We recently connected with Michael Cantres and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Michael , thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.
I been rapping since age 10, however I took music seriously when I was homeless for the 1st time back in the year 2010
Michael , 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’m a local artist heard Worldwide on SoundCloud thanks to Media marketing/ promotion! I’ve been self educated when it came to the music business – especially copyright in some retrospect! I had to stop listening damaged dreamers, and follow the beat of my own drum! In between I was dealing with favoritism from radio shows, and was denied access to street summoned labels, due to the fact I was LGBT and possibly all of it! The Sun God – Solar told me to be what Hip Hop should’ve been, as he answers my prayers and letters! What sets me apart from the rest is that I don’t preach revolutions – I Lay it, as I deliver justice to creeps out in the streets of my community when God Takes Over, as I send Creeps to a Jail cell so they could be handled! I’ve also layed Witchy prayers for the LGBT and Black communities that father Time AkA Oden answered, as well as the goddess of War named Terra! In God’s Universe – we close chapters with prayer and actions that follow suit when it comes to things like revolution!
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
I was Unstable for 10 years due to the fact I wasn’t swift enough when it came to revenge! My best friend that I grew up with tried to extort me, and I didn’t handle him like how anybody else in the street would! God gave me sight, as he told me to think of my family, which is all he told me – for he didn’t judge anything else! This led me to a drug spiral, as the devil sent me his wicked minions – aka toxic company that I wound up cutting off, as God closed those doors for me, because I couldn’t close them myself! Eventually I got my 10 years back, All because I fought back with prayer and actions that follow suit! I’m in a better headspace due to this, as I’ve been healed! I pray that if anyone went thru the same dilemma that I went thru, that God will handle their enemies in all due swiftness, as Neptune Takes Over!
Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?
When you’re an LGBT member whether you’re a ballroom or regular (whether a mortal or a God) busting out on the microphone, as well as in the street – people will doubt you on the daily bases! The best thing a proud LGBT member could have for themselves is faith, and the best revenge is success! Which is why us LGBT members lay it more than preaching things!
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