Daily Inspiration: Meet Top Heavy

Today we’d like to introduce you to Top Heavy.

Hi Top, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I’ve been trying to rap for as long as I can remember like even before first grade I got memories of my dad free-styling just messing around and me trying to imitate him. Whenever someone asked what I wanted to be when I grew up the first word out my mouth was rapper. I wrote here and there through elementary, got consistent with it in middle school and started recording on this free program called Audacity doing remixes to radio hits. My mom got me some studio time at a real studio for Christmas my freshman year and since then it’s just been a constant hustle. Sophomore year I was introduced to the homie Rade Murk and he was one of the only rappers I had met that could spit on my level at that time so we’ve been working together ever since. Now I have my own setup so I can create on my own time, I recently got into learning the production side of things so I can really get the specific sound I need to compliment my bars.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
So far the journey hasn’t been easy and I’m only expecting it to get harder in the near future. I’m looking forward to the challenges though it’s all just a part of life. Learning to overcome things.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My main focus and passion has always been the lyrics. It’s all about the craft for me. When I started writing, the wordplay was the first aspect of lyricism I tried to have down. Then it was the rhyme schemes. I feel like the flow was never a problem and it just improved naturally with the bars over time. I used to try to rhyme the most syllables in a row for the most consecutive amount of bars and it was dope and definitely made me cold lyrically but a lot of it just wasn’t a vibe. Now I’ve definitely mastered my sound and found that balance. The bars and rhyme schemes are still there of course but I found a way to make it palatable. That’s what sets me apart from the rest. Nobody is coming as hard as me when it comes to punches or wordplay. Humbly.

Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
It feels like it could go either way right now. I feel like Hip-Hop is in a weird place. It seems like generally a lot of people are waking up lately and as a result, wanting to hear more substance like the game used to have. Not that sound necessarily. Just more artists like J Cole and Kendrick getting that mainstream recognition they deserve. That’s what I see in person and hear from the people that reach out to me. They appreciate the thought and time being put into the music. But at the same time, that’s not what I see being pushed on the internet. At least not as much as the drill and trap type music or stuff for people to turn up to. Everyone seems to be focused on numbers and clout instead of skill and talent. There’s always gonna be all kinds of variations of hip hop it’s no telling which one will be under the spotlight at a given time.

Pricing:

• Features-$100

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/topheavyofficial
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topheavyofficial/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topheavyofficial-103008354734432/
• Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/topheavymusic
• Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCO4W_eoc4ibaWevo4BdIJJQ
• SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/topheavyofficial

Image Credits
Jaylon Parker