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My high school, I went to Queens because my crib had burned down in Brooklyn, so I moved to Queens for like a year. What was it like growing up in your neighborhood? What was the trek like, going to school every day? What would someone see? I done been to other places where you gotta drive mad far to go to the store. It could be as simple as your corner store being right on the corner. I don’t know if it’s just ‘cause I'm from here, but I just feel like my city is more convenient for me, like everything I grew up with. What is it about Brooklyn that has a different energy, and what do you love most about Brooklyn? My favorite thing that people say is, “You don’t sound like nobody.” I’m trying to create my own lane type sh*t. People are like, “Oh, you different,” especially with my latest drops. He tries to come different, in every aspect. He don't like to pursue the same things a lot of artists pursue.
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WATCH: Sleepy Hallow "On the Come Up" episode Prior to the release of Still Sleep? Deluxe, we caught up with Sleepy Hallow for the latest episode of On The Come Up where he discussed his latest album, Sheff G, and why “The Art Of Peer Pressure” is one of his favorite songs from Kendrick Lamar. “Sh*t is heavy, it’s hard, but you can’t quit. It’s not like I got to put it on my back,” he told us.
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I still could speak to Sheff, so if he want to do a certain thing, put something out, he could just let me know. “It’s a lot, but I got it ‘cause our team is Gucci. Sleepy’s currently holding down the team without his partner-in-rhyme but they communicate frequently to make sure operations are up to speed. The release of the project also comes during Sheff G’s incarceration. The Winner’s Circle rapper is fresh off of the release of the deluxe edition of Still Sleep?, laced with an additional 11 songs with appearances from Coi Leray and Skillibeng, Sleepy's pushing his own creative boundaries in an effort to refrain from being repetitive. So, I don’t know how, but that sh*t just blended perfectly.”
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Some people say the melody or the sample sounds soothing, but the way that I came on the track, it wasn’t soothing. “For me, it’s always the sample,” he told HNHH on the latest episode of On The Come Up. The influence of dancehall is ultimately what informs his appreciation for a good sample, as heard on songs like “Tip Toe” ft. His sound is a combination of the sounds of drill in Chicago, and blog era fixtures like Chance The Rapper and Kendrick Lamar. That’s a commonality he shares with his peers but it’s his ear for beats that sets him apart. His gruff voice executes pain-riddled melodies with ease, effortlessly switching into rapid-fire triplet flows detailing his surroundings in New York. Sheff is the more traditional of the two while Sleepy Hallow’s wide range of influences, from L’A Capone and Kendrick Lamar to classic dancehall records, has turned him into one of the most exciting rappers to come out of the East Coast in recent times. Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G established Winners Circle Entertainment as a leading label harnessing the talent in the Brooklyn drill scene. Sleepy Hallow talks Kendrick Lamar's "The Art Of Peer Pressure," coming up with Sheff G, and "Still Sleep?" deluxe edition on the latest episode of "On The Come Up."