When people listen to music, they get inspired and it sets their mood and attitude – how they feel inside. But when music influences minds to stay positive and help them emotionally get through challenging times to make a person better, you’ve got music that is unique. This artist is ready to put in the work to achieve and is none other than young Urban Island rapper Big Myke from San Jose, CA. Growing up on the east side of the city, he’s been able to fuse his passion in life through music and creatively express himself as a rapper MC. With a fearless character and a focused mind, he shares with us the impact music has had in his life and where he is going with it.
TWID: Where are you from?
Big Myke: I grew up in San Jose, CA. I was born and raised on the east side of San Jose. My mom who is black and my dad who is Samoan had me and some people are ready to have a baby and some aren’t. My mom left me when I was just a baby and my dad was out gang banging with his friends. That took up most of his time. My grandparents on my dad’s side took me under their wing. So, they basically raised me all my life. They put clothes on my back, a roof over my head. My dad did 15 years hard time in the state penitentiary. I never had a father figure or a role model growing up.
TWID: When did you begin rapping?
Big Myke: I started rapping as a hype man for my cousin at the time who was a rapper at our family reunion. And then I wanted to try out rapping. It seemed like something I could express a lot of my emotions to and I kept going a long with it. I kept on going and rapping ever since 2005. I loved writing and it seemed like the right thing to do for me at the time to express myself that way.
TWID: Is writing music and lyrics a way to express yourself?
Big Myke: Yes, in a lot of ways. I’ve been through a lot in my life. I was always hard headed. If I’m just sitting there, I pick up a pen and paper and just start writing or type it on my phone. I can do this for hours until I feel better about myself. If I’m really feeling the beat of a song, it only takes me 10 minutes to write a verse, another 5 minutes to write a hook and I’m in my zone and it allows me to write a whole song in 20 minutes. If I sing, I do that at church or to my family. But when it comes to the microphone, I keep that all to myself.
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