Exclusive Interview
Bio; Born and raised in the DMV area, iCon got his first musical experience in the church singing and playing piano and drums. This background is a part of what shapes his sound today. At the age of 15 he started to produce using a program he got for Christmas called fl studio. Since then he has developed a soothing R&B sound that matches the singing of Drake with a production style that crosses over several genres. Today, he attends The University of Miami where he helped to form a music collective called FireSquad that is taking the campus by storm. He is currently promoting the release of his debut mixtape entitled, “Therapy.”
Top 5 influences; Drake, J. Cole, Post Malone, Rae Sremmurd, Kirk Franklin
New Projects; FTN’ (fuck them niggas) dropping June 5th
What helped you get into music?; I was born into a musical family. I was raised in the church and have been playing instruments and singing since I was 9.
One thing you would tell your fans?; The support so far has been amazing and theres so much more on the way I can’t wait to show you what’s in store for the rest of 2017.
Biggest goals?; increase fan base, release first official music video, start touring colleges