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T-Shyne talks about his new project, Kobes influence, how Kevin Durant got involved, being inspired by Allen Iverson, and more!

T-Shynes time is now. You may recognize the name from his standout feature on That Go! alongside Young Thug and Meek Mill, found on Young Stoner Life Records compilation album Slime Language 2, or maybe from the more recent Stressed alongside J. Cole, found on Thugs latest project Punk. Regardless, T-Shyne is declaring his place in the rap game, and hes ready to unveil his highly-anticipated new project. He states, I bring something different to the table, just a different vibe. Different vibes. You could hear it on the songs that are out, and definitely the songs that are about to come out on the project. Hailing from New York and joining Thugs YSL imprint speaks volumes in itself. T-Shyne is carving his own unique lane when it comes to sound, melody, lyrics, and everything in between. Now, the rising star is excited as ever to be releasing his forthcoming album titled Confetti Nights, executive produced by Young Thug and NBA icon Kevin Durant. The project is spearheaded by lead single 30 For 30, which parallels T-Shynes music career to a basketball players trajectory from high school to the big leagues. AllHipHop: How you been since the last time we chatted? T-Shyne: Man, Ive been great. Just been working on the project, finally happy its about to come out. This is my first official release project-wise with YSL. You know the Covid s### and all that stuff.. AllHipHop: How long has Confetti Nights been in the works for? T-Shyne: Sheesh, its been like 2 years now. But to be real, a lot of those songs that I did back then, I changed by now anyways. I got better as the time grew. I feel I was making better music. Just listening to it with Thug and KD and going over the songs, I figured the ones we picked out were the best ones anyways. But there a couple from a few years ago. AllHipHop: Whats the meaning behind the title? T-Shyne: Its that championship mentality. That feeling, that Mamba mentality. The story of Confetti Nights goes from a rookie going through the seasons. At first, he might not get no playing time. Eventually, you start doing your thing and then go on to win championships. The image I originally wanted for the cover was this picture of Kobe, its him with his hands up and all the confetti falling down. Rest in peace Kobe. AllHipHop: How did Kobe Bryant inspire you? T-Shyne: Thats my favorite basketball player, for sure. Growing up as a kid, he made me love the Lakers. To this day, Im a Lakers fan. AllHipHop: What was your reaction when he passed? So tragic. T-Shyne: S###, that was hard. That one, I really shed tears that day. That was hard. I remember the whole day, that s### was sad. AllHipHop: Is Confetti Nights you winning the championship, and releasing the album? T-Shyne: Yeah. Its going through it and finally, I made it to this point where I can put out this type of body of work. I can shoot videos like I want, just do everything I want to do. Just that feeling of winning. AllHipHop: Speaking of, how did you and Kevin Durant tap in? T-Shyne: We had started chatting, we were talking through Instagram at first. He told me he f##### with me, I told him I f##### with him. AllHipHop: Who hit who? T-Shyne: To be honest I dont know, but it had to do with my music. As we started talking more and being more cool, I approached him with the idea of being a part of the project and he was down. I really wanted him at first to just really hear it, then he became executive producer. Thats the homie though, shout out KD. AllHipHop: Yall really met off Instagram? T-Shyne: Originally yeah, then we met for the first time in-person at Rolling Loud New York. It was 3 years ago now probably? AllHipHop: Thats so dope to me, one of the best basketball players is executive producing your project? T-Shyne: Definitely MVP this year. He should be, in my opinion. AllHipHop: What was the creative process? What did he add to the project? T-Shyne: KD is really a music head for sure. He really listens to everything, so he got a real music ear. It wasnt just yo, be executive producer. He really came to the studio, he really is listening to these songs. Really saying like Oh I like this one or this is my favorite, and then explaining to me why he likes them. It was dope having him in there and having his opinion, then Thug too. Thug is also executive producing it, so its a good mix of both. AllHipHop: What did Thug say about the project? T-Shyne: Oh yeah, hes saying this is one of the ones for sure. Hes excited, Im excited. The features are dope, we got some good people on there. Im definitely, definitely excited. AllHipHop: What are the features? Do we know yet? T-Shyne: Not yet. I cant really you know? Theres the obvious ones like Thug and Gunna, so I can say that. But theres a couple different ones, something out of left field. Something you probably wouldnt expect from me. Some good s### on there for sure. AllHipHop: Is Moncler with Thug on there? T-Shyne: No, Moncler is not on there. Its another song with Th Read more