Rhythm and Gangsta creator Teddie Cain wants to ‘Save Somebody’

R&G artist Teddie Cain (@TeddieCainJr) knows that the world is so heavily concentrated with naysayers and judgmental mindsets, we as a collective forget people are people and deserve some love. From his unique perspective, we get a refreshing and REAL perspective of how a street cat sees the women whose profession is outside the general norm.

As you see yourself, who is Teddie Cain?

Teddie Cain is well-known, well-respected, and loved where ever I go. For my music and the man I am and strive to be. People respect real. It doesn’t matter what watch you got on, chain you wearing or what car you get out of. If you’re not authentic, they gonna see right through it; At least where I’m from they will. I feel I am an incredibly dope singer/songwriter whose biggest blessing and reason for that is my compassion for others and the struggle. It’s what motivates me.

What brought you to the entertainment industry and music specifically?

I think I’ve always loved music and had a gift for making it. There’s no one thing specifically. The universe has always seemed to push me in that direction one way or another. I can remember fighting a case, and just being fed up with the streets and where my life was at the moment. I had just lost a homie like a week earlier, and I started praying, asking God, to show me where to go, cause this aint it. Tears were flowing the whole nine lol. And like immediately the phone ring with someone wanting me to write a hook for a rapper Mikkey Halsted who was doing a project with No ID. Things have always happened to make me believe that my purpose is down this road somewhere.

What and who influenced the sound you bring today?

Life is the biggest influence on my music. The struggle, the pain, the glory, everything I go through, see and face being a black man. As well as everything I want to see. (change) As far as other artists who have influenced me, damn near all of them lol. But Marvin, Curtis Mayfield, R. Kelly, Jodeci, Bob Marley, Crucial Conflict, Outkast, Pac, Biggie, Gucci, Future….. man the list could go forever. I love and look up to Master P and Easy E. I feel like our stories are similar. They came from the streets, put out their music, talked about what they did, and changed the game. I hope to have as much success as them, brothers.

What’s happened in your career that makes you feel this is the industry for you?

This industry is for me cause I can create my lane. I don’t need a record label to believe that people will like a big, black, fly, dope boy, hood ass dude/ladies man. I can just show them. lol

What was the biggest obstacle in getting to your current career phase?

Life! I’m a street cat making music right now. I’m not a music cat talking about what I used to do in the streets, yet; lol one day though!

What do you want people to get from your music?

I want to give people music that their grandkids will enjoy; Timeless music. So much of the music today is dead after six months. Most of the music I listen to was made way before I was even born. I want to give people that.

Tell us about your current project?

My EP is called “Rhythm and Gangsta.” R&G is the genre of music I feel I make. It’s my life. I often describe Rhythm as being the jewelry, the cars, the shine, and Gangsta is what you go through to get it.

What do you feel has been your greatest life achievement so far?

Every day waking up is the greatest achievement, every song is better than the last. My new girlfriend is better than my previous. lol But I am proud of the song “no ghetto” I did on the ESPN 30 for 30 movies “Ben Benji Wilson.” It was and incredible documentary. Ben Wilson was an amazing young man. And hats off to Coodie and Cheekay the directors. I am grateful to have been a part of that for my city Chicago. Everybody go check that out.

If you could collaborate with one artist, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, and Marvin Gaye because of their conviction in their music. And their passion and compassion for the struggle. And I would want to go back in time and be in the group Jodeci lol. I love all of them without them my music wouldn’t be the same.

If you had to pick one song of yours, that explains YOU, what would it be?

Really all my music but, “Tick Tock” on the new EP and “no ghetto.” go listen to both songs on my YouTube page.

Last but not least, HYPE wants to know…What’s your CRAZIEST “Where they do that at?!” moment…

I’m in a hotel elevator and on walks like one of the baddest girls I’ve ever seen in my life. I say hello, she ask how I’m doing? I tell her I just ran down to the bar and had a few drinks real hard and fast before the bar closed, and that I was feeling pretty good. As I’m getting off the elevator, she gives me a sexy look and says “that sounds like something I could actually use right now.” Me, I’m standing there like a dork as the elevator door closes I say “Have a nice night”… “HAVE A NICE NIGHT” ??? I dropped the touchdown pass wide open in the endzone… LOL, I haven’t drunk Patron since lol.

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Dr. Jerry Doby Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.