We were lucky to catch up with Lil Scorpio King recently and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Lil Scorpio thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.
The #1 thing that my parents did right was never give up on me & made sure I didn’t have to be in the streets . Even know we struggled ect my grandmother who passed away made sure To stay on my ass lol even know I was being hard headed and choose to sometimes put one of my hands on that stove . Luckily it didn’t take me long enough to feel that fire , which made me be more appreciated for my family in general . Also even know my mother who also passed away in my early teen yrs made sure she can do all she could do for me .. but most importantly I owe everything to my grandad who had my back every since I was a little baby . He is the only one who still living out of all my grandparents so he’s very important to me and my life . My grandad taught and tried to teach me to fix on cars in my childhood and teen years . But I choose to make music cause that’s my true calling Atleast I believe it is but only time can tell . But he is someone I look up to . From him holding basically our whole family down if anything so i take notes on having to be the number one provider in my family one day . Especially once I blow up in this music thing , I’ll be sure he one of the first I pay back for all his hard work over the years .
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
I remember watching music videos on tv at my grandma and grandad house such as Michael Jackson , Beyonce , Jay z & tupac & biggie which got me inspired to be like them one day when I was really pure & didn’t really know what was going on I told myself I will one day be just like them . So Back in 2012 is when I first started rapping , I use to be with friends at lunch & school period doing freestyles & freestyles battles . That’s when I knew I had something , but ofcourse I wasn’t taking it serious at all . Even know I use to record music on my phone in the bathrooms at school & on my computer . So in 2013 I started dropping music online on platforms like SoundCloud & YouTube heavy . Which got me my first little buzz around my city & schools I attended to . I also was in 3 music groups one in middle school which was just on some playing stuff forreal in 2012-13. Second one was in high school which was kinda serious but everyone wasn’t on the same accord back in 2014-16 but luckily it helped me really decide to take the music more serious cause I got the opportunity to perform & do my first show at a big hair show where all the famous big time hair beauty came in attendance . Which made me feel like a celebrity for a second lol . But before I actually went on stage I remember telling myself if u can’t perform in front of these folks there’s no need in pursuing this anytime longer . But I was so nervous and still was able to pull off the performance with a Grade A+ . So from there I still continue to make music which fast forward to 2017 where I decided to create my own independent record label called zodiac signs Ent along with Two others . That’s when things got really serious and was still to this day my biggest debut to the music game . Wondering how ? Well cause in 2017 is when I first recorded my first music video and in professional studio to a song called zodiac signs zooted which is currently still one of my biggest songs to date with over 65,000 YouTube views and over 100,000 Spotify streams ect . During that time was the best time musically of my life cause I never experienced something as real and personal made me feel like a real rapper lol mainly cause I remember us going to school and students aka our friends from school will come up to myself and us in general saying we saw y’all new video it’s fire . Also them saying it look like a real deal video , whatever that means . It gave me the confidence I needed to definitely take it even more serious officially . So between 2017-2019 we dropped one video a year which all did good far as independent underground setting in my opinion. But we ended up running into personal issues ect which made us break up . So now it’s 2 of us and I still have my zodiac signs Ent label and tend to grow it with more music artist and creatives in general . Sometimes you need a set back to come back even harder . But as of now I’ve been golfing it down dropping mixtapes and singles cause I don’t give up no matter what . Between 2020- 2022 I’ve been learning more about the music business which have me knowing more & how to move in the right way these days . Letting me know it’s still possible to accomplish my dreams while im still young . The type of products , services , & creative works I provide would be Music , merchandise & music Artist mentor services . Because fast forward to 2020-2021 dealing with the pandemic I had time to reflect and think . Especially since I kept getting fired from jobs I ran across a music mentor who’s been mentoring me and showing me the way so far . Which made me think like Ay you not out here tryna live up to something you not or image in general even know people in general going to place me in . I then figured k should be teaching other upcoming artist things I learn In my journey as well to keep them having to go straight to the major labels immediately . They can now know they have a chance to chill out build they Fanbase ect that way once they do get to a point where they already rocking they can then go to a major label with alot of leverage which will get them a bigger & better deal . That includes my let’s help you grow now program @letshelpyougrownow everywhere . Which will help them not only learn information they will have to learn years down the line or never .
I’m most proud of me not ever giving up from me having $1 to whatever in my pocket I don’t do anything for just money any more because then what will be the goal or motivation for me to keep going . Just know anything I’m doing or into I really care have real deal passion and dedication to because I know how it is living this life it can really take a hit on you . I just want my fans well supporters because I don’t care for you praising me I rather you just support me and be insource by any and everything I do for you can also do it and most importantly don’t give up !
Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)
My views of nfts are simple it’s the new label killer also it’s the new independent #1 independence for music artist & people all over the world . Remind me of autographs from back in the day just except you can now get paid while also having your fans / supporters get money on it as well . Choose to collect money from nfts for a lifetime that you can pass on to your family members ect . But I will say that I highly suggest fans & supporters to invest in nfts from music artist not everyone ofcourse but if you see a artist on the come up and he/she makes a nft you should invest into it because once that artist some day blow you will be able to profit off that as well . I know my independent label zodiac signs Ent and myself are working on nfts at the moment . While already have 2 or 3 out already . Nfts will be something that goes up and down when it comes to ownership because if you don’t be serious about it now . You will soon regret not either making one or investing into one once it pops forreal forreal . Also it’s gone give major record labels a hard time competing with artist nfts once they realize they can sell million nfts instead of million copies and bank big time on that one creation or investment . Depending on if you care about the fame or money . Me personally I care about all aspects . So I’m down for anything since I’m 100% independent
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
How I build my audience on social at first was through MySpace & Facebook then as years progress was through all the others such as instagram , twitter , YouTube , Snapchat , TikTok , clubhouse , fanbase even dating platforms such as tinder and Blk as advice I tell everyone social media is free so use it ! Just know rather you have hundreds or millions of followers it’s impossible for all of them to support just because of algorithms and stuff . So with that being said I’ve been going into my followers dms capturing they email 📧 or number to have them as a contact forever ! Because just posting regularly on social media just gives you clout or couple likes and comments which doesn’t mean anything. If you actually trying to monetize your content immediately through the back end then don’t be scared go literally message all your followers from every social media platform you are apart of and get they emails . But make sure you offer them something for they personal information to get it quicker or to build relationships. Networking with random people around the social media world is a plus . Most importantly it’s free so why not !
Contact Info:
- Website: https://shor.by/Zodiacsignsent
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilscorpioking/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lilscorpioking/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lil-scorpio-king-a20336199
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilScorpioKing
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGEpe_enpJdDZGo0uPfCaDA/featured
- Other: TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@lilscorpioking1?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc TWITCH : https://www.twitch.tv/lilscorpioking1998?lang=es FANBASE : https://www.fanbase.app/lilscorpioking DISCORD : https://discord.gg/E9vbEGjBdk
Image Credits
TJ Takes Productions @_tjtakes