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We speak with Angel “AROCK” Castillo about his new platform, BPM Create.

“It’s freedom. When you own things, it’s like holding the key to your destiny.”

“I just pay attention. I read the comments. I always try to make sure I give them the things that they love.”

“They don’t sell you a dream. Most distribution companies lie to you.”

We speak with Baton Rouge rapper and Sweet app user Fredo Bang about giving back to fans.

“This time is what you make of it, and there’s a lot of good things that can come of it.”

“Your engagement is valuable.”

Get inspired.

"Future is like my big brother, man. I’ve been with him for the past 12 years."

"All my music is based on real-life activities, real-life situations. I don’t fairy-tale rap."

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

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

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

“I’m gonna use this as a catapult.”

“We’re really trying to show artists they do have power.”

“TourLife is about making life easier for an artist’s manager, and also saving artists money.”

“I’m just proud that I could be part of the movement.”

“Our Global Reach [feature] is a huge door-opener for a lot of artists.”

"If you’re smart, any time you get larger sums of money, you can reinvest that towards things that make you more money."

“At the end of the day it’s all about having creative ideas, innovative ideas. It’s not all about the money.”

“Time away from my children. That’s the biggest sacrifice in this business.”

"Songwriting and music is my entire existence, it’s all I’m really working towards."

“You can’t go out one night and go crazy, and then have something like saving up for a video that same week.”

"You don’t really know who’s watching."