{"id":79267,"date":"2020-07-03T08:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/?p=79267"},"modified":"2020-07-03T13:48:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T12:48:03","slug":"emerging-uk-rap-artist-ocean-jade-talks-musical-highlights-collaborations-future-plans-and-her-empowering-debut-release-becki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nijimagazine.com\/2020\/07\/emerging-uk-rap-artist-ocean-jade-talks-musical-highlights-collaborations-future-plans-and-her-empowering-debut-release-becki\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging UK rap artist Ocean-Jade talks musical highlights, collaborations, future plans and her empowering debut release \u2018Becki\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What inspired you to begin a career in music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

From a young age, singing and dancing came easy to me. My parents used to tell me how I would come up with songs using random words people would say when I was out in public at only 5yrs old. I also began dancing which helped develop my love for different cultures and the musicality of the music itself. When I moved to the UK, I put myself through performing arts schools and then finished at a music school, which steered me into rapping and completely opened my eyes and solidified my career in music.<\/p>\n

What differs you and your sound from other upcoming rap artists in the music industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many great upcoming rap artists, but for me, its my character that gives my music life. I am the reflection of my sound. Yup, I am this cultural, witty, pocket-rocket phenomenon on and off the mic. In my creative process, I want to make sure that I empower women \u2013 in particular black queens – to know we are fierce, beautiful, wonderfully made and of course bad-ass as hell!<\/p>\n

Your debut single \u2018Becki\u2019<\/a> is out now! Can you please describe the creative process and explain the meaning behind the single?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The title of the track \u2018Becki\u2019 is a cheeky pun referencing the lyrics, \u2018Becky with the good hair\u2019 in Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s track, \u2018Sorry\u2019. I came to my producer Tremaine J and co writer Verose with the chorus that I came up with months before, as I was on tour. I would randomly rap it around people, and when I saw their excitement and how catchy it was; I knew then, that this was the song I\u2019m going to release. The track uses wit to talk about society\u2019s perceptions\/behaviour of women, from the idealised body types to how they are told to act or be. I tie the track together with the comical lyrics that bring you in, the juxtaposition of the serious subject matter mirroring the contradictions in the point the track is making. The track \u2018Becki\u2019 also emphasises and pushes black beauty to be at the forefront \u2013 just as it should be!<\/p>\n