It may sound really weird coming from someone who’s been chasing one singular thing for 5 or 6 years now, but I have a lot of mental clarity right now and it’s amazing. I’m ready for all the things I worked towards. So this time around, (versus the AYM days) I consistently try to grow and learn every day and I feel like I’m just ready for it. Relatively speaking, in internet terms and stuff like that, I was gone for three years and I was stepping back in and knew that it was going to be a climb back to gain the momentum that I had before I left. Even though it was finally coming out, I just knew at that point in my career that I was gone for so long. With Angry Young Man – there was a lot of difficulties getting that project out. OnCue: Shit, it will be almost 2 years – it’s about a year and a half now. How do things generally feel at this point in your career compared to two years ago when you released Angry Young Man? HipHopCanada: It’s crazy because we really watched you go through your own personal and musical growth over the last 5 years. Lately I feel like I’m really starting to sharp up my live performance. I consistently see new people coming to the shows. Usually when people go out to tour, especially artists of my size, they’ll usually tour after a project because all eyes are on them at that moment. I’m kind of adjusting to the fact that I’m even capable of even headlining a tour, especially mid project-cycle. OnCue: Yea that just ended – I just got back in New York like 3 or 4 hours ago. If I’m correct you recently got off a tour with Hendersin? HipHopCanada: No way! That’s the worst timing. OnCue: I had to download Skype on my phone because my hard drive crashed on tour, so I’m actually waiting for a new hard drive to be shipped. HipHopCanada: It’s tough to get ahold of you! It’s like we’re too far North or something. Interview conducted by Kira Hunston for HipHopCanada With whisperings of a new project on the near horizon we recently had a chance to catch up with OnCue this summer to talk about his upcoming EP, his growth as an artist, and how his journey thus far has perfectly prepared him for the next step in his career. While it was a pivotal project for the emcee, it was also followed by another short period of musical silence until as of recently.Ĩ months ago (similar to 5 years ago) news arose online along with the release of new singles like “Time” and “Boy on the Come Up” which both toted a redefined sound. Angry Young Man (which was released in late September of 2014) came after a 3-year hiatus between projects. This isn’t to say that there weren’t obstacles along the way that we witnessed as well, and that we’ve subsequently heard about in his music. “ When you want something bad enough, you’re going to find a way.” – OnCue By the end of 2014 he’d released multiple celebrated projects, and recruited renowned producer Just Blaze for the majority of the production on his latest, Angry Young Man. He quickly became known for being one of the few emcees who fearlessly talked about challenging real life situations that many of us could relate to – the most common subject being overcoming both situational and personal adversity. Known for his heavy hitting bars, and relentlessly honest lyrics that had easily won him the respect of a fast-growing fan base. He had just released one of many tracks to go viral, “It Usually Goes,” and was currently in the process of being vaulted from musical obscurity to a constant feature on a surplus of music blogs featuring up and coming rappers in the Southern states. It was 5 years ago when many listeners first saw Connecticut rapper, OnCue arise on on many prominent music blogs.
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