YUNG MERT Perspective on Damn Near

We are excited to share YUNG MERT's new track "Damn Near"! 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 YUNG MERT to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Damn Near". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask YUNG MERT anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

I am a musician/artist. I'm very versatile I love R&B & melodic melodies.

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

Basically it's my childhood trauma everything I rap about is something I've been through in my life.

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

In the early 2000's during my middle school days.

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

Answer:

In middle school I use to participate in the school talent shows.

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

Rap/hiphop

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

Answer:

When it comes to my sound an style it's versatile. I can switch it up at anytime depending on the mood of the record.

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

Acoustic, country, R&B, Trap, piano, pop,

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

Answer:

I'd say Drake , Lil Durk, Lil Baby, K.Camp, Glorilla, a many more.

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

Answer:

Motivation and passionate

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

Answer:

Pain music , childhood relations , motivational, emotional, personal

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

Answer:

Lil Durk

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

Answer:

My favorite song by me is Damn Near my latest single I just released because it reflected on a time I overcame a lot of things I was goin through mentally.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?

Answer:

To become main stream so that I can impact millions of fan an supporters

What does your dream performance look like?

Answer:

Sold out arenas an big stages at the BET AWARDS.

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

Answer:

Driving box trucks across different states

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

Answer:

I want them to feel like they was there with me during those times

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