We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful EmanDaGawd. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with EmanDaGawd below.

EmanDaGawd, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.

The most meaningful project that I have worked on has to be my latest project I dropped called For The Vibes. This project meant a lot to me because it was my first project and putting it together was a tough process. Originally, I was going in a different direction with this project. Over the course of about 5+ months and many recording sessions, I recorded over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a tracklist of 10 songs that I was going to have on the debut tape. However, these songs were only rough drafts and as I was getting ready to put the final touches on the tracks, my engineer tells me his hard drive broke and all the music was gone. In this moment, I could have quit, but I decided to keep pushing forward. I decided to go in a completely different direction and concept with my tape. I recorded all brand new songs and For The Vibes was created. Throughout the tape, each song paints the picture of different scenarios individuals find themselves in when dealing with a potential love interest. As a whole, track 1-7 tells a quick story of how cycle of situationships tend to go in this generation. Needless to say, I’m proud of the final product and have received very positive feedback.

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

My name is EmanDaGawd. I was born and raised in Riverdale, Georgia. I started my journey as an artist in middle school at the lunch table where I would freestyle all period with my friends. I made a couple of songs while I attended the University of Georgia but didn’t make my first real official song until I dropped “She Worth It” two years ago. The song caught on locally, and I knew I had something going. I like to make music that people can catch a vibe to and makes them feel good. I believe there is something for everyone in my catalogue and it is only going to continue to grow. I am mainly proud of the fact that no matter the obstacles I face, I continue to keep moving forward. Perseverance is key. If there is one thing that I would like for people to know about me is that I like to have a good time and enjoy life, and you can hear that in my music. My music is honestly like a painting the way I draw out scenarios with my words that many can relate to. Nonetheless, at the end of the dat, we only have one life to live so I hope I inspire everyone to chase their dreams and be themselves unapologetically.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist for me is the impact my music can have on not only others but me as well. Personally, the creation of music is very therapeutic because it gives me a chance to get everything off my mind in song form. This is mentally freeing and is often a safe space for me to let anything out that has been weighing me down whether I release the song or not. I believe everyone needs an outlet, and this has been very helpful for me. In addition, it is also very rewarding when people tell you that your song has been the soundtrack to their life or got them through a particular situation. Although we as creatives often creative because we just love to do it, it is also warming to hear that your art has inspired or affected someone else in a positive way.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think non-creatives may not understand the mental aspect of how much creatives eat, sleep and breathe their passion. Throughout the journey, there’s periods of time where that’s the only thing on our minds, and we are thinking of a million different ways to take our craft to the next level, what to do next or even if it’s good enough at all. We, as creatives, may not show it outwardly but our minds can be filled with every emotion from self doubt to self confidence. It can be a roller coaster. With that being said, non-creatives should grant their creative friends some grace at times because the stress of being a creative can take a toll mentally on us in ways that they may not be able to imagine. Creatives are usually their own biggest critics so the last thing we need is non-creatives adding fuel to the fire.

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