Interview with Artist's Friends

WHATS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
- Trae-Soul, from London

Mini Bio
Poetry is a passion of mine, but my number one passion, the love of my life, is MUSIC.
I've been writing ever since I was a young child and I've been performing for just over a year. I'd like to think my poetry will inspire and reach out to people!
Recently I've been doing a lot of short courses in a Performing Arts college and just putting my art out there.
One day I hope to be one of the world's inspirations, but we'll see!

DEFINE YOURSELF IN 5 WORDS.
- Soulful
- Poetic
- Musical
- Different
- Spiritual

WHAT FILM BEST DESCRIBES YOU AND WHY?
- Love Jones. It's self explanatory if you've seen it!

WHATS YOUR ART HUSTLE?
- Poetry?

I KNOW YOUR LOVE MUSIC. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO AND HOW DOES IT INSPIRE YOUR WORK?
Soul, Neo-Soul, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Reggae, Motown, Rare Grooves etc. It's mellow, it's REAL and it soothes my soul.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN making ART?
All my life!

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN U HIT THE STAGE WHEN PERFORMING?
Scared, excited, high.



I TAKE IT YOU GREW UP AROUND LOTS OF MUSIC; WHAT KINDS OF TUNES WERE YOU EXPOSED TO AND WHAT INFLUENCED YOU IN YOUR SOUND TODAY?
I grew up on Soul and Motown. Soul always has and always will play a HUGE part in my life!

OKAY SO WHATS THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME?
That's way too hard to answer! But the first album that comes to mind is Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun.

WHERE CAN WE SEE MORE OF YOUR WORK?
www.youtube.com/atresoulgroove


'Welcome To The New Generation' - 10.06.10

Welcome to the new generation
Where Hip-Hop is dead and 'rap' is alive
Lyrics about sex, criminal activities, exploiting women and getting high
No talent needed
Look and sound like this and you'll succed in
This...business

Welcome to the new generation
Where they sell their souls to get to where they need to be
Corrupting people's minds causing them to believe
That we must look and act like the people we see on TV
So thick girls are depressed and skinny women are hungry
Because they've been forced to believe
That they must embrace FAKE beauty
When in reality
They
Are
Beautiful

Welcome to the new generation
Where they steal from the poor and give to the rich
Aint that a bitch
They think they're superior
And we don't fit their criteria
So they leave us here alone to die
And all we ask is one simple question... Why?

Welcome to the new generation.

- Trae-Soul

Post by Toyin K