Mos Generous
Come Meet The Family
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Mos Generous coming out of Dorchester, Massachusetts who is a recording artist, producer , musician and more wants you to come down to Roxbury and meet the family with his well known single “Come Meet The Family” that dropped In 2023. The record is a fun, energetic record that happens to be the theme music for local podcast “Show and Tell Boston” that focuses on the community and having those tough conversations nobody wants to have but does it in a fun way, that would help one open up on these topics.
At the top of the year Mos Generous released a new album called “Very Good” which features his 2023 hit single “Come Meet The Family” along with other dope records like “Reciprocity” ft. Nate Nics and “Questions”. I have been keeping up with Mos Generous and his music before I decided to make that move to New England so to see the progression within the music from then till now is amazing in such a short time frame. “Revival” is a dope record I like off the album reminding one to relax and take you’re time. You can listen to the full album below just click the cover art.
Recently I caught up with Mos Generous and got to know who he is on a more personal level than what u get in the music. Mos Generous One i’m honored to have you in The Creators Room, tell us how you got started making music?
▪︎ I got my start making music as a recording artist/songwriter in 2014, after graduating from high school at BCLA. I bumped into a childhood friend of mine, who was also an artist who made music at the time, and we ended up making music together at his spot. Eventually he accepted me into his group along with three other friends who I met along the way, and that was when I started taking my craft seriously.
That’s amazing to start you’re musical journey with a friend you grew up with, that makes for some special music. Tell us a little bit about yourself, and where u come from.
▪︎ I was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. I grew up with four siblings; a big sister, little sister, and two twin baby brothers. I moved to Dorchester in 2003 and stayed in Boston ever since until I moved to Florida in 2008 to live with my dad and I stayed there for about 4 and a half years till I moved back to Boston to finish high school.
Once you moved back and Graduated high-school you linked up with “Show and Tell Boston” Family how did that come about?
▪︎ Show and Tell Boston was manifested from a collaboration. My colleague, Shaney Poo, heard an Afro-beat instrumental that I made in 2022. My friend Shane asked me if he could make a song with the beat and I gave it to him for free because I knew that he was a great songwriter and was curious to see what he would with it. He made a song and shot a music video to the song within 2 months, and I was blown away by how good both the song and visuals were. We both hatched an idea and thought it would be cool to have a listening launch to promote our content. We ended up, putting together an event invited as much people, artist, entrepreneurs that we knew, and it was an amazing vibe. We had other people share their content. We also had a conversation panel discussing did topics, and overall the event was successful. The reception was so good that the rest of the crew wanted to do the event again on a consistent basis, and ever since then that’s what we did. A year later, we get nominated in 2022 by the BMA’s for Music Podcast/ Platform.
The whole idea was definitely a success and i’m thankful you guys continue to show up for the community, I haven’t caught a live episode yet but plan on catching plenty in the near future. Back to you’re most recent music release “Very Good” what was the process like creating this body of work?
▪︎ The process was excruciating, exciting, and puzzling at times. Some of the songs that I had on the project were about 3-4 years old. A lot of songs on there that I had to re-record, remove or add features, and re-mix and master tracks to make them sound more up-to-date. I think the process would have been harder if I didn’t tap my friend, Shaney Poo, to help me executive produce my third album. Shaney was there even during the process of my second album “This Is…”, so as someone who understands my musicality, the transitioning of each songs in my album, and the features on my project; Shaney Poo taught me how to play things safe, to not oversimplify or complicate the most simple things of music making, and to match the exact intensity or energy that you want your music to encapsulate. Hours in the studio were fun, but the hours of waiting for people and on material was mundane.
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With that being said, what is you’re most treasured song or project you have put out thus far, and why?
▪︎ The best body of work that I made so far would be my third album, “Very Good”. My first album was based off of confusion, rawness and from a version of myself that was more young, passionate, and aimless. My second project was more about heart-break, being in-love, and promiscuity. My third album, in my opinion, personifies every element of my nostalgic memories that are sentimental and vital to my development and growth. The album “Very Good” is also self-explanatory, and captures songs that sets a positive mood and stage of my chapter in life. A treasured song on the album would be “Revival”, because it sums up a lot of what I preach about; self-worth, vitality, leisure time, and finding equilibrium for yourself.
Who in Boston would u want to collaborate with that’s independent?
▪︎ I honestly don’t take a lot of artists seriously as of this year, only because of the type of genres that I make, and being more focused on who my crowd or audience is, there’s not that much artists I’d love to collaborate with, but hypothetically, I wouldn’t mind working with artists like Brandy Blaze, Xdagod, Shandelle, Kasia Lavon, and Kilynda.
Just going off of styles and vibes I think you and Kilynda would make something crazy together, she is a great performer and artist Tell us Mos Generous, what is the meaning behind you’re name and how did you come up with it?
▪︎ My real name is Abdul-Kareem Ayodele Oseni. In Arabic it means “Servant of the Most Generous”. I was inspired to change my name to Mos Generous around the beginning stages of my artist development, and it I similar to Mos Def aka. Yasiin Bey.
That’s dope and definitely unique, outside of you’re unique name what do you think sets you apart from other artist?
▪︎ I produce, play three different instruments, self-produced, have a good grasp of music Theory, and i have created over 4 different music genres, which makes me diverse in creating music
That’s incredible, there’s not Many artist who can write and produced all of there work on they're own. As a creative individual what do u think u have to offer the music industry?
▪︎ Tbh, I’m not a fan of the music industry, but I do know that it is a billion dollar industry that has a revolving door. I would offer artists or creatives like me avenues on how to not rely on record labels, independent record labels and be self-efficient and savvy on the music business. Copyright and distribution is important, marketing and branding is important, but being independent and building on can give you more leverage. I also think, as a producer who makes hip-hop, afrobeat, neo-soul/r&b and lofi, I could be able to give value to artists within the genres who are looking for new material
What does 2024 look like for Mos Generous? New music? More shows?
▪︎ 2024, I will be working on new music! I am a part of a neo-soul duo along with my partner, Karim, called “Da Gruvement”. We will be releasing our second joint project as a group together this year! I am also working on a joint album with Aaron Bates, set to drop this year. I will also be doing a joint psychedelic mixtape with rapper, Xdagod. All of these collaborations will be announced later in the year of 2024. I will also be looking for shows/open mics to perform at, whether local or outside of Boston.
As the industry continues to grow and change, being mostly about numbers these days what do u feel is more important as a artist. Numbers or talent?
▪︎ The most important thing about being an artist is being authentic. You cannot pretend to be cold and 90° weather. Authenticity is important more than ever. Be true to who you are, be humble to where you’re at, and always do the majority of the work. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, because you’re going to need to have good people on your side who are critical about anything or everything you say or do. Talent is always going to bring eyes more than statistics or numbers. That shit doesn’t matter, we’re in the age of streaming and people are going to get it how they live. Do what you feel is important, and don’t compromise your integrity for gratification.
