ArtistRack catches up with North Carolina based Kejuanservin for this exclusive interview and an insight into the upcoming EP release ‘Mode’:
Where are you from?
Winston Salem North Carolina
How long have you been making music?
For at least 8 years but I didnβt really start dropping until this year consistently I wanna take it to level and elevate
How many songs /albums have you released to date?
20 songs out right now 1 ep otw!
Can you tell us about your latest release and the background and inspirations behind it?
So the ep βModeβ thatβs coming out is going to have 8 tracks total really itβs just about having fun for me and living life I just wanna be in place where I can do that and thatβs where the word mode comes from for me in order for me to do that I gotta get in that mode grind this out and in the long run itβs all gon pay off.
How did you first get into music, and what inspired you to pursue a career in it?
Honestly I seen people my age blowing up and I started thinking about like if put my all into this 1 year of dropping and promoting music consistently non stop I know Iβll find my fan base out there somewhere somebodyβs going to like it and thatβs how you gotta think about it when you just now coming in fresh for every person that donβt like your music I guarantee 10 other people out there do you just gotta find your fan base thatβs what made me pursue it.
What do you think of the present music industry?
Honestly I donβt know Iβm not really into the industry news and shit so I donβt really know how to feel about it like I donβt care about it really I just wanna make my music.
Who are some of your biggest musical influences and how have they impacted your music?
Man itβs so many people thatβs influenced my sound but you really wouldnβt think so like I listen to all types of genres underground mainstream alternative ambient I even like listening to bands like current joys Lol they so hard but Iβll put duwap kaine in there g herbo texako playboi carti glokk40spaz slimesito young nudy lucki thouxanbanfauni like bro itβs so many people slime dollaz the list could go on and on I also listen to the band duster I had to add that in there they music beautiful like music is therapy for me so I love it all.
What have been some of the biggest challenges youβve faced as a musician and how have you overcome them?
Really just trying to find my fan base and I honestly still ainβt overcame that yet every day Iβm scheming trying grow my brand I donβt wanna just be an artist I wanna be an icon I wanna have a clothing brand stream on twitch or whatever do YouTube I think I even wanna act I wanna do it all
How has your music evolved over the course of your career, and where do you see it going in the future?
Really itβs more so the sound I have thatβs evolved Iβve been trying to perfect it I know im never gon get it perfect but thatβs the beauty of it itβs never gon be perfect so ima always be trying to improve it change it experiment with it expect that in the future
Who have you collaborated with so far in your career?
Iβve worked with all my homeboys that rap with me and trust me they hard I wouldnβt hop on track wit if I thought they was trash Lol but to name Gtb mike, Lul troop, luh guddah, middnht, morelewis and they all on SoundCloud right go peep
Can you describe your creative process and what goes into making a song or album?
I either smoke a blunt or two or hit the cart or dispo either or I get fried before I find a beat I like on YouTube unless I bought one from somebody already I put it on my phone or computer depends on what I feel like recording on at the time and I get on there and say what comes to mind what Iβm feeling at the time or something thatβs done happened in my life already and I speak on it. This is all done in my room in the dark pitch black it helps me get in that mode.
Dead or alive, who would be your dream collaboration?
Honestly I wanna say glokk40spaz but I wanna do a song with lucki and slimesito too not gon lie I wanna do a song wit all the people I listen to that would be so fye
What was the first album you bought?
I ainβt never bought an album and I donβt remember the first album Iβve ever listened to not even gon lie
What’s your favorite song at the moment?
We got Rich of servin my homeboy be sayin that shit all the time now it be funny
If you had to sell your music collection tomorrow, what album would you leave in your draw?
Probably Days B4 III by Lucki
What is your favourite saying?
We got Rich of servin my homeboy be sayin that shit all the time now it be funny
What other hobbies or interests do you have?
I be playing the game streaming on twitch coolin and Iβm just now starting to get into cars I gotta 03 Acura rn had the helltima but I got in accident lol but when I get more money Iβm def buying me a nice lil Lexus some crazy smooth shit
Tell us more about your upcoming project or this new project?
Mode is my first ever ep like this actually a milestone lowkey lmao I ainβt even realize I canβt wait to put it out putting everything into money promotion all that just wait
Whatβs in the pipeline after this project?
Definitely more music wayyy more and more music videos I got 2 out right now more streams maybe YouTube videos too and more experiencing life and living it
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