Interview: Royal Tiago Talks About His Newly Released Album "33RD"
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“...I want the listener to enjoy themselves, have fun, but appreciate the things I talk about in my music; I need you to hear the blood, sweat, and tears literally. ”
Congratulations on the release of your new album "33RD"; tell us your creative process for the development of the songs, and who provided the production on the project.
Well I travel back and fourth to California with my team and during that time we were just finding ways to make things happen. I recorded most of the album in California, just locked in with my engineer, vibe and create the music right on the spot.
Production came from a few producers who I reached out to specifically for this project.
We're huge fans of the album, but "Winning" really stuck out to us; what inspired you to write it, and can we expect a music video for it?
Most Definitely!! A video will be coming for “Winning”, maybe in Russia, that’s an exclusive!
The inspiration just came from a car accident I was in that almost took my life and my team working hard every day! To reach our goals. We all quit our 9 to 5 job and bet on ourselves and since then we’ve been winning, no pun intended.
Talk about how you initially got started writing rhymes and the artists that influenced you musically early on. Also, is there a rapper or singer who would be your go-to featured artist on a song?
I started when a close friend of mine on my team brought his recording equipment to my house and we would just rap on beats all day. I was heavily influenced by Lil Wayne mostly, and Juelz Santana, I know those guys music like it’s my own.
My go to who I would love to do music with would be Kanye but because of his production, need a Yeezy produced album.
With "33RD" now released, what are some of your goals musically for the rest of 2021?
Right now one goal is to shoot every single video for each song on the album. Another goal is to get it in the right hands to keep our momentum going and to keep people listening.
When someone listens to the "33RD" album, or any of your music, what do you want them to take away from the experience?
Great question, I want them to listen and appreciate it. As an artist you put a lot of time, effort etc. into your music and those who don’t appreciate, it is a lil disappointing. But also I want the listener to enjoy themselves, have fun but appreciate the things I talk about in my music; I need you to hear the blood, sweat, and tears literally.
Stream and Share “33RD” on: Apple Music | Spotify