Kreayshawn may not be the most appreciated female rapper of our time, but the young Oakland MC is doing her best to stay in the public eye following her smash hit “Gucci Gucci.”
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Kreay has been following her dream wholeheartedly, managing to gain over half a million Twitter followers and a highly coveted spot on Billboard’s Social 50 list.
Refinery 29 got a chance to sit down with Kreayshawn to talk about everything from her music and her California home, to her friends and tattoos. Check out some excerpts below!
Kreayshawn on how she puts her music together:
“Usually someone sends me a beat or they play me one, and I usually pick the beat first before I write the song. It’s all about good vibes. You have to be in the right mood to write a song; you can’t just do it all the time — the vibe has to be right.”
On getting nervous before performance:
“I always get nervous, and the best way to get over it is to just perform. When I’m performing, I forget to be nervous, so it works out!
On the meaning behind her tattoos:
“I think I have 30 tattoos, but I don’t know; it’s hard to count. Some of them I’ve covered up, so I’m not sure if I should count those. They all have different meanings. Some have really deep meanings, and some are just pictures I found on the Internet, ha!”
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Kreayshawn had a lot more to say, but oddly stayed away from explaining her new look. Between the short hair that was dyed black, to the suspenders and Jeffrey Campbell high heel shoes, she looks like a whole new person.
Check out Kreayshawn’s new look in the gallery above, and look out for her album There’s Something About Kreay in stores now.
SOURCE: Refinery29
