Greg Bussie

Today we’d like to introduce you to Greg Bussie.

Hi Greg, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.

I’m Greg Bussie from Huntsville, AL you can say I grew up a little bit of everywhere due to my parents being in the military but New York is my home away from here. I have been obsessed with Hip-Hop since I was 4 years old my mother actually taught me how to spell my name through a rap.

I have been taking music seriously for going on 7 years now and it comes with a lot of ups and downs, wins and losses but I’m in too deep at this point to turn back now. I’ve grown so much not only as a musician but as a man and when I had nothing I had music. - Nashville Voyager

If you’ve ever had the opportunity to unplug, plug in to some high-fidelity hip-hop through some high-tech headphones, zone out, and focus in while walking around an art gallery, you know that the juxtaposing forces at play are much more attuned to one another than one might expect. It’s the constant transfer of energy between the two mediums. Each piece on the wall, a different track. Each track beaming through your headphones, a different framed painting – some playing complex and poetic, others posing a more conceptual aesthetic – but all of it amalgamating to curate a story, build a cohesive energy, and put forth an immersive glimpse into the mind of an artist.

Thank you for the introduction, Angela Bussie, because The Art Gallery is a function that no one should be missing – even if the $25 admission runs controversial through its comedic intermission. Poetry in motion from beginning to end, Greg Bussie’s first project since 2020’s Infamously Famous, and third project since his 2017 debut, is a dynamic self-reinvention of his art, projected through the concept of gallery, by way of the framework of an oh, so Southside album.

His sound is inescapably Southern. At first glance – rather, first listen – its deep, gritty, but enticingly clear, propelling poetry through the sound waves with an unmistakable precision. There are certainly lines to be drawn to Bun B’s pitch depth and Southern draw – especially in the chorus for Him (Weekends In Memphis) though neither are as dramatic in the voice of Greg Bussie. Instead, his sound and his flow confluence as something more representable of a Southern Larry June. Carefree energy and an effortlessness central to his sound often give way to a vibrant tumbling of lyricism and a dynamic knack to switch up his cadence mid-verse. An unfaltering stranglehold on his sound fits neatly into a sense of bravado that never seems to leave his side. In other words, Greg Bussie talks a big game, but never gives us a reason to doubt him.

Welcome To The Art Gallery is a pointedly perfect welcome to The Art Gallery, not because of its on-the-nose title, but because through just two minutes, Greg Bussie introduces listeners to the vibrance of his range at all its reaches. With the first flow-switch of the album, just 40-seconds in, he confidentially refers to his gallery space as something new, refined, and self-sufficient. It’s an emotional stance he’ll keep up through the project’s entirety. - Ringleader

Greg Bussie makes his entry on our site with a new single titled “Him (Weekends In Memphis)” which sees him embodying the spirit of the man in charge. Over a soulful and cinematic backdrop, he delivers a fiery performance driven by passion and intensity for the love of what he does and the spirit of success. - The Word is Bond

Alright, Greg thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

The first time I knew I wanted to pursue a music career I was 17 fresh out of high school and I got around Erik Cain and he really bout the artist out of me, we all knew I could rap but he really introduced me to actually recording what I considered to be songs at the time - Canvas Rebel

We had the good fortune of connecting with Greg Bussie and we’ve shared our conversation below. - Shoutout Atlanta

The best hip-hop is a team effort, and the producer-rapper relationship epitomizes that idea. While there have been instances of an artist doing the heavy lifting for a song and vice versa, the best tracks are found at the intersection of comfort and rapper-producer synergy. With their new EP Old Friends, rapper Greg Bussie and producer Enrique1x are coming with a refined and cohesive artistic identity.

Spanning six tracks with a runtime of 18 minutes, the EP is a cohesive and focused offering espousing the tenets of boom-bap and trap—yet not sounding dated, thanks to Greg Bussie’s timely lyrics and Enrique1x’s timeless production that captures that nostalgic essence while retaining a modern feel. “The chemistry we have is something fresh. I haven’t heard Greg on my beats until these past few years. It was bound to happen, though. I brought the boom, and he brought the bap,” Enrique1x shared, while Bussie described their collaborative efforts as “Shaq and Kobe.”

Tracks like “1AM Delay” and “Emotions” contain the clunky, old-school beat and are the perfect playground for Greg Bussie to tell us his history and what has shaped who he is. His laid-back style is extremely catchy. The production adds extreme layers to this record without overcrowding the scene Bussie is trying to paint. Speaking on the EP as a whole, Bussie shared, “Growth and life experiences have played a major part in influencing the content of this EP. From talking about my pops on “Emotion” to even Enrique1x and I. We’ve been through a lot together in the past year alone, so I feel this tells a story.”

As the fourth quarter continues to pick up, this collab offering will lead the way for Greg Bussie and Enrique1x’s future work. “I feel Old Friends not only gives me that huge stepping stone but sets me apart. This was only a small taste of what’s to come from Enrique1x and I together and individually,” shared Greg Bussie. - Swidlife Media Staff