Hello Ginga C, thank you for being with us today! Some years have passed since the release of your latest mixtape, and we are thrilled for the release of your album “Modern Day Hippie 2!” Let’s start from the beginning; when did you discover your passion for music?

My passion for music first started when I was around 5 years old, well, for as long as I can remember really, I was really into Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix growing up, with a lot of ‘The Clash’ and ‘Paul Weller’ being played around me quite frequently, because my dad also has a big passion for music, although he never went on to produce his own stuff .. yet. 

Can you tell us about the creative process behind “Modern Day Hippie 2”? How does it differ from the first “Modern Day Hippie” mixtape?

So much is different, so much has changed; when I first made “Modern Day Hippie” I was around M Dot R a lot, and we were experimenting with more ‘dancehall’ type sounds, so I feel that project has more of a ‘dance’ vibe to it, whereas this project is much more chill, much more wavey, and pretty much all co-produced by myself, this is like the next chapter, a body of work I’ve been sitting on for a while, but with covid and life getting in the way, now finally feels like it’s time to give it to the people. 

Your sound is known for its unique balance of catchy beats, melodic riffs, and groovy rap parts. How do you maintain this balance in your music?

I always grew up on rap, with my dad taking me to see ‘Public Enemy’ live when I was just 6 years old, so I was a rapper before anything, I was also really heavy into the whole 50 cent / g unit / d block era in 2005 – 2007 and was really inspired by the whole mixtape era etc, so  I’ve been rapping since I was about 8, in a cringey American accent to start with haha, then as I got older, more musically influenced and more confident, the singing came into play, these days I find I’m much more passionate about the singing side of things and tend to focus on that more than the rap. 

You’ve worked with artists like M Dot R, Sinxi, and Dirty Dapz. How have these collaborations influenced your music and growth as an artist?

I’ve known M dot since I was about 9, we met through my older cousin and linked up / found ourselves in the same social surroundings A lot over the years because we both grew up in sheerness, so us making music was a natural process, it just kinda happened, seeing his success has inspired me a great deal but also taught me a lot. Sinxi is a godsend, we met on Instagram, linked up pretty much straight away and he produced pretty much the whole album, this project wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for him, such a talented individual; his music has inspired me A LOT! Dapz I grew up watching TV back when Sky TV had the music channel ‘Channel U’ and I was about 9 years old, his song happened to be one of my favourites at the time so working with him years later pure coincidently was very inspiring indeed.