They weren’t really prejudiced to my style, in the sense of it wasn’t trap, it wasn’t good. The culture of Atlanta is so amazing because they’re so accepting and receptive to everybody. Going up against the grain and sticking to who I really am allowed me to really flourish and stand out more. Try to blow up and take that route, blend in with what was hot at the moment in Atlanta. I could’ve gone to Atlanta, I could’ve changed my sound and tried to fit in. I was really having to prove everybody wrong from home and make it happen in Atlanta.ĪllHipHop: What was it like coming to your own musically in Atlanta?įlawless Real Talk: It was incredible coming into myself, finding myself, finding my sound. Hearing that somebody’s going to take off to another state with no real plan to follow a dream that they don’t really believe in, it’s crazy. Because people from Rhode Island, a lot of people in my family have never left. Now we’re trying to get there, make more of a name for ourselves.ĪllHipHop: How old were you when you went to Atlanta?įlawless Real Talk: Oh man, I was 19 going to Atlanta and with no plan. We’ve been on the cusp for a little while. AraabMuzik is from Rhode Island, he’s a big producer. He’s an independent artist, pretty big out of Rhode Island. We have a few actresses like Viola Davis, some hip-hop people like Mike Stud. We love it.”ĪllHipHop: What’s it like being from Rhode Island?įlawless Real Talk: It’s the smallest city in the country, we love it. Additionally, he partners up with live streaming app LIVIT in offering the ultimate fan and artist interaction experience while giving back to charitable causes.ĪllHipHop spoke with Flawless Real Talk, who was located back home in Providence, describing it as “the smallest city in the country. So I’m grateful.”Įarlier this year in August, Flawless unleashed his powerful new single titled “What A Time,” which unveiled a first-person perspective into his life as he imagines his one-year-old son having to also one day take a knee for social injustice.

Had I not done those weekly shows back home and trained myself before, I wouldn’t have been ready for that. He states, “That’s why those shows back home were really important, it molded me and prepared me for that moment. Quickly becoming popular within his city through local shows, Flawless was only in Atlanta for two months before winning a Wendy’s competition to open up for Ludacris and Rick Ross at Philips Arena. As he grew into his teenage years, the trials and tribulations he faced led him to pour his emotions on paper and turning to hip-hop as a form of therapy.

At an early age, his stepfather was a tour bus driver so Martinez had the inside scoop on what life was like as a touring artist.

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