Rapper yate6/11/2023 ![]() Their support pushes me, even when sometimes I feel like this shit might be too hard, knowing that I got some people that REALLY believe in me motivates me to keep doing what I know I was destined to do. I want my listeners to know that I do this for myself, but I also do it for THEM. If those that are in my life can’t respect WHY I make the sacrifices I do to pursue this dream of mine then they can’t be in my life. My music comes right behind God and my family in matter of importance. Some people don’t understand the amount of work/time it takes to create a quality musical project. I have lost friends and relationships because of my music. ![]() This isn’t a hobby for me, this is MY DREAM. Parlé Mag: One thing you want your listeners to know about you?ĭru Yates: I want my listeners to know that I do this for real. I am always in the studio because if I’m not recording music I just don’t feel right. A lot of what I went through and a lot of what I am currently dealing with in my life inspires my songs. I write all of my own music, so I was always writing and I still am. She always had me performing for family and her friends at social functions and gatherings and even at that age I felt like music was what I was meant to do. So she started putting me in local “Star Search” style musical competitions and things like that. I remember being young, about 6 years old, and my Mom started noticing that I liked to entertain/perform music. Parlé Mag: Why do you make music and how did you get started?ĭru Yates: I make music because it’s what’s in my heart. I think the vibe of those eras can all be heard in my new album, The Urban Resume. ![]() I have a love and appreciation for the Hip Hop/R&B of the 80’s, 90’s & 2000’s because it is what I grew up listening to. More recently, rap legend Andre 3000 worked alongside New York photographer Deana Lawson and creative director Tremaine Emory for a Supreme launch.Parlé Mag: How would you describe your sound/style?ĭru Yates: As an Artist, I think my sound/style is very different than what is dominating the airwaves today. He isn’t too far off with that thought either as AfroTech previously reported on the ever-evolving relationship between Hip-Hop and art. “When you make music – because it comes with music videos, styling, set design and everything else – you naturally get subsumed into the world of art as well, getting your teeth stuck into different movements (and) styles as a way to inspire your own creativity,” he said, according to CNN. Skepta also described his transition into art as second nature to his work as a musician. “I designed their clothes too – ‘Nigerian Couture.'” A Natural Transition “I always planned to include these four figures: a young boy, two women engrossed in conversation, and another lady rationing rice into a bowl besides baskets brimming with fruit and veg,” he said as a part of a press statement, CNN reports. “My mum used to carry me just as the woman in my painting carries her child,” said Skepta in an official press release. Many people tapped into various hobbies and talents during the COVID-19 lockdown and the “That’s Not Me” emcee was no different, having created the work of art in 2020 as his first painting.
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