Ya Minko Connects With King Dominance on His New Track "Just Life"
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New to DCWS is the track "Just Life", by DC based rap artist Ya Minko. "Just Life" is a passionate record exploring anger, regret, faith, frustration, hope but more importantly the ability to make peace with the worst to appreciate the good things in life. It is beautiful melody filled record featuring fellow DMV artist Melvin Walker and production by Taylor King.
Enjoy this joint by Ya Minko and be sure to follow him on his social media streams to stay up to date on all to come from this talented emcee.
About Ya Minko:
Born in Libreville, Ya Minko is an international multi-genre African born artist.
Growing up in a very musical environment from his sister writing songs, to his mother being in charge of the music for their church events on Sundays, likely helped with his knack for melodies and emotion in music.
However, Ya Minko didn't start getting involved with studio work, music recording and sound production until much later in his life at the age of 18. Then a student at Libreville's French school "Blaise Pascal" he started getting involved into spoken word activities, which then lead him to hip-hop music and writing songs.
From his very first studio session, though the results were laughable, Ya Minko knew he had found the activity he would dedicate the rest of his life to. He moved to the U.S. in the DC area and focused his attention on music, sacrificing his academic career in the process. Realizing how expensive it would be to record the amount of music he wanted to record without a real budget, he taught himself how to use Nuendo, Cubase and finally ProTools. He has still been recording music, networking and performing with artists in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Atlanta, & Houston.
He is currently still living in the DC area, working on his own records and collaborating with artists making Hip-Hop, Pop, Afrobeats and R&B music. In his time in the US he has released one mixtape and two EPs, with a poor public response but his motivation was never affected by the results. He is now focused on releasing songs to grow his audience, until the time comes for him to fully commit to a project again.