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Published on August 24th, 2017 | by David Morales

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Wordsmith discusses his new album ‘Perspective Jukebox’

Weeks after Wordsmith dropped his latest project “Perspective Jukebox,” he is back on the road touring and taking the time to talk to The Hype magazine about what it means to uplift and inspire. An internationally known artist who gives back through charitable contributions, Wordsmith is an above average performer and hip-hop professional as he created his “Perspective Jukebox” album with a self-reflective premise in mind.

“There is not enough artist out there with their true hearts. A lot of us in this day in age feel like we need to create a character or an act, one that the listener approves of.”  — Wordsmith      

For the past four years, Wordsmith has been performing for students at local inner-city schools for the annual Red Day festival sponsored by Open Door Baltimore and Keller Williams. Wordsmith started entering middle schools, delivering an Anti-Bully message along with joining Baltimore based homeless shelters to feed and provide gifts to the homeless. Recently, Wordsmith debuted his Studio to the Stage: A Hip Hop Fundamentals Workshop during his American Music Abroad Tour to Africa and Israel with the U.S Department of Sate.

Now with the release of “Perspective Jukebox,” Wordsmith is on a mission to reach a wider audience. He prides himself on there being something for everyone within his music, never taking for granted the fans interpretation of his introspective take on the world of hip-hop, EDM and dance. Making his eclectic grooves with a modern feel on present day hip-hop. Check out his new video “Promise” on his project “Perspective Jukebox” and discover some new jams for your playlist.

How is your new album “Perspective Jukebox” coming along? How has it been received?

I’m glad you asked that! It’s been received pretty well across the board on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. The album received a 5-star rating. I was thankful when my album cracked the top 100 on Amazon and peeked at number 58. I’m very thankful for the support from the fans and the journalists that took the time to support the project. Whether who hosted it or took the time to write about it, I’m just thankful.

What can you tell me about how you developed this album?

When I was doing this project and some of my other projects, they were really concept driven — heavy on story telling type projects. So, my last project, I felt kind of ended that chapter of being really concept driven. I wanted to make a project that had singles on it. I knew that I loved different types of music, I knew that I could write a lot of different types of music from R&B to Pop to my main genre hip- hop. So, I wanted to incorporate all those things and I wanted to save myself while writing commercial music, because you can have a tendency to write commercial music and lose yourself especially when you consider yourself an MC.

The “Perspective” side of the title came first where I knew I wanted to have a message that was relatable to blue collar people, but I also wanted the music to be fun for the people that listen to the radio, for the people who like beats and for people who like to go out to the club and dance. So, it was like how can I find that grey area, how can I find that medium to where I can have the backpackers from the true hip- hop heads and then the commercial audience, the Pop audience and combine that together. That is where the “Jukebox” comes in.

So, what is your message? 

I want to use my music as a vehicle to encourage people. That is why I choose to be more of a motivational hip-hop artist. I write music that motivates people to be successful in life and to get up every day and have purpose on their mind, to reach their destiny and to follow their path. There is so many different types of hip-hop and so many types of poems and I just try to fit into that mold where I’m kind of a role model to all different types of people. Whether they are artists or fans or regular people that work 9-5 or people that are mothers and fathers or grandparents. I want to motivate and touch all those types of people. I make music for the masses, I make music that is relatable, blue collar and those are kind of the things that are important to me.

We got enough people that talk about nice rides and chains and all of that. You can get that anywhere. There is not enough artist out there with their true hearts. A lot of us in this day in age feel like we need to create a character or an act, one that the listener approves of. I just hope hip-hop shifts back to where it encourages the artists and the fans. You know pressure the artist – make us work harder, make us write better music.

Keep up with Wordmsith at wordsmithmusic.com

 


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is the Executive Editor of The Hype magazine. A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, David has a background as an artist manager, writer, blogger, drummer, and in the human services industry. He is passionate about helping others, learning and has a deep empathy for the creative process. You can follow his social media @dcypherstudios


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