#135 - R.A.P. Ferreira INTERVIEW
Listen/Watch on: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube
Video animation by: Big Flowers
Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING
The Plug (0:21).
The Interview (1:51).
“It’s important to me to be an original human being. It’s not important to me to be original or different in my music. It’s important to me to be original and different in every single thing I do.”
This is a direct quote from the upcoming interview with R.A.P. Ferreira you are about to hear, and I think that speaks for itself.
As one of the champions of smart indie underground hip-hop for over a decade, and leader of the almighty Ruby Yacht crew, R.A.P. Ferreira has firmly established himself as one of one… never to be duplicated, or replaced.
His thoughtful, coy cockiness, and unapologetically strong sense of self has made me a huge fan of his for many years. It was a true honour to pick his brain, and see that charisma and passion come through in our conversation. This is a MUST listen.
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*timestamps provided for YouTube version
Being so open emotionally early on in a career (4:31).
Maturing as an artist and person in the public eye (6:38).
What first sparked R.A.P. Ferreira’s desire to rap (11:54).
Ferreira’s unique rapping style and writing process - RMPP patron q from Slumber Logic (22:13).
The importance of originality in Ferreira’s music (30:42).
The reality of the independent music business (34:39).
What blues music provides that rap does not (42:25).
The special qualities of 5 to the Eye with Stars (51:08).
What to expect from G’s Us, the collaborative duo of R.A.P. Ferreira and AJ Suede (57:35).
Upcoming projects (1:01:59).
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