We recently connected with Youngin Da Sp and have shared our conversation below.

Youngin , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Let’s jump back to the first dollar you earned as a creative? What can you share with us about how it happened?

The first time I made profit from my Music was when I was on MTV. It was really like a movie how it all came together. The whole experience made me feel seen and rewarded. Rewarded, not just for my hard work, but for believing in myself and doing what I felt on the inside. Up to this point I’d been making music for about 3 or 4 years in high school. I was fully committed to my music grind and every dollar I made was really used to push my music forward or to feed myself. With this focus and commitment, I completed my first ever album “Swaggin & BackPackin.” I paid for studio time, beats, mixing, copies of my CD, CD cases, flyers, posters, t shirts and anything I felt would help make people want to check out my music. At 16 years old I would go everywhere in Cincinnati, Ohio to pass out my CDs, I put them in clothing stores and would post up and at all the big events passing out my CD, for free most of the time too. A lot of my my friends did not support my music in the beginning and other people would tell me that being from the suburbs and trying to rap was dumb. So when I got a call from an MTV rep saying that he got my number off the back of my CD that he grabbed out of a clothing store and really liked it, I was ecstatic. MTV had a tv show called “Taking the Stage” in Cincinnati and they were casting for the second season. Tyler Nelson was on the first season, and he was a classmate of mine that was like the best dancer in the city at the time! So when MTV asked him about me I was honored to hear that he vouched for me and told them they should cast me. Then my senior year of high school every week everyone got to see me rapping on MTV. Not to mention that I went to college that next year with my first check off my music and I didn’t have to eat noodles every night like all the other college kids. Believe in yourself mane, that’s the only way to freedom.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Every year, for Christmas and my birthday, I would ask my parents for a piece of studio equipment. After, 3 year I had everything I needed to record myself but I had no idea how to use all the equipment. So I would pay for studio time, look over the engineers shoulder and ask so many questions. Eventually, The engineer “Evan” just straight up taught me. He gave me the tools I needed to understand how to record myself and use all the equipment that I bought. If your ever in Cincinnati you’ve got to check out Timeless Studios, “Evan” has grown massively in the music industry and expanded his studio but he still makes time to teaching the Youngins how to record music, it’s a beautiful thing.
I’m really proud of the musical legacy I am creating for myself. I have a large collection of music available on streaming services and a plethora of music videos available on YouTube. I big up my City of Cincinnati, Ohio a lot in my music. I try to bring the listener into my city & make them feel like they’re riding around the city with me, we have a lot going on in Cincinnati. I want fan of mine to get lost in my music, I want it to transport them to a special place. I want to be an artist that you listen to on long road trips and debate what album or mixtape of mine is the best. I will be known as the best rapper, I make the best music in the universe.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

Comparisons and competition for the artist can get tricky. I grew up playing sports and with 3 brothers, so competing and comparing can come off as second nature. I was a soccer prodigy as a Youngin. However, sports and music aren’t the same in this way. In Hip Hop music specific comparisons and competition can get dangerous. I had to unlearn the competitive nature that sport put in me and realign that energy. It’s good to be competitive when I’m in competition with myself. Comparing where I was to where I am now is way more beneficial.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

The best thing people can do to support artist is share their work. Attention is everything and cost nothing.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sp_youngindasp/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YoungindaSPMusic/
• Twitter: https://x.com/youngindasp
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YoungindaSP
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/youngin-da-sp/sets/hometeam-music-1
• Other: Search: Youngin Da SP for the best music in the

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