After giving FADER his very first interview, PARTYNEXTDOOR sat down w/ MTV for his second interview EVER — which took place at the MCM x Beats By Dre release event in New York City. Sitting down with Rob Markman, the two talk his reclusive personality, collaborating with artists, his influences, his work process, Drake, and much more.
Peep some of the interview below and press play at the bottom.
[On working with Drake] “He lets me do whatever I want to do, and he accepts it and he understands it a lot. Us being from very similar places, he really understands the things that I say. The lingo that we have, the culture that I was raised in, he could understand because a lot of his friends are Jamaican. I was raised in a Jamaican household, all my friends are Jamaican. So we just relate a lot culturally. It helps when a superstar that’s making number ones, number ones, number ones, actually understands you.”
[On using Auto-Tune] “Yeah, just for the sake of where music is at. If I was making music 10 years ago, I definitely wouldn’t be using it. PNDTWO, I didn’t use a lot of Auto-Tune on a lot of my R&B songs, but I don’t care to tell people that because it’s more of a creative thing. It’s more of being a producer to be like, this is what this song needs to catch people’s ear. If I want the song to be in that lane it has to have this sort of vibe to it. But yeah, I don’t perform [live] with Auto-Tune.”
Stream the 15-minute sit-down below.
