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

KDike, appreciate you joining us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

The biggest risk I’ve taken was moving to Georgia . Im originally from Charleston Sc where there is plenty of talent and not enough markets for unconventional artist to flourish . In 2021 I went to Atl for vacation and I ended up finding a love interest that made me feel like this was the place to be lol (unrelated to music obviously ). After the trip I thought how I had already reached my max in my city and it was time to bet on myself and move to the City where excellence excels without limitations . I went to my sister and said ” Im moving to Atlanta to pursue my dreams you coming ?” She said ” im down ” now 2 years later here I am grateful that I made the best decision in my life til this day .

KDike, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I grew up in a musically inclined family so its in my DNA . When I was younger I used to rap on my brothers flip phone and freestyle my feelings at the time I didn’t think anything of it just a young girl feeling misunderstood . I started writing poetry around 6th grade and I remember the first time I shared with the class and they were surprised on what I had came up with but yet I was still confused because I thought this was something everyone could do . Fast forward I have over 12 Projects out with each ensemble more advanced then the last one . Im a self taught Engineer , Producer , Videographer to save money and to have full creative control .

What I think sets me apart from others is my vulnerability , Im very open about my feelings and hardships , im not afraid to step outside the box . Im very unconventional when its comes to testing boundaries . Im mostly proud of how far I’ve come with all the hardships I’ve endured . I remember the first year of me making music it was just me and my dream people thought I was delusion when I would talk about all I would accomplish but I kept going .

What I want my fans to know is that im here for a good time and a long time . I truly feel that I am the Tupac of this generation when it comes to mindset and that I am the Kanye of this generation when it comes to being multifaceted and having the ability to face the world when they have written me off .

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

The way society can best support artist is to collectively unite and funnel money into each other . For example say 12 artist come together and say each month one of us will get the full spotlight meaning we will save this amount of money for that artist to get interviews , videos , promotion and performances done . Now this could total up too 3,000 for one artist but if that is spilt 12 ways your paying 250$ . To me that benefits everyone because instead of you having to working over time and stress about saving your just paying 25o$ a month . The more artist the less money but that comes with people not feeling like they ” have to be the one that makes it first ” . Imagine if we got 50 people to commit to this artist would receive way more spotlight and be able to receive the life they desire faster . Unity brings more of everything , Ego brings confusion and delusion .

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I remember the first time I went to this comedy show and this dude was performing and the crowd was not feeling it at all . I wasn’t either I couldn’t relate to anything he was saying . I ended up going to the comedy show again and he was there and he performed the same jokes and the crowd gave him a standing ovation . In that moment I learned it wasnt his content he just need the right audience that related to what he was saying . That carried me a long way because I used to get discouraged when I would perform and the crowd wasn’t feeling it then I would perform the same song with a different crowd and they wanted a encore .

Contact Info:

• Instagram: KDikee
• Youtube: Kdike