Epitome of Independence
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Bonnette Da Bandit Perspective on Epitome of Independence

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We are excited to share Bonnette Da Bandit's new track "Epitome of Independence"! 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 Bonnette Da Bandit to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Epitome of Independence". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Bonnette Da Bandit anything!
Who are you and what do you do?
Answer:

bnet on mic

Bonnette / Bnet / Bonnette Da Bandit. I create creative, alternative, amazing, witty, lyrical rap music.

What genres does this release play into?
Answer:

Rap, hiphop, alternative, independent, 🔥

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

I like Automatic. Its the track that got me back in the groove, and I made the beat on a Wii Automatic cover

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?
Answer:

I want them to feel the flow, but they wanna feel the drums

How does your background play into this song?
Answer:

I made the music using my mind, these are my recorded thoughts. Whats your meaning of background?

How have your other passions reinforced your process of making music?
Answer:

My other passions mesh with me recording. I be smoking and drinking

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?
Answer:

Rapper, Dope, Orangeburg

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

Very creative, and catchy. The best shit you heard in a long time its direct, and understandable.

What themes do you explore throughout your music?
Answer:

Whats your meaning of themes? If you mean subjects and topics; its whatever I feel like doing, but I might try to keep lyrics relatable to whats going on.

Which mediums of art do you most identify with?
Answer:

I dont know what you mean by mediums. I just make rap tracks and live life.

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

The moment happened to me as a teenager going thru poverty and watching rap city.

What does your dream performance look like?
Answer:

That big shit. Changing outfits, all my features present. Watch it on prime (etc)

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

The last 3 years has been work and kids. My style has been the same since 2006.

Name three artists you’d like to be compared to.
Answer:

Me Myself and I. I dont want to sound like anyone else but people do it anyway.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?
Answer:

I just want nice looking publishing checks

What is your definition of success as an artist? How do you measure this success?
Answer:

Success is a nice publishing check, getting paid to show up, getting paid my asking fee to perform.

Do you have one main reason driving you to continue making music?
Answer:

Yeah I want publishing checks to continue to land in my bank account.

What is the most significant lesson you've learned through being an artist?
Answer:

Its many significant lessons. People around you dont care about your music. People are always trying to scam. Dont quit your day job. Build your credit. Your household is far my important some rap shit

If you could only listen to three artists for the rest of your life, who would you choose and why?
Answer:

Impossible, thats crazy, I wouldnt even want to listen to me in a package like that.

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?
Answer:

Used to be handing out CDs, or placing them in the stores for free, now I need to switch to flash drives, just havent bulked up with them yet.

How would you define having an artistic outlook on life?
Answer:

For me its writing about somethings I did and go thru, what I see and what the people around is talking about.

What is your favorite work of art?
Answer:

l dont know, poems I guess

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?
Answer:

I think around the age of 6.

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?
Answer:

I do not practice, I will practice when I have a reason to.

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?
Answer:

I mainly want to collab with the singers in my family, I dont need a rappers verse. Working with different bands would be a dream

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?
Answer:

No, Im not lonely hell I dont have enough time to be alone to record lately.

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?
Answer:

Regular people jobs, side hustle things, I been working since the age of 15.

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

Michael Jackson because he is a childhood favorite of mine.

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

Its different, its hitten, they saying some dope shit

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

I dont know. People are unpredictable, I would want to go on tour with someone who could show me the ropes the dos and the donts

If you could alter the music industry in any way, what would you change and why?
Answer:

I would change nothing I guess. Whatever I want to complain about now probably will benefit me in the future.

What is the most memorable response you've had to your work?
Answer:

None really people just be wanting me to buy the service they be offering

What has been your most embarassing moment while pursuing music?
Answer:

Im not embarassed but I could have performed better in D.C.

What has been your scariest experience while pursuing music?
Answer:

None yet, but my nerves be working when Im going into new situations.

Name a song that best represents success to you, and why?
Answer:

A song that best represents success to me is an old song that gets sampled and still gets played. Im will say Outkast - Bombs Over Baghdad

What role do you believe the artist has in our society?
Answer:

Whomever they wanna be or act like.

How do you plan on being a game-changer within your genre?
Answer:

I dont care about that, I just make tracks for publishing checks

What is the strangest place where you have discovered a new song?
Answer:

Some crazy website thats not yet popular.

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