Afrobeats City Meets Ike Chuks
Following the release of his sophomore project, “Igbotic the EP”, we caught up with Ike Chuks to find out more about his EP, his favourite track on the EP and how he is dealing with the lockdown plus more. Enjoy!
Who is Ike Chuks and how or what inspired you to become a musician?
I would have to say Ike Chuks is a quirky, geeky, stubborn/strong willed creative individual who discovered he has an ability to rap/sing, act, dance and is very passionate about entertaining.
You recently released your new project “Igbotic the EP”, which I love. Can you tell us about the creative process for the EP?
Thank you, I’m glad you love it. My creative process usually always starts off from the beat. Sometimes I co-produce in the sense that I sit with a producer and we create something from scratch or I get sent a beat. Either way I listen to it over and over again and completely submerge myself into it to feel what direction I would be going into in terms of topic e.g. love, life, money, fun, hustle, worship, girls etc. Next phase is working on the chorus, which for me is the foundation of the track, and then the verses roll off that. I like to take people on a journey with my music, so to kick off my verses I always start off with the flow, I try to merge the flow of my lyrics to the flow of the beat. Once I can melodically hum the flow, I start adding words to it to bring it to life.
For this project I pretty much locked myself indoors, started creating and took time to really fine tune my art and my uniqueness in a way that has never been heard before, only stepping out to rejuvenate and seek outside inspiration. I also found some time to research more about the Igbo culture, which also served as inspiration for me.
Our favourite track on the EP is “Ego” featuring Mystro, what is your favourite track and why?
Ego was my favourite song at some point to be honest. But my favourite song right now from the project is "What Happened To Kate". The flow, the beat and the story is very captivating for me and i can't wait to get on stage and start performing it.
