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88-Keys talks Kanye West, The Death of Adam, and Q-Tip

421 views · Published 5 November 2008 · 4:35 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: DJBooth · 2008 · Music

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Kanye West has been rightfully hailed as a game-changer in today’s music industry; there’s no question that, with his solo success, he has inspired many an established producer to make a bid for big-name status as an artist.  88-Keys, one of the newest up-and-comers of the producer-turned-rapper stripe, was encouraged by K-Weezy himself to go public with his rhyming skills, and, from what we’ve heard this far, his unique vision and conceptual approach may be just the breath of fresh air the game has been gasping for.

In his debut album, The Death of Adam, set to drop November 11th, Keys explores mankind’s most powerful motivator – womankind, of course – and the tragic lengths to which one will go in order to “get some.”  88’s conceptual thrust – ha, ha – is exemplified in first single “Stay Up (Viagra),” which charmed many DJBooth members with its frank discussion of the difficulties certain males (particularly the aging) face in delivering the goods between the sheets.

In an exclusive interview with DJBooth.net’s DJ “Z,” 88-Keys steps inside the Booth to discuss the origin of his stage name, his sophomore project’s potential title, and possible candidates for the purely hypothetical ménage à trois of his dreams.

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