Artist Spotlight
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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Photo Credit: Yulia Shusharina
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