PeacefulPinder is an artist from Seattle with a lot to prove. His goal? To become what he’s meant to be. We got a chance to talk with him and got to know more about the man behind the music. Get to know more about him below: 

Where you from?

Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, lived in LA for a couple years at the start of my career and just moved back to my hometown.

How did you get your start in music?

I started songwriting after years of writing poetry, I learned about my talent for freestyling rapping in general at parties in high school.

How long have you been making it?

I have only been writing music for about a year and a half, I feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface of my full potential.

Who are your influences?

Nas has always been my favorite artist. Logic and J.Cole are huge inspirations nowadays and people like Joey Bada$$ and NF.

What motivates you?

Pain. Plain and simple I was put through hell because of my parents choices and substance abuse, I am here to spread healing through music to youth and anybody who deals with adversity on their lives. Which at the end of the day we all do in some shape or form.

What are you currently working on?

Currently working on putting out my Debut Project “206 n Beyond” a 10 track EP that represents me becoming a man and really standing up for and taking action behind what I believe in.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Selling out Madison Square Garden in New York. Constantly on tour internationally and spreading PeaceGang vibes across the world.

What is your opinion on the current hiphop scene?

Not a lot of time and effort into the music nowadays, the Mona Lisa took 20 years. Nothing is by accident great timeless pieces of art take a great time and energy investment. I think nowadays artists are brand building to monetize and employ eccentric marketing techniques that are not understood by the general public. no such thing as bad P.R!

Anything else you would like to say?

Shout out to everybody supporting the PeaceGang movement, Peace, love and Unity to everybody lets come together and make the world a happier more positive place.

https://www.instagram.com/peacefulpinder

https://twitter.com/peacefulpinder

 

Linksey is a new artist from Boston who is working on becoming the greatest he can be. We got a chance to chop it up with him and talk about his motivations behind music, whats next for him, and more. Check it out below 

Explain who you are for those who may not know

I’m Linskey, a well known barber out of the Boston area and I have been producing/rapping/engineering for a while now also

Where you from?

I’m from Boston, Ma

How did you get your start in music?

I’ve always been rapping and writing rhymes my whole life, and would watch a lot of interviews when I came across producers making beats on Fl studio. I immediately downloaded the software and started messing around with producing beats

How long have you been making it?

I’ve been at the music for 2-3 years now, which doesn’t seem like long but I’ve put in a lot of hours daily and made the most of these years progressing to be a better artist

Who are your influences?

I grew up loving Akon, T-Pain, Chris Brown, and also listened to a lot of Jay z, Tupac, Nas. Currently I listen to a lot of Drake’s older music, Nav, Gunna, etc.

What motivates you?

What motivates me is the feeling of doing what I want to do and not giving a f*** what someone says because I’m successful doing it. My first passion was to be a successful barber and I made my dream a reality so there’s nothing anyone can tell me that would stop be from chasing the life I want

What are you currently working on?

I have an album planned for late June, exact date isn’t confirmed but it will be soon on all of my social media. Also have a follow up EP to our first project with another dope artist named Essence out of Boston also, make sure to check that out on my soundcloud.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I see myself wherever god takes me. I worry about doing what’s right daily and he takes me where I deserve to go.

What is your opinion on the current hiphop scene?

I completely respect the new wave of rap, but I do feel simplicity is too much of the norm. Some of these beats sound like beats I made a month into downloading the FL studio demo, and some of these bars are the same you hear in every other song. I feel like it’s raps disco era. It’s about the vibe not the content

Anything else you would like to say?

Make sure to follow my IG Linskey97, Twitter @alinskey97 and my soundcloud. link to SoundCloud in both bios. Thank you to hiphopsrevival for the shoutout and the interview and there will be plenty plenty plenty of good quality music coming your way from this side

Ig: linskey97 

Twitter: alinskey97

Soundcloud: Linskey 

Snapchat: linskeyscuts97