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Who is Noddy North?

A:

I am an artist/producer hailing from Amsterdam. I grew up on the north-side of course, that’s how I got my name. My neighborhood is well connect to the center part of the city.So as a kid you get off the porch quick. I was 14 wildin’ out on the red light district with my homies. Getting my older peers to buy me weed, seeing niggas selling drugs and pimpin’ hoes. My brothers used to play a lot of Lil Wayne and 50 cent in the house. Around that time I started making music. Im 23 now.

Q:

Let Us Know About Your Self as An Artist?

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Im really hands on with my music. From the artwork to the mix. I sit with my friends and come up with the best ideas to make things roll out perfectly. Everything has to play out the way I got it planned in my head or else I can’t do it. The most artists and producers I work with got the same ideology as me. That’s important to me. I gotta make sure we on the same frequency so the vibes can com alive.

Q:

What experiences and events have helped shape the artist you have become?

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It’s easy to get lost in this. I’ve learned not to take every opinion to the heart. I had to reset my mind cause at the end of the day i am me. I can’t let an opinion deviate me from my path or let it control what I create. It’s important to get feedback, positive or negative. Everybody has an opinion that doesn’t mean it matters. It’s more important to stay true to yourself and create what you want.

Q.

How have these events been incorporated into your music?

A:

Nowadays when I make music, I think of it as just for me, but when I put it out it belongs to the world, you know? So I gotta make every melody..bar, clap, kick count.

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Walk us through the steps you take to create a track. What is your creative process?

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Most of the time its just me or the producer/artist i’m working with. I don’t like having random people in the studio who do nothing. So no thots, no random Niggas smoking and nodding their head. That’s how you get shit done. As soon as I make/hear the beat, I start painting the song in my head. I don’t write my shit, freestyle my verse’s and chorus. That’s more natural and you don’t gotta think as much.

Q:

Who are some of your biggest influences and how have they influenced you and your

craft

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My biggest influences are Drake, Travis Scott,Future, Young Thug, Kanye West. I like the new guys to Uzi, 21. Back when I was 16 I got into Blu’s Below The Heavens album with Exile which made me appreciate conscious rap and sampled beats more. I be listening to my bro Tre Capital and get inspired. Those are just individuals who keep things fresh from fashion to the music.

If we’re talking producers.. I really mess with Southside, Metro, Vinylz, Hit Boy, 40 Wondagurl. My lists of influences goes on. Musicians who keep breaking barriers. You know a song is hard when you wished you made it, that’s the feeling I get every-time I listen their music.

Q:

How have your experiences been within the industry?

A:

It’s a lot of politicking and selling out. People forgetting why they started. It can get crazy. So you gotta build a team who believes and supports you.

Q:

Who are your favorite artists to work with, and who are some of the artists you look forward to working with?

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Every-time me and Tre link up it’s a slapper, off tops. Scotty Apex too, he sent me his verse within an hour, pure class. I really want to work with Young Thug or Kanye, I wonder what that would sound like. Travis would be cool too. My city would go ballistic.

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Do you have an outstanding moment since you got into the music industry that makes You realize how important it is to make music like this? If so what would that be?

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I remember I got this song on my SoundCloud called Around My Way. Somebody once sent me a dm saying my song got them through dark times. That meant the world to me, that’s what you do it for. I realized that I can have an impact on people’s life. You never know whose listening.

Q:

What do you think personally sets you apart from the rest of your peers in the music

industry? What do you bring to the table that you believe no one else can? 

A:

My dedication. I put my heart and soul into this shit. You gotta understand, im already the underdog coming out of Amsterdam. When people hear my songs, its like im not supposed to rap like that. I got a point to prove, always told myself im going to open the doors for the ones who come after me. My goal is to inspire and leave a legacy behind when I leave this earth.

Q:

You just put out a single and you also have an album coming out soon walk us through both. What vibe and sounds are you going for?

A:

For The Set is my new single off of my upcoming project. Produced by the homie Ruhis Fortne and featuring Tre Capital. Its an anthem but also a warning letting the people know we coming out strong. My album sounds rebellious but beautiful at the same time.I am thankful to be working with different producers and artists across the globe. I really believe this project is gonna put me on a world stage.

Q:

Do you have any advice for any artists that are hesitant to get started?

A:

My advice is to always get on your purpose and don’t be afraid. Build a team of people who believe in you and don’t give up. Ever win is a win. Big or small.

Q:

Lastly anything you want us to Promote?

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Check out my latest single For The Set and follow me on IG: noddy.north!

Big Shoutout to Noddy North one of