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MAGAZINE #8
Who are u and what do u do? My name is Nyja and I am a lyrist/rapper/singer/writer/director so to say in one word I is a story teller
Who are ur influences? My influence to tell you the truth is life, real life…..that influences me to be better than I is already.
Why should people follow u online? To be honest, people don’t need to follow me, ’ca it’s not by force. But what I will say is if you do follow me and are already following me because I have no filter and I have nothing to hide ….I am an open book
What are ur thoughts on the UK music & film scene? I feel with the UK scene as it is now it’s amazing and I am happy to be a part of it. But let me not lie, I was p***ed that last year I didn’t go to the Wireless because that was the first time UK dominated the festival. Meaning that normally Wireless is full of U.S.A artists and just a few UK acts, but last year it was sick.... mad that I missed it. But to answer your question, I am happy that now UK are trying something different, they ain’t afraid nor following overseas acts, if you get what I mean. So I believe the UK music scene right now I mean right now is solid. With the UK film I love it ‘ca usually you had to either have to go online or only watch BBC 3/BBC2 bare late to watch it. But now it’s evolved, it’s on normal TV, primetime, Netflix and now cinemas. Well let me not lie there were some UK films that was in cinema… now there’s no rules, meaning you have artist in films, even doing documentaries, even directing their own films, like Brotherhood, Intent, and the list continues. I am very happy.
Who would u like to duet with? You know what I say Chris Brown, not because he is bate ‘n famous but his mind…. his creativity is sick, too cold, it’s like everything he visualizes he brings it to life and makes a stamp so I say him.
Name an artist we should all google. Sona, UK afro beat artist he is so sick, he is original source guy and I love his aura and swag and how he mixes his native language with hip hop and sweetness lol…. Ella Mai n Pink reason being is because they have the same studio voice and live performance voice if that makes sense so meaning how they sound in the studio is how they sound live and I love that. I think you should Google HER I think she is so sick I didn’t even want to tell you to much but I let you Google and be the judge of it
Tell us one interesting fact about u. Interesting fact is that I love and play chess. It stimulates the mind so it basically makes your mind work, think 4 steps ahead instead of 2.
How can people stay up to date with u? People can stay in touch by checking my social medias which are Insta: nyjas_world >> Twitter: @nyjaofficial >> Soundcloud: nyja Facebook: nyja anibaba >> Snapchat: nyja 24
What can we expect from u in 2018? You know what this year you see a lot of visuals and work from me not being in a box, so expect the unknown. You know the saying “it is better to know the unknown than to know the known” …. that’s all I am saying. I hate talking and nothing happens. I hate that from people so I’m just gonna say stay tuned, don’t sleep on this Yoruba girl
Any final words? My final word I will say is f*** the people that try put you down. Don’t ever feel that you cannot be better than other people that is doing the same thing as you. Don’t watch a next man plate when you have your food in front of you getting cold. Meaning don’t watch next people’s move stay in your lane, be you and continue to stay true to you. Don’t let no one tell you different. Question is, do you prefer to fit in the crowd or stand out from the crowd?
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