch. And it was kind of like I tried to make an example. Out of me. And I'm not that example type, though I don't be into it with nobody though. Like. It wasn't really trying to make an example. It was more so that like a lot of artists do do that to other artists. No, that's true. Like I'm talking to you and other people, right? That's true, that's true. So what artists would try to do is they'll try to hit us up like, oh, such and such is getting paid. But they won't post about it. They'll just tell us and expect us to air it out. It's like, no, if he really did that, then you say something first and then we'll say something. Yeah. So he was one of the first to ever do that. People try to make it seem like you was doing that to them. But for us, it was more so like. People try to make it seem like I did it to them. Yeah. Well, not you per se. It's like it's happened regularly. So for us, it's more so we're just reporting, like, you know what's going on. So it wasn't really nothing towards you. It was more so like, I really wanted you to respond to it in the sense that, you know, we be busy. I didn't want it to be on some, nah, fuck us. You know what I'm trying to say? Nah. It wasn't really, it wasn't really that. It wasn't really like, fuck y'all. It was just like, nah, not that. It wasn't, it was just, I was more surprised because I thought that we had a little, I thought y'all supported me. Y'all supported the. We still do. Nah, for sure. But I didn't think y'all would want to do anything to put like a dent in it or, because I'm not that type. I don't be into with nobody, with nobody. I'm not really the. I don't be like heavy. You get what I'm trying to say? So when that came, I didn't really know how to handle that. Cause I, it was like, I don't. That was the first time it was ever some mixy publicity bond. For sure. For sure. I get that. Cause you really don't be in no drama, but yeah, we just, I mean, artists, I just feel like if you're going to do that, just think about it before you say yes. Yeah, nah, nah. To every artist. But you don't know what it is? It was like, not even, let's move on from after I say this. Yeah. I did a lot of, at that time I did a lot of features. So I was like, I was doing like this little special thing. I had, I was doing. A special thing? I forgot. Yeah, I was doing some special for the features. I had knocked out a bunch of them and I was, I was overwhelmed with doing that and doing neighborhood hold at the same time. So, you know, it just took a while and whatever. Yeah. I'm gonna get into the project. For sure. Appreciate you for still coming up, still showing up and still supporting us and things like that. Yeah. So moving on from that though. So, you know, how long would you say you've been doing music? Because, you know, people have been seeing you constantly. I feel like you've been super consistent over the years. But for officially like full flesh taking a serious, how long would you say you've been taking a serious? Since like full flesh, it was like 2013. So would that be like eight years? Eight years, personally, you know. Yeah. Like, like me really dropping videos and yeah, eight years. So how did you find your love for music? Or what would you say your earliest memory of music was? I want to say like, my pops used to sell old music and shit like that. So he used to take me with him while he's selling music. So I think that was like my first knowledge of music. You know what I'm saying? And then 50 came out and 50 the reason why I started rapping. So 50 is definitely one of the inspirations? Yeah, for sure. Who else has he listened to grown up? Dipset and 50. Mainly. Mainly, yeah. You wasn't really into the commercial of rap? I wasn't a lot of commercial rap. I'm not like the early 2000s. Hell no. I was already, I was already probably like, yeah, yeah, I was already over. Yeah. I was never doing or crank that Soul De Bois. I never would never make one of that. Yes, you've always been pretty lyrical. So how did like, how would you say you go about writing? I haven't wrote a rap in probably like, since like 2015. So I just freestyle. I just, you know, I record off emotion. Okay. You know what I mean? So you wouldn't go to the studio if you wasn't in the mood to record? No, I go. Sometimes I go to the studio and don't record. I just want to beat it. You know what I mean? The whole studio vibe, you put an inspire or something. However I'm feeling, you know, what I was around, the vibe, what I went through earlier, it was like what I probably went through with the female in my life or, you know, stuff like that. The drugs. Are you still smoking? Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Well, does weed help with the music process? Yeah, a lot, a whole lot. But I could record sober too. Okay, okay. Okay, so let's get into your latest project, Neighborhood Holds. I know you dropped projects before that, though. Yeah. You want to speak a little about those projects? I mean, I feel like all those projects was like kind of like warm-ups, leading up to, you know, Neighborhood Holds and who I'm becoming. It's just me, just, you know, letting everybody know that I'm still here and I still go rapping. I'm still like, you know, keeping up with it. So what inspired the title, Neighborhood Holds? I just feel like Holds Grant, his grind, how he came up, how he couldn't get a deal early on. And he was like, you know, he was dumb nice. And, you know, people was overlooking him and he finally got his chance. And that's what I mean in my block too. I'm like, you know, Holds, like, sure. Do you feel like you're getting overlooked? I feel like I get credit where I'm supposed to get it, as far as like people who love rap, who love real music. I think people acknowledge it. It's a whole new wave of music now. But I feel like the wave of music that's coming up now, when it was coming up, it was watching me. So that's why it's not hard for me to get, you know, features from up and coming artists and stuff like that. So this new sound and wave of music, they're not as lyrical as you, it's more so commercial and TikTok based kind of now. So do you feel like that's like a burden or you feel like that's a plus or do you feel like, what do you feel? It's a plus to somebody who could adapt, you know what I mean? You feel like you could adapt? Yeah, I'm not, I'm not like one of them people like, hey, how music is, I hate this new shit, I hate that. Cause a lot of some, like people like to say that. Nah, I could do it. I love it. I love how it sounds. I love the way it's going. I'm not upset about it. So what's one of your favorite songs on they put Hope? Tom's. Tom's is my favorite song. Okay. I feel like I touched on my life in a melodic way. I like the way the song fell. It's not too rapy. It's not too, you know what I mean? It's a balance. It's a balance. It's a balance. So what song do you feel like it's slept on on they put Hope? What's the song you feel like they need to really like listen or it might hit later on? The feel. When I got with G-EVIL. Okay. I feel like it was my least favorite and became my favorite. And a lot of people told me that too. Why was it your least favorite? Because it took me a long time to record. It was like one of them verses that took me like a month a month and a half to record. Yeah. But it was organic though. The things I was saying I felt like I wasn't trying to really rap. I was more of like telling the story or poetry kind of. Yeah. So then you also got the song with Benny Butchers and surf. So like how did some of those collabs come about? Well, like Beams relationships, you know what I mean? I fuck with what they doing. They fuck with what I'm doing and they're coming together. So people love the corner gospel songs. Yeah. People love those tracks. What inspires those tracks? Or do you feel like you have to keep that going because so many people love them? Yeah. I was thinking about retiring it, but I can't. I gotta keep going. I can't. Yeah, I gotta keep going. No, you can't. I mean corner gospel music is one of those it's like whenever I'm in full rap mode whenever I go in and I rap straight through it's a corner gospel. OK. So you don't plan it like, oh, this going to be a corner gospel. No, I don't never plan it. Whatever vibe it is. Yep. So from where you was at when you first started music to where you are now, how do you feel like you improved musically? I feel like I see more. I've been around a lot. So it's different for me being 17, 18, stuck in the hood, not going nowhere, to now where I'm meeting millionaires. I mean, I'm around a lot of different things. And I feel like I just be lyrically and stuff like that. Lyrically for the most part. Yeah, cadence-wise, I know how to make a song. OK. You were just freestyling before? Yeah, I didn't really know how to format songs. I didn't really know how to do a hook and stuff like that. So are you really closer to producers and engineers or you check out different studios? Yeah, I'm pretty close with my engineers and my producers. I got producers that I could call when I needed certain things. OK. So you're definitely specific on when you go about recording. Right, when it's time to go in, it's time to go in. That's when I make my phone call. Yeah. So you speak that you've been through a lot of things. A lot of people don't know you definitely survived the shooting a while back. Yeah, yeah, years ago. So how has that empowered you to keep going? I mean, when you get another chance at life, you got to do something with it. Like, you can't really feel what God's playing. God's got a plan for you, you've got to figure out what you're going to do with it and just capitalize. So that's what I've been doing, just capitalizing and not taking life for granted. OK. So what's something on your bucket list? Like, what's something you want to accomplish as a music artist, especially being from New York? Call him to be exact? I got to do a song with Jay-Z, you know? Like before you like pack it up. Because I know the time probably getting there. I got to do one with him before he pack it up. Jay-Z? A lot of people say platinum plaques, a gold plaques. I mean, that's going to come. That's going to come, you know what I mean? But long as you like him and Jay-Z, you good? Yeah, because if I do a song with hope, I'm definitely going to get a plaque, though. You don't think so? Yeah. For me? Yeah, but I also feel like when Jay-Z do a song, it's just more so a stamp. It's like this artist really worked for this year. But you got to look at who you do songs with. Anybody who do songs with got their own success. So I mean, I got to get my shit up. I got to get my weight up before I... So what is it, do you feel like you're lacking, if anything? I don't really think I'm lacking nothing. Probably my personality. Maybe I'm like real standoffish, though. You know what I'm saying? Anti-social? Yeah, anti-social standoffish. I'm not going over a relationship. I'm not with all that jumpy being the niggas, like being around rappers and shit like that. I don't really care for none of that shit. Like my niggas be telling me I got to do that shit, but I ain't with that shit. You feel me? I mean... It won't be organic. It won't be like, you know what I mean? People be wanting you to... So you got based on energy? Yeah, like all them features I got on my project, that's organic energy. That's nothing forced there, you know what I mean? That's why I was able to get them cleared and dropped. Okay. So you also did a song with little Dirk, too? Yeah. Was y'all energy or what? That was organic. Dirk came to the Bronx to do that. He ain't do that in Jungle City or Quad. You know what I mean? He came and pushed up. Okay. And then in the song, Voices with Stunna, right? You say it's like, you trying to talk to a guy, but they ain't hearing it. Explain what does that mean? It's like when I try to like, when I pray or whatever about on certain situations, and then fall through, like, you know what I mean? Like, if I'm praying for me and my nigga's safety and I lose one of them, you know what I mean? It's like, I'm talking to God, but he ain't really hearing. Or if I'm trying to pray, I'm praying for a better situation. Okay. You know what I'm saying? I mean, the homie is very specific. I feel like, you don't know what he's going through or so, but I get what you're trying to say. So do you feel like, so you definitely pray a lot? Yeah, absolutely. I pray every day. And is it for success? Is it for safety? Is it for like, I pray for, I pray for safety. I pray for success. I never pray, what I never pray for is money though. I don't pray for money. I pray for the opportunities, you know, to make it. With like, whatever happens. I think if you pray for money, you kind of ask it for too much, you know what I'm saying? I agree. So, what's one of your proudest moments so far? Like you did a lot in your career so far. Or something, like I did that. I feel like, I don't know. You got one, don't do that. No, I can't think about it. I really can't think about it because I don't really be happy with nothing though. Or one happy moment, like. I don't really be happy, I'm really satisfied. If it happened when Dirk pulled up on me to do that. Nah, yeah, that was tough. Yeah, yeah, when Dirk pulled up, that was tough. That was tough, I appreciate it. I feel like a lot of people when posting your project. Yeah, yeah, J.D.Kiss, J.D.Kiss, yeah, J.D.Kiss posted. Thank you. That was a proud moment, yeah, for sure. Okay, all right. And then some people say that you're underrated. What do you feel about that? I agree, I agree. I think I'm underrated. What does the term underrated mean to you though? Like why is it, what does the underrated term mean? I mean, when you really killing shit and nobody wanna acknowledge it though, like that's underrated. When you really stepping on shit, you going about shit the right way, you doing everything right. And they still don't acknowledge it. Like, you feel me, that's underrated. So you feel underrated? I feel like your songs go over what people had. Nah, for sure, but it's not, it's like, it's not for kids, one. It's not, I'm not really talking to it. If you didn't go through it, you're not really gonna understand. You're not really gonna feel. That's all I said, it's gonna go over their head, it's gonna hit them years later. Nah, for sure, for sure. So, so yeah, so what's your, you say your favorite song on the tape is, favorites? Let me ask you a question. What you think, what you think about my music though? Like, what you think? Like, how you, how you, how you feel about it? My opinion? Yeah, your opinion. I feel like, I told you, I feel like, I feel like you should definitely interact with more people though. Nah, I'm talking about musically, not personally. Oh, musically, your music is dope. Okay. Your music is dope, it's not the music to me. To me, it's the, it's the personality, it's the footwork, I feel like, you should be on certain events, support other people, Nah, I'll be doing that though. I'll be doing that. I've never seen him. Nah, you know what it is? Nah, honestly, it's not real shit though. It's just hard for me, cause I'm like, I'm like a person, I got like a good heart though. My heart's solid. Like everybody, all my music friends tell me you, like, you gotta save your heart for charity and shit like that. You can't save it for like music. Music, yes. So I'll be putting my heart into shit. So it was like, if it's not genuine, if I can't really, if we, I can't really, from me listening to music, I see that you're definitely a music lover. I feel like you can't take music personally though. This music industry is like, 10% music, 90% business. So they only want to talk business. Nah, for sure. And they fake as hell. And I just feel like, you see through all that fake shit. So you just seem like a type of nigga that don't want to be bothered. Yeah, for sure. But you just have to, you don't have to, but make it work to, make it work for you. Don't make it work for them. Yeah. Like, people want to use you, use them. Nah, you right. But rappers can't be talking that real shit, they ain't that though. Don't talk that shit, don't act like it's that. I'm not saying do songs with people that be lying. Nah, nah, nah, nah, I'm not saying lying. I'm talking about, like, like, you know, like when people do interviews and shit, he would watch them and be like, yo, nah, I fuck a boy. Like boy, like he, he seemed like a solid nigga. You know what I'm saying? And when you, and our energy, not that though. You get what I'm saying? That's why I don't come out the shit. That's why I don't go to- I feel like it's also timing too though. You think so? I feel like when you're meeting somebody at a bad time, it will put a bad taste in your mouth. Like, if you met somebody for the first time and they give you a wet vibe, you wouldn't want to meet them again. You'll be off that, you know what I mean? So I also feel like it's timing. Cause I've met people for the first time, it was bad vibes, see them again, it was okay, but you have to still not try to see them again, but you know, if it happens, it happens. Yeah, yeah. I'm not saying force anything, I'm definitely saying just- Nah, you're right though. I'm taking everything you're saying into consideration. It's not going through one head, not the other. I'm listening. That's just my review, but I feel like you definitely, it's so many platforms that like fuck with you though. They often talk about you, you're not one that's left out when it comes to New York City artists. Shout out to your platform too, cause y'all definitely show love though, from, from, from, you know, whenever like the beginning when y'all started. Years ago. You know what I mean? So I definitely want to give a shout out to y'all and thank y'all publicly, you know what I'm saying? No problem, I definitely appreciate that. I feel like a lot of artists don't really see the worth in this now, but you'll see it like later on. Yeah, yeah, for sure. But yeah, tell the people where to find you, where to find your music. If you haven't listened to Neighborhood Holds. Make sure y'all go get it. On all platforms. Follow me at knickbuck, so on Instagram, Twitter at knickbuck, so everything knickbuck. Subscribe on YouTube too, I need like a, I need a hundred thousand subscribers. You just have 30k. I gotta help my viewers go up. You know what I'm saying? Let's start with y'all.