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Formerly USING THE TAGLINE the
“Rapping Beyonce,” Keisha Kash
started promoting herself as
a rapper before realizing her
potential as a Pop artist. Switching
gears for the new year, Keisha
talks about how she’s transitioned
since beginning a career
in music. Now focused on a new
sound, Kash has a lot of new
doors opening for her.
Are you originally from Miami
Not originally. I was born in Trinidad, grew up
in New Jersey, and moved to Miami about five
years ago.
How did you get into making music
I was pretty much in the background for a
little while working with other artists. I worked
with a girl that was with Konvict Music and a
few other locals from Atlanta. When I came to
Miami I started getting more into the music
scene and decided to focus on myself. I’ve
always been writing and dancing since I was
five years old. There just weren’t any musical
people in my family to show me what to do,
but I always loved music since I was little.
What were some of the songs you first put
out
My first track was a remix of one of Missy’s
songs. I put it online and everyone liked it. It
had 16,000 views on YouTube. I got a lot of
positive feedback and encouragement to continue
doing music, so I did. I’m a very unique
person so I like different sounds. I teamed up
with a production team in New York called
Sinister Sounds and they came up with the Hip
Hop sound I wanted at the time. They made
the first single I had called “Bleah Bleah Bleah”
that I did a video for. People loved the song
out here in Miami.
How did you promote yourself Do you have
a management team
No. When I first came to Miami I didn’t know
anybody, and I don’t have any family here.
I started getting out and going to clubs
downtown and South Beach. A lot of people
know me on South Beach. From there I just
connected with a lot of people, doing events
and fashion shows.
“Bleah, Bleah, Bleah,” and I concentrated on
that for two years. I really wanted to branch
into Pop music and mix that in. I recorded
three Pop songs, and ever since I did that
everything has changed dramatically. I have a
song called “Pretty Picture,” another one called
“Timmy” and “Girlie Girl.” That’s really what I’ve
been pushing for the last five months and it’s
opening up doors for me.
So it’s been easier for you to catch people’s
attention with the more pop-sounding
music
Yeah, I was kind of at a stand-still. I was getting
a lot of no’s. As soon as I switched over
my style and genre of music, a lot of stuff has
changed. If that’s what my supporters like
from me the most, then that’s what I’m going
to concentrate on. They determine what kind
of music I should put out.
Are you getting shows yet
For my birthday we did a big show with Power
96 and had radio commercial. Baby Bree from
Power 96 has been showing me a lot of love.
What else do you have going on that people
should be checking for
People should be checking for the singles I
have out. I’m working on a lot of new material
too. “Pretty Picture” is my main song that
everyone’s vibing to.
Is there a way for people to reach out to
you
I’m always on Twitter, @KeishaKash. People
can sign up on my website KeishaKash.com.
All my videos and behind the scenes footage
are on YouTube.com/KeishaKash.
As a new artist, what do you want people to
know about you
I want everyone to know I’m on the grind. I
want to be someone that’s doing something
different. There’s not a lot of females doing
what I’m doing in pop music. I’m like the black
Lady Gaga. That’s what everyone out here
calls me, Keisha Gaga. //
What direction are you going with your
music now
Well, I was doing the Hip Hop thing with
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