Taylor Gang's Fedd The God talks Wiz Khalifa/Logic tour, gaming goals, new 'Fortnite' song and fashion flexes (Exclusive)
It’s not everyday you get the chance to speak to someone with the same type of non-stop energy and work grind as yourself. Taylor Gang’s Fedd The God has been doing this for a long time and starting to really reap the benefits of his dedication to staying unique, developing a signature sound and loving what he does best – be himself while gaining a growing fanbase.
The Pittsburgh native is gearing up for a massive summer filled with the inevitable premiere of a highly-anticipated ‘Fortnite’ music video and single, a Vinyl Verse cross-country tour with Wiz Khalifa and Logic plus piecing together a much-needed new studio album. So getting the chance to secure Fedd ‘the Gamer’ to dish on everything from his love for video games and embracing his daddy duties to where his positive obsession with fashion stems from with Attack The Culture was the ultimate blessing.
Fedd doesn’t hold back, so kick back to peep some of this chop up session’s highlights and keep scrolling to check out the entire interview.
I’m very tight that the song is so quick. Yo, what's up with that Fedd? Is there like a missing verse or was it intentionally meant to be like two minutes and seventeen seconds because that ‘Black Ranger’ song hits hard.
Fedd The God: I love to make them longer songs. But like nowadays in music, everybody's attention span isn't that long no more. So it's like, making a song over three minutes and stuff without features. It's like alright, people aren’t even going to get to that last verse. Just because they're doing so much, phones are in our hand. The attention span is like a peanut now, bro, they don't pay attention to nothing.
Yo, I know. Are we going to blame TikTok for that?
Fedd The God: I’m not going to blame TikTok. I just blame cell phones, bruh. I just blame the world and I actually blame music. There's too much music coming out now for it to be that long. And don't get me wrong. Once I get into making a real album like an LP. Oh, songs are going to be three minutes, four minutes. Like because that's my heart and soul. And it’s going to be to that point, where I have the crowd engaged enough for them to listen that long to the songs.
Who's the nicest at Call of Duty Warzone? I would put my money on you. Because you got the youth and Wiz Khalifa and everyone else is a little bit older. But I know they can all get busy on the sticks, man. So, who's the nicest gameplay wise man with the sticks?
Fedd The God: In Call of Duty? Probably [Taylor Gang’s] Light or Gabe.
I know the daddy duties are increasing on you. Are you still finding time to game?
Fedd The God: Oh yeah. So like, my avenue, I'm more so nice in Madden and 2K, like I'm crazy in that. Like, I'm good at Call of Duty. Don't get me wrong. Again. I can hold my own on there but I'm not like the best Call of Duty player but I get streaky you know I can get them 20 kill games or I can get 3 kills and you'd be like, ‘Damn, you suck.’
Call of Duty or Battlefield? You got a preference or nah?
Fedd The God: I don't really got a preference. I just like to get on there and shoot shit.
You’ve got to explain what a Primanti Brothers sandwich is. Like, yo, I’ve seen it and it looks gigantic. I’m going to let you explain – it has the French fries and meat and all that.
Fedd The God: A Primanti sandwich is pretty much a Pittsburgh staple. It’s a chopped cheese or a Philadelphia cheesesteak. It comes with any meat you want. Sauerkraut, coleslaw, tomatoes, cheese and Fench fries. Your ketchup, mustard and mayo. Never.
Yeah, I saw that because I was doing my research for this interview and I'm thinking the French fries are on the side. I saw the Google image is like stuffed right in them and like, yo, it’s a vegan’s nightmare.
Fedd The God: That’s a Pittsburgh thing. Even our salads come with French fries.
You’ve got to talk about your love for fashion. Is that a Pittsburgh thing or something you developed when you got older?
Fedd The God: It was born in me so my mom is very stylish and my dad is like flamboyant. And he's part of the LGBT community, my dad's gay. So like, um, I just get my sense of style from them. I don't really, like just buy it because it's designer shit like I can go to Wal-Mart and put together the craziest outfit. It's really more so if i see that shit and I like it, I dress with how I feel. If you see me more in a lot of black and dark neutral colors, it’s going to be stylish, but that's just because my mood is dark right now.
Right now, I got on Honey Nut Cheerios Crocs, blue pants and I'll show for real, for real. So I’m just comfy right now, I really don't know where my sense of style come from. I really just wake up, look like, ‘That’s hard,’ and I don’t care what the brand is, what it cost, if I like it, I’m getting it.
When can we get you out to Paris?I know you haven't officially toured overseas, but yeah, with that fashion sense, man like I know Westside Gunn is out there like right now doing like Givenchy and stuff, man. I can easily see you like taking over that Paris area and like putting Chevy Woods and Wiz and all them onto some dope designer.
Fedd The God: That’s one of my end games. Like I want to get into fashion technology and shit like that. It’s just really gonna be like when I'm invited bruh because I want to go over there but like, the way I just do my career I don't be pressed to be around that shit because as long as I put the time in , it takes me there. So like, it’s going to take me there. People are going to see the way I dress and be like, ‘Damn, I want you to be a part of this.’
Also, I don’t pride myself in designer clothing. So like, when they catch wind of me, I’ll be seeing Offset and Lil Uzi and they’ll get in with one brand but I want to be with all these brands. I want to bring something to all these brands. I’m a consumer. And that’s how I make my music too. I take Fedd The God out and then I become James.
So once Fedd The God leaves the group, there’s James and that’s the consumer. I rap as a rappers and an artist and I come out and listen to it as a listener and a fan.
Fedd The God has plenty more to dish on including what he’s doing before going on tour, why his new ‘Fortnite’ song will be a career statement and his thoughts on Wiz Khalifa’s viral kickboxing skills. Check out the full interview below.
