First I want to ask how are you doing Syeko.
Doin well bro, getting another day clean
How did you start to get into making music?
Honestly, I’d been writing songs my whole life and not doing anything with em. I was listening to SoundCloud rappers since middle school and finding all these dope rappers on there, and me and my boy Meech just started chattin one day and decided we should try some shit out. I dead just bought a recording setup on eBay and watched mad YouTube videos on mixing and shit then people just randomly started fuckin with it.
How did you find your flow in music?
Trial and error honestly. I deadass used to rap like Logic or NF when I first started on some real life cornball shit. Today I’m at like the complete opposite end of the spectrum of rap but I really think I got my own lane right now. Like if you listen to my shit you really can’t compare me to someone else like, “Oh he sound like so and so.” You really can’t do that with my music unless it’s some shit where I’m trolling.
Do you go to a studio or how do you go about making new tracks?
I built my own studio from ground up. Not gonna lie that shit sucked at first. But damn I’m so happy I did it. The luxury of recording whenever you want, for however long you want, and you solely being in control of the mixing and mastering process is honestly the only way I could ever imagine being a musician. I actually got a degree in audio engineering. I take clients there and shit too. That’s how I make money for the most part. I charge $30 for studio time. I used to go to some other dude’s studio but he was ass and it was burning a hole through my pocket for no reason.
What is your favorite part about your music?
My favorite part is probably the freedom of it. Like, just walking into a booth with no restrictions at all and just letting your mind talk freely. I’m happy I don’t write my shit down before I go in, I like the creative freedom of talking about whatever I’m feeling at the exact moment I’m recording. If I wrote my music I feel like that would take all the fun out of it for me.
What do you wish you told you’re younger self before getting into music?
Don’t listen to them scammers. It’s crazy I honestly spent in total probably about 100k on stuff I never got any return for. From features to promo to playlisting, even this one video guy scammed me too. It’s crazy how much debt I went into at one point just because I was convinced I was gonna make it out and then pay all the debt off after.
is there something you want to change in music?
The corniness prolly. I really don’t like any rappers besides a few right now. I just want people to really chat and not just say whatever any other rapper would say. It takes all the fun out of it for me.
What are some tips for people getting into making music?
Don’t give anyone your money til you got like 5 years of experience in the industry. Even then that’s prolly still dangerous. I promise you, if you dope, something is gonna happen, and there’s gonna be a ripple effect where everyone who listens to you puts other people on, and you grow through word of mouth. But if you not dope, that just doesn’t happen.
Is there any downside to making music for you? (If So Why?)
The lifestyle that comes with it. I hate the fast life. It’s like this fantasy I had when I was really young where I would be this famous rapper who does everything I want, like smoke all the rapper weed I want, fuck all the models I want, all that. But now that I’m older that shit just sounds so stupid to me I can’t even explain it. If people really think my sound is dope, that’s awesome, but blowing up and living that stupid ass lifestyle sounds so lame to me right now.
What is the idea behind you’re latest single “NO REASON”?
I don’t even know man. The way I make songs I kind of just listen to beats til I get a melody out that sounds like it’s a hit. Then from there I pretty much just talk about me and my life. Every single bar I said in that song is facts. I guess if I had to give it a topic I would say it’s about the pain of not being able to voice your opinion in this world out of fear that the media will cancel you. Feeling like I can’t show my true self I guess.
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