![]() ![]() Next week, you’ll be headed on tour, kicking off at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis. That’s just Mother Earth doing her thing. “Gimme A Chance” was fun because we chose some crazy beautiful landmarks. I creative direct pretty much everything I put out. From the music to the videos to the clothes to the makeup. You also recently made your directorial debut for your own music video “Gimme A Chance.” I’m curious about how the process of creative directing an album differs from that of a music video. We fight for love, so, this is a love album at its core. Sonically, I wanted to focus on why we fight instead of focusing on the oppressors. I just wanted to shed light on it in a more artistic way. Our governments were built on oppression. What inspired this storyline and how did you translate it into songs? I was able to take my time and think about how I wanted to tell this story.Īs a concept album, Princess Forever takes listeners along the journey of a sci-fi leader defending their tribe from an oppressive regime. A new body, new mind, more money, same bitch, same friends. What changed for you during this time?Ī lot of things in my life changed. Still, as a listener, there was a tangible maturation in your music. The time between your debut and sophomore albums was only a little over two years. ![]() “I was able to take my time and think about how I wanted to tell this story.” Everything was kind of done at the same time and all finished around the same time. After writing out the storylines, I set out to adventure and shoot the music videos. I was rolling out Goodnight Dreamer while putting Princess Forever together. Walk me through the process of writing and recording Princess Forever. I’d say Princess Forever is more thought-out and cohesive than any project I’ve put out. I was able to record in an actual studio, lock in hella hard with The Celestials and other producers, artists, and instrumentalists. There were definitely some songs on the album that were written during the “Sensitive” era that I saved. Was that change in sound and style a conscious choice? Still, it felt like there was an interconnectedness between the two projects. Listening to Princess Forever, I was surprised to hear how different it sounded from the bedroom pop sound of The Leo Sun Sets EP and the Goodnight Dreamer LP. ![]() Subtly woven throughout the tracks is the outer space-set story of the album’s namesake narrator, charting a journey similar to Isioma’s own evolution over the past few years.įollowing the release of Princess Forever and in between the first few stops of their headlining LOVE & RAGE tour, Isioma sat down with HYPEBEAST to talk about the process behind putting together the album. Princess Forever, the latest sonic offering from Isioma, was conceptualized by the artist post-transition and sees them continue to build on the array of genres in their arsenal – dipping into rock, funk, R&B and Afrobeats while delving even deeper into themes of love, self-worth and community. Then, the Nigerian-American singer-songwriter released their debut album, last year’s Goodnight Dreamer, a genre-spanning account of probing one’s own identity - from embracing gender fluidity to grappling with the existential crises typical of a twenty-something. First, there was the declarative and alternative 2020 EP, The Leo Sun Sets. ![]()
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