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Michigan rapper NF – who recently topped the US charts with his third album ‘Perception’ – has spoken to NME about reaching number one with very little press or mainstream media coverage, his kinship with Eminem and his upcoming London debut.
“I was hoping that we would sell a lot of records and that the fans would show up, I just didn’t know how many,” NF says, describing himself as “super thankful, super appreciative”.
NF plays a sold-out show at London’s Camden Assembly on November 8. He tells NME that things will be a bit “different” and more “intimate” than his recent shows in the States, promising: “The same emotion you hear on the record, I perform on stage.”
Speaking about fellow Michigan native Eminem, NF describes growing up and listening to the Detroit rapper’s music as “one of the first times I felt like I heard something that was super raw”.
Read NME‘s full Q&A with NF below:
How does it feel making it to number one in the US?
“I was thankful. I’ve been doing this for a long time so it was nice to know that some of the hard work paid off, but honestly it just motivated me to keep working; keep working hard and keep moving. I was super thankful, super appreciative to my fans.”
Was it something you were expecting or was it a surprise?
“The cool thing is since my first album in 2015, with ‘Mansion’, everything had just doubled since then. So I wasn’t expecting anything. I always expect the worst – I’m like a pessimist to the highest level – but I was hoping that we would sell a lot of records and that the fans would show up, I just didn’t know how many… Like touring, records, and everything have just doubled after every single record. This is the third album and for me to watch it grow as much as it does on every album is just amazing to see. So no I wasn’t expecting it; I was hoping for it but…
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