Saucelord Rich: It’s more so because I like art a lot and Basquiat is like a big influence in my brain. Not in my world, but in my brain when I think about stuff. It’s like he makes no mistakes. When he makes a mistake, he just crosses out or draws over it. I think most people be like thinking too hard about things coming out and what it should look like. Whatever is in my head, I just try to put down as closest to it. When it comes to that, there’s no mistake. If you feel in your heart that this is good, and you look good, and everything is good, it should be no mistake. Everything can melt together. I talk like this all the time. I was like, ‘I want it to melt together! I want to be the sauce.’ [laughs] My video dude, he has a brain like mine, so he knew what I was saying. But, I wanted to pop out the sauce. So, what you’re seeing is like Basquiat sauce on your screen! I’m popping out the sauce.
Parlé Mag: Well, it’s a great video. Most definitely!
Saucelord Rich: Thank you.
Parlé Mag: You’re welcome. Speaking of projects, as I stated, you have a new project called, Know Me–which is also your solo debut. What inspired that name?
Saucelord Rich: Know Me? It’s been my job my whole life to make people know me. But, most people think they know you and they don’t know anything about you. That’s the whole thing. So, it’s something that I’m screaming twenty-four seven. It’s people who hang around me every day and probably don’t know my real name. My real name is Steven. It’s probably a million people who are like, ‘Ah, man. I didn’t even know his name was Steven.’ People call you a thousand things in the streets and don’t even know your real name. So, I just want the world to ‘know me’ clearly and understand what type of person I am. Even the way I dress, people might get it confused. I’m not as wild as you think you’re seeing. I’m a very standard dude. I like standard shit. I’m like ‘Al Bundy’. The black version. I’m Al Bundy. I want to watch TV; I hate noise. If it’s too many kids around, I’m like, ‘Aye, man. I’m not a school teacher.’ [laughs] People might think the way I dress or the way my hair is—my father blessed me with good ass hair, but I don’t see what everybody see in it at all. I’ve been doing this type of stuff in my hair for forever. People might get it confused. I just don’t want that to happen. I’m still regular.
Parlé Mag: Right.
Saucelord Rich: I’m not regular in my talent, but I’m regular in my lifestyle.
Parlé Mag: Just an everyday dude!
Saucelord Rich: I’m every day with it. I’m dressed. I got on a tie-dye red and black shirt right now. Jeans from Hot Topic. I got on a bracelet my mother gave me. On the inside, it says, ‘God protect my son.’ So, I mean, I’m that regular.
Parlé Mag: So, it doesn’t have to be name brand?
Saucelord Rich: Oh, no. It doesn’t. It has to be awesome. Awesome doesn’t always have a name brand. Awesome could be–I don’t know, a grandfather’s jacket out of his closet that he had for fifty years. There’s only one thing that I think I want. Them Balmain boots with the zipper? That is about the only thing that had me like, ‘Goddamn! There’s no way around it.’ I want those bad. So, if somebody sees this interview, let them know I would wear those boots every day. They won’t need a sponsor. I would wear those boots in the summer, winter, with that zipper. Give them to the Saucelord.
Parlé Mag: All year round!
Saucelord Rich: All year! I won’t wear another shoe. I’ll sign a contract like, ‘Aye, man. This shoe is my shoe. Let me put my name on it.’
Parlé Mag: What are your hopes for this project? In what way do you want it to showcase your talent?
Saucelord Rich: People probably don’t know everything I really do. I wish I had more videos of me doing what I do. But, I go in a room, it’s completely silent. I come in; I turn on the speakers–turn on everything, and stand there. Smoke weed and literally make my own beat. No one writes for me. No one has ever written a song for me. Ever. No one has ever, ‘Yo, yo, let me put these bars in there.’ Everything you ever hear from me is going to be me until I become a millionaire and they just force it on you or something. For your album sales–I don’t know how that goes. But, everything comes from me; the beat comes from me. If it didn’t come from me, it comes from my other producer and I have another producer. That’s it. This is my team. We mix all of our shit; we make all of the beats. We play all of the melodies. It all comes from us. Those are the only other people, and of course 1st—he’s my teammate. I’m just talking about me personally. There are only two other people helping me.
Parlé Mag: That’s amazing!
Saucelord Rich: Nobody else. My producer was in there. I was rapping. I was literally out of my thoughts. I was like, ‘Yo, I’m about to make a song.’ I played the melody; he put some stuff around it. I went in there and added some words–added some stuff to the beat. That happened just now.
Parlé Mag: Wow. That’s dope. Over the course of your career, what are some things you wish you had known early on that you know now?
Saucelord Rich: I wish I would’ve known that what you see is not always what you get. Most people are fascinated; somebody might pull up on them in a Ferrari or something, and say, ‘Aye, man! If you be with me, I’ll make you famous.’ That Ferrari—everything about this dude is going to tell you he’s going to make you famous, but that does not mean this is the dude that’s going to make you famous. That’s all I have to say about that. [laughs] I wish somebody would’ve told me, ‘When you see somebody with diamonds and chains who looks like they got money, they’re usually broke.’ People who don’t flash it like that usually have more money. It’s like, people are flashing it—I can’t explain it. It’s so hard because you get tricked. Especially when you’re young. Who don’t want to be famous? Who don’t want to drive a Ferrari and have diamonds? If anybody could have it, they would. I feel like your mind has to be in a certain place before you get it, or you’re going to destroy yourself. That’s a quote! If I was nineteen–how I was thinking when I was nineteen, and they gave me a million dollars, I’m not going to lie to you, I’d probably be dead by now. Real talk. I’m keeping it real with you. If they would’ve given me that, and how I was into drugs–it’s like, you think you have anxiety, but it’s a growing process. Like, now, I’m running two miles a day. I’m trying to eat healthy, but I had to go to the hospital. I just want to preach a message; don’t go to the hospital! Don’t let them tell you you’re about to die before you, you know what I mean, want to be ‘Iron Man’. Just be ‘Iron Man’.
Parlé Mag: Another quote!
Saucelord Rich: Quote king! I always say that because I like ‘Iron Man’. Not even in the suit, but the character they portray him as. It’s perfect. That’s like the man I am, or I thought I was. You know how he started getting better as the movie went on? He started caring about more stuff. That’s what’s happening to me right now.
Parlé Mag: The grind never stops. What’s next for you?
Saucelord Rich: What’s next for me? My album, Know Me; King Wolf. I have one feature on it. I have Post Malone on it, and a kid named Tommy Swisher. Other than that, it’s me and those two other guys. All of the beats–I got one beat from 1st. Not dropping the name of that song! But, that’s it. I want to showcase that I’m about to do this whether people accept it or not. I’m about to show people that I do this from start to finish. I don’t need a feature to define me. You’re going to like me because I’m dope and I dress cool. I show you something better than what I think people are seeing today.
Parlé Mag: We look forward to that!
Saucelord Rich: They’ve got to understand what I’m saying. They’re going to hear me. [laughs] What’s the point of rapping if nobody’s going to hear your message? People are more fascinated with the beat. Yes, I’m a producer. You must be fascinated with the beat, but, if you’re going to have a good beat—every song is not going to make the best message. The message could be, ‘I want to smoke weed with a freaky girl.’ But, stay on topic of that message. Write the song about smoking weed with the freaky girl. You know what I mean? If it’s a positive message, let’s make it positive. That’s how I want to be. I don’t want to just be on these songs saying stuff because people think is cool. Like, lean and collard greens. ‘Oh yeah, I got this cup of lean with the collard greens.’ Yeah, that’s cool. But, the way you deliver it; how you say it, I think a lot of people are just settling. They’re trying to get through their sixteen bars instead of really mastering their craft. That’s why bars is down to what? Four bars? Then the hook comes back in? [laughs] Whatever you say, go buy it. They’re just like, ‘Man, that hook is crazy, though!’ But, what happened? Of course, you’re going to have more songs that have more soft than actual lyricism. But, I’m trying to create a balance. At least if I’m going to go with the soft songs that are going to make everybody respect me and love me, I’m still going to say a few things that people can hear clearly, like, ‘That’s crazy!’ Even on “Top On Top”, I’m talking about shield and I don’t work for them. People don’t know that shield is the police thing. So, I’m like, ‘I’m a star, like Captain America’s shield, but I don’t work for shield. I’m still screaming f*** five-o. Now, if you know them characters, you’re going to be like, ‘Woooo!’.
Parlé Mag: Love that! We can’t wait to see what you have in store for us!
For more on Saucelord Rich, catch up with him on social media:
Twitter: @SAUCELORDRICH
Instagram: @SAUCELORDRICH
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