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SINCURR
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Q. Thanks for interviewing with us. Tell us who you are and what you do.
A. First, thank you for having me. Who I am is a complicated question, but I’m an entrepreneur, a musician and an audio engineer amongst other things.
Q. Who motivated you to want to pursue a career in the music industry?
A. Whew. Who motivated me to start making music is another complicated question. Honestly, I would have to say Tupac. He just spoke to my soul and because of my love for poetry. I understood him on a different levels. If you’re talking about who helped me develop, I also have to give it up to J. Cole because he is who pushed me to really be my best self and continuously challenge myself and my flow.
Q. How would you define the music you create?
A. I would describe my music as real Hip Hop. I’m from New York and I grew up in the 90s and the 2000s. I feel like, at that time, we had a lot lyricism. The people coming out then had a good time, but they were also still actual artists. Some would call what I do conscious hip hop but I just consider myself a hip hop artist.
Q. Let’s talk about your new single and the motivation behind it.
A. My new single is a song called “Change Up.” The motivation behind it was how, in life, you grow and sometimes when you grow that also means separating yourself from others. In the song, it says “last thing I’ll ever do is change up on you,” which to me means “acting funny.” Sometimes, when you push yourself and elevate your circumstances, people will say you’re acting funny because you don’t move the way you used to move. This song says that even though I grow because, in essence, things never really stay the same, I’m still the same man I was. I’ve always been the person who wanted better and now that I am growing and getting better, don’t expect me to go backwards but don’t expect me to forget where I came from.
Q. Who is some musical artists that you would like to collaborate with?
A. Definitely J. Cole, but for sure artists like Siya, Kehlani, Missy Elliot, Ella Mai, NF and that’s just a few. There’s so many gifted and down to earth artists out there.
Q. If you could perform anywhere, where would it be?
A. I’m not going to lie, if I had to pick anywhere to perform, it would probably be somewhere tropical, but that heat with that, idk. I would have to say performing in the UK would be nice, because I feel like they have a different love for Hip Hop music.
Q. What has been your greatest accomplishment you’ve received in your career?
A. When someone tells me they can relate to my song and it gave them a different perspective, or made them feel like they weren’t alone, that’s what really makes me feel accomplished. As an artist, that is all that I can ask for if my music actually helps and changes lives.
Q. Can you tell us where you see yourself in the next three years?
A. In the next three years, I see myself on tour, having my own label, helping other artists with genuine talent develop their voices. I want to be doing motivational speaking, expanding my businesses, continuing to develop as an artist, and hopefully be a father by then, but I see myself doing great things.
Q. Are you working on any new projects or upcoming events?
A. Currently, I am working on a mixtape and an EP. The mixtape will be my sophomore mixtape and I’d like to call it “C.I.,” for “Covers Interpreted,” not Criminal Intent or Informant. *laughing* And it will be covering some familiar beats but with my own take, showing my growth and different flows and cadences. My EP is going to show versatility and it’s basically going to show who I am as an artist and just as a person. It’ll be fun and slightly vulnerable.
Q. Where can the readers follow you?
A. www.facebook.com/sincurr www.twitter.com/officialsincurr www.instagram.com/ officialsincurr www.sincurr.com
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