Mozay Calloway Perspective on Am 90 Black News

We are excited to share Mozay Calloway's new track "Am 90 Black News"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Mozay Calloway to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Am 90 Black News". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Mozay Calloway anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

The names Mozay Calloway! At We The CEO, we're all about Controlled IP! Thats the #Alien way!

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

We've all faced the challeneges of life. Govern yourself accordingly!

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

Pops played a lot of Marvin and R Kelly

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

No televisio, Wife dying of cancer. I found a place to dump the coming and ongoing pain.

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

There is a jazzy feel, its real HipHop!

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

I've finally begin to make the music I hear in my head.

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

I've never boxed myself in.

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?

Answer:

Anderson Paak at the moment and Mos Def and KRS One

How would you describe your favorite artist's music to someone who has never heard them before?

Answer:

We're just here to help you think.

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

Answer:

melodic, jazzy, thought provoking, life experience.

If you could attend a performance by any artist, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?

Answer:

Prince, he was just an electric performer

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?

Answer:

Hard one! I dont have favs, just things I like, songs I like. I love The Dream, Pipe Dream, Badu, Tokyo Drift, Am News and so many more. I love them all !

What drives you to continue writing music?

Answer:

My musicical creative drive comes from a state of grief and recovery. I use "Creative Grief" to share my pain and experiences of life after losing the love of my life to a killer known as Cancer! I've got a lot to say and just letting it all out.

What inspired this song?

Answer:

During the pandemic crisis the news was heavy with mis information. I created my own news at 5 segment to talk about the "real"

What goal were you trying to achieve while creating this song?

Answer:

Honest discussion regading the state of our "union"

Who is your biggest influence, that isn't an artist or musician?

Answer:

MORALE, my two babies, my son and my daughter. All the influence I need in this life.

What artist influences you the most sonically?

Answer:

The sound itself. Every song is different so every cadence will be different. knowing one wont sound like the other keeps me going. when that stops, ill stop.

What artist influences you the most lyrically?

Answer:

Just knowing the brains many words flowing together to create visual sonic booms. Living in ones own truth requires only the experience they attain. Inspired but rarely influence by others.

Describe how a real-life situation has inspired one of your songs.

Answer:

My wife Died!

What do you believe are the elements that make up a great song?

Answer:

Kinesthetic, Auditory, Visual! Touch them all and you'll have a song that speaks to everyone.

What characteristics of your identity do you most commonly include in your music?

Answer:

I am who I am and that is what you will hear when you hear Mozay Calloway.

In your opinion, what is the most difficult part of writing a new song?

Answer:

Good question. Topic selection. Being more diverse in your message.

Which one comes to you first, lyrics or music?

Answer:

Its an interchangeable thing. I write a lot without music. I listen a lot without writing. eventually the two coverge and I began putting words to the sounds. But they develop in my mind first seperately then together as one to create the ONE!

In what moments do you feel most inspired?

Answer:

All times of the day. Every moment is different.

If you were to be remembered by one song you've created, which one would you choose and why?

Answer:

One Voice! It speaks for itself.

What is the most random thing you have written a song about?

Answer:

Listing every beat ive purchased by name in a song created the song HDWG! Check it out.

Which topics do you find yourself consistently drawn to when writing a new song, and why?

Answer:

Controlled IP! Gotta Own it ALL!

Do you have any personal superstitions that help you write a new song?

Answer:

Nope!

When you get stuck, where do you look for inspiration?

Answer:

Nature Nurtures!

Would you consider your music an accurate reflection of who you are?

Answer:

100% no Cap in my Rap!

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