We were lucky to catch up with Tony Maze recently and have shared our conversation below.
Tony , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?
Yes. Very I’ve worked regular jobs I still do low key. I work as a youth care and development specialist for a state facility. So I definitely don’t wish a regular job on anyone that has a choice to do anything for themselves.
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.
The official spill is this, but to really get to know the real me in person is a greater experience. HipHop Artist Tony MFKN Maze formerly known as LEX originally from the west side of Saint Louis,MO.. Self-made entrepreneur and independent artist Tony Mays now known as Tony MFKN Maze has taken over the Male hip-hop scene in his city with his crown handed down to him by such greats as Nelly & Zeus Rebel Waters aka Rukka Puff. Has single handedly created his own motion by diving into all aspects of the entertainment industry from multimedia production, podcasts, and reality show tv. This Saint Louis Awards 22-24 3x Nominee and Award winning content creator continues to grow expeditiously into the main stream entertainment industry. His latest album release “Big Pressure” out now on all platforms reached 250k + in its first week. Now signed to a two single deal with Black Market Records Las Vegas distributed by UMG and Empire Tony MFKN Maze is the future of hip hop.
Follow him on IG: @tonymfknmazethebadguy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MFKNMusic
TikTok: @tonymfknmaze
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zHt5n0hWuyy72J79bBdmE?si=NZk5nbwRQ_CvlC4rCwWS5w
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tony-mfkn-maze/1071972122
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
Well in 2021 after really building my momentum with my brand and music. My exfiance and still close friend passed away from breast cancer at 30 years old I was heartbroken. A few weeks later my grandmother passes away from cancer as well. I was devastated, I didn’t wanna do anything write, create breathe for that matter. I was literally living on auto pilot just going through the daily motions of life, totally unmotivated I just didn’t want to be here. My then relationship was rocky as hell, see I date women who date women. At that time my girlfriend and her best friend were my girlfriends and let’s just say I ended up getting the best friend pregnant. So you can imagine how that was going, but I really couldn’t feel anything so I genuinely at the time didn’t care either way. Only thing that matter at that point were my kids. They saved my life and my career honestly I had a new motivation and a new love my twins became my world. So my world had to change and I had to become the best version of myself for my twins. Which coincidentally were born on my birthday June 23 of 2021 and just been on go from that day forward. Shout to my twins and their mom for giving me the best birthday present ever.
How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?
Shessshh that’s a big question, I would have to say stop allowing trash artist to thrive and allow the real artist the thought provoking minds to lead.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://unitedmasters.com/a/tony-mfkn-maze
- Instagram: @tonymfknmazethebadyguy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MFKNMusic?
- Twitter: @ZaddyMFKNMaze
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TONYMFKNMAZE?si=55Wm39HarDQoMgaK
- Other: TikTok: @tonymfknmaze Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zHt5n0hWuyy72J79bBdmE?si=NZk5nbwRQ_CvlC4rCwWS5w Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tony-mfkn-maze/1071972122
Image Credits
IndieVisualz Kevin KD Downer