Interviews

“Being 100 percent open to your audience, that will help you cross over.”

"It was real to me once they sent the itinerary."

“Although it was a crazy opportunity, I just knew this was going to happen.”

“I’m looking for artists who know what they want, who are confident and are hard-working.”

“A day or two before, I was like ‘God, what’s going on?’

“I’m gonna use this as a catapult.”

The 25-year-old nonbinary artist is attempting to make the world just a little bit brighter.

“It’s not just being a talent scout.”

“You give us scraps and we make soul food...But that brilliance doesn’t come without adversity.”

“I had nothing for a long time. To have a career that’s lasted over ten years... A lot of kids don’t even get to have hindsight.”

“I wondered what that meant. What were the demons that he struggled with?”

Meet Kimberly “Kaydence” Krysuik, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter who turned a cold text message into a studio session with her idol.

“I’ve been too busy to really be sad.”

“I don’t know people from Albania… But they are listening to my music right now!”

“This album is my ‘Illmatic.’”

“You’ve just gotta take that first step onto the stage and after that, it’s like skydiving.”

An interview with the 25-year-old New Jersey rapper about her new album, ‘Signs.’

“I’m just a girl from Queens who turned my talents into a worldwide movement that entertains people.”

The Pivot Gang rapper talks representing his neighborhood and honoring his deceased friend John Walt on his new project.

“I want you to hear me.”

The former Fifth Harmony member is an ascendant solo artist with a staggering six-song arsenal — and room to breathe life into her solo career.

“I know what I’m doing is subversive.”

“In total it was 97 writers, including the sample writers.”

The Bay Area rapper’s latest, ‘Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There,’ shines with wisdom and wit.

“I’m trying to spend time with myself, and enjoy life. Because when you’re a manager, you have no life.”

“I was ruminating on everything, falling into panic constantly. There was no release. I was just a prisoner in my own mind.”

For my third and final question, I asked Taylor: You’re an R&B star, mother, wife, director, and more. How do you do it all?

“People put on a persona that they’re happy every day, but really they aren’t. That’s why parked car conversations are needed.”

“I don't believe our lives are simple.”

“I used to work at a shitty restaurant bussing tables and got fired because I missed a shift to work on our last album.”

In entry four, Ty Baisden explains why artists must view themselves as their own business and how he’s helping to create long-lasting, independent careers.

“My project isn’t all about me—somebody’s gonna hear this.”

“I don’t do it for the money right now. I just think it’s cool my artwork is out there.”

In entry three, Ty Baisden explains why artists must view themselves as their own business and how he’s helping to create long-lasting, independent careers.