I think it’s good that YouTube decided that they really want to showcase Black talent.
BRENT FAIYAZYou work on something for so long that you become numb to it. Like, you don’t even know how to listen to it because you listened to it so many times.
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If you can look in the mirror and say I love myself, that’s going to affect your interactions with people who look like you.
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I could always sing just playing around, but I ain’t want to be no singer. I thought that was lame.
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If you tell somebody that you make music they’re all interested. But when you say you rap, they just start rolling their eyes at you. It would’ve taken me a lot longer to get my foot in the door if I’d continued rapping all the way.
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As cliche as it sounds, don’t stop. I feel like so often people will have talent or have potential, and they’ll quit because they don’t get anywhere as soon as they want to.
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I think if you’re an interesting person, you don’t have to cloud yourself in mystery for people to want to know more about you.
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I know when it comes to the actual narrative of my solo music, it’s its own thing. That’s why I went out of my way after ‘Crew’ to not do a bunch of collaborations.
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With the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what’s around me.
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My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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I want to put my soul into the music and still be who I am when it comes to an actual conversation.
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Rapping was kind of hard. It’s so many words. When you sing you can kind of stretch the words out. I didn’t have to write as much as everybody else.
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I feel you gotta be nervous. If you’re nervous, it’s just ’cause you want to do well, it’s not ’cause you’re scared.
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I work while I’m on the move, so I’m able to book sessions in different cities.
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We’re products of this world we were born into. We all battle our own demons. Everyone is troubled in the dark, but, please just stop & think about the babies. They’re gonna be here long after we leave.
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If I’m being honest, I was messing up on every other level in my life growing up – whether it was in school or in my jobs. I was always distracted by my love for music.
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In 2018, nothing is sacred. Everyone is everywhere and knows everybody. I don’t text too personal because somebody might screenshot it and share it.
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