RENNI RUCCI
8 YEAR RUN

HEADIE ONE
BIGGER THAN LIFE
FT FRENNA

DF JIGGY
THRU DA CITY

DF JIGGY
RED LIGHT

USHER
TINY DESK CONCERT

MADDY SOMA
OKE

BILL NYE
SNEAKER SHOPPING

JAHVILLANI
NUDITY

JAKE
TRIPPING AND FALLING

2WHOP
ITS WHOP

FAT TREL
LLB3

MEECHY DARKO
KILL US ALL 
[K.U.A]

RUGER
GIRLFRIEND

LILA IKE'
WANTED

GMAINODAGOON
BEHIND THEM GATES

KENT JAMZ
BLOWING UP YOUR PHONE

THE STRUGGLE EPISODE

NGEEYL
REDLIGHT/ESCALADE

PAUL POGBA
SNEAKER SHOPPING

40'S VERY OWN DRUMS& KEYS

MOHBAD
RONALDO

TORY LANEZ
IT DOESN'T MATTER
LYRICS

ABRA CADABRA
CADABRA FREESTYLE 2

MAHALIA
FOREVER

CYHI
LA LEAKERS
FREESTYLE

RAY VAUGHN
CHURCHILL FREESTYLE

YP SLUMBOY
6 FEETERS

CIGGY BLACC
KOMPA

XXXTENTACION
TRUE LOVE
YE

NONSO AMADI
DIFFERENT
MAJID JORDAN

ARTIST: UMI
FROM: SEATTLE, WASHINGHTON
GENRE: R&B 
PROJECT: FOREST IN THE CITY - ALBUM
INSTAGRAM: @WHOISUMI
 

UMI

 love, oh my gosh, I love nature. I feel like, where do I even begin? It’s important for us as a whole human species to spend time in nature, like that’s kind of where we did most of our evolution was like co-evolving, along with nature and so I noticed in the recent eras as we’ve returned to the city, I feel like a lot of things like anxiety, lack of inspiration, depression, a lot of that is caused by our lack of connection with nature and feeling really distant from our natural elements and so every time I spend time in nature, I am refreshed.

INTERVIEW BY EUPHORIA

“I don’t think artists now make music like this and like I wonder why,”

Ideas come back to me, happiness almost doubles within my spirit, and so I feel like that love I have it just naturally comes through, but I also just like to give thanks to nature and and showcase nature in my music to almost like inspire others and a subconscious way to go back out go to a park because it sit at the beach and feel the elements.

INTERVIEW BY EUPHORIA

INTERVIEW

I feel like the biggest thing I learned was the value of taking my time. I feel like, before the pandemic, like everyone, I felt the need to constantly output and that’s how you stay relevant as an artist is you always make music, always make videos and I had this epiphany that I’m in this for the long run. I want to have a very long and fruitful career, which means it’s OK for me to take my time with every project. I remember learning that D’Angelo’s Voodoo album took him seven years to make, and I was like yo, no one these days takes seven years to make an album but why not? Like why not let yourself take time? So learning the value of time was very important for me.

Interview by euphoriazine

KING PROMISE
GINGER

KEYU
ALL DEAD

JESSIE MURPH
PRAY

POP SMOKE x JUICE WRLD MIX
PROD BY ALPHA
TO THE MOON

KYRIE IRVING
CONTROL YOUR NARRATIVE

WITH
I AM ATHLETE

OMAH LAY
WOMAN

TORY LANEZ
IT DOESN'T MATTER

BLACK SHERIF
KWAKU THE TRAVELLER

NSG
ROADBLOCK
FT LD

TEMS
HIGHER
DRILL REMIX

ALESSIA CARA
YOU LET ME DOWN

UMI
MOONLIGHT ROOM

KENDRICK LAMAR
DIE HARD
FT BLXST & AMANDA REIFER

FLO
CARDBOARD BOX

ICE SPICE
EUPHORIC

KENDRICK LAMAR
THE HEART 5

SHY GLIZZY
BORDERLINE
FT. EST GEE

MARLON CRAFT
HANS ZIMMER

BIGKAYBEEZY
SOUTHSIDE

070 SHAKE
W E B

TANA LEONE
NIRVANA

LIL TJAY
GOIN UP

AITCH x GIGGS
JUST COZ

LIL BERETE
VENOM

BIG FLOCK
STUPID S***

DSTNI
DAY N NIGHT

DYLAN SINCLAIR
LIFETIME

SAUCE WALKA
WATCH OUT

“I’ve discovered who I am as an artist and it’s simple—you cannot box me into one genre,” FAVE explains. “In making music over the years, it’s becoming increasingly clear that I want to keep experimenting with my sound. I’m interested in different genres and I need my fans to know that while they’ll never expect the beat or genre, my voice will always be distinct enough that they’ll know it’s me.”

It feels really good to do something and see the type of result I got with “Baby Riddim.”

"I’ve had so many moments where I felt like maybe music wasn’t for me, and in a time where you can post your work online and get zero engagements, I wasn't expecting much with this song. The success that has trailed has pushed me to push myself further. It has also boosted my confidence enough to know that this music thing, I’m taking it global."

"I love to write about love because it’s the sweetest thing to sing about. Even if you haven’t experienced love in a romantic way, there’s a high chance you’ve experienced it in another type of way. I don’t need to have a direct relationship with what I’m singing because I know friends who’ve experienced these things before. You sing about love, people listen and immediately relate to what you’re singing about."

BRENT FAIYAZ
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KOFI
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