Cryssy Bandz has been killing it out of New York for some time now. She began rapping nearly a decade in the past and since has gotten cosigns from Nicki Minaj and verses from Freeway and A Boogie. Whereas she was in Atlanta, she got here by the rolling out studio to speak about some New York legends and carry out two of her hit songs.
How did you find yourself on an English grime beat?
My boy 75 Floki on Instagram, truly. He despatched me a DM after which he despatched me some beats. He was, like, hey, I’d such as you to get on this. After which I used to be, like, oh, wow, that is hearth. I felt prefer it was a privilege for me to be on a music with somebody from France. I by no means been to France, so, in fact, I used to be doing that. Oh, that may be a nice feeling. As a result of, like, I mainly solely did the music. After all, I’m selling it out right here, however for it to be enjoying on a complete totally different continent is loopy.
How did you begin rapping?
I simply was all the time a author. I really like writing tales, essays, poems. Someday, I recited this poem at this present; it needed to do with my dad. He didn’t increase me, nevertheless it was actually emotional. The best way I recited it after every line, it was sounding like a bar; the viewers was identical to yelling and gassing me up. So, I used to be, like, oh, I may do that rap stuff. Then, when Bobby Shmurda received signed, I grew up with him. Used to chop college in his home generally, no matter. Seeing him across the neighborhood and shit let me understand it was attainable.
How did you get an A Boogie function?
So A Boogie was positively a enterprise transaction, nevertheless it was nonetheless a blessing. I received to be within the studio with him. I recorded my verse, and I despatched it to him. I let him take heed to the reference observe. So, when he was, like, yo, you need me to do the hook? I used to be like, hell yeah, you the hook king. When he did that, I rerecorded my verse, and he was giving me little tips about the way to breathe and … little stuff like that. Then, he needed to dip out. However then, I used to be capable of be backstage at one among his exhibits. I’ve been round him just a few instances, truly. It was dope.
I heard you bought the Nicki Minaj cosign, too. How so?
She positively did — shout out to you, Nicki Minaj. So I did “Chun Lee.” It was one of many first issues I did to go viral. When she didn’t repost it, I used to be somewhat disillusioned. However then, I used to be within the ultimate 4 out of thousands and thousands of individuals doing that Megatron problem. I guess my little sister $5 … that she wasn’t gonna submit me, I went to sleep, awakened — and he or she posted me. It was a swipe left, and I used to be the primary one. It was simply so hearth. I used to be so lit I gave her $10. I didn’t win however on Queen radio, she positively performed my verse and was spitting my lyrics. Like, Nicki Minaj knew my phrases. So, that was superb — and I’d all the time love her for that.