In Her Fierce Quest To Rise To The Top Of The Hip-Hop Realm She Became Adoptable
Written By Editor: C. Harrison/January 2, 2017/7:37 PM
When I first heard Jazi sing she sounded assertive and pointed an artist who knows what she wants and is using her claim to fame (her voice), as a challenge to anyone who dear question her. When i also heard that she had made history, as the first female rap artist to ever get nominated in Hawaii, I dug in, I wanted to hear more , she sounded intriguing.
On November 15, 2016, i got my chance to do a telephone interview with the hip-hop scarlet. Jazi grew up in an unorthodox environment where season and holidays didn’t bother her. She said, “I didn’t celebrate one faith over the other. Faith was not forth coming.” Jazi didn’t grew up celebrating Christmas. She has an Indonesian mother and a Caucasian -Jewish father.
Jazi also grew up manifesting a love for singing and a hear for music but her parents lauded something more and starred her towards college. She did go to the University of Hawaii but soon thereafter, she would find what she craved someone else with like mind, the same ambitions and desires for the love of music. Thus, Jazi’s career began at age 19, when she left college and ran off with her current Manager/Producer, Christopher Deshields…. of Trackbaby Records, whom she said taught her everything. “I manifested singing all of my life but it was not until college that I took it seriously,” said Jazi.
When asked about her parents reaction to what she had done, throwing college away for the unknown Jazi stated, “I wanted to pursue my career but my parents wanted something else. They cut me off. Disowned me and that hurt me more than anything. I just kept grinding, which is why I am where I am today. I choose my music career more then anything else even now.”
Accordingly, Jazi was not being evasive about her music, her videos told her stories and why she is destine to make it. Truly innovative, her music videos piece together her short life, inside the Music Industry and spearheaded her needs and where she wants to go…the little girl with the precision voice forceful and intense. One could see why she was nominated for the Na Hoku Hano Award and the reason the Hawaiian Music establishment went after her. Not only was she the only female rapper in Hawaii, jazi carved out a local market for herself. To assured that young inspiring Hawaiian girls would in fact follow in her foot steps. It was a bold move and she successfully nailed it. Jazi was born in Port Orchard, WA and moved to Hawaii to attend college.
In Hawaii Jazi also broke records by being the first female rapper to hon major media outlets including: Worldstar hip-hop XXL and Datpiff; she headlined concert at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center which gained her a place in the Star Advertiser Honolulu Pulse, the Honolulu Weekly, Power 104.3 KPRP 6:50 AM and sponsorship from Papa Johns, Oct 16, giving her more attention and respect than any seasoned Hip-Hop artist.
” I felt excited about being nominated but I also felt that it was what I had worked for. I just wanted to run around the room. It was what I waited for its an achievement yes, that’s what my movement is Little Big Dream. In 2014, Jazi made history by becoming the first female artist in Hawaii to be nominated in a hip-hop category.
In addition, defending the fact that she could sing, Jazi explained that she did a lot of singing on her upcoming albums, “The Other One” and her single “Paper,” featuring Big Suave. She said that now that she knows the ins and outs of the rap industry, she most definitely can say that she can do this, for the next 30-years.
According to Jazi, her music is an infusion of rap, singing, fashion and theatricals. Her constructive methods are that she set bars and tell truths within relevant sounding music, feel good, fun and party music. “I am serious about it, that is my motto and I continue to use it,” she stated. As for her slang, she said “it’s a Jazi thing.”
Moreover, the exceptional artist articulated that the name Jazi, symbolizes sexy, calm,cool hard and tough. It also signifies hard working dewamer and she goes for it. Jazi also means Jazz, she further invoked. “My career is my life,” she said. Her music video “Sexy Is Gangster,” is also the name of one of her album which means the opposite of everything she is in the middle of, she explained.
This Hip-Hop scarlet, also loves theater and fashion, she conceded that she was not sure when she became entwined into them; she just love them she said. “I am a girl who go shopping, i like to create my own stuff because I can never fine things to fit me. Fashion is something I am doing right now and as I progress in my successes, i will continue to expand what I am doing right now.” “My story changes. A lot of influences you see today is because of me. I am the major one doing it, a trend setter. Theater is something I aim to explore later in life,” asserted Jazi.
In cementing her persona, she noted her descriptive self by inserting that, “Basically, I am going to top, continuing to do what I am doing. I am always creating the new ideas. I am never going to run out of ideas. This is how we plan to make it to the pinnacle,” she said.
On spreading her wings Jazi who is an original said that it was the reason why they moved to Los Angeles years ago, right after the awards in Hawaii. Optimistic about her goals Jazi further contends that she will sacrifice everything…Thus, make dreams to make you happy. She said what her fans should know about her is that without their support and love she wouldn’t be here. “I make music for my friends, fans and all of the above.” “At the end of the day I am a little girl with a big dream. In five years I want my music to be worldwide,” expressed Jazi . She is now 25-years old.
For 2017, Jazi aims to please she will be dropping a film that she has produced calls Jasafeen, schedule to be released later this year. Her album “The Other One” feathering some of west coast’s legends, will be on itune. And “Paper” her first commercial single was dropped November 24, 2016. Jazi can be found at http://www.jazimusic.com.
“I like good music a nice cold tequila-shot, La Dijon…a French wine, from the Burgundy vineyard. Julep drinks from the Orient, a nice warm beach, susi, lobster, seafood, shoes, hats, and going shopping. I dislike bad music, warm tequila-shots, cold beaches, when people try to play you, when people try to take their anger out on you and I hate when I order food and it’s wrong,” quipped the enchanting young rapper, enthusiastically finishing..
