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Artist Spotlight (Interview) – TRIO

 

Featured Artist: Trio

Rap artist from USA

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Where do you hail from?

I’m from the DMV. born in Richmond VA raised Oxon Hill MD but for the most part grew up in Waldorf Maryland

How did your artist name come about?
The name TRIO actually came from little brother Kamo Gwop. I was originally going by my DJ name “DJ Ken” but he said to me one day “bro you can rap, sing, and produce I’ma just call you DJ TRIO” I’m thinking that’s perfect just off the DJ part and the name TRIO caught on and stuck.

How long have you been making music?

I’ve been making music for about 13 years since back in 05. Been pretty much on and off dealing with life but at the end of the day you can stop doing something you love

How would you describe the sound around your music, the background/inspirations behind it?

To sum it all up in one word it would be versatile. whatever the beat tell me to do I do it whether it calls me to do an R&B song, lyrical record, trap record, etc. I like to showcase different range of styles. The inspirations of it come from life itself, you have your great times and worst time of life and that’s how I’m able to bring out and the happiness in a record and create art
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How do you spend your time outside of the business?

To be honest with you working a regular 9-5 I ain’t gonna front, just being real or else how you gonna invest into yourself if you have no income…..but yeah I drive dump trucks

What are your current thoughts of the music business in 2018?

There’s pros and cons to everything. The good is having the internet to help get out there to the world where its more easy to get exposure and even move independent. The bad is we making the wrong people famous with little talent…..even though its always been 90% business 10%talent but now its just getting ridiculous

What have you got planned for the near future?

To release my upcoming project titled “No Cover” and will be starring in a upcoming movie called “DC Traffic”

What inspires you when you make your music?

Life itself if I feel good i’ll write feel bad write….with the right beat I write hits

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What music are you bumping at the moment?

For the most part I’m listening to a lot of 90s and early 2000s music but as of lately the Asap Mob, 2 Chainz, Desiigner, Kendrick  Lamar, Tech N9ne, Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, J Cole, and Drake

Who’s in your Top 5 greatest artist of all time?

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lil Wayne, Outkast, DMX, Eminem, The Game, Master P

Where can the world find you on the web?

On SoundCloud kenny-trio-mahoney  on Instagram @Trio301 and Youtube Trio301TV

Do you have anything you’d like to plug or let the people know about?

Once again my mixtape No Cover coming this summer follow me on Instagram @trio301 and also be on the lookout for Young Blazen “B-Mixes” and “Rated Lyrical” follow him on IG as well @young_blazen and shouts out to Bout Dat Online for this opportunity #freekamogwop

Thanks for your time and we look forward to hearing more from you in future!

 

check out TRIO latest single HOT GIRL ft ACE-B (No Limit) on youtube!

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