An Interview with Freeluv

Dami: What was your first introduction to music?

Freeluv: My mom would always be playing early 2000s and late 90s music when I was a kid so it’s always been a part of my life.

Dami: How much influence would you say that had on you as a kid to start making music?

Freeluv: Shit I started off making parody songs when I was like 8.

Dami: What inspired you to start making music professionally?

Freeluv: I started kinda later than most people not gonna lie but one of my old friends started getting some attention after rapping when he got outta jail, so I wanted that at the time. I was probably 16/17.

Dami: How much would you say you’ve grown artistically and creatively since 16?

Freeluv: I feel like I developed an entirely new sound/lane for myself. Still working on the aesthetic plus image side but we’re getting there. Plus, my music is way more real now since I grew up with it basically.

Dami: How would you describe this sound you developed?

Freeluv: Not saying I reinvented the wheel or anything, but it’s definitely gonna be something people haven’t heard before on the level I’m trying to reach.

Dami: What 3 words will you use to describe your sound/music?

Freeluv: Innovative, inspirational, and influential.

Dami: When making music, where do you grab inspiration from?

Freeluv: Art in all its form for real. Whatever that was created that started off from an idea or life experience.

Dami: Who would you say are your biggest inspirations?

Freeluv: Musically, it gotta be Juice, Peep, X, Future, and Ye.

Dami: You’ve made mentions of entering a new era of “castle music”. Can you tell us more about it?

Freeluv: I could try, but it’s really something you have to experience. I can’t even name any artist to compare this new sound to. It’s probably even bigger than me for real.

Dami: Speaking of castle music, you introduced us to it with your new single “srry_extnd”. What does the single mean to you?

Freeluv: Kinda like a transition from my old style into this new era. It symbolizes an end of an era and a birth of a new era.

Dami: How would you describe the era you just ended?

Freeluv: Unfocused plus chaotic.

Dami: What is your creative process like?

Freeluv: Starts before I even create. I gotta be sure to be in a relaxed mindset, then I go through beats and just vibe to whatever “speaks to me” and go from that. Sometimes, I’ll write but mostly I just punch in/freestyle.

Dami: How do you know what speaks to you?

Freeluv: You gotta be in a flow state to understand. It shouldn’t feel forced. It’s almost like the beat is talking to you.

Dami: What do you hope to achieve before the year ends?
Freeluv: To have built a solid foundation plus have enough songs out to go crazy consistently next year.

Dami: Where do you hope to see yourself in 5 years?

Freeluv: One of the biggest artists in the world. I don’t even think there’s really been a new male superstar for a while, at least on a global level.

Dami: Would you say the ATL scene has shaped your sound in some way or the other?

Freeluv: Yeah. Moving to ATL changed everything.

Dami: In what way?

Freeluv: My attitude towards life and overall my experiences here influenced this new sound.

Check out his newest release here