We recently connected with Caydrik and have shared our conversation below.

Caydrik, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

Honestly, I just locked in and made stuff on a real nike type of deal. Literally, “just do it.”

Period.

A while back, I ran across this book called “The War of Art.” It talks a lot about approaching creative endeavors like a professional.

Do it everyday like a job.

I used to second guess myself in everything creatively. I would always think “is this the best it can be?”

Sometimes that sort of thinking really gets in the way.

Overthinking kills it all.

It destroys anything fly.

Basically, through repetition you build confidence and realize that feeling is all that really matters.

It sounds so generic but that is just how it is.

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 make music.. all types of music. Mostly rap stuff, but I like to try everything.

I always liked music but for some reason I didn’t start making anything until I was older. I made my first song at like 17 or something like that.

Once I started though, I kinda just knew.

Me and the guys I work with, guys like Waasi and Joseph-Noah, like do do things our own way.

You aren’t really going be able to point out a lot of people that sound like us.

I really feel like this is the only place for people to get what we offer.

I don’t just do music.

I shoot videos, take photos, edit your photos, make clothes.. anything really.

I just want to get my feet wet.

I like to play.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

It’s cool when people feel the need to go out of their way to tell me they like the music or enjoyed a performance.

You know, when people just get it.

Doing this is fun and I like having fun with other people, especially new people.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

We had this show in my hometown.

I was opening up for my friend and his band, Virginia Man.

They’re stupid fire.. go check them out.

The show was out of this garage and the performance area was pretty much in the middle of the street.

Cars are driving within feet of me as I’m performing.

Anyone walking or driving down the street became a part of the show.

I was putting the mic in people’s car windows and stuff as they were driving by.

Most of the cars were lit.. some of them were boring.

It was fun.

But, I remember when they asked me to open for them, I didn’t want to do it.

I felt like I was going to be too much for their audience or that I was going to put off the audience or something since our music was so different.

That was dumb.

See… over thinking.

At first, the crowd definitely was like “wtf is this guy.” But once they saw me having fun and doing me, they were all rocking with it heavy.

There were moms with two year olds, elderly folk, some teenagers, and some like husband and wife. raging with us.

They were really getting it in.

That kind of show is something I don’t think I’ll ever experience again and I almost missed out on it all because I was thinking too much.

I don’t know if that really answers the question, but I like that story.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://caydrik1.onuniverse.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caydrik/
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• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@caydrik1325

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