Atlanta MC SWAVAY, when pondering his future in rap, sought reassurance from ChatGPT and was shocked by its response, which told him he was "not as consistent as people want me to be." Despite its candor, ChatGPT became the motivation he needed to rewrite his story. After a brief stint on Metro Boomin’s Boominati label in the late 2010s—which included a Grammy nomination for *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Album*—SWAVAY reset his career, releasing *ALMETHA’S SON* in 2022, *BILLY 2* and *NO DELUXE* in 2025, and returning this year with *The PRELUDE*, a seven-track mixtape he views as the "Warm-Up" to his forthcoming project *BILLY 3*. As an opener on James Blake’s Trying Times Tour, SWAVAY is preparing to embark on a headlining trek beginning this September, stating, "I’m watching James closely every day and trying to gain a lot of his professionalism." He noted that watching Blake has taught him "the seriousness and the importance of a show," observing that Blake takes his live performances "extremely seriously" like a job.