Upon successfully recording and releasing his debut EP, “Welcome 2 the Dawn,” along with the follow up EP Sapio, following the hit singles on the records such as “Black Roses,” which is an instruction named after his lover, “Lyrical Assassins Pt.2;” “RWU,” and “Word.” NuSoul, the Poet, born July 23, 1993, is a Beaumont Texas-based Hip Hop/Rap artist, whose style is mostly fitting as Soul Music written like pain ridden romantic poetry spray painted on the walls of a Church.
NuSoul started putting pen to paper at age 7, writing poetry for his then elementary school girl crush, but he didn’t have the courage to express himself to her with words, because you know, the forbidden term “cooties” we’ve all been childishly stamped with during our childhood. But that didn’t stop him; he kept on writing.
At first, The Poet wanted to be an R&B singer as he stated, “I had a really powerful voice ‘til I was about 11 years old when puberty snatched my voice away and never gave it back. I didn’t know if I could rap, so I just took to songwriting. I didn’t even start really rapping ‘til I was 16 or 17 years old.”
NuSoul, in his collective musical brain, took on a variety of different genres from his elders past and from his childhood. In our discussion regarding his newly released single “Black Roses,” which is a sample beat he chose from Anita Baker’s song “Whatever It Takes,” NuSoul shared, “Anita Baker was always a favorite in the house, so naturally, when the producer made this beat, I knew instantly it would be the beat for Black Roses.”
The Poet transitioned into a rapper whose music is a shade of classic soul, and therefore, is influenced by the minds behind some of the greatest songs ever written. Who is NuSoul’s immediate favorite artist, you ask?
Well, let’s just say the Emperor of music, Prince. As a result, NuSoul, the Poet stated, “The title of my debut EP,
“Welcome 2 the Dawn” was inspired by Prince, who was my favorite artist of all time. Prince used to utter these super subtle catchphrases back in the late 1980’s “Love Sexy” era, such as “May U Live 2 C the Dawn. As soon as I heard that catchphrase I automatically became inspired and so, my debut EP, “Welcome 2 the Dawn” instantly became the embodiment of the Dawn that Prince spoke of. However,
NuSoul, the Poet Joins
Eclectic Shades
to Welcome you 2 the Dawn!
By ANTHONY MCLAUDE