We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Tariq Singletary. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Tariq below.
Hi Tariq , thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.
When I was in about 7th day, me and my cousins were up one night writing music for fun. From that day on, I always enjoyed making and recording music.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Tariq Singletary, aka R3trO Riq is a singer/song-writter born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. As a very versatile artist, he primarily portrays emotional and heart-felt contemporary r&b, but ranges from genres like hip-hop and pop, to dancehall and reggae. His emotionally-altering and smooth rhythm on r&b beats has given him comparisons to artists “Bryson Tiller”, “Tory Lanez”, and “Drake”. With incredible lyricism and beautiful melodies on tracks, R3trO Riq is an artist that has a track for any kind of listener.
Starting at the age of 12, R3trO Riq worked through years of tedious research, learning how to write, record, and, mix and master his own songs in his home studio. His most popular tracks recorded and mixed here include singles “Soul Fly”, “1 Time”, and “Heartbreaker”. Over the years he also gained recognition from celebrities “DC Youngfly”, “Action Jaxon”, “Calboy”, and “Kash Doll”. From here, R3trO Riq strives to gain fame and acclaim as he rises to the top to be the next great of the generation in the music industry.
Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
One major thing I wish I knew earlier on was how powerful marketing is to furthering your career. I believe for any creative art is talent is really about 40% and marketing is 60%. Planning an effective marketing strategy is crucial in the success of any business.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The biggest reward of being an artist is always seeing how my music affects people. Whether ot makes them happy, emotional, motivated, etc, just know that my words have that level of an impact on people is always mind blowing to me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://mailchi.mp/120185059237/r3troriqexclusives
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/r3tro.riq?igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ==
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@r3troriq854
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/r3troriq
Image Credits
DaSaturday Kdubb photography