September 9, 2022

talking Charlotte NC with Nadia Nympho

My introduction to Charlotte, NC artist Nadia Nympho was a Christmas song called “Fuckin on Saint Nick” and I was blown away. When I first started interviewing people, I thought of her because I wanted to know more about this one track but ended up finding out more of her songs had that same lyrical charm. We talk about the Christmas song, how the scene in Charlotte was and is currently doing, and go back and forth on various rants.

I would have gave Prince some pussy if I was back in the day, absolutely. He probably, definitely would have gotten some ass out of me. This was the last thing she said on the Zoom call. I asked her if she’d do it in the green room, if he requested. She said she’d do it in whatever color room he wanted. I don’t need to put her lyrics here. Go see for yourself.

introduction

Lemme hear about Charlotte, North Carolina - artists out there, how the scene is and what gets you hyped about it.

I feel like Charlotte has kinda died down a bit. There’s a bunch of creative people here and I’ll name a lot of different people I really like. I feel like when I first started making music, Charlotte was a big scene. It was a creative scene. They had hip hop nights. That’s where I first started making music and rapping at this place called Snug Harbor. It’s died down because of COVID, and I feel like that part of town is being gentrified. But, there’s a lot of people here that make really good music. My producer’s name is FLLS. He’s a great producer and he makes all types of crazy ass songs, just like that Christmas song. He has a bunch of friends that create, like Autumn Rainwater. Me and her have a song together.

I’m trying to think of other people that I really love. There’s a girl that sings here. Her name is Mara Robbin. She has a beautiful voice. There’s a lot of different rappers. Elevator Jay. Charlotte is a really good scene. I just don’t think we get the recognition that we deserve. I think that’s kinda the problem, but we’re getting there.

Snug Harbor is a staple for creatives. They always have really dope shows. I just did a show there with Chocolate Kndy. They have rock music, rap music. They have a platform for everybody. They’re still opening Charlotte and still doing their thing. That’s one of the main places for me. The Milestone is a good club. Nirvana played there. So, we have different places that people can go and do their thing. Snug, to me, would be the main spot for underground artists in Charlotte. We probably have more and I don’t know about them. I think COVID kinda dampened the opportunities for local artists to perform at places.

Pros and cons of being an artist in the south?

I feel like we have a wide range of different types of music. I was just at my producer’s house listening to this guy’s music and he had kind of a rock thing and his rap thing. People in the south are very versatile. Another pro is we just ratchet with it. We don’t give a fuck. We just say whatever the fuck we feel. We’re very trill and honest.

The con for me - I hate that, sometimes, in order for me to get the recognition I deserve, I have to leave here. I feel like it’s not going to do what it needs to do unless I was to get an audience in another location. I don’t want to say Charlotte is a dead end because people make it all the time. I think usually when people make it in Charlotte, sometimes, they go to a different location and get some type of recognition there. I don’t feel like you get the recognition you deserve in your hometown, especially in the south. I feel like in order for me to make some type of living off my art, I probably would have to leave here. I feel like music is under-appreciated here. We should put on for our people more. There’s so many amazing artists here, not just musically. We need that bigger scene.

Another thing I don’t like about Charlotte is, yeah they will open the stage and let you perform but usually it’s not out of the appreciation for the artist. It’s more so what money can you provide to us? What kind of crowd can you bring so we can make money? And we’re not going to pay you. We want you to pay to perform. I hate that because I think Charlotte is all about money. I don’t think people appreciate artists. People appreciate dollars and in order for you to get your name out there - I don’t think they open up spaces enough to where you can come and perform and not have to come out your pocket. I just don’t think artists should pay a hundred dollars to perform anywhere. I think it’s sad but that’s just the reality.

having sex with santa & confidence

What was the inspiration for Fuckin On St. Nick?

I like Snoop Dogg a lot, a whole lot. He just always drops Christmas songs. It was close to the holidays so I was like, “lemme make a crazy ass Christmas song.” I saw people doing it, so I went ahead and did mine before people start going crazy and it actually came out really good. I love that song. I kinda get embarrassed listening to it though. I had fun making that song. I just wanted to be like Snoop Dogg and drop Christmas songs. This Christmas I missed, but I’ma make one next Christmas.

Did you really have sex with Santa?

Yes and it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. It was like two out of ten.

I mean Santa’s hot. He’s got all that money.

Yeah, but between Prince and Santa, I’d probably choose Prince and then Santa. Santa would have to come after.

Listening to your songs, you have this confidence about you, like you know you’re bad. You know you’re a badass.

I try to remind myself music is a great way for me to feel confident about myself. Sometimes I don’t, and then when I start writing, I feel like I’m that bitch. Even if you don’t feel it, when you create stuff you can be whoever the fuck you want to be. It gives me a way to be confident within myself. Making music has definitely made me very confident and I’m very grateful for that because I wasn’t before. Sometimes I struggle with it but I feel like that’s my moment to be my “bad bitch” and feel safe in it.

What would you do if you were backstage at Snug Harbor and Snoop offered you some DMT? Would you accept it?

With Snoop D-O-double G? Hell the fuck yeah! And I’d hop on stage! The literal Snoop Dogg? Hell yeah! Snoop could lace my blunt with DMT and tell me - I’m still smoking it. I love him. He inspires me so much. I can tell he has a beautiful heart. I’ve loved him for a long time.

funky shit

Have you ever had sleep paralysis?

Oh, yes. Well, I’ve had very intense spiritual experiences in my sleep. Sometimes I do feel like it sounds nuts, but it is real. I’ve been asleep and felt like something was playing with me and I couldn’t get up. I’ve felt like I’ve been attached to the bed and couldn’t get up. I’ve had a lot of weird ass experiences in my sleep. I believe there are spiritual realms and our sleeping state is our access to spiritual realms. Some people are so tapped in spiritually that they connect during their waking hours. I’m not like that. When I go to sleep, I be seeing all types of shit. I’ve had very intense moments in my sleep where I feel like I’ve left my body or been flying. I don’t know if it’s because I used to do acid and shrooms. That might be why. I’m not complaining. I’ve enjoyed some of it and some of it I haven’t.

That kinda goes into the next one - a funny or crazy drug story?

I had tripped an eighth of shrooms. I used to do a lot of psychedelics, like a lot. Probably in 2020. When the pandemic hit, I was just bored so I was doing all types of shit. Usually when I do an eighth of shrooms, I cry and get emotional and think about all the shit I’ve been through in my life, and feel sorry and play victim. I’m just kidding, but this particular instance, I was in a Lyft. I left my body and I was in front of these people and they were talking to me but they were talking in a language I couldn’t understand. It was as if I wasn’t even on earth, like I was in a whole other dimension or something. I had put it in a tea and I guess when you put it in a tea, it extracts it more so it’s stronger. I felt like I was about to pass out, so I get out the car at the park, and I was just out of my body for a while then I just started humming and that was the end of it. I don’t think it was me. I think some bitch just came into my body and started humming. I guess you could say that was a crazy experience. I’ve had a lot of crazy experiences on drugs but not spiritual, just doing dumb shit.

Give me a random rant.

Inflation, the government. I’m a conspiracy theorist. I don’t trust the government. I’m one of them bitches. I think that it’s sad the way we live our lives. I feel like sometimes I think irrational because I don’t think any of us should be working. I feel like we should be living it the fuck up, getting lit and having a good time, having kids and eating fruit and shit. I don’t believe in working. Do I sound crazy? If we are going to work, it should be for the things that we want. If this is what you love to do - doing interviews and creating content and taking pictures, that’s what you should do to make your money. I should be an artist. I like music. When you get gifts, they’re for a reason and they’re to be used. I look at a lot of old people and a lot of them are fucking miserable. Not all of them, but a lot of them have so much regret because they’ve had to work so much that they haven’t been able to chase their passions and that’s sad. The inflation part of this - why’s everything so motherfucking high? What are we working for when we can’t afford shit? I have so many things I can rant on.

I feel like, we as humans should love our lives. It’s sad a lot of people are miserable. This is another rant - When you go through the McDonald’s Drive Thru, the ice cream machine is always down and when you ask for ice cream, the bitches be mad. I’m not even mad at those bitches. These jobs could pay more. If we all could get on one accord, we could make sure that everybody had a place to live, food to eat. The greediness of this country really makes me upset and it angers me because people don’t have a quality of life. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be ambitious but I think people should be ambitious towards the goals that they want to accomplish and not what people have told them they have to do. I really could rant for days. That’s what I do on Instagram.

I’ve seen stats that more people are moving back home with their parents and honestly, as someone who does not have none of her shit together, I understand why. It’s hard to survive out here and there’s no type of compassion. I think this world is corrupt and it makes me sad but I can’t dwell on it. I can’t control everything. These things bother me but I can only do my part and you can only do your part.

That’s another rant - If you make music and you have a big platform, you should use it for a positive change. I feel like a lot of people don’t use what they have to make enough change. They just flex on motherfuckers and there’s nothing wrong with that. If we all would use our voices more, we could get a lot more done. But, even me, I need to work on that myself so I’m not judging.