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UP-AND-COMING HIP HOP ARTIST KEEZY IS CREATING HIS DREAM LIFE THROUGH MUSIC

Hello Keezy, Thanks for coming to Honk Magazine to talk about your career.
Tell us a little more about when you first got into music?
I always loved to rap but I dropped my first song in 2019
If you could describe your sound/style in one word, what would it be and why?
Unpredictable, I make raps that when the listener sings along the listener actually sound like a rapper also.
What would you say to any aspiring recording artists who look up to your work?
KnE the squad, tap in lil nigga
What quote or mantra do you live by?
“A couple niggas u gotta love em from a distance”
What is your hobby outside of music?
Basketball, I just wanna play 3 vs 3 basketball with celebrities that’s my goal right now
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Playing basketball with celebrities
What are your “5 things I wish someone told me when I first started” and why.
When I was young my big homies used to tell me “fake it till u make it” I was young as fuck so I didn’t really understand but now that I’m older I kinda understand now.
PS I’m not finna write you a story for each example this ain’t the Bible fym.
Which tips would you recommend to your colleagues in your industry to help them to thrive and not “burn out”?
Lil bro fake it til you make it
Do you have anything new or upcoming we can expect to see from you?
I just dropped some new raps I’m finna hit the studio again with the squad soon
What is the inspiration behind your latest song?
I just want everything new I make to sound harder than my last work
How can our readers follow you online?
My IG is Kne_keezy
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[Premiere] Michael Isaak Peels Back the Layers in “Say Too Much”

Michael Isaak shows no signs of holding back. With his new single, “Say Too Much,” the rising Egyptian-American indie folk musician brings us into a world that seems like it’s still happening when you listen to it raw, human, and heartbreaking.
After the introspective storytelling of his debut EP, Forever is a Scary Word, Isaak found his footing, and “Say Too Much” makes that clear. Melding organic instrumentation with experimental textures, the track is an experience. From those first plucked notes to the hushed, confessional vocals, it’s as though Isaak is beside you, allowing the music to breathe and break in all the right spots.
There’s something undeniably raw about “Say Too Much,” a beautiful imperfection that brings the track to life. Isaak treads the tenuous line between restraint and surrender skillfully, creating a space where each chord, each pause, and each whispered lyric bears the kind of gravitas you’d expect from an artist still willing to bring their music down a level in the name of showmanship. It’s a song for authentic lovers, for those who want to hear more than music but the person behind it.
With “Say Too Much,” Michael Isaak offers up a small slice of himself along with his story, process, world, and evolution. And if this track is any sign, he’s just getting started.
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Right from the first note, “Toxic Paradise” crackles with danger. Razor-sharp guitars cut through a battering beat while Reaper’s vocals writhe between seductive whispers and guttural rage. The production is haunting and cinematic, coating industrial grit with metalcore ferocity, making escape impossible. The chorus, anthemic and eerie, feels like a war cry for the dancers on the verge of disaster.
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