Interview with Oakysy B about The Rap Game UK

PHOTO: OAKYSY B, 24, Glasgow

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What's your style of music?
My music can vary from hip hop, grime, to rave…. I can be singing one day… I don't like to confine myself. I'm a very free soul. It’s whatever comes to my mind. But mostly it’s hip hop or grime. As long as there’s a mic or MC so I can spit.

What does music mean to you?
Music means everything. Music took me off the streets, took me off crime, and put money in my pocket. I mean, real money, legit money. Without music, chances are I’d probably in jail or I’d be on the roads in some gang - something daft.

How did you get into rap?
Well, my mum was a big rap fan. She said that I’d been listening to hip hop from the womb. She was a big Tupac, Biggie, Snoop Dogg fan. So from early I’ve been writing rhymes. My dad says I was five when I started.

What are your goals?
My goal is to be the biggest ever musician to ever come out of Scotland and achieve globally. Rapper, musician - it doesn’t even matter. Bigger than Capaldi. Bigger than The Proclaimers. Bigger than all of them. I wanna become a household name in Scotland and the UK. I wanna achieve globally, like Stormzy, like Krept, like Konan.

What do you want to get out of the competition?
I want to get a better understanding of how the music scene works. I want to gain a bigger following outside of Scotland and showcase myself to the rest of Britain. Definitely. Because I've got a good following in Scotland but I think if I can show what I’m about in England as well, where the main market is, then I’ll smash it.

Why should you win?
I’ve got a lot of people counting on me to win. I've got a drive to win and I’ve got a hunger to win. I can't really tell you why I should win – I can only show you why I should win.

Source BBC Three

July 5, 2021 6:56am ET by BBC Three  

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