Stevy O is an up-and-coming New Jersey-based recording artist generating a buzz with his music filled with positivity, self-awareness, and enlightenment. The new wave from the rising star all stems from his latest EP, This Is Stevy O, and the breakout single "By My Side." Now, you add chart-topping star to the mix after he landed on top of iTunes Hip Hop/R&B charts, and he is identified as a bonafide star. And with the spotlight on Stevy O right now, we catch up with new star and get know where he is from and where he is about to take the music.
Read the full interview below.
You just recently charted at #(14) on Hip Hop/Rap iTunes Charts with your (album) (song) “(Free Yourself”). How does that feel?
It feels rewarding and amazing.
Tell us about your background getting to where you are today?
Back in early 2020, I was a regular normal kid who didn’t do music. It all started by the end of that year when I had just discovered my talent and potential and came up with my very first song, “How Great.” It was then that I knew I had unlocked this new beautiful way to express myself to the world and become the up-and-coming artist that’s starting a wave now.
What is the most challenging thing you have overcome in your life?
Finding the right path to help take my career further and get my music the attention it deserves.
What do you want people to take away after listening to your music?
I want people to keep a positive view of life.
Any new music coming out soon?
It will be released by the end of the year.
What is your greatest achievement as a musician?
My greatest achievement as a musician right now is recently just charting on iTunes.
What are 3 words that describe your music?
Wondrous, catchy, and enjoyable.
Describe your creative process when you write new music?
First, I listen to a beat, and if I find it dope and like it, I already have an idea of the structure of the song, and finally, I write lyrics to it.
Which qualities do you think to make a great musician?
Drive, originality, and passion.
What’s the best piece of advice another musician ever gave you?
I have not yet received a best piece of advice from another musician.
Anyone you’d like to thank?
I’d like to thank Sebastian from the band Sebastian and his team, who I work with, as he brings a lot to the table business-wise.
Do you produce your own music? If not, who do you work with?
I work with any other producer that I find dope by purchasing beats I like.
Anything else you want the audience to know about you?
I will keep bringing out the best of me in my music. And I’m grateful for everyone that’s been rocking with me.