
One On One with Hip-Hop Artist Dashous Clayy
Thank You Dashous Clayy for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with us:
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, WHO IS DASHOUS CLAYY IN YOUR OWN WORDS?
My full name is Charles Calvin Hamwright III but I go by the name “Dashous Clayy”. I am a hip-hop artists that makes cool music for cool people with cool problems!
WHEN DID YOU FIRST BEGIN TO CREATE MUSIC?
Well it start with poetry after my Aunt Renee died. But I got real serious about it after my brother Christopher died in 2009.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR MUSICAL STYLE?
My style is a blend of few favorites Rick Ross, Curenn$y, Ransom, Griselda, Cyhi the Prince with a hint of big boy music thrown
HAS YOUR STYLE CHANGED MUCH OVER THE YEARS?
Yes change is a key component in this game.
TELL US BIT ABOUT YOUR NEW SONG “Write You A Love Song”?
This song is real close to my heart, it’s about my college sweetheart and how she basically wanted me to see how she was feeling and I was too caught up in trying to hide what I was feeling! Very vulnerable song, cool guy mess up and hurt to.
WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR ARTISTIC INSPIRATION?
Being bad, lol, when I was little Art was the only thing that seemed to calm me down
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE INFLUENCED YOUR CAREER?
Rick Ross, Curren$y, Rob Base, Heavy D to name a few.
CRAZY THINGS KEEP HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PERFORM. TELL US ABOUT THE CRAZIEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE PERFORMING.
Never had a crazy experience while performing
WHAT’S YOUR PROCESS LIKE FOR MAKING MUSIC?
Sometimes I’ll will either put on a slew of other artists to try to find inspiration or play beats for hours until something hits meATTACHMENTS
To know more about Dashous Clayy, don’t forget to follow him on Instagram @dashousclayy