Interview: Brooklyn Rapper Sikario aka Panemera Panama Talks About His New Single/Video "Seasoning"
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“Usually the beat tells me the topic of the song but I keep topics in the stash that I wrote with no beat, so it kinda just meshed with my catalog. ”
Congratulations on the release of your new single/music video "Seasoning". Tell us what inspired you to write the track and how you connected with Tiff Hollyhood.
What inspired me to write the track was definitely the beat; shout out to beatbusta. His instrumentals been on Oprah Winfrey Network, BET, MTV, and VH1; he’s pretty dope. Usually the beat tells me the topic of the song but I keep topics in the stash that I wrote with no beat, so it kinda just meshed with my catalog.
I connected with Tiff Hollyhood through our kids. My stepdaughter and her daughter were friends and me, her, and then boyfriend R.I.P Crazo was tight, but even if we didn't know each other I would of chose her as a feature. Her work ethic is crazy; she won Female Artist of the Year for Hot 99.1. She’s getting radio spins, all that.
The music video for "Seasoning" is the perfect compliment to the track and is very colorful and lively. Who directed the visual and is it your first music video?
Thank you, I appreciate it. Bovees produced and directed the video. Shout out to Gavin Bovee, a pretty dope director who always got a trick up his sleeve.
This is actually my second video; my first video is called “YKTV” (you know the vibe). That's by $ikario; this is by Panemera Panama.
Can we expect to hear "Seasoning" on an upcoming project? If so, what can you tell us about it?
Yes, “Seasoning” is a single off my upcoming album “Diary of a Hitman”. It’s gonna be a side/b side type project with one side $ikario and the other side Panemera Panama.
Tell us about your experiences with the artist showcases you've participated in and how they have prepared you to take the next step as an artist.
My experiences with showcases have been pretty dope. I just been blessed to get on platforms that got me exposure like Power 105 and opening up for Uncle Murda and doing promo videos with Dramos from The Breakfast Club. It prepared me to take the next step as a artist because when I get off stage people show me love and wanna know more about me so I feel like I gotta give the people what they want.
The harshest critics are the ones right in front of you, so I passed that stage literally lol
With 2020 being a wrap, what are your goals musically for 2021? Also, why should everyone reading this interview follow you on social media and check out your catalog on Spotify?
My goals musically for 2021 are basically to put out as much dope work as possible. More content just to keep everybody tapped in to what I'm doing.
Everyone reading this should follow me on social media because I'm bringing bars back. I’m bringing music back and I’m definitely a entertainer on top that.
Ya’ll should definitely check out my Spotify because I'm an alter ego artist, so you’re listening to one artist but you basically getting two. I got different styles and dimensions you'll never get bored or wanna skip lol.
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