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An anti-pistonné, with a determination commensurate with his ambitions, Usky is without a doubt an artist that needs to be looked at more closely if not already being done. Of his real name, Marwen is from the 12th arrondissement of Paris, and it can be said that he's up for a little danger. The one who has devoted his life to his music and to the conception of his projects, he's not afraid to say things with honesty and sincerity. He indulges for A Rap & A Cup Of Tea to tell us about the real reason behind Porte Dorée his latest mixtape and the contradictions that make him the person he is. He told us everything about the relentless drive that pushes him every day to give the best of himself in all the projects that he undertakes. At only 28 years old, Usky makes music with guts, and it's felt as much in his songs as in his words. The artist who's not afraid to show a hidden side of the Rap game, entrusts to us today all the perseverance and wisdom that he has. Can you tell me more about your career? My career path is mostly a lot of work and stubbornness. It’s the fact of not giving up, and working continuously. I'm always in the studio, working on songs, concepts, thinking about future projects etc. All this is continuous. I’m always thinking about the next step. I saw you say that at one point you wondered a lot about your future in music. What made you tip the scales, and decide to make music your core focus and not give up? Honestly, what really allowed me to make that decision was the day I signed my first deal at Warner, and got my first pay. Seeing that I was paid to do what I like made me realize there’s a concrete side to music. It changed everything in the sense that I really had a chance to show who I was and to explore my musical universe. Coming back to the mixtape Porte Dorée that you just released in February, the song 'Paris C'est Gotham' is a true banger that balances with all the other songs on the rest of the mixtape. How did you get the idea? The song was not even supposed to be on the project. (laughs) Actually, I listened to this prod, and I got a kick out by it because I got a lot of inspiration from it. At the beginning, I just wanted to post a first verse on Instagram for my fans to enjoy, and to see their reaction. But in the end, I made my people listen to this song and they were all saying: "Dude, you absolutely have to put that song on your mixtape because it’s a fucking banger!". In the end, they were right because it's the most streamed song of Porte Dorée: Saison 3, so it’s crazy. I saw in your interview ‘Don’t Touch My Tattoo’ with GQ that you were of Tunisian, Lebanese and French origin. Is this cultural mix that you are lucky to have inherited, something that you have always wanted to show off in your songs?
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