XO Samy: The Exclusive Interview

XO Samy; Saint Louis, MO

Q.) What is your name/stage name?

A.) “Name is Sebastion, but everyone calls me samy or XO samy my stage name.“

Q.) Where are you from?

A.) “Originally from Saint Louis, MO.“

Q.) What do you do?

A.) “I sing, rap and engineer my own vocals.“

Q.) How long have you been making music?

A.) “I started making music 2 years ago but only started taking it seriously a year ago.“

Q.) Who’s your biggest inspiration?

A.) “Some of my biggest idols have to be Juice Wrld, Lil Peep, and XXXTENTACION. What I feel like them three did for music and even this generation as a whole is unlike anything we’ve seen in a long time and i want to be able to replicate that to some degree and do it my own way.“

Q.) What genre of music do you create?

A.) “This is a list of everything I would classify myself as: Rap, Hip-hop, Trap, Alternative, post-punk rock.“

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

A.) “Brent Faiyaz for sure.“

Q.) Are you signed to a label?

A.) “Not signed.“

Q.) Do you want a record deal, a distribution deal, or none?

A.) “Not looking for anything but would need more details to an absolute answer.“

Q.) Where did your name come from?

A.) “From my childhood nickname.“

Q.) What are you currently working on?

A.) “Currently working on a 6 track alternative tape, still untitled.“