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Rafayel Perspective on Won't Call

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We are excited to share Rafayel's new track "Won't Call"! 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 Rafayel to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Won't Call". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Rafayel anything!
Who are you and what do you do?
Answer:

The greatest artist of all time.

 

How does your background play into this song?
Answer:

I'm Dominican you tell me how my background plays into this song.

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

All my life. 

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

13 years old when I found out about Tupac.

What genres does this release play into?
Answer:

Pop/hip hop/rap

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

Mastered the craft. Very evolved 

What themes do you explore throughout your music?
Answer:

Seek inspiration and let the theme arise on its own.

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

I'd go with myself. I'm the best. You could say I'm various legendary artists all blended in one. I'm the ultimate artist. 

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

Hmm that's a good question.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?
Answer:

Show people I'm the best. 

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

Poetic.

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

Tupac and biggie.

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

I like Mentally a lot. It explains how I feel in my prime.

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

Me, myself and I.

What does your dream performance look like?
Answer:

Me in front of my future children. Private performance for the family.

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

The future me.

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

My dreams.

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

Passion and fun and honesty, transparency, intensity and integrity. 

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

Poetic, bold, witty.

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

Performances.

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

I don't practice. I'm fluent with it very natural I embody music it's part of me.

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

Your a genius. Heard that one time. Loved that feedback.

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

Love. 

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

Inspiring the youth to be great.

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

Aspire to inspire.

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

Success is subjective.

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

Janky opportunities. 

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

Entertaining janky opportunities.

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

Change the negative influence and turn it into a positive. 

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

Financial banking industry. I manage multiple institutions worldwide. 

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

Financial freedom is a goal hence the music has been reinforced because it's the outlet that allows us to make it happen. 

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

The most talented people in the world tend to be lonely I find comfort in knowing that. 

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

A gift and a curse. -Jay z

What is your favorite work of art?
Answer:

Life. What god did.

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

Music, paintings ect.

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

Jayz, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar.

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

I learned to always be myself because everyone else is taken.

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

My family is depending on it, and my nieces look up to me. That's all the reason I need.

What drives you to continue writing music?
Answer:

It's therepuetic for me at this point.

What inspired this song?
Answer:

Life experiences.

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

Make it Relatable.

What artist or musician is your biggest influence?
Answer:

The future me. If I had to choose someone beside me Lil Wayne. 

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

My mom. 

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

So many to mention.

What artist influences you the most sonically?
Answer:

I'd have to think about that one.

What artist influences you the most lyrically?
Answer:

Eminem. 

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

Commercial hook and lyrical effectiveness and delivery. 

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

Depends on the song.

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

Deciding if it's a hit or not. 

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

Depends on the song. Each song has some of me in some fashion or another. 

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

My surroundings. 

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

No 

Which one comes to you first, lyrics or music?
Answer:

Depends. It can be done both ways. 

In what moments do you feel most inspired?
Answer:

When my backs against the wall. 

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

Hard question. I have so many but maybe Mentally. 

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

Go through my catalog and you decide lol.

Describe a time an inanimate object has inspired you to write a song.
Answer:

Weaponary.

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

different points of views.

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

different points of views.

When did you being using social media from an artist perspective?
Answer:

When I was like 14 MySpace.

Which social media platform helps you the most as an artist to reach new listeners?
Answer:

Don't know. But I use Instagram a lot. 

How have you seen platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Youtube etc. influence the music industry today?
Answer:

Very influential if used correctly.

In what ways has social media worked for or against your career as an artist?
Answer:

It's helped me connect with the fans for sure.

What social media platform do you think your content performs best on?
Answer:

All platforms are important but I use instagram the most. 

What platform do you enjoy the most for posting as an artist, and why?
Answer:

IG since it's Easy and convenient.

What is your favorite type of content to make and share online?
Answer:

Videos.

If you could choose one of your songs to go viral, which one would it be and why?
Answer:

Don't panic it's electrifying. 

Has one of your songs ever gone viral? What was it like?
Answer:

Not really.

Do you enjoy posting your work online, why or why not?
Answer:

Yes. It helps with raising awareness.

How do you stay up to date with new trends and/or platforms? Do you find this necessary to keep your music relevant?
Answer:

I listen to everything and everyone I'm very much a fan of all genres especially hip hop/ rap and R&B and many different types of music. Even battle rap. Keep me sharp.

What is your favorite type of music related content to watch or follow?
Answer:

All music I love it all.

Would you prefer being an artist and releasing music in the age before social media existed? If so, why?
Answer:

I'm indifferent about this question gods plan can't change what was already written. 

How have you utilized social media to discover new songs?
Answer:

I encounter new songs randomly via social media by simply scrolling. 

What is your favorite music related trend that you have participated in?
Answer:

None 

What is your favorite song you have discovered on social media?
Answer:

None I haven't been impressed for a long time.

Do you believe social media is helping or hurting the role of the artist and their authenticity?
Answer:

Depends on the artist.

If you could alter the way that social media is used, what would you change and why?
Answer:

I wouldn't change a thing. 

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