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Lil Tecca Explains Why He Changed Creative Direction and How ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Influenced His New Album

Lil Tecca joins Billboard for an interview to talk about his new album 'Dopamine'

The sequencing of it was very intentional, with Tecca admitting he has been consuming a lot of music from classic alternative bands like Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Bad Brains and L7 to stay in the Dopamine mindset. “There were little details that they added to their soundtrack that I’m like, ‘Okay, this is what makes a collection of songs a world,” Tecca said, admitting he pulled heavily from Vice City ‘s radio stations. Coming in this at a young age, we don’t have any big bros or OGs to tell us, “This is what’s gonna happen when you do this.” So a lot of the times, keep going and when you fall get back up.

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