Start Listening To: Keyan’7e

Keyan’7e promises to change the music with his feel-good soulful bops.

Sometimes you need to dream big to make big things happen. Even if it requires a tad of delusion and a fair share of ambition. Keyan’7e has all of that and more to offer. Growing up between Chicago and St Paul Minnesota in a musical family, he’s had creativity flowing in his blood since day one. The ultimate mission is to produce feel-good tunes that anyone can relate to and chill into the smoothness of the melodies. Determined to achieve his goal, he’s done everything from selling candy at school to making websites to afford the equipment. Inspired by the greats like Missy Elliot or Tupac, the rapper sees himself on the charts next to the biggest name in the modern musical game. It's always been make it or break it for Keyan’7e. We’ll be there watching him making it.

Can you tell us who you are, where you’re from and about the music you make?

I am Keyante. I am the artist that will change music. I'm from Chicago but grew up in St Paul Minnesota. I make feel-good music, I want the listener to feel at home no matter what type of genre I'm doing.

How did it all start?

I’ve always loved music. I come from a musical family but when I was like 13 or 14 me and my cousin made my first song, he already had the equipment in a shed so as soon as I seen that it was possible to make my own songs it was over with. then my grandad gave me a computer for school but I was definitely making beats, then for christmas I got a keyboard piano from my godmomma one of them big joints, I was hustling for the rest of the equipment I was making websites for people and selling candy at school. Once I got the money I rode my bike to Walgreens and got the karaoke mic they had for 30$ and I got some weak computer speakers and ever since then i've been doing this.

If you were to describe your sound to someone who’d never heard you before, what would you say?   

Soulful bops! something you can drive in the car late at night to or turn up.

How are you feeling about the release of your recent single I aint finished the song yet? 

I love it. I've been getting great feedback. I even had people doing tik toks to it that was super fire.

Can you tell us about some of themes behind the single?

My guy Sean Brown had a beat on his IG story I think and it had these Detroit drums on it with a sample on it. I'm like bro I need that joint and he blessed me. i just wanted to dip my toe in the water i ain't dropped in awhile.

Can you tell us something interesting about yourself that has nothing to do with music? 

If anybody wants smoke on the court or 2k you already know what time it is.

What inspires your music?

everything surrounding my life, my family, my Lady, my friends life experiences.

What advice would you give for anyone trying to achieve a similar sound to you? 

Be you. experiment with different sounds and tones and try things out. It might not work the first time but the idea will form.

How has Detriot influenced your music?

to be honest I was listening to BFB packman like 2-3 years ago and I thought this was is dope then I started listening to more detroit artist then I decided to put my sauce on it

If your music were a film or TV show which would it be?

Soulmen with bernie mac and samuel jackson.

Name an album you’re still listening to from when you were younger and why it’s important to you?

My dark twisted fantasy,  The sideline story, The love below and my pops gave me some old master P joints to listen too. The reason these are important to me is because these albums kinda shaped me the way I think the way I sound helped me get through college.

What do you hate right now? 

That I'm far from the people I care about.

What do you love right now?

LIFE.

Is there any new music from 2021 that you’re enjoying?

all of my unreleased joints to be honest but i've definitely heard the life of don,  donda, CLB, young thug’s punk.

What comes next in the Keyan’7e story?

im trynna be in somebody's top 5 of all time but I wanna do TV/movies, I wanna give back to my community, I want to work with some of my music influences, definitely Fashion too.

Is there anything else you would like to share with our readers?

go check out aint finish the song yet and we got some more heat on the way trust and believe.