Rapper and athlete from South Bend Really Ralph drops by HQ for the Artist Box to tell about his upbringing in South Bend, mentorship and motivation and putting a lot of work into your passions.
0:00-0:11: Intro
0:11-1:51: Music Video
1:51-2:43: “What was your upbringing like in South bend?”
2:43-3:20: “What did sports mean to you growing up?”
3:20-4:34: “How was the transition to Indiana University”4:34-6:52: “How did the transition into rap begin”
6:52-7:26: “How did that early support motivate you?”
7:26-8:15: “What are the similarities between sports and rap?”
8:15-8:49: “How important is mentorship and coaching to you?”
8:49-10:00: “How do you balance being an artist and a mentor”
10:00-11:08: “How important is it for you to give back to the youth?”
“It wasn’t until I graduated until I started taking serious, which is not a regret, timing is everything, but I definitely wish I started a little earlier on that” (5:42-5:50)
“For everybody, if you think this shit happens overnight, it don’t” (5:59-6:02)
“Practice makes perfect, so if you aren’t recording, you aren’t doing what you need to do, how do you expect to get better?” (7:40-7:45)
“Everybody’s got a different path” (9:39)
“If I was one foot in one foot out, it was never gonna make sense” (9:55)
Follow Really Ralph on:
Instagram: @_reallyralph
Follow the familia on Instagram: @elitefamilia
