Meet Kid Faze! | FTMP S6 E4
Kid Faze is a US-based artist with several singles, mixtapes, and full-length albums under his belt. In today's podcast, veteran host Kemi discusses with him the ins and outs of maintaining a stellar Tik Tok presence and tips on successful social media strategies for solo artists. Grab a drink, pop in your earbuds and enjoy!
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Kid Faze
Recording artist
South Florida-bred artist Kid Faze is not a person who likes to wait. “The earlier you start, the faster you get to your goals,” says Faze. “My dad always said, ‘You can do anything, but whatever you wanna do, you should have done it yesterday.’” His meaning: Get started as soon as possible. The old motto “there’s no time like the present” is a moment too late as far as Faze is concerned.
It’s not that he is impatient. It took years of grinding to get where he is today. But the grinding is the point. Not waiting for things to happen but making things happen is what sets him apart from his peers. He has lofty goals, and reaching them won’t happen by waiting for things to fall into his lap.
Faze wrote his first raps in elementary school, inspired by a beloved uncle. “My uncle was more like a big brother to me. He was a part of a group, and I wanted to be part of the group, but I was too young at the time,” says Faze. “The first record ever sold was his record in middle school. I sold one of his mixtapes to one of my white friends in science class (laughs).”
Besides his uncle, Faze’s main source of inspiration as a kid was Lil Wayne. Experiencing his formative years during Wayne’s incendiary mixtape run in the mid-2000s was inspiring. “My very first music listening device was this pink, little, mp3-thumb-drive situation. My grandmother got me that.” he recalls. “The first thing I did was go to Limewire and search for Lil Wayne, and I got like the Dedication mixtape. I think it was the second one.” Ingesting that classic material at a young age fueled a young Faze’…
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