One half of Crown Nation, Detroit spitter/producer Quelle Chris (@quellechris) does double duty as minimal synth one-man band Awesome in Outerspace and a zonked-out rap wonderkind with a lot to say for himself. His excellent album Shotgun and Sleek Rifle got substantial burn around these part. Since we already got him on the line for our “XXX” feature, we chopped it up on the subject of whiskey, musical chemistry and his production secrets. Follow along. –Aaron Matthews
When was Shotgun and Sleek Rifle recorded?
All this year. I told my homie John I could have a classic album in three weeks and that’s what I did. Minus “Mo Money, Less Problems” and “The Loop”, ‘cause I recorded them ahead of time. My homeboy Detroit Dante hopped on “Mo Money” first but I ended up going with Denmark. That song “The Loop” made me want to start working on the album. It started with that sample that made me want to make the record. I was sitting on the porch looking out on Oakland and the beat was playing and it just came to me. From that whole line, it just kinda poured out.































