Source: @victoriasaidit / Victoria – Raleigh
Leikeli47 drops in to give a little inspiration, saying ” life is an inspiration in itself. I was one of those kids that grew up not hearing , you could be anything you wanted to be.”
She says with the lack of inspiration she experienced , she’s glad it was something from within that motivated her, saying “Not in a cocky way, kinda feel like I was chosen”. Expressing “from the womb, I heard a lot of NO’s”. Leikeli , basically took the good with the bad to push herself past the negative.
With her latest project, Acrylic she explains “When you smell Acrylic, you know just where you are; meaning you know you in my hood, you in my ghetto, you where I was raised”.
She explains Acrylic as “another creative way to invite people into my world, for people to get to know me. Not to just know me but us as a people.” Leikeli continues, “this mask represents humanity, I lead with love, but I’m a black girl first”. She wants you to experience through her music.
Her best advice, to anyone “do it completely afraid, I don’t care how scared you are. Do it! You may fell, you may not, but if you do fail; don’t be scared of that.”
As someone that had to put in the work, to be featured on HBO’s Insecure soundtrack, being put acknowledge by Jay-Z, and being defined by her talents; Leikeli 47 says, “Do it your way, be kind , listen. Don’t listen to the point where you lose yourself. There’s a gift in listening” She concludes,”you can win with listening, but still maintain who you are”. She want you to do it, “Balls to the walls!”
Catch Leklei47 tomorrow night at our Not So Silent Night Christmas headphone party! Tickets are on sale now!
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Leikeli47 On Her Mask: “This Mask Represents Humanity” [EXCLUSIVE] was originally published on hiphopnc.com
