Los Angeles-based artist George Bell is releasing his 4th single of the year– a fun, upbeat song with a cool laid back old-school vibe called “Blame it on the 90’s”. This is the second single that has featured elusive rapper Fatlip of legendary West Coast rap group The Pharcyde.
When asked how he has nailed down the rapper
for a couple of songs Bell explains: “Fatlip and I have the same producer. One day at the studio we were reminiscing about how great the 90’s were and how they have influenced so much of today’s youth in music and fashion– so we decided to write a song about it.” “I think it specifically started with how it was funny to see kids wearing pajama bottoms and 90’s grunge and rap shirts in public. Everyone thinks their generation is special but the 90’s really were for both of us– and for music in both the rap and rock genres, too.”
Bell, who is developing a decent sized following on streaming services, is also getting a lot of
attention for his amazing AI generated videos that help capture the essence of his songs. When asked how he came up with that idea he says “Everyone is talking about how AI is changing the current climate in many facets of society. Although I’m not fond of people using AI to create lyrics– something I have never done– I do think AI videos are a great avenue that help
capture the essence of my songs. Plus, they look pretty fucking cool. If I had to hire a director, cast, crew etc I wouldn’t be able to afford to make videos.”
When asked about what he hopes people get out of “Blame it on the 90’s” Bell says “Just because something has a throwback or retro vibe doesn’t mean it is old or dated. It’s a fresh take on giving younger generations insights on how things were in the 90’s.”
I want people to know that although we might come from different generations and places we all feed off each other and are influenced by each other. To me that’s a truly beautiful thing to let that happen. If you open your mind and give everything a fair shake you will be surprised what you can find inspirational. I hope this song can help more people think that way… that anything can end up influencing you if you don’t write it off before you give it a chance.”
