It’s a gorgeous day in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Clinton Hill when I go to Sisters to meet Masego for lunch.
As the Grammy-nominated musical polymath stands to greet me, I notice his particularly sporty attire: white tee, grey sweats, and an unassuming hat covering his now-bald head. Not only is he recovering from yesterday’s pickup game – he gave some finance bros the business — but Uncle Sego (which is still his X handle) is also looking kind of cut. With a new look to match his somber, seductive, soul-baring new album, Masego has clearly primed himself for a new era.
“It’s like basketball — I’m focused on the next play,” he tells me. “I’m trying to understand how people are today. I don’t want to be that guy who thinks they know everything because I’ve been in the game for a while. I always see my music as life music; when you listen to me, you’re doing some life s—t. So, I wanted to answer for myself: What am I going to do with these songs? I really would drop the album today if I could.”
Fix Your Face, Masego’s third studio album, instead arrives tomorrow (July 17) via EQT Recordings and Capitol Records. It’s his first studio album since his 2023 self-titled LP — and his first formal collection of new music since losing his home in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires. “Mind you, I was in Brazil at the time, and I’m watching my house burn on TV,” he remembers. “It was [very surreal], and I was in disbelief… then I started to do my I don’t care; I’m tough thing.”
