Emanate uncovers: Chinksey
#CamdensGoldenChild, “Google Chinkskey”.
Who is Chinksey aka Camden’s Golden Child?
Chinksey, well, that’s me. Camden Golden Child’s my hashtag. I’m from Camden originally, which is in Northwest London. I spent a lot of time in East London growing up. I’m back home now, and I’m trying to represent the town, trying to be the best rapper in Camden, that’s my mission statement.
Tell us about your passion for Arsenal
I’m from North Northwest London where most people are passionate about the club. I’m sporty, grew up playing football, Terry Henry was my favourite player. I worked for the club as well for a brief period and yeah. I like to kind of have the sporting element to give in my music.
I’m always repping Arsenal, having arguments on twitter with people that try and get onto the club, Chelsea fans, United fans, you know, all I can say is 13 league titles and the biggest club in London. brap brap!
Whats “Google Chinksey” all about?
It’s pretty self-explanatory. I use it as a kind of a benchmark to see my history and how hard I’ve worked. Once you “Google Chinksey” you can't miss what I’m all about. I feel like since Google verified me as a public figure, it’s made it easy to ascertain what I’m about, my music, the whole brand and what I’m trying to do.
What other creative outlets do you have to get your juices flowing?
I’m into fashion and sport. I’m always on YouTube trying to find inspiration, especially comparing UK and USA Rappers.
Tell us about your freestyle process
When I find a beat that I like my lyrics just come straight to my head and I usually finish the song or at least 75% of it in under an hour, hmm, maybe say.. about half an hour. I’m always writing music, always. I love writing loads and loads of songs and freestyles.
What is musically exciting you at the moment?
I can name artists that inspire me off the top of my head, CASisDEAD definitely inspires me… Chipmunk, Wretch 32. I have to say Maxsta, Scrufizzer (I’m naming UK artists by the way) I’ll say Devlin and P Money. (These are mostly grime artists as well) Nines… there’s many, Dizzy Rascal he was my hero when I was a youngster.
What artist would you like to collab with in the future?
I love Willow Smith, her music, versatility, how she can jump from being neo-soul/hip hop to punk rock and it seems like she’s not trying too hard. Having one of her hooks on my songs will be madness!
What do you think is one of the most difficult things emerging artists go though?
I feel like I’m trying to push through the gatekeepers of the industry and found out pretty early on my musical journey that it’s not easy to break. The fact that I haven’t been “let in” in a conventional way keeps me humble and working hard. I’m steering this ship by myself.
I feel like “Google Chinksey” is an industry in itself. Obviously that’s meant that my team and I have had to work harder and for longer, but I feel like it started to pay off. I don’t need to say, “Oh, I only got to this level because of that person on that platform”. No, I’m trying to create my own thing.
New music??? What is up next for you? Are you playing any shows or open mic nights?
This Coronavirus has kinda put a spanner in the works and everything is on hold. In the meantime, I’ve got music ready to go out and that will be coming out at regular intervals.
Again just “Google Chinksey” You can’t miss me... Check me on Twitter, YouTube. Oh yeh, shout Jimi Frew at Emanate.
Peace out!
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