Interview: Miami Based Rapper Voice of G Talks About His New Track "Home (Freestyle)"
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“...the number one thing that inspires my music is life experiences. This music is my life and my life is my music. There isn’t anything in my music that I haven’t lived. I try to keep it as transparent and open as possible for my audience.”
Big up to you on the release of your new track "Home (Freestyle)"; we're all dealing with the pandemic currently, but what specifically inspired you to write the song and why did you select that instrumental? Also, who produced it?
I wrote the song during the beginning stages of Florida's lock-down period. At the time, the cases of infection and death rate from the virus were rising. There was a lot of fear and panic being projected in the media too and I just felt I had to put my thoughts on the situation into a track to ease my own anxieties and possibly bring a sense of peace to my listeners as well.
The instrumental was actually inspired by artist and producer Knxwledge. I was listening to his track called, “Make It Live Forever” from his latest album “1988”, and thought to myself, "man I could really put my own spin on this". I sampled it, added my own drums, and within a few minutes I was writing to it.
If you could pick any artist to appear with you on a remix to "Home (Freestyle)", who would you select?
I think an artist that would do really well on this track would be Earl Sweatshirt. He has worked with Knxwledge before in the past and together they make a great duo.
You've mentioned that you discovered hip-hop after being a rock fan first. Tell about the experience of becoming a hip-hop fan and which rap artists caught your ear the most early on.
I really fell in love with Hip Hop my first year of college. I didn't have a car, so I would listen to music while waiting around to ride the bus. I was using my Pandora app one day and it started playing some Wu-Tang Clan songs and I was thinking to myself "damn this isn't half bad". Before I knew it I got sucked into the world of old school hip hop.
I was drawn to the grittiness of the East Coast and New York style and how uncut and raw it was. I loved how they could put words together to talk about peace, love and unity. Then, I discovered J Cole's “Forest Hills Drive” and Kendrick Lamar's “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City”. The rest is history.
What are some things that inspire your creativity when developing new music and what you look for in production?
I would say the number one thing that inspires my music is life experiences. This music is my life and my life is my music. There isn't anything in my music that I haven't lived. I try to keep it as transparent and open as possible for my audience.
When it comes to production, I try to see what sounds fit together the best. At the end of the day I don't know exactly I am going to get, but I try to see what sticks and before I know it I have a great beat with its own story or vibe. In a sense when I make my songs, I feel like a freestyle painter or sculptor.
With "Home (Freestyle)" now released, what's next for you musically?
I am actually working on my debut album called “The Park”. I am still working on the production but the concepts are slowly coming together.
I will most likely release a few singles and videos in the fall, before finally dropping it sometime early next year.
Being from Miami, we've got to ask you, who is your favorite hometown rap artist?
Man, this city has a lot of dope artists so that is a really tough question. Right now my favorite has to be Denzel Curry. However, I would also like to mention Nacho_Out2Marz , Prone, Luko, Wxve and Peace of Mind.
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