Meet: Prince Kofi The Vibe Maker

IG: @ForeverKofi

NAME:  Prince Kofi
LOCATION: Mid City LA
TALENTS: Writer, Singer, Rapper, Vibe Creator

How do you describe your music sound/vibe?

This is a hard question for me. I usually like to consider myself an enigma, because as a writer, I have created sounds in almost every genre, and even as an artist I love to venture anywhere from Hip Hop to R&B, to Rock Soul, Neo Soul, and some things in between. At the base of it, my sound is one you can trust, one that makes you feel good, no matter the mood, like comfort food, or a warm embrace.

Where do you find inspiration?

Everywhere, whether from life experience, memories, stories friends tell me, things I see, do, or even am around. Sometimes I tell someone else's story, sometimes I blend the past with the present, just depends what kind of journey I want to take the listener on.

How did you get started in music? What's the ultimate goal?

When I was young my mother put me in the church choir, she couldn't sing so as soon as she heard me she kinda lived through me, had me singing at graduations around town and stuff like that. There are a lot of people who know me as the young boy who sang R. Kelly "I Believe I Can Fly" in my hometown. It grew for me from poetry writing later as I continued to hone my craft. 

My ultimate goal is to one day expand my fan base and tour the world, meet people from all walks of life, ask them how they connected to my music. This way I can bring fans together, bring more people together and use my influence to be a voice of change, just to leave the world better off than I came to it. I really wanna use this gift to heal, hopefully I can get that chance sooner than later.

What are your thoughts on "mumble rap"?

HA! I mean I know that things will change and evolve, I think that some of it serves its purpose, we have more access to information in the past kids that age wouldn't even have a studio, now we got everyone making whatever comes to mind. Some of it is artistic, Yachty, Uzi, and more like them created their own lane. My question is if it will be timeless, I mean their generation might play that when they are old, but I don't think it will last like that not all of it anyway, there are some songs that can stand the test of time, but overall I think it'll phase out over the next decade or so.

If you could collab with any major artists, who would it be and why?

That's a tough one, I would say Pharell. He understands music in such a different way, and I think he could bring the best out of me if we worked together. If you read this sign me! Haha.

Which do you enjoy more - creating R&B songs or Hip Hop slappers?

I enjoy R&B more because I can really take someone on an emotional journey, I can really pull things out of them that they didn't even know they were feeling. Rap is an art in itself don't get me wrong, but I feel R&B sometimes can be harder to craft, a real story a real feeling and vibe.

Where do you see Hip Hop in the next 2 years?

I see it still changing, still evolving, and presenting us with new sounds, vibes, and waves we didn't see coming, but it's up to the fans, so I hope that it continues to grow and change for the better. It has a responsibility to be the voice of a disenfranchised people, we can't forget that. We must pay homage, and do the duty that Hip Hop was created to carry out, I'm just along for the ride.