“Introducing YBK Shakur, an emerging new rapper from Winnipeg, Canada, who is ready to rule the mainstream with his perfect fusion of music. YBK Shakur started making music in 2019. YBK Shakur has been an exceptional rapper, songwriter, and instrumentalist. He debuted his first single on June 12, 2021. YBK Shakur is here to bring you a one-of-a-kind musical experience. He is going to top the charts with his extraordinary talent in rap because of his delivery, flow, and clarity. YBK brings a beautiful blend of both his West African heritage and Canadian experience into his music. Bringing together classical Boom Bap flows with melodic drill beats and hard 808s to match his lyrical storytelling. Altogether, they form what he calls a modern Afro-fusion of Hip-Hop.
Growing up in the Hip Hop renaissance, the combination of lyricism, flow, style, and the ability to freestyle on any beat was what made YBK Shakur a great music artist. These are the things that influenced YBK Shakur’s creative process. Sometimes it begins with freestyle and then the beat is made afterward. Other times, YBK Shakur hears a beat, and he feels like it speaks to his soul, and that is what provokes him to have no option but to deliver his hardest bars yet. YBK Shakur migrated from Nigeria to Canada in 2012. He was only 12 years old at the time he migrated to start a new life in a new country. YBK Shakur talks about suffering from an identity crisis, which most immigrants face when they move to a new country.
It is crucial when you find yourself in a different country that is not your home. For YBK Shakur, his kryptonite was an identity crisis. He watched himself slowly becoming someone YBK Shakur did not want to be, and this would lead to a series of decisions that left him asking himself if he wanted more from life or if he was okay with being complacent. When you are going through a rough phase, live music can be the one to keep you going. Music is a means of expression, allowing people to express themselves via music rather than words. That is essentially where all types of art originate. People’s emotions can be expressed via art. It is a means for individuals to express themselves, and it gives them the ability to overcome anything that they are suffering from in life. For YBK Shakur, music has always been an outlet to express himself. As a result, in 2020, YBK Shakur dropped out of university after 2 years and decided to devote his time and efforts to the love of music.
Watching artists such as 2pac Shakur, Pop Smoke, King Von, Mac Miller, and Juice World build their careers was the source of inspiration for YBK Shakur. The way all these artists used their music as a platform to tell their stories, share their experiences, and connect and relate with millions of fans across the world is what inspired YBK Shakur the most. YBK Shakur saw the power of music and the power of manifestation through hard work. All these artists are now unfortunately not among us, which also thought YBK Shakur that life is not promised. All we can do is leave a legacy and try to inspire as many people as we can with the time we’ve got. This is what inspires YBK Shakur to make music. The idea of inspiring others the way YBK Shakur has been inspired so many times by the world is the only goal that he is trying to achieve with his music. After a long wait since his last release, YBK will be reinventing his sound with his new releases throughout the year. In the future, we can expect YBK Shakur to emerge as the best rapper in this era for the music industry.”
