How has your tour schedule impacted how you release music? Does an artist have to continuously release new music to keep fans’ attention? How do you push yourself to make the next record better than the last? It’s interesting because hip hop listeners are a little hesitant at times to listen to someone who sings and raps, but you can definitely persuade them to pay attention by being honest to your sound.īitTorrent: Every time we chat, you are either going out on the road, or have just returned from a tour. I find it as more of a gift because I’m not limited to approaching a track a specific kind of way. I’m not sure what comes before the other, but I know when I create the result will is going to be magic. Pell: Sometimes I feel like a singer, other times I feel like a rapper, but the end result is always my art. Do you find that’s a challenge as much as it’s gift? Are hip hop listeners slow to embrace a rapper who sings? I have been influenced by Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu, and Stevie Wonder mostly.īitTorrent: Would you consider yourself a rapper who sings or a singer who raps? You have an incredible voice and a equally impressive flow, which is unique for an artist these days. I feel as though the the east and west coasts have both been huge influences, just as much as the south honestly. I have been exposed to the culture down there and I love it, but I want to bring something new to the scene there as well as everywhere else. Pell: I think New Orleans has impacted me more as an individual than as a musician. BitTorrent: In what ways has New Orleans impacted your sound your brand? What other places and artists do you count as influences?
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