Who influenced your style ? No one person influenced me . I take influence from what I ’ ve seen and done . That , and what I ’ ve seen other people do growing up . Basically every day life .
Who do you want to work with in the future ? There are so many . Fetty Wap , DJ Khaled , G-Herbo , Lil Bibby , Taylor Swift , Rick Ross , Drake , the list goes on .
What do you want fans to get out of your music ? I just want them to realize that Broccoli is the greatest artist of all time , since I really am . Fact .
What song of yours is your favourite ? TMZ , because it ’ s my first full release with a video , it ’ s on worldstarhiphop . com . It was shot in my projects in Rahway NJ so that makes it my favourite too .
What made you want to get into the business ? Honestly , I used to just rap for fun but everybody would tell me I was fire . So , I started writing songs . I was introduced to a few celebrities , who had heard my music and the feedback got me thinking “ Yea I can do this .” I write for myself now but I started by ghost writing for a few mainstream artists , I would never say who because that ’ s lame and will ruin future ghost writing jobs . A real business man wouldn ’ t do that , plus it breaks street code . Any artist ’ s who want to discuss business , get at me .
What do you think about when developing a song ? I listen to the beat until the idea for the hook hits me . If it comes to me in less than 2 minutes , then I know I ’ ve got something special . If it doesn ’ t hit me that fast then I skip to the next beat , even if I like it . Only because that lets me know it ’ s not magic meant for me .
What is your musical background ? Banging on a lunch table , rapping ping in school with friends . That , and a jail cell , but that ’ s for another time .
What would be your dream venue in which to perform for them ? Madison Square Garden in NYC .
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I do it for my ride or die real fans who love me .
You have released a freestyle cover of D . R . A . M . and Lil Yachty ’ s track Broccoli , what made you pick this track to cover ? Their video went viral ! The song is titled Broccoli and I ’ m Broccoli , so it was a must do .
We see you have a number of tattoos , do you have a favourite ? Most of my tattoos are for loved ones who I ’ ve lost , I can ’ t really say I have a favourite .
On the subject of ink , you have a unique tattoo on your head , what was the concept behind this ? Well as we all know I ’ m the king of music . Therefore my tattoo theme for my head was ‘ King ’. I have a crown , the word ‘ Royalty ’ and a king chess piece along with my last name .
In your video for ‘ Trap House Tat ’, there are a few scenes of you holding a snake , is this yours ? Yes , it ’ s a female ball python . Her name is Ami and you will see her in all my videos , she will be at some of my events too .
Do you have any other pets ? Sure . I have a blue nose pit bull named Bella . She is my baby . I also have two frogs and some exotic fish .
We hear you ’ re working with an acting coach . Is acting something you ’ re keen to pursue alongside your rap career ? I recently got my headshots and acting is definitely in my future . It ’ s something I ’ ve been wanting to do but I ’ m taking my time to learn . I want to be respected as an actor , while getting my music noticed worldwide . I was introduced to Queen Latifah and she told me I was a star . She let me travel with her across the country . She gave me a once in a lifetime chance , I ’ ve learnt a lot from her . We became good friends . I look up to her as a big sister , watching her gives me the drive and motivation to go hard .
Describe your personality in 3 three words ? Captivating . Brilliant . Ambitious .
You can check out all of Broccoli and the Kitchen Boyz music at www . soundcloud . com / broccoli-6 instagram : @ tattedupbroc twitter : @ bakensodabroc
You ’ ve been through a lot and came out the other side . What motivates you to keep going ? I do it for my ride or die real fans who love me . They come first and mean everything to me .
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