Justin Bieber’s Collaborators Share How His Album ‘SWAG’ Was Made | Music You Should Know | Billboard News

Justin Bieber’s ‘SWAG’ album collaborators Eddie Benjamin, Cash Cobain and Sekou each discuss meeting Bieber via DMs, how recording with him was a spiritual experience and break down the recording of the songs “DAISIES,” “SWAG” and “TOO LONG.”

Sekou: I think he was, like, my first concert, um, ever. 

Eddie Benjamin: Yeah. Justin’s flow state is the most powerful I’ve seen.

Cash Cobain: I f*ck Justin though (laughs). 

Sekou: Instagram DMs. Um, we started DM’ing. Actually, I think I DM’d him about three years ago. Sometimes I just DM random people, but. . . And then he replied to one January afternoon and it was so funny ’cause we kind of just laughed about what I said. I remember, like, sending him my number and  we FaceTimed and then it just kind of really started. And we just got along, like, so well and, um, it just felt so effortless so yeah. And then I came to LA and started working with him in the studio. The rest is kind of like what’s happening right now so yeah, it felt very exciting. 

Cash Cobain: Justin Bieber kept using, like, “Tripping on a yacht” for, like, his posts. So I said, “Nah, I gotta hit the n*gga up right now. ” I wrote him, “Hey, we gotta do a song. ” He agreed with it, he sent me his number and then yeah, it was like. . .you know what I mean? 

Eddie Benjamin: I think I posted, like, maybe six, five or six videos. Like, I kept it really chill and I just remember the first two artists that hit me around the exact same time was Justin and Sia. And honestly, like, I’ve, was just felt really protected and safe from the jump.

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