"You never truly know when your big break is going to come. For young veteran MC Fashawn, that came from a legendary fan who he now calls his boss. âWhen Nas says heâs going to buy you a ticket to Texas or anywhere for that matter, you should take that,â Fashawn mentions about his meeting with Nas that led him to performing at South By Southwest last year.
It was that initial meeting that led Nas to sign Fashawn to Mass Appeal records and to release his first solo album in nearly six years in The Ecology, which is out now. The formerXXL Freshmen made a splash with his debut Boy Meets World, but readily admits that the person who put that out is much different than the man he is now.
âThe artist that put out Boy Meets World was a lot more immature,â reveals the Mass Appeal artist. âHe thought he knew everything about the world before he even met the world. I say the difference on this one is that Iâm a lot more humble, a lot more wiser. Wise enough to know that I donât know much, that Iâm forever learning every day.â The Stashed