I used to think that there was a certain way I had to stick to when it came to R&B, but now I’m saying whatever, the same way these rappers do. I’m bringing that into R&B music.
BRENT FAIYAZAs 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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If I feel like making something, if I feel like saying something on the track, that’s what I am going to do – regardless of reaction.
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I don’t really feel the loyalty to any particular genre. To be completely honest, I’m an R&B singer because I’m black and I sing.
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I still got bars, I just use ’em differently. I’d say I’m a better singer than I am a rapper at this point because I’ve been sharpening my sword.
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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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Music is my one opportunity to let out how I’m feeling when I’m not talking to a chick or my mom, you know what I mean? It’s just venting.
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I feel like any way you can get the message to resonate, I’m all for it.
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I recorded everywhere. I would go to different cities and do a session there for the project. I did sessions in New York and I did sessions in L.A. It was just kind of wherever I was and I felt like cutting a track.
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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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If it feels good coming out, then I really don’t care about anything else, for real. It’s all about just having fun with it. If it feels like less work, then the project is coming out better.
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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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In order for people to take what you say seriously, they have to know who you are as a person.
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I want to own my masters. That’s the main thing–owning all my music.
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I probably talk to myself more than I talk to anyone.
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An outside party don’t ever stay outside.
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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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