North Next Entertainment (noun) - The manifestation of a dream to exceed expectations through action and music and the natural instinct to thrive through self-expression.
Not one to take a break in his grind, Nautilus continues his barrage of heaters with Head Nod, the first official single off his Animal Planet Mixtape.
If you’re sleeping on this project beware you may wake up in flame-broiled pajamas.
Word life.
Download track here
Previously Nautilus Interview with WWS Magazine
Below is an excerpt from the WWS Magazine interview with Nautilus. In my opinion dude killed this interview and put himself in a good place as far as getting the brand out. Good looks fam.
What are you currently working on and what can we expect to see?
Currently working on my series of “Animal Planet” mixtapes. Just dropped the first tape which has some new original tracks including my new single “HeadNod” as well as some remixes to tracks by Rick Ross, Capone, Chris Brown, & Lil Wayne. The mixtapes incorporate themed elements of Animal Planet samples with some unique story telling. I wanted to try something new for my listeners and make music that was intriguing that everyone could relate to, plus I’m a huge fan of anything Animal Planet so it was a way to put together two passions of mine.
What is one of the most drastic changes you’ve made about yourself in the last year?
I think I’ve really changed up my perspective of music and my self-image moving forward. I’m from a real underground hip hop era and have been able to see the growth in hip hop and how it’s taken on such a larger global audience. I think it’s important for people to love music for what it is and I’ve really been able to branch out more and open my ears to a lot of things, and incorporate different styles to really create my own unique voice and sound.
Tell us about one of the hardest challenges you had to face in the industry?
The hardest part about being an artist, especially building your way up is to build that foundation and prove to people that you got something special. There’s not really anything special about being a hip hop artist nowadays because everybody you meet is a rapper now. Especially coming out of a Seattle market where there is no major or well known hip hop scene, its been tough to really get that huge following and support and to stay motivated to continue putting out good material.
Catch the rest of the interview here
Previously Nautilus - Animal Planet Mixtape
The mixtape is finally here! Nautilus puts together a
crazy line-up of remixes and original tracks mixed
with sound bites from shows such as River Monsters
and National Geographic to show how animal instinct
can drive a true lyricist to his peak. The mixtape is
currently hosted at DatPiff but I’ll put up a direct link
for the fam. Visit www.nautilusmc.com for updates
and news on the aquatic MC.
Gettin’ Money, Things Change, You Beautiful, and
Good Day ft. Kola Wade are my joints. Let me know
about your favorite joints off the mixtape.
Nautilus presents Animal Planet Mixtape -
direct link
