{"id":402815,"date":"2021-08-04T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=402815"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:07:16","slug":"nez-lolla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/nez-lolla\/","title":{"rendered":"Lollapalooza 2021 Artist Spotlight: Look Out for Nez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nesbitt Wesonga Jr. (‘Nez’) was on shift at Bloomingdale’s when he heard the news. He and his production partner were nominated for a Grammy for their work on ScHoolboy Q\u2019s Oxymoron<\/em> album.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was crazy,\u201d Nesbitt told me just hours before his Lollapalooza performance in Chicago. \u201cI was still working a job in LA at Bloomingdale’s. I was literally on my day off, and my brother called me and told me, \u2018Bro, you’re Grammy-nominated.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Nez is Nesbitt’s musical alias (as you might have guessed). Nez and Rio went to the same grade school and high school before going into music professionally. The duo would also produce well-known tracks like ScHoolboy Q\u2019s \u201cMan of the Year\u201d and A$AP Rocky\u2019s \u201cLord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

Really, you don\u2019t have to look far to see how established this artist is. What’s even more impressive, however, is what this artist is doing next: take nearly a decade in the studio and translate it to the stage. It\u2019s even harder to do than it sounds.<\/p>\n

As a solo artist, Nez kept his collaborative approach going with “Wild Youngster\u201d\u2014a loud and irresistible house track with vocals from ScHoolboy Q.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think because of my closeness with ScHoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky, I’ve learned the most from them,\u201d Nez noted. \u201dThey’re just so open in terms of giving me information and, Q just being so supportive of my first artistry and just like, you know, allow me to help get a bigger platform as an artist by just jumping on my first record.\u201d<\/p>\n