ATHLEISURE MAG #102 JUN ISSUE | TUN INTO Dei V

Many of us are finding that we're traveling all over the world to see our favorite artists and music festivals! It's a great way to travel to a different locale and to see our artists to carry out there sets! We caught up with Puerto Rican rapper and singer, Dei V who is currently on tour to talk about his passion for music, his latest single off his recent album Quién es Dei V?, those he has collaborated with and more!

ATHLEISURE MAG: When did you first fall in love with music?

DEI V: I think I fell in love with music at a very young age. I used to watch my pops play guitar, my sisters used to sing and I don't know I've just had love for music since I was young. I didn't want to be an artist till I was like 20 years old and I moved to New York. That's when I started to have more love for being an artist, a rapper, a trap or a reggaeton artist. That's when all that started when I moved to New York. I loved the vibe, the old school artists I used to collab with, the Puertorican ones so I think the move to New York, that's when the love for being an artist started.

AM: When did you realize that you wanted to be a rapper and singer?

DV: I realized I wanted to be a rapper and a singer when I tried it for the first time, when I tried to write a song for the first time. I noticed that I was very very good. Everyone used to tell me “you should do it, you should do it, you should do it” and like, that's when I started. I started writing for one of my friends and everything I wrote sounded good so I wanted to do music myself you know and bring my own sound.

AM: How would you describe the Dei V sound?

DV: I would describe my sound as different and unique. I feel like I’m bringing to the table and nowadays doing what I’m doing. I feel like I’m in my own lane and I’m bringing a flow and a style that no -

body’s bringing out there.

AM: In terms of your creative process, where do you like to start when it comes to putting together a song.

DV: There's not really a process, I just put a beat, I call the best producers or I look through beats and the feeling that the beat gives me, I go for that. I just go with the flow. I don't really have a process, I just put a beat and go with the flow and vibe. I sit with the people that are in the studio and just make it fun, you know, there's not really a process it’s just having fun and doing what I know how to do.

AM: You have collaborated with a number of artists including Karol G, Myke Towers, and Bryant Myers. What do you look for when it comes to collaborating with artists?

DV: I really just like to work with people that do genuine stuff and humble people, people that like my music and people that have the same love as me for music. I don't really look for artists who have big numbers. If they're good and I like it I’ll probably collaborate.

AM: We've been enjoying your latest single, Clima with Foreign Teck what was the inspiration behind this song?

DV: I would say rainy days when the weather is kind of chilly. People just kind of want to be with somebody inside, stay inside with somebody, watch Netflix, eat munchies and stuff like that's where the inspiration for the song came about. I think the weather and rainy days, you just want to chill with somebody.

AM: We know this time of year the schedule is hectic with touring, are there any upcoming dates that we should know about?

DV: Actually, I’m on tour right now. I already did the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia... but now I'm about to

fly to Spain and I’m going to be out there for 2 months touring and I finish the tour in Mexico so those are upcoming dates that I have, Spain and Mexico.

AM: When you're not recording music or hitting the stage, how do you take time for yourself?

DV: I just really like to spend time with my family and have fun, catch up on everything that I couldn't do and just spend time with my family. I like to cook, I like to be in the house playing video games. I like to play basketball. I do exercise once in a while. That's basically it.

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