The Journey

This project is very special to me, it's based during a time period where I was heavily inspired by UK & Brooklyn Drill.

 Pop smoke was alive when I started writing this album which originally was called "Elderts Lane Demo Tape" or "Elderts Lane To Queens Express Way" 

 Pop smokes death was a huge blow to the Brooklyn Drill movement, I wanted to pay homage to this movement by naming my project after the street that merges Queens & Brooklyn, I also use to hang out in East New York in my teens.

My writing process started mid 2019. The first track I wrote was "Smooth Operator" & "Two Step" Both very aggressive tracks. I wrote 10 more aggressive tracks including "High Fashion" & "Robbery". 

Overtime my taste pallet grew, I wanted to experiment with the drill sound, add some soul samples, add some feminine energy, so I started writing love songs a few songs about sexual desires, I wrote a few positive anthems as well.  Before I knew it I had a huge project with over 25 tracks. Hint the name 5 for 5. 

I took 5 tracks from the 25 that were in their demo form and constructed an epic story that's both sexy and edgy, this project isn't for weak hearted. 

I'm speaking some real shit and I didn't want to hold back.

I added one more track to glue the album together but it's still 5 for 5 haha or should I have made it 5 for 6. Lol 

Countless nights driving around listening to this project in it's early form, writing up ideas. 

I had this project mixed by 8 different mixers, and wasn't happy with any of their mixes, this failure pushed me to start learning to become a better mixer, I took 6 months off to study and intern with engineers and learn how to mix properly. 

It paid off. 

My name is Najee aka Naj 

This is my debut EP entitled Five For 5 and I hope you enjoy

See you for the next one