what's good peoples! it's Friday so it's that time again, and who we biggin up this week? well, she's rocking at the She's So Fresh Showcase on 8/6 and she's hit stages from NY to Berlin. continuing the ones to watch series, ladies and gents, I give you...
EYERIS.
always performing and creating, Eyeris would have her first demo done before she finished high school and would be well known throughout Hip Hop circles in Portland, OR. by 18 years old, she was in New York in ciphers and building a reputation for her style and wordplay.
since then she has created a niche and generated a following having had the opportunity to tour Europe in 2008a and sharing stages with Roxanne Shante, The Roots, Jean Grae and Invincible.
she's been promoting her most recent project The Carter .5 Mixtape from Steph Pockets and DJ Rev Shines and I had the pleasure of rocking with her on The Hip Hop Howl Showcase at SXSW this year. aside from being talented and driven, her style is one you will not forget, from the rapid fire flow to the honesty of lyrics.
known for bringing artists together for shows and events, her efforts are geared towards solidifying the foundation of Hip Hop. she puts her spirit into everything she creates and shares with the world and is the next generation of women in Hip Hop, and that makes her one to watch! I wanted to know what motivates this young woman so of course..lol, I asked!
me: what is it about Hip Hop that you personally love so much?
Eyeris: Its expression with no rules. The first "rule" I learned was 16 bars always.. But I don't even go by that anymore, lol. If you want to make a track with irish harp samples, you can.. Want to spit about love for food? You can.. With hip hop there's hardly any boundaries.. It just depends on how you flip it.
me: do you want to be seen as a role model? or do you rhyme for explicitly for self expression?
Eyeris: That's a hard one.. I mean of course I make music for myself.. But I want to be some kind of hope for all the "different" kids.. To show them that if you follow your heart and work hard your dreams can come true. But at the same time its like, I don't want to censor my music and who I am. Because there's def some parts of my music that aren't for the youth lol.
me: what do you abso NEED to have to create music? (i.e. notebook/pen, tea, candles...)
Eyeris: Honestly just myself. Some of my favorite stuff I've done, I've "written" in my head while walking or on the train. I'm really weird when it comes to writing, if I force myself it just doesn't work.
me: what's the most memorable show you ever did? and why was it so memorable?
Eyeris: Hip hop Kemp in Czech Republic. It was already amazing with our all female stage line up, the energy was amazing - overseas they have this huge love for hip hop, its really indescribable.. But anyways our hangar was already pretty full and in the middle of my set the power of the whole festival went out (it was about 20,000 people at the festival)!!! I panicked and went in search for alcohol back stage, while thankfully Eternia was hosting and started spitting with no mic and a beatboxer.. Then we passed around the bottle for shots.. A few min later the power came back on and our hangar was completely full. It was mad fun!!
now, you can check out this sista here or catch Eyeris in NY doing shows on any given night, but on 8/6 she'll be tearing down the stage representing the She's So Fresh Showcase at Karma Lounge!
the extended fam, Miz Metro and her band, The Makebelieves, will be at Joe's Pub that same night at 7:30p so after you are blessed by her amazing talent, all are invited to head over to Karma Lounge and support Women in Hip Hop, doors open 9p!
peaces,
rox
always performing and creating, Eyeris would have her first demo done before she finished high school and would be well known throughout Hip Hop circles in Portland, OR. by 18 years old, she was in New York in ciphers and building a reputation for her style and wordplay.
since then she has created a niche and generated a following having had the opportunity to tour Europe in 2008a and sharing stages with Roxanne Shante, The Roots, Jean Grae and Invincible.
she's been promoting her most recent project The Carter .5 Mixtape from Steph Pockets and DJ Rev Shines and I had the pleasure of rocking with her on The Hip Hop Howl Showcase at SXSW this year. aside from being talented and driven, her style is one you will not forget, from the rapid fire flow to the honesty of lyrics.
known for bringing artists together for shows and events, her efforts are geared towards solidifying the foundation of Hip Hop. she puts her spirit into everything she creates and shares with the world and is the next generation of women in Hip Hop, and that makes her one to watch! I wanted to know what motivates this young woman so of course..lol, I asked!
me: what is it about Hip Hop that you personally love so much?
Eyeris: Its expression with no rules. The first "rule" I learned was 16 bars always.. But I don't even go by that anymore, lol. If you want to make a track with irish harp samples, you can.. Want to spit about love for food? You can.. With hip hop there's hardly any boundaries.. It just depends on how you flip it.
me: do you want to be seen as a role model? or do you rhyme for explicitly for self expression?
Eyeris: That's a hard one.. I mean of course I make music for myself.. But I want to be some kind of hope for all the "different" kids.. To show them that if you follow your heart and work hard your dreams can come true. But at the same time its like, I don't want to censor my music and who I am. Because there's def some parts of my music that aren't for the youth lol.
me: what do you abso NEED to have to create music? (i.e. notebook/pen, tea, candles...)
Eyeris: Honestly just myself. Some of my favorite stuff I've done, I've "written" in my head while walking or on the train. I'm really weird when it comes to writing, if I force myself it just doesn't work.
me: what's the most memorable show you ever did? and why was it so memorable?
Eyeris: Hip hop Kemp in Czech Republic. It was already amazing with our all female stage line up, the energy was amazing - overseas they have this huge love for hip hop, its really indescribable.. But anyways our hangar was already pretty full and in the middle of my set the power of the whole festival went out (it was about 20,000 people at the festival)!!! I panicked and went in search for alcohol back stage, while thankfully Eternia was hosting and started spitting with no mic and a beatboxer.. Then we passed around the bottle for shots.. A few min later the power came back on and our hangar was completely full. It was mad fun!!
now, you can check out this sista here or catch Eyeris in NY doing shows on any given night, but on 8/6 she'll be tearing down the stage representing the She's So Fresh Showcase at Karma Lounge!
the extended fam, Miz Metro and her band, The Makebelieves, will be at Joe's Pub that same night at 7:30p so after you are blessed by her amazing talent, all are invited to head over to Karma Lounge and support Women in Hip Hop, doors open 9p!
peaces,
rox
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