Interview with Nyota Parker

Nyota’s music is all about breaking the boundaries of society and the typicality of the world. Seeing the world through your 3rd eye. Seeing how society is tricking us and how we really need to open our eyes and minds to the government, standards (obvious or not), friends and all. How to set your own trends and push the system and to not conform to the world and its system. Nyota (actual name is Nyota Parker) is a storyteller. She has been passionate about music since the age of 4. Nyota, born on 28/03/2000, is a 17-year-old upcoming rapper/vocalist/songwriter/music composer/Hip-hop & Jazz artist who was born and partly raised in Dublin, Ireland, and Cape Town, South Africa. Her mother is from Congo and father is English/Irish. The mixture sure has resulted in sassiness and passion beyond her years and dreams of becoming an internationally known Hip-hop/Jazz artist and this is growing to be her reality. Two years-ago Nyota picked up her book and started writing and performing her original music. Her songs connect to a variety of audiences locally and internationally, bridging the gap between old school and current hip hop while drawing comparisons with artists such as Tom Misch, Mick Jenkins, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, who are also her inspirations! Along other local artists. Nicki Minaj actually has inspired her so much and is a big part of her life and has been since she was 11 Years old. Her dream is to one day influence her influences and inspire her inspirations. Nyota would like people to be inspired to not conform to society, to chase their dreams and actually be themselves. She considers herself a conscious rapper/artist with a commercial element. She likes to stimulate the subconscious. Let people know that they don't need to be locked in or limit themselves but rather step out, stand out, break the boundaries and unlock their full potential. Nyota had released her first main project on 1st May 2017 on her Road To Infinity 2 year project plan, her mixtape "Age Of Enlightenment" consisting of 15 tracks. It is available to stream on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nyotaofficially/sets/age-of-enlightenment-mixtape It is also on sale on ITunes, Google Play and many online stores. Her music video for her song "Free Us" (which also plays on Trace Africa and MTV Base): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5xLxb3mdPg She has recently founded and registered a new genre called "Trazz" which is a unique infusion of Trap and Jazz. This will be on her next project, her Trazz EP that will be released soon. Find her on: Instagram: @Nyotaparker Facebook: Nyotaofficially Soundcloud: Nyotaofficially Twitter: @Nyotaofficially