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

Alright, DallaRina thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Have you ever had an amazing boss, mentor or leader leading you? Can you us a story or anecdote that helps illustrate why this person was such a great leader and the impact they had on you or their team?

My manager, aka my mom. She has my best interests at heart with everything I decide to do from cheerleading, dancing, rapping, fashion, to modeling–everything! She’s always found bookings for me. Right now, we’re learning together, but she’s one good manager; she’s doing her biggest one. She makes everything happen from finding me dancers, security, stylists, my team… everything.

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

My name is DallaRina and I got into music by listening to Baby Kaely and Supa Peach [while] watching “The Rap Game” all the time. My family is more on the music industry side, so it kinda just came to me. I made my first song, it was called “Bully” at 8 years old inside the library. I did some school talent shows and realized this is really what I wanted to do and what I really enjoyed doing. What makes me different is that I can be versatile with my music. I can make music for the girls, I can make music for the boys, I can make slow music… that’s what makes me different. I started from a young age and I’m moving really fast.

I’m proud of everything so far in my career. I didn’t stop after I was hit by a car, and then had a baby. I move a step everyday. I started from nowhere and I’m still thriving. I think people don’t listen to my music, but they really do know me. That’s really what I’m most proud of: that I’m actually pursuing what I’ve always dreamed.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

Stuff might not always go as planned in this music industry. I had a music video that I shot, that I still to this day say that it did not go as planned. I was very frustrated during it, but you could not tell that I was frustrated because you gotta keep going. Even if things don’t go how you want to, because its not always going to. I had a hard day that day but you could not tell because I still had to push through it. So one lesson that I did unlearn is that I can plan for everything. Instead, now I know you just have to make arrangements.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I posted a snippet of my first single “5 Star” and I just let people listen to it. It didn’t get as many views as I would have liked, but I didn’t let that stop me. I kept dropping songs and more people started listening and engaging with me. We started interacting. “5 Star” is really what pushed me to keep going. Some people liked it, some people didn’t like it. That doesn’t mean you just stop. Keep going, because everybody’s not gonna like it. There’s more people that like you than dislike you, so I would keep just dropping and keep posting on social media. Even if it don’t get no likes, post it. Post it again. Post on all platforms and just keep dropping your music no matter how many views it get.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @dallarinaflow
• Youtube: @darealdallarina
• Other: search and listen to DallaRina on all music streaming platforms.

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Archie Lee Moore for ArchieMooremedia