SEARCHING FOR SOME PEACE OF MIND
A CONVERSATION WITH JAY WHISS
Jay Whiss, Toronto rapper and member of the hip hop collective Prime Boys is ready to make his next move, and plans to make an impact. Following the success of Koba World and making waves in the industry by being featured on Murda Beatzβs 2016 mixtape, he is about to release his debut album Peace of Mind.
Peace of Mind is extremely personal for Whiss. βItβs a steady theme of my life without music. βIt is what Iβm searching for, you like know what drives me on a day to day basis, where I want to end upβ.Β βThis project is a more of a look into me as a person not like just some artist. Iβve been through a lot of ups and downs, so if I can relay it in a message that anyone can take from it and it can help them get through their day to day thatβs all that mattersβ.
Whiss had some very specific ideas about what he wanted before starting out. βI wanted this project to be very concise and very personal with a classic sound. I did not want to chase another sound.β βEvery song I make is open-minded. I wait for something that draws me in and the song is my first emotion or feeling that I am going throughβ. βEach song then becomes a puzzle piece and the songs [he] creates have to fit this puzzleβ.
The creative process is different for each artist, and each artist has different goals going in about what they want listeners to know about themselves in the end. Ultimately, Jay Whiss wants people to understand that he is βnormal at the end of the day, nothing is a faΓ§ade. I am just being myself and thatβs what drives meβ.
Having released the album Jay Whiss is getting ready to go on tour to promote it.Β βI definitely plan to do some shows. Given the big cities in Canada, Canadian shows [are] 100% happening and as long as people wanna hear me I am there 100%β.