We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Tyler White a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Tyler, thanks for joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

The moment I knew that I wanted to pursue a creative path professionally was after seeing how a beautiful body of work could effect me, to transport someone within a three minute song was so fascinating to me. It’s about the moments you are fully invested into a project where everything fades away and it’s just magic.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I always have put my art first, I’m a rapper/vocalist/producer out of Charleston, South Carolina. “BadTalks” is a project of mine that’s been a part of my life for a while now, it started in high school when I developed a deep passion for rap music. I ended up writing a ton of verses beginning at 15 that I would had never wanted to see the light of day but that’s when my fire was first lit, it led me to releasing two mixtapes throughout 2017-2019 meanwhile sharpening my producer sword. (for some context in 2017 I would have been 16). 2019 forward I started to release songs that I had leased out from other producers online but it had gotten to pricey for me to handle so I leaned on more of my own capabilities at the time. Towards the end of 2020 some venues had begun to open again during the pandemic and I had attended a hip hop show, it had absolutely blown my mind being 19 at this point and seeing a community all about doing the same thing I had been attempting to do for the prior 4 years just in a live space. This is around the same time I started releasing self produced tracks and assisting other artists with whatever they needed since I had the resources from being trained through “youtube university” as some would like to call it. I always love to drive home that point, I’ve had many conversations with other musicians on a local level and you truly do have all the tools at your hands as long as you make the small investments when you can. Fast forward to now and I do shows around the city with my friends and release new self produced tracks out onto all platforms, there are many steps still to take but the journey thus far has been incredible. I really try and cater a vibe and story within my music and visual content, it’s not always easy when you don’t have a label supporting you with money because any extra work comes straight from pocket that’s why it’s essential to network with those around you or in an online sense. Hopefully when people look at “BadTalks” and they listen they’ll find a piece of themselves, my whole goal is to make you feel something positive, painful or cathartic through the music.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

Realistically people have no obligation to support any creative unless something resonates, I think taking the time and having an open ear is something that goes a long way for smaller artists to thrive. We can get bogged down on the charting artists as I do being a fan of music, but to go out of the usual avenue’s specifically local.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

To see what comes back from it is the greatest reward, especially working with other creatives. The way you can bounce energy’s and ideas off of one another is vital to keep you on your toes and fresh. I’ve created songs that I didn’t understand the meaning of until a year later, looking back on that section of my life and to relive what I was going through can be beautiful.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badtalks/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalksBad/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/badtalksmusic
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@badtalks/featured
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jg0Pck9KBvtaRhcZHQgW2

Image Credits
Horoski Michael Shetz