Breaking the Silence with 6am – An Interview on Growth and Genre-Bending

If you’ve ever wondered what it sounds like when persistence shapes poetry, Toronto-hailing artist 6am is your answer. With roots in freestyling and battle rap, and a release schedule that would exhaust most, 6am opens up about what keeps his pen sharp, his melodies evolving, and his truth wrapped in carefully coded lyricism. In this interview, he talks about why freestyling remains crucial to his creative process, how his city fuels his dualistic sound, and what it takes to turn self-doubt into vocal strength. From his recent drop For the Better to his ambition of building beats from the ground up, 6am is an artist who refuses to stall creatively—or emotionally. You cut your teeth freestyling and in battle rap circles—what do you think that background gave you as an artist that still shows up in your studio work today? In terms of process, I start most of my songs by freestyling to get a concept and/or melody before actually writing the song. Sometimes I end up freestyling entire verses and hooks, and we just keep them as is because of how raw the energy is – it becomes a useful tool when I’m in writer’s block as well because […] The post Breaking the Silence with 6am – An Interview on Growth and Genre-Bending appeared first on A&R Factory.

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If you’ve ever wondered what it sounds like when persistence shapes poetry, Toronto-hailing artist 6am is your answer. With roots in freestyling and battle rap, and a release schedule that would exhaust most, 6am opens up about what keeps his pen sharp, his melodies evolving, and his truth wrapped in carefully coded lyricism. In this interview, he talks about why freestyling remains crucial to his creative process, how his city fuels his dualistic sound, and what it takes to turn self-doubt into vocal strength. From his recent drop For the Better to his ambition of building beats from the ground up, 6am is an artist who refuses to stall creatively—or emotionally. You cut your teeth freestyling and in battle rap circles—what do you think that background gave you as an artist that still shows up in your studio work today? In terms of process, I start most of my songs by freestyling to get a concept and/or melody before actually writing the song. Sometimes I end up freestyling entire verses and hooks, and we just keep them as is because of how raw the energy is – it becomes a useful tool when I’m in writer’s block as well because […]

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