How did you get your start in hip hop and what attracted you to this particular genre to express yourself and talent?
I started out doing spoken word. One day I was like "I really want to put my lyrics over instrumentals." It took some time to get used to rapping over beats since I was always doing it accapella. I just find that emotions I can't express easily in my everyday life I can always find a way to express in a song.
Can you explain the creative process in your lyrics and how it grows into a song?
I usually vibe out to a bunch of beats until I find one that really grabs me and speaks to the emotions I am feeling at that moment. When you find an instrumental that matches your mood the lyrics pretty much write themselves! Some of my songs are silly and fun, and some are deep and dark...we don't just feel one emotion so I want to give the audience a variety of tracks... they're bound to find one they can relate to!
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Whitney Peyton is part of a movement of new artists
hitting the hip hop scene, blending multiple genre's and
creating mass market appeal. With over 12,000 YouTube
subscribers and over 1 million views, touring with the
likes of TWIZTID and Blood On The Dance Floor, Whitney
has done this all with no label and no major funding!
Welcome to "Team Underdog" as explained by Whitney " Its a movement, doing everything ourselves we are really the underdogs of the industry" Everything you see and hear from Whitney is done in house, Graphics, Music and Video, is done by her and a couple close friends. Whitney and her camp are turning the music industry upside down, doing things thier way, answering to noone except her fans. Whitney is proviving to the world, when you have a dream and the determination all things are possible!