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creativity and imagination through
my thoughts. So I won’t say hip
hop is the only thing I’m interested in but it is definitely the most
important.
I would describe my music as optimistic, I make music to give people hope. I want someone to come
to me and tell me how my lyrics
have touched them and motivated
them to pursue their dream. If I
had one word that could describe
my music it would be “Dream”.

“You find out who you really are
through adversity.”

KEEM

I’ve always had a love for music for as long as I can remember, but I started rapping at
14 years old and I was pushed
by a good friend of mine who
passed away in 2011, Tim Aaron. I was inspired after hearing
“Karaoke” by T-Pain but the
album and artist that made
my mind click and say “This
is what I want to do” was
“Friday Night Lights” by J. Cole.
I believe being from Cali helps

me draw substance and subject
matter that you don’t hear much
of in Atlanta. Artists like Kendrick
Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, Ab-Soul,
and more have helped me develope my lyricism. However, being
in Atlanta has also allowed me to
be versatile and bring flavor to
the table.

Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Nas, and
Big L helped me shape my style of
music. Kendrick because of his aggression and his desire to speak
on something bigger than himself.
J. Cole because of his wordplay
and impeccable storytelling, he
really knew how to relate to his listeners. Nas because he was one
of the first artists to raise the bar
higher than ever when it came to
being a master lyricist. And Big L
because of his flow, delivery, and
clever punch lines.

Is there anything you would change
or do better to your current
project?

For the most part “Small Kid Big
Dreams” turned out great, the
I’ve always loved writing, before only thing I would change is the
rap I would just write random number of features I had on that
stories because I loved expressing project. The concept for the