Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Rec Riddles . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Rec , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

The most meaningful project that I’ve worked on would have to be my album “Rec 4”. This album came at a time where I was really burnt out and exhausted from 8 years of continously grinding without any breaks. A lot of people don’t know the behind the scenes hustle of being an independent artist when you have to wear multiple hats as far as the business is concerned. I already wear multiple hats in the creative space such as producer, engineer and graphic designer but it gets really stressful when you are a complete team of one. So I took a break from being an artist completely and just lived life. I created this project towards the end of 2021 as things with pandemic started to loosen up and I was getting back in the full swing of being Rec. I felt really good about the records that where coming together and I felt like I had gotten better as a producer and an emcee.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’m a hip hop artist in the truest since of those words. I’m an emcee that feels words are power and producer that feels music is emotion. I started off in the music industry with a mission to express myself in a way that shows craftsmanship but also in a way that people can connect with and relate to and I feel that’s what separates me from the majority of hip hop artist that don’t have a true love for the art.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

What drives my creative journey is the need to be creative and share that gift with other people. With hip hop being so competitive and the music industry being as slimy as it can be sometimes that dribe can get bumpy but my ultimate goal is to be able to take care of my family through my creative output and remain true to myself in that process.

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

I feel society can support artist by realizing art cost to create and the term “starving artist” is reality for alot of creatives. With that being said, society needs to get back to looking at music as art, as valuable and worth being purchased. With the current climate and congestion in the hip hop realm it’s hard for artist to move past all the clutter and cultivate a fan base to eat. So if you like it, you should buy it.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.recriddlesmusic.bandcamp.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/rec_riddles
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/recriddles
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/rec_riddles