A Sit Down with Sixteen: Alabamas Finest

What is your name/stage name?

“Sixteen”

Where are you from?

“Birmingham, AL”

What do you do?

“I work a regular 9-5, but I love singing.”

How long have you been making music?

“I have been making music since I was in high school, but never took it too seriously. Now, I’d say about 10 years.”

Who’s your biggest inspiration?

“Lauryn Hill and Frank Ocean musically, but my uncles have shown me how to live life freely.”

What genre of music do you create?

“Mostly R&B/Soul, But I rap too.”

What was it like working with (collabs?) 

“Collabs are always fun, I love getting to know new people and having new styles contributed to compliment mine.”

What are some features you have?

“Most of my features are old friends from my hometown, but I have been working with local artists from different states lately. One that stands out to me is Boyle Laden, his style is very different from what I’m used to working with.”

What are some features you want to get?

“I don’t really have a preference, just style and individuality. I like working with unique people. I would love to do a feature with Camilla Covington, though. Swae Lee and Trippie Redd are dope too.”

Who’s one person, dead or alive, that you’d want to work with?

“I want to work with Trippie Redd because he’s inspirational to me, he proves that being different or ‘weird’ is always a good thing, because it makes you stand out from the crowd and accomplishing your dreams is always as possible as you want it to be, as long as you’re yourself.”

Are you signed to a label?

“No.”

Do you want a record deal, a distribution deal, or none?

“I want to stay independent; I just need help getting my music spread around.”

Who are your biggest supporters?

“My uncle Carlton and my mother.”

Where did your name come from?

“My Birthday, and the number 16 represents love and positivity.”

What are you currently working on?

“I have a couple of songs that I am remaking to be even better, mostly singing about love and changing the way that I think, for the better, letting go of the past, that sort of thing. But I also have a couple of rap songs on the way as well.”

What is your latest release?

“My lates release was a feature back in 2018. ‘Off Da Lea$h’.”

When is your next release?

“My next release is to be announced, but it is something that I am very proud of.”