Mak7teen Perspective on Another Day Another Way

We are excited to share Mak7teen's new track "Another Day Another Way"! 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 Mak7teen to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Another Day Another Way". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Mak7teen anything!

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

Answer:

2Pac, DMX, Scarface

What is your favorite way of sharing your music?

Answer:

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads, & YouTube.

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

Answer:

Dope, inspirational, calculated

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

Answer:

I want the listeners to feel inspired and motivated for the next album to drop! I want people to feel relaxed and free, open minded, and in the mood to win..!

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?

Answer:

I would love to collaborate with Scarface, Killer Mike, Trae The Truth, C-Bo, Lil One The Chanp, Kendrick Lamar, Mozzy, Tech Nine, Daz, & E-40... That's more of a dream collaboration to me...

What does your dream performance look like?

Answer:

Me and the team, TheMusicFamily (TMF) performing live overseas in front of 100,000 fans..!

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

Answer:

Scarface - lyrics and production

2Pac - lyrics and production

Mak7teen - lyrics and production

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

Answer:

I'm super biased, I love everything I put out as a fan of Hip-Hop! As an artist, I love everything I've put out..! Lol! I could never pick just one...

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

Answer:

2Pac & DMX, are most definitely are two artists who are no longer with us that I would have loved to see perform live, and Scarface fasho!

Those are my all-time favorite artists who aren't local... I learned a lot watching them as I developed into my own persona.

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

Answer:

My music is an expression of life, from the perspective of the streets, over some of the dopest beats you've ever heard..!

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

Answer:

A legendary artist, one of the greatest storytellers to ever do it, an inspiration to all of the artists who listened to his music!

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

Answer:

I most definitely would love to go on tour with TheMusicFamily and Tech Nine, Scarface, Killer Mike, Trae The Truth, C-Bo, Kendrick Lamar, and LaRussell...

All names mentioned are dope and hard working individuals who give it their all in more ways than one..!

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

Motivation, inspiration, business sense, street knowledge, good energy, raising your vibrations / frequencies, hustle hard, never quitting, dark thoughts, life questioning, self improvement, self awareness, healthy lifestyle, unity, living a better life, acquiring money legally, staying out of jail, staying drug free.

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

Answer:

Over the last three years, life has been difficult to navigate through. My 16 y/o son was murdered exactly 3 years ago, so that really effected my everything. It made me dig deeper into my soul and made me approach music from a different perspective, finding production to match the frequency I am now vibrating on. Some people might say that my sound is more robust and geared towards a more wider audience...

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

West Coast Hip-Hop/ Rap

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

Answer:

As a teenager. Between 13 and 16... I went from poetry, to being a backup singer, to rapping... By age 17, all I wanted to do was be known as one of the best!

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

My earliest memory of music dates back to 1979, sitting on my grandmother's lap as she listened to her music. So my earliest memory of an artist name was that of Bobby Blue Bland and B. B. King.

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

I've taken so many losses over the years, lost so many close and dear people, that meant the world to me. All I knew was I had to create a song that I could play, to help remind me and my listeners, to never give up, no matter what!

As long as there's another day, there's another way to get paid!!!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

I'm Mak7teen a Northern California Hip-Hop artist that embraces music with a message...

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