Nejma Nefertiti mesmerizes on the mic and sizzles your screen with her latest cinematic stunner “Pasta Sauce.” The potent prose pusher cooks up a savory sonic concoction with off the “The Valley of the Queens” album.
When asked about this slick Mohamed Malek produced piece she shared, “Working with Mohamed Malek was synchronicity. We met because of a FB group called “Arab Hip Hop,” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it first began. He and MR. Boda are brothers I connected with energetically in the group. MR. Boda has become my mixing/mastering engineer, and my friend/family.”
On the production of the music video, the talented emcee explained, “…I wanted to honor Chopped Herring and my first ever vinyl drop with a dope video. “Pasta Sauce” is the track on the EP that I’ve always had a vision for and an opportunity to work with an amazing artist and videographer named Nor Kin4life presented itself. I went to ATL to shoot a video for “All Night” a single in collaboration [“All Night”] with “That Junkies Hip Hop Show”…Nor Kin4life was one of the emcees on the track and we connected and made a masterpiece together. It was amazing. She directed, shot, and edited the video. A Goddess friend let us use her beautiful home to shoot it. I love what Nor created and brought to life. It was a pleasure building with her and definitely expect more collabs between Nor, Butterfly Feels, and I. Lots of beautiful connections, magic, and pure greatness were made while I was out there, and the “Pasta Sauce” video is a representation of that.”
Frequent readers know Nejma has been featured on the site many times and that she employs classic era aesthetics and exudes true school vibes, when asked about this Golden Era ambiance, she conveyed, “If my vibe is golden era, it’s because I grew up and started rapping in that era. It was what influenced and inspired me as an emcee. I became Hip Hop in that era and a part of Hip Hop Culture. My mother introduced me to Hip Hop, and Roxanne Shante and Rakim made me wanna rap. I grew up in the streets, and that’s where Hip Hop lived.”
Now it’s time to pull up a seat and get ready to satisfy your appetite for quality Hip Hop with a heaping helping of it on “Pasta Sauce.”
Great article and even dope emcee NEJMA aka chef NEF on the cook up !