Thirteendegrees Interview: Nostalgia, "Da Problem Solva", New Chicago, Music w/ Summrs, Underground

Get your music into stores & streaming platforms like YouTube, Spotify & TikTok with DistroKid. Release unlimited tracks & always keep 100% of your earnings. Plus — access to more features than any other music distributor. Follow DistroKid Site: https://distrokid.com/ YouTube:    / distrokid   Instagram:   / distrokid   Facebook:   / distrokid   X: https://x.com/distrokid FOLLOW US   / kidstakeover   Host & Producer @ktoarshan Filming @christianflamio @wav3_visuals Editing @ktoarshan Extra Production + Research @jack.kissane @antoniojohri Supporters on Set @dxvofauni @V1veks1ngh @juneruthless In this interview, Arshan linked up with Thirteendegrees ° in the hectic streets of Chinatown, New York City to discuss Thirteen’s recent rise & being one of the artists leading the way of this New Chicago scene alongside kels!, lil2posh. They discuss everything from Thirteen not loving studios & still recording all his music this day on BandLab to this day, being inspired by Tumblr era rap like Drake’s ‘So Far Gone’, Lil Wayne, etc, evolving his sound starting with Destroy Lonely type beats to his current sound, where his aesthetic came from and it not being a gimmick, artists nostalgia-bating, still using an iPhone 4 in 2025, defining what 2020s culture is and why it’s not less than previous, “Da Problem Solva” blowing up & fans starting to get his music, shutting down his hometown Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash show, playing basketball against Tyler Herro, Darius Garland, Ayo Dosunmu growing up, listening to Chief Keef, Kanye, G Herbo, Twista, the state of music blogs today, & being close friends & a collaborator with Summrs. TIMESTAMPS! Btw this time we brought a few KTO fans on set with us. They got to meet 13 and everything. Love connecting with y'all, maybe we do it again with different people? 0:00 - Sending his music to Arshan early on 1:11 - Recording every song on BandLab 1:47 - Being inspired by the Tumblr era of rap 2:10 - Sound evolution: Opium, Street Rap, to New Chicago 2:52 - Arshan’s comparisons: Drake, Lil Wayne, The-Dream 3:43 - His aesthetic is not a gimmick 5 albums in 4:06 - Inspiration isn’t copying & nostalgia-bating 5:21 - 2010s music being better than now 5:39 - Making the 2010’s aesthetic his own 6:06 - Thirteendegrees’ iPhone 4 6:56 - What 2020s culture is 8:26 - Carti Case Study: fans don’t know what they want 8:51 - Buying fake clothes back in the day 9:37 - Listening to Fergie, will.i.am, B.o.B 10:29 - Not liking his biggest song: “Da Problem Solva” 12:14 - Shutting down Summer Smash for hometown show 13:11 - How Thirteendegrees ° got his name: hooping 14:12 - Girl takes a spill (she’s okay) 14:34 - Arshan scouting thirteendegree’s hoop tape 15:19 - Playing against Tyler Herro, Darius Garland, Ayo Dosunmu growing up 16:03 - Not wanting to take the traditional career route 16:39 - Preferring LUCKI, Juice Wrld, & Chance to Chicago Drill 17:27 - Growing up neighbors with Juice Wrld 17:50 - Chicago Music’s Mount Rushmore: Chief Keef, Ye, G Herbo, Twista 18:28 - Leading the New Chicago wave: kels!, lil2posh 19:20 - How to stay up to date with Chicago’s new wave 20:17 - How genre labels limit artists 21:43 - Music blogs polluting the scene with paid promo 23:49 - Being friends with Summrs & music on the way 24:37 - Legacy: paving his own way & outside industry standards Tags (ignore): thirteendegrees thirteendegrees new chicago new chicago chief keef chief keef ye ye g herbo g herbo twista twista playboi carti playboi carti yt yt juice wrld juice wrld lyrical lemonade lyrical lemonade da problem solva kels! kels! lil2posh lil2posh drake drake destroy lonely destroy lonely opium opium nostalgia nostalgia tumblr tumblr chicago rap chicago rap summrs summrs