We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful ROSAY R. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with ROSAY below.
Hi ROSAY, thanks for joining us today. One of the toughest things about progressing in your creative career is that there are almost always unexpected problems that come up – problems that you often can’t read about in advance, can’t prepare for, etc. Have you had such and experience and if so, can you tell us the story of one of those unexpected problems you’ve encountered?
With everyone wanting to be a Rapper or musician in some way, being a female “rapper” now and days seems pretty impossible. Especially being apart of the LGBTQ community. A lot of people will look down on you and hate on you or have their opinions on how you choose to live your life but that’s the last thing that should ever make you stop following your dreams. Now I’m not the biggest artist but i believe having the mentality as if i was helps. As XXXTENTACION once said in an interview “when you don’t supply and there is a heavy demand, when you drop anything it’s going to skyrocket”. That change the way I’ll work for the rest of my career. Now I’m not going to just disappear and rarely release my music… but I will tease and get a taste of what the people want so when I drop it skyrockets. As I said though, being a female artist makes it 100x harder because the “people” won’t listen if you don’t “look the part” or if it seems like “you never lived it”. People want to hear something new but when something new comes out they hate on it. I want to got the people what they want to hear and slowly show them my versatility and the artist I can be. I will supply them with what they want so it skyrockets and when it’s in high demand I’ll slowly introduce a new version and sound until they gravitate towards it. I’ve personally been told in the studio “female artists don’t usually make it” but i never took it wrong. I took it as I need to work harder and push myself harder.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I go by ROSAY, I’m from Modesto California (about an hour from San Francisco), and I’m a Female Music Artist. I’ve been making music since I can remember. I started with playing drums, I tried to learn guitar but it wasn’t my thing, I did piano classes in high school but i started “rapping” years ago when I was about 13-14. I never took it seriously until covid when i dropped my first songs “Take off” & “E36” around the age of 16. I seen I really had potential and decided to take it seriously. During the beginning my parents or family never even knew I was into making music. I was always isolated in my room & quiet and when they seen why they were in shock. My music wasn’t as advanced as it may be now but it was definitely just the start. I want to show everyone that anything is possible. I want kids to know they are not alone. My music can be a fun getaway from reality and I want anyone who listens to have a moment of escape when they listen. I’m a small artist from a very unknown town and I’ve done things like opening up for big artists such as “Lil Kayla” & “Mike Sherm”. I’ve been co-signed by platforms such as “Thizzler” and recognized by many artists.
In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?
I think that many platforms could give recognition to small artists for little to no cost. I understand everyone has to make their money but people don’t understand how much potential there is in upcoming artists. All we need is the right exposure and everyone could be getting paid. I believe studios prices could be lowered at least for the youth so the kids can explore their talents and not turn to the streets. And I also believe that some artists need to be humbled and be willing to work with upcoming artist.
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.
Lots of people don’t understand why I tend to isolate myself. I believe a lot of artists have that tendency and some of their biggest projects come out of it. I always come out of my bubble with 1-3 new tracks and they all get better and better. Time to myself is my biggest asset when it comes to being creative.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/777rosay?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabJAcS-IAxeq-nMnsMW71JMDx7zVIfp-1cahlsNulYxDtjbyXeRYvSifpI_aem_ETKkAyGcp7ZMGfPBGE1pmA
- Instagram: 777rosay
- Youtube: 777rosay
- Soundcloud: Rosay