Brent Faiyaz has admitted that long before he achieved success as an R&B crooner, he was “dead set” on being a rapper.
In an episode of LeBron James’ The Shop that aired on Friday (August 2), co-hosts Paul Rivera and Maverick Carter sat down with Dana White, Sam Jay, Faiyaz, Sean O’Malley, Wiz Khalifa, Steve-O and Sloane Stephens.
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During a discussion on Faiyaz’s career, the singer spoke about his career development, explaining what changed his mind.
“There are so many rappers though, I can sing so I might as well be a singer,” he said around the 16:42 mark. “I can get on a little quicker because there are so many rappers.”
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Carter then asked: “But you were dead set on being a rapper?”
Faiyaz added: “My whole life I wanted to be a rapper. Hell yeah. I was passing out CDs in school and wore a backpack full of them. I was making beats and selling them. I was a super rap kid.”
Though the “Clouded” singer wanted to be a rapper, his success in the R&B arena has left little to be desired.
Back in April, he offered a peek into his globe-trotting lifestyle — both the business and the pleasure — in the visual for “Best Time.”
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Directed by ISO Supremacy, the video shows a combination from press runs, shows, parties and more as he croons about being the best time a girl has ever had.
“Say you goin’ where?/Ain’t nobody goin’ if we ain’t gon’ be there,” he says on the song. “Keep her on your arm ’cause she gon’ wanna stay/All the pretty girls wanna be gay!”
“Best Time” lives on Brent Faiyaz’s 2023 mixtape Larger Than Life. Clocking in at 14 songs, the project boasts features from A$AP Rocky, Missy Elliott, Babyface Ray, Coco Jones, and A$AP Ant, as well as Timbaland, who makes a cameo on the aptly-titled “Tim’s Intro.”
He previously released a steamy visual for “WY@” from the project, which starred movie star Lupita Nyong’o.
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Ahead of its Valentine’s Day premiere, the singer shared a preview of what to expect from the steamy visual – and fans were both excited and seething with jealousy upon seeing Nyong’o.
“Lupita, can you fight?” one woman wrote on his Instagram post of the clip. “ngl this had me cheesing and jelly at the same time,” another said, while someone else commented, “She smiling too hard for me…he ain’t said nun worth smiling for.”
