Sep 23, 2019
Pink Siifu talks growing up in Cincinnati, getting his start as a poet, and bleeding on the track
Pink Siifu is part of a growing movement in rap music. There’s a sub-sect of artists making deeply personal, poetic, and abstract music over stripped down loops that aren’t necessarily adhering to traditional song structures or rules. It’s a fascinating wave with artists like Mach Hommy, Quelle Chris, Deem Spencer, Mike, and Earl Sweatshirt. Pink Siifu’s 2018 release Ensley a haunting record that will dig it’s way into the bottom of your soul because artists like him are willing open up and bleed on the track.
Highlights:
1:10- raised in the Queen City
7:20- Marching Band
16:50- Spiritual Music
19:18- Waiting for Music
25:30- A new generation of Hip-Hop
29:00- Finding your loops
32:50- YG at the Spliff
35:50-Poetry to verses
44:00- Music changing your life