Featured artist: Prince Slay - Hustle vs Hype, Prince Slay
Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist Prince Slay.
How did you decide to become an artist?
Prince Slay: I think I was born the natural ability to create music. I used to write lyrics and poems all the time during class in my girlfriend’s notebooks. I would always get in front of the class and rap or sing. I used to get major roles in plays because I was drama club, so being in front of people and learning to capture the moment just seemed like something I was good at. I think as an artist you never really decide that you want to be, it’s just something you go for. Music is an outlet to accomplish the things you want to do. When I think of all the reasons that maybe sound right, I get this picture of a beautiful girl singing her favorite playing on the radio. The vibe is this bright sunny day, like Aaliyah, Nicki Minaj experience. The first time I ever experienced that I was a kid listening to songs and this voice literally said, ”make your own music”.
I once tweeted, Slay_A1: ”Never get used to people admitting how great you are.”
What about concerts? Do you play live?
Yes, I love being on stage and performing in front of all the fans. It’s like their World is centered on your biggest moment, and when you deliver at that highest level, it’s amazing to know that you took them to a place that only they know, because music has its effect on people in different ways. As an artist you’re like the curator, as light as that sounds. But the vibe you get from your fans is really worth all of moment.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
Gone In Like 60 Seconds, Yall Just 6th From 2nd! Watching Aaliyah Biopic; And If At First You Don’t Succeed, We Don’t Play That Shit!
What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?
I’m currently working on my New Mixtape, ”Ki”, which drops February 2015. The definition behind ”Ki” reaches back to my first demo, ”22”, which also just became available on Datpiff. I dropped ”22” and the feedback was really something. I didn’t release it until later via my social sites, and ReverbNation must have loved it, because I became the Number #1 Rap artist in Las Vegas. I woke up one day and my Ranking was Number #1 ”All Genres”. I was so happy! At the moment I was going through some rough times, and I wasn’t consistent in the studio like I needed to be. Hustling and trying to find myself seemed to occupy my time. I really needed to understand things that I had always kept in the back of my mind, yet now they seemed to surface more than ever. I finally made it clear in my World that I can’t be touched,. ”Ki” is a testiment to that fact! I know that I’m an amazing artist! I easily see myself above the ranks of the industry’s mainstream. I want to be successful. I’m always the best at anything I do and put my mind to. With that being said, I feel it’s time I impress myself.
Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
I own Imnense Music so if I sign a deal, it I want to go through Universal or Sony. I always said that as an artist, I wanted to sign to Nicki Minaj. I really want to sign to Cash Money, YMCMB, Atlantic, MMG, Bad Boy, Def Jam, Roc Nation, Interscope, and OVO Sound. Alicia Keys has her own label as well, so Wow, there’s so many to choose from. I love Nicki Minaj, so she gets first bids.
Any last words?
I think if anyone deserves a shoutout, it’s my daughter, Charmisa Ayanna Harris. My real fans and followers know that I’ve been trying to find my little Princess because her Mom says she gave her away, told me not to make any social sites for the baby, then turned around and told told me the baby was living with her blocked me from her social sites, with no way of contacting her. I met with her dad aka uncle, and he said she never had a baby. I do have a pic that she gave me, and I have never seen the baby. So through it all, and I still got to do me, so I’m single. My daughter deserves to share in this success with me. I want those father, daughter moments, to hold her and see her smile. I know I’m going to be successful, and God knows all things, and everything happens for a reason. Also, I got to shout out my Mom, Ms. Mary Lotts Fletcher, who I’m so proud of because currently she is authoring her New Book and teaching school. I know she’s been through a lot, and I try not to have feelings, but she taught me to understand. Shoutout Imnense for being everything I could have asked for in a brand! Shoutout the life we hustle hard for. Play at this level.
Where can we contact you?
Prince Slay: http://www.reverbnation.com/diamondprinceslay
Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.
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