"Everything just came full circle," Statik said of signing with Faith at Reservoir. He mentioned that 2 Chaniz encouraged him to do so.
"I knew about him," Faith said. "I assumed he was already signed. And here we are."
When Business Insider asked Faith to describe her role at Reservoir, she said, "I sign stuff. I bring stuff into the company. Producers, artists, historic catalogs. I do a little bit of all of that. I do a lot of catalog acquisitions. We bought the catalog of a writer/producer named Willie Mitchell who did all the Al Green stuff. So I do a lot of historic catalog stuff that he [Statik] can sample, actually."
"Can I give you the less humble approach?" Statik added. "She discovered Nas and Big L. She shaped my childhood."
Faith said she discovered Nas when she heard him on a record, which was coincidentally on the floor right in front of us in Statik's studio.
Statik added that taking samples out of hip-hop is like "taking the guitar out of rock and roll."
It was eye-opening to intimately watch an art form that's typically overlooked in popular music.
"When I made 'Detriot vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem. And I only had one song with him at the time, and the way the universe worked was so crazy because it was the beat I made in my new apartment. I bought the record because it was called 'Static.' I only bought it for that reason. So I put it on, and that was it. I was stressed, too, because my new apartment is twice as much money as my last one. I'm just sitting there, like, 'I gotta get on my grind.'"
“On the plane and wearing headphones, it’s not as easy," Statik said.
Statik also broke down how he created the beat for the song from scratch. He played the first sound that inspired him, and then built it up with other sounds that he gradually added. With every layer, the beat became more catchy. The beat was inspired by jazz, and all of the sounds Statik chose are reflective of that.
"It's not the most complex beat ever, but it's a vibe," Statik said.
You can catch his radio show on Sirius XM Radio’s Shade 45 every Thursday from 8 p.m. to midnight EST. On the show, he features unknown artists. One of those who's been featured in the past? Chance the Rapper. The show's been running for 12 years.
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