sound the trumpets Empire Isis is here to dominate hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
to dominate hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
to dominate hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re sitting down with international
sitting down with international
sitting down with international phenomenon best known as Empire Isis so
phenomenon best known as Empire Isis so
phenomenon best known as Empire Isis so you’ve got a very diverse cultural
you’ve got a very diverse cultural
you’ve got a very diverse cultural background you want to tell us a bit
background you want to tell us a bit
background you want to tell us a bit about it to be specific I’m British
about it to be specific I’m British
about it to be specific I’m British Moroccan mother’s British my father’s
Moroccan mother’s British my father’s
Moroccan mother’s British my father’s Moroccan and then after moving to Canada
Moroccan and then after moving to Canada
Moroccan and then after moving to Canada from Morocco I was raised by my Ugandan
from Morocco I was raised by my Ugandan
from Morocco I was raised by my Ugandan Yemeni stepfather how does this
Yemeni stepfather how does this
Yemeni stepfather how does this background affect your music
background affect your music
background affect your music specifically from a young age I always
specifically from a young age I always
specifically from a young age I always had a sense of how I’m gonna reach
had a sense of how I’m gonna reach
had a sense of how I’m gonna reach people you know I wanted to know about
people you know I wanted to know about
people you know I wanted to know about everything from Botswana to Fiji to
everything from Botswana to Fiji to
everything from Botswana to Fiji to kilimanjaro all it did for me was to
kilimanjaro all it did for me was to
kilimanjaro all it did for me was to create this universe without boundaries
create this universe without boundaries
create this universe without boundaries so I would say all these cultures around
so I would say all these cultures around
so I would say all these cultures around me has just made it very like no limits
me has just made it very like no limits
me has just made it very like no limits can you describe your music for us I
can you describe your music for us I
can you describe your music for us I like to describe my music as
like to describe my music as
like to describe my music as international mashup music if you want
international mashup music if you want
international mashup music if you want me to get specific probably right now
me to get specific probably right now
me to get specific probably right now I’m in the phase of mixing dancehall and
I’m in the phase of mixing dancehall and
I’m in the phase of mixing dancehall and hip-hop roots R&B depending on who I’m
hip-hop roots R&B depending on who I’m
hip-hop roots R&B depending on who I’m working with different sides of my
working with different sides of my
working with different sides of my personality and influences that I’ve had
personality and influences that I’ve had
personality and influences that I’ve had since I was younger will be coming out
since I was younger will be coming out
since I was younger will be coming out my foundation for me is reggae music
my foundation for me is reggae music
my foundation for me is reggae music it’s not a top 40 music okay reggae
it’s not a top 40 music okay reggae
it’s not a top 40 music okay reggae music is a people music it attracts me
music is a people music it attracts me
music is a people music it attracts me the fact that you could still say
the fact that you could still say
the fact that you could still say something with Nene people will get it
something with Nene people will get it
something with Nene people will get it and understand the intention or whatever
and understand the intention or whatever
and understand the intention or whatever I’m not saying that I stick only to
I’m not saying that I stick only to
I’m not saying that I stick only to reggae but a lot of what I do no matter
reggae but a lot of what I do no matter
reggae but a lot of what I do no matter which style I approach there’s always
which style I approach there’s always
which style I approach there’s always gonna be that foundation of reggae
gonna be that foundation of reggae
gonna be that foundation of reggae underneath
you seem to keep a lot of control over
you seem to keep a lot of control over you know your career how and why if you
you know your career how and why if you
you know your career how and why if you have kind of an understanding of who you
have kind of an understanding of who you
have kind of an understanding of who you are and what it is that you’re bringing
are and what it is that you’re bringing
are and what it is that you’re bringing to the table of your message it’s kind
to the table of your message it’s kind
to the table of your message it’s kind of hard to let go of that I mean I
of hard to let go of that I mean I
of hard to let go of that I mean I understand that this is a business and
understand that this is a business and
understand that this is a business and you have to compromise I do have a
you have to compromise I do have a
you have to compromise I do have a publishing deal they do get a cut you
publishing deal they do get a cut you
publishing deal they do get a cut you gotta have consistency okay if you can
gotta have consistency okay if you can
gotta have consistency okay if you can be a female and be consistent and hold
be a female and be consistent and hold
be a female and be consistent and hold on to your creation you’re gonna be very
on to your creation you’re gonna be very
on to your creation you’re gonna be very powerful you’ve been named you know best
powerful you’ve been named you know best
powerful you’ve been named you know best upcoming artist best unsigned artist
upcoming artist best unsigned artist
upcoming artist best unsigned artist what are these distinctions mean to you
what are these distinctions mean to you
what are these distinctions mean to you when you’ve been working for many years
when you’ve been working for many years
when you’ve been working for many years and you’re an independent artists you
and you’re an independent artists you
and you’re an independent artists you sometimes can’t gauge your reach or help
sometimes can’t gauge your reach or help
sometimes can’t gauge your reach or help people perceive you because you’re
people perceive you because you’re
people perceive you because you’re always in the trenches you know trying
always in the trenches you know trying
always in the trenches you know trying to get to that next Plateau but in in
to get to that next Plateau but in in
to get to that next Plateau but in in all that change in and all that growth
all that change in and all that growth
all that change in and all that growth externally people see things differently
externally people see things differently
externally people see things differently so when you recognize externally like
so when you recognize externally like
so when you recognize externally like that it’s a very big boost it’s like yes
that it’s a very big boost it’s like yes
that it’s a very big boost it’s like yes okay I’m doing my job right then when
okay I’m doing my job right then when
okay I’m doing my job right then when people find out more about this it just
people find out more about this it just
people find out more about this it just opens more doors thank you very much
opens more doors thank you very much
opens more doors thank you very much problem thank you for having me bless it
problem thank you for having me bless it
problem thank you for having me bless it love
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