Interview with Rudeboiii da Artist

BTD Interviews Rudeboiii da Artist

Hello Rudeboiii da Artist, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I am looking forward to hearing about your musical journey so let’s begin.

Thanks for the opportunity and I’m very blessed to be able to share my musical journey with you and the btd listeners!

Can you tell our BTD listeners where you are from?

I was born in Boston MA but I grew up in Barbados before moving to Jamaica …

Who are some of your inspiring artists and why?

I’ve been inspired by all different types of artists over the years especially the ones that i have seen firsthand come up from nothing but for now I’ll mention jah cure who was also wrongfully incarcerated in Jamaica back in the early 2000’$ and kept releasing music from prison he is now a reggae icon!!

How long have you been writing music?

I wrote my first official song when i was about 16 while I was in Jamaica grandspen st Thomas to be specific ,see I always loved singing but I never wrote any songs at this time I was around Gyptian and my cousins in Jamaica had a group called darkvadas ,there was frisky, zigzag ,specialist and jigga bling and in order for me to be accepted in the group I had to put in work which is how my first song was born (dem boy   dah) .

What comes first when you are creating music, the lyric or the melody?

My process for creating music isn’t a specific routine its more of a natural process you know vybz, energy something I’m feeling, it could be from me looking at a female to thinking about one and my imagination just runs wild, sometimes I hear music, melodies and words forming in to lyrics even when there’s no music this even happens when I am sleep …

What style of music would you categorize yourself under?

I categorize my style as a fusion of cultural back ground, you know I grew up in the Caribbean yet still hip-hop and R&B influences my style like for instance my word play isn’t always str888 Caribbean vybz it also has hip-hop and R&B swagger.,

Now that our BTD listeners have a better feel for who you are as an artist, lets dig into your song and your situation.

Your situation is very unique; you are making music from behind bars and you are in prison for a crime you state you didn’t commit. I will leave this interview open to however much of that you want to share in that area, but I will be mainly focusing on your musical journey.

My situation is an unfortunate situation that happens more often than you know, I was wrongfully accused and charged with first degree murder …they ignored evidence that pointed to someone else who they knew and charged me, keep in mind my case isn’t a case where we got in a car and left with the intention to go looking for the victim, no! Not at all! We were at a Halloween party that turned out that way. witnesses even said I tried to defuse the tension….

So, let’s continue on…what initially inspired you (Rudeboiii da Artist / David Yarde) to write “Free Me (Cuz My Baby Wanna See Me)”? Was there a particular moment or emotion that sparked the opening lines?

What inspired me to write FREE ME was my imagination, I imagined having a special someone to write it about and dedicate it to at this time when I first got looked a lot of the females were distancing themselves and the main person already made it clear that she not doing this but look this song manifested that special someone ……

We recently did a music review on your song “Free Me” and in your hook “Cuz my baby wanna see me” operates as both a literal personal plea and a metaphor for deeper connection. How intentional was that double meaning, and what layers do you hope listeners perceive?

So free me (cuz my baby wanna see me) is actually the title /my catch phrase almost every artist has something where can recognize them as soon as you here a song at the same time I want that fans sing or shout the words free me (cuz my baby wanna see me) and feel my vybz ….

This has got to be tough, but how do you reconcile your identity (artist, individual, family member) with the label “prisoner” that society may place on you?

I reconciled my identity by continuing to advocate for myself and putting out content my fans can relate to so they get to know who am I as an individual while I stay positive in a negative place ….

Do you see this track as part of a bigger body of work (an album/mixtape) or as a standalone anthem?

Yes, this track is just a taste of what I am capable of what I have in store musically, I’ve written countless songs & songs ideas since I got arrested back in 2012, and there was the last verse to the song which I will be adding once I’m rerecord home ….

How has telling your story through music felt different than telling it in court documents or petitions?

For me telling my story through music is like a natural high its therapeutic because I always loved expressing myself that way since I was a kid I would sing as a way to get my little  girlfriends  attention plus cause I was a shy kid speaking wise so I’d sing so I guess it comes natural expressing my self plus music is a universal Language …

What has surprised you the most so far in the public’s reaction to “Free Me”? Are there listener interpretations that stood out or moved you?

I was more happy than surprised when I saw the review by you.

If you could share only one message from this song that you hope sticks with listeners, what would that be?

One message I could share that I want to stick with listeners is that regardless of my circumstances I’ve all of this from prison and I hope that fact alone will touch people along with my story …

How did the collaboration with producer Louddaaa come about? What was the process like working with him to develop the beat, arrangement, and mixing?

So the calab with louddaaa After he heard the first virgin of my song which was done on a sample beat and engineered by @ _neighborhoodnine  but the fact that I did it from prison he respected the ambition alone with my story and he created an official beat and it came out fyah ….

How do you want your artistry to be remembered, as music first, as activism, or both?

I want my artistry to be remembered as real, raw, authentic, Driven ambitious and very determined

We are coming to a close of this interview, what projects or themes are you already working on for future releases?

I’m working and pushing my Justice for David Yarde campaign to get me out of prison ASAP which I’m hoping someone like kimk to get involved but I’m also working on releasing more tracks …

Any special “shout outs” that you would like to share with our BTD listeners?

I want to send a shout out to every single person been supporting me and my fight all those who believed in me and my innocence and to my pal Joe who made this possible and also to you TDawn for the opportunity.

Freeme (cuz my baby wanna see me ) by rudeboiiidaartist streaming on all music platforms https://open.spotify.com/album/3fKLNYdmsyrfZ73fQaxds1