# @thefader on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIBcjKLRf9a
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28936433-thefader-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-04T11:14:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The FADER (@thefader) — https://gondola.cc/thefader

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Over the past five years, @boldyjames has become an icon of underground rap, but he’s not too good for a road trip. “I don't even feel like I made my best music yet,” the 42-year-old tells The FADER, with as much certainty as he’s displayed covering the seven full-length albums he’s released since January 2024 (his eighth, Alphabet Highway, is out April 4).⁠
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Across his work, James maintains a cool, wounded figure, like a gunshot Frank Lucas concealing his injury beneath a pristine chinchilla coat. He refuses to stick with one style of instrumental, something that can anger a vocal minority of his fanbase who favor the Alchemist/Craven eras. Throughout our conversation, James displays an awareness of the online discourse surrounding his album releases; he insists that he’s building a foundation for something greater. ⁠
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“Some people is like, ‘he on the historic run,’ but some people like, ‘buddy watering down his greatness with just putting all that music up.’ I understand both sides of the spectrum But I'm just trying to make it make some sense and put all this shit on autopilot so I can count this shit in my sleep.”⁠
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Read @jjjoorrddaannn's full interview with the Detroit legend about his seven albums at the link in bio, or head to TheFADER.com.⁠
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#BoldyJames

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