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Rayven Justice
Interview by Teresa B. Howell
Artist of the Month: Recording Artist, Rayven Justice
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Teresa B. Howell: Tell us about yourself? Who is Rayven Justice?
Rayven Justice: Rayven Justice is a determined, ambitious, hard working black man from East Oakland California. I’m very family oriented. Into fashion. I love music of course.
TBH: How did you get your start in music industry?
RJ: I got my start in the music industry by my dad, he always had me around music in and out of the studio with his artists. This is what inspired me to do music.
TBH: What made you decide to be serious about being a singer?
RJ: When Chris brown came out I took It more serious I saw myself in him.
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TBH: Did you emulate anyone that you admired?
RJ: no
TBH: Which person/people or books have had the most influence on your career and why?
RJ: Chris brown, Donnell Jones, pleasure p, Avant, and Mario…. because of their vocal ability.
TBH: What would you say is the #1 key to success thus far?
RJ: passion, drive, ambition and money
TBH: Talk about the biggest failure you’ve had. What did you learn from it?
RJ: Biggest failure I had was losing a major deal at Atlantic records. It made me realize what to do and what not to do.
TBH: What advice can you give other individuals who want to follow in your footsteps?
RJ: Work hard, record all the time, perfect your craft. Find a strong team that believes in your vision and you. Study your art and become a sponge to soak up as much game as you can get. Always respect the OG’s.
TBH: What does a typical day in your week look like?
RJ: Wake up, smoke, plot out my day. Call and network, then get in the studio.
TBH: What keeps you going when things get tough in the business?
RJ: God and my little brother Rayven Justice.
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TBH: What are you working on that you can talk about? New music?
RJ: i just released a project called “RAY” i just dropped a single called sheets for omb peezy and I’m getting ready to finalize another project to end the year off with including mozzy, Fetty wap & more.
TBH: Please list your website and/or your social media platforms.
RJ: Instagram./Rayvenjustice Twitter.com/Rayvenjustice TikTok.com/Officialrayvenjustice
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TBH: Tell us about your outreach to he community and how you help others in the music business?
RJ: Every holiday I do a special to work with artists on feature deals and I always pick one to receive a free feature from me.
TBH: What’s your all time favorite song lyric?
RJ: keep ya head up by Tupac
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TBH: Is there anything else you’d like us to know about you?
RJ: Yea I got more big projects coming out in 2023 just make sure to stay tuned and follow me through my journey.