yaro 5
A great flow, sounds coming from the entire world, a dazzling ascent in French Rap... I speak, obviously, of Yaro. This rapper, from the Parisian suburbs in Esssone, has everything he needs to seduce his audience. A feather, beautiful melodies, and above all; a real desire to succeed in life, while remaining faithful to his values and those who saw him grow and evolve. Benevolent, sincere and charismatic, Yaro speaks today to A Rap & A Cup Of Tea about his mixtape called La Spé, released last February. Back in full with the unmissable hit 'Mec De Cité’ featuring two pillars of French Rap, PLK and Ninho, Yaro shows once again the amplitude of his talent. Formerly known as Sirsy, Yaro began his solo career in 2017, and has continued to dazzle his audience through his collaborations and projects. He told us evertyhing on his beginnings in music until the birth of his last project. With simplicity and honesty, Yaro shows us the essential place that music has in his life. Can you talk about your peculiarity within French Rap to an English audience about to get to know you? I think I’m a pretty open-minded artist. I can make songs sound more 'street' right next to songs with much more melody; using auto-tune, afro-musical influence, etc. I’m really openminded on that. It’s a mix of everything I like. How did you get into Rap? When I was 11, I listened to a lot of Rap, and I also watched a lot of Rap stories like Alpha 5.20. I loved watching rapper’s interviews, and that’s what made me want to rap. I wanted to make the music they made, and I threw myself into it without hesitation. When did you tell yourself "I really want to be a rapper and do everything for Rap"? I think it came as soon as college began. I was 14/15, I think, and I knew I wanted to do that. You know, I also worked a bit in the factory, and I knew that it wasn’t the life I wanted for me. I said to myself: “You have to focus on what you like to do.” All I wanted to do was music. I started rapping when I was 13, and by 15, it was obvious to me. In the song ‘Kesoni’ you say "Henni told me: "Yaro, glory, you won't like it.” Can you tell me more? Actually, we were at my house with Ninho, and we were talking about it. You know, Ninho is my brother, so don’t just talk about music; we talk about everything... And this day, we had a discussion about all the success that is happening to him at the moment. He explained to me that success brought him many good things, but also many disadvantages, for which we're not necessarily prepared. And since he knows me well, he told me that if, one day, I had the same success as him, I wouldn’t necessarily enjoy it well. Being in the spotlight and everything; I’m not deluded; all that stuff embarrassed me a bit. But the more success you aim for, the more you are exposed - it’s a lot of pressure.
