LIL NEEF EXCLUSIVE INSIDER REPORT
•. What first got you into music?
Well I’ve been around music since I was a kid. My parents were heavy listeners groups like Blue Magic, Stylistics, and Ray Goodman and Brown to name a few. On the rap side they listened to a lot of Grand Puba, Poor Righteous Teachers, Biggie and many more. So I grew up listening to their music just vibing and dancing to good music, at home, on road trips, family gatherings. And still today I listen to a lot of old school music.
. • Who inspired you to make music?
One year I was about 10yrs old, my older cousins go DJ equipment for Christmas and I got drums and we use to go in the basement and hang out while one made beats and the other would record and mess with the turntables. Me being the youngest and just knowing that I can actually write music just made me challenge myself. And I started rapping to the beats my cousin and friend were making. I was good at it, but I’ve gotten better. But losing my friend made me actually take it serious and go harder with it.
. • How would you describe the music that you typically create?
“Pain Music” is what I would call it. I would say my music is very relatable to my life experiences and how I’ve worked through acknowledging and relieving my pains. Everyone experiences pain in this life whether it is relationships, friendships, hardships. My pain management was music.
. • What is your creative process like?
My creative process is basically begins with a paper and pen, then getting into the studio and hearing a beat or musical instruments, then freestyle to it to find my pitch, flow and direction on what I want to rap about.
. • Who would you most like to collaborate with?
If I had a choice to collaborate with anyone it would be Meek Mill, Fivio Foreign, Lil Baby, Lil Durk or Fabolous.
. • If you could go open a show for any artist who would it be?
If I had the choice to open up for an artist it will be Meek Mill.
. • What is one message you would give to your fans?
You can achieve whatever you want to in this life. Stay passionate, stay enthusiastic on you path, and most of all stay humble and consistent. Never allow anyone take advantage of what you worked hard for.
. • What is the most useless talent you have?
I feel I can be best at anything that I put my mind to. No talent is useless when you can turn it around and make it work for you.
. • What would you be doing right now, if it wasn’t for your music career?
If it wasn’t for my music I would be working to help my family.
. • Where have you performed? What are your favorite and least favorite venues? Do you have any upcoming shows?
I’ve performed locally and out of state. My favorite venue to perform is Kay’s lounge and I don’t have a least favorite venue. No upcoming shows just been working on my album.
. • How do you feel the Internet has impacted the music business?
I feel like the internet has helped a lot but it also made some things worse because of the politics.
. • What is your favorite song to perform?
My favorite song to perform is “Quite Storm” which numbers has shot through the roof at 155k views on YouTube and 500k plays on Sound Cloud.
. • Which famous musicians do you admire?
DMX, Meek Mill, Fivio Foreign, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, The Lox
. • What is the most trouble you’ve ever gotten into?
Well I just came home from being incarcerated for 3 1/2 years. I was at the top of my career and had it snatched away from me. While I was away all I did was write music and work my mind, body and soul out for my release which I came home May 27th 2022 and got back to work.
. • What is the best advice you’ve been given?
Continue to work hard, harder than everyone else, stay consistent and away from the people and things that can bring you down.
. • If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be?
It would be the violence that’s taking place between the artists.
. • What’s next for you?
Well I’m working on dropping my album, dropping my singles, more shows and features.
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