If you’ve been following the blog for a while you know I have an admiration for artists who are able to stay true to themselves and push boundaries. If you have a quality that sets you apart, instantly I will be that much more likely to gravitate to your artistry. After all, in a world full of rappers with similar sound and content it never hurts to have a trait to set oneself apart. For that reason, there was no wonder why I became enthralled with the music Chisom is creating.
Chisom comes to the people with an extensive background in musical production, but it seems as though the world has just uncovered his rap talent as a “diamond in the rough”. This cat got his start as a standalone artist mere months ago, but the Detroit-born and Maryland-raised rapper is quickly making an imprint in the rap world. Not only is it his concise flows or his ear for production that is making the records so compelling, but also a voice that seems hand-crafted for music. Listening to Chisom you simply become grasped in what is being said sonically, and from there you learn much more lies inside of his mind and personality. The more you listen, the more he invites you to experience what we are familiar with here everyday combined with a land most have yet to experience.
As the direct descendant of Nigerian parents, it provides Chisom the opportunity to bring a different culture and aspect than what is the norm these days. To form his debut EP The Jordan Year he channeled sounds varying from 1990’s NY Boom Bap undertones, pulsing Afrobeat melodies, and early 2000’s soul samples. It’s a magical mix that meshes flawlessly with his unapologetic references to his African ties. When asked about the inspiration behind the project Chisom said, “The Jordan Year was me going for it. It was me realizing I have a gift at something and giving it my all”. The confidence showed in himself was one of the foremost things I picked up from speaking with Chisom. The same confidence has since seen his leap of faith become a promising young career with notoriety from publications such as Respect-Mag to Hip-Hop legends like Public Enemy’s Chuck D.
https://soundcloud.com/chisomuzosike/sets/melo-ep
Today, with his follow-up EP Melo and the video for his biggest single to date Africa Get Money further pushing his ascent we saw it a good time to catch up with the star in the making. It was a great learning about his background, inspirations, and plans for the future as an entrepreneurial figure in the Ill Company Crew collective . I’m definitely a fan, and I hope you all will be too after checking out his music as well as the interview which is continued in full below.
https://soundcloud.com/1stdayfresh/1stdayfreshcom-interviews-chisom-africanchisom
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