We recently connected with CHAPO and have shared our conversation below.
CHAPO, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?
Learning the craft is so key and essential to the whole development process to becoming the best artist that you can possibly become. I myself study the greats and ones before me that I look up to or idolize in some sort. I also feel like In order to learn the craft you have to respect it. Once you learned the craft now things get easier for you when it comes to creating or making new music.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I got started in 2012 (junior in high school), I was 17 years old at the time. I used to freestyle around school in the lunchroom, football and basketball practices. My friends and teammates in school would encourage me to take it seriously so I started making songs and putting them out on YouTube. A few different local artists in the city (Las Vegas) reached out to me to collaborate on songs and new music I was going by T-Raw at first. Fast forward to 2015 I dropped my last mixtape ‘I Owe You This’, I was going by T-Rell at that time. I was young minded and very conflicted on whether I wanted to do music anymore. I wasn’t making beats, engineering, or making my own music or really interested in doing it at all at that time. I didn’t have the hunger anymore so I took some time off in order to find myself. Now, fast forward to the end of 2018, I go by CHAPO. CHAPO is a hard-worker, determined, motivated and doesn’t take no for an answer. C.H.A.P.O. If you are wondering is an acronym which means Consistent Hard Work Always Pays Off. When people see me, they see CHAPO and see the brand and business I am currently building and striving towards. Since then, I’ve taught myself how to produce and engineer my own music. CHAPO really emerged as an all-around artist. Especially once I realized that the more work you put in the easier it gets as the better your music becomes. I dropped singles paired with music videos and had opportunities to perform in front of crowds each month for the whole year. I’m always putting new music out and promoting myself as much as I can through social media, radio and podcasts appearances, networking events, music workshops, launching my own brand merchandise, posting posters around the city and in Los Angeles, CA and Houston, TX as well to expand my reach outside of Las Vegas. Now I’m here doing this interview with you guys so I guess you could say I’m promoting myself in the right way and it’s all aligning in my favor.
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
I would say the hardship of my life and my families lives pushes me to stay on course on my journey. I love music and Love to create it but knowing I have an opportunity to change the lives around me because of my gifts that just sparks a brighter light on my journey.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
To me the most rewarding aspect is the lives you affect and change for the better. At the end of the day the highest human act is to inspire. Your legacy will live on through the people as well.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://chapoofficial.com
- Instagram: @papichapo__2
- Facebook: Terrell.Moore.9
- Twitter: @papichapo__
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CHAPO_702
Image Credits
@bymorganbazil , @elizabiglete