BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST: LYRIC KANE

How did you begin your craft or artistry?

I began my artistry as a child. In Grade school, my teacher was concerned, because I wasn’t as social as the other kids, so she gave me a notebook and encouraged me to write down my thoughts.

First it started as me just jotting down small thoughts that would cross my mind, and shortly became poetry.

After discovering the art of poetry and being able to express myself, I really took a liking to it, and wanted to share it with others.

The problem was, I was very shy and nervous, so I would speed through my poems as quickly as possible, that everyone thought I was rapping.

After that I began to study to format of song writing and my poetry turned into a love for songwriting and performing.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN/ RAISED? HAVE YOU LIVED IN ANY OTHER CITIES/ STATES/ OR COUNTRIES?

I was born in South Central Los Angeles, and I was raised in Rialto California.

As an attempt to escape the poverty of LA my mother and grandmother uprooted our family and moved us to San Bernardino county when I was like 5.

I lived in the I.E. for most of life.

A few years ago after becoming a mother and escaping a toxic relationship, I made the decision to move to Kern County to raise my daughter and be closer to family.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MAKING MUSIC? WHEN DID YOU START? WHY DID YOU START?

I started making music when I was nine.

I recall hearing rap music all my life, but there was a moment I remember quite well when the lyrics to a song resonated with me past a good beat.

I remember finding my mom’s old cassette Walkman and her telling me I can have it.

I pushed play, and learned there was a cassette already in rotation on it.

It was Boyz-N-The Hood by N.W.A.

That was the first time I can recall it being the first time I actually listened to the lyrics and not just grooved to the beat.

I was feeling real salty at the time about some petty situation with my older sister, and I felt like the song had captured my feelings at the time.

I was hooked ever since. I loved their way of storytelling over a beat and I wanted to do the same.

Writing had always been my thing, so this was right up my alley.

WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR EARLIEST INSPIRATIONS? WHY DID THEY INSPIRE YOU?

As a young Emcee I found myself admiring women such as Queen Latifa, Mc Lyte, Left eye and Da Brat.

I loved how these women were true to themselves in the aspect of originality in style and flow, as well as challenging the stereo type that women have to be soft spoken and or conforming to the idea of what a woman should be.

To me, they presented everything I wanted to be; Heard; Equal; Empowered; and so much more.

HOW MANY PROJECTS DO YOU HAVE RELEASED? WHAT ARE THE CONCEPTS OF EACH PROJECT?

I have album and 3 singles released.

The concept of my album, “Stubborn and still here” is a musical documentation of my trials and tribulation that I feel either tried to or should have broken me as an artist.

The album touches on relationships, family, friends, and self-reflection.

The singles I have released have a much lighter tone to it, highlighting a more lyrical creative side to me, as I use the power of storytelling to entertain over trendy beats.

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