We’re looking forward to introducing you to OHGEE . Check out our conversation below.
OHGEE , so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What is a normal day like for you right now?
A Normal day for me at the moment , is get up 6am . Shower and get ready for work. Then after work around 5:30- 7pmI come back home . Eat something shower and work on new music till about midnight.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I ve been pushing my Rap Music now since the beginning of 2023 . I feel like I offer a unique flow and rhyme . I’ve been using the music as my therapy . At this point in my life it’s all I have and all that gives me peace and joy back in my heart . Iam 39yrs old born and raised out of Miami Florida. Cuban Roots . But I’ve been rapping and writing since I was about 13-14 yrs old . I been trough a lot of trauma in my life and pain and had a lot of close people betray me so I share with my listeners exactly what I feel and experienced in my life . I also paint cars and I am a certified Master Auto Bod Tech for over 18years . I have a strong passion for music and I love writing songs
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
I’ve had a bunch of moments where i should of learned or been shaped alot sooner in my life. I grew up in a time and era where being real and genuine and showing respect and giving respect was a major factor we lived by we had unity in our friendships It’s something I feel is easily done. If a person has to try to be loyal and try to be honest and Real Then it’s something that was never in them. I feel its something very easily done when its in you. Never in my life do I watch what others are doing or pay mind to what people have. If someone does have more than I do and its something that intrest me wether it be they are reaching goals in muisc or maybe they are a successful business owners or maybe they even have a sucessful realitinship if anything i would look at it for inspiration and see what factors i can change in my life or improve. Over the years I guess I’ve just seen a lot of and felt a lot of pain and been through so much betrayal and experienced close to death trauma , which I feel like the trauma has affecting me feeling as confident as I used to be. And just dealing with alot of betrayal within family and old friends to the point that it doesn’t affect me anymore or hurt my feelings its like I expect it in every situation to the point it makes me distance myself away from say even people that are out here trying to support and help me. I’ve isolated myself away from everyone and its been a couple years now that ive been line this and I feel like its starting to affect my mental health. Its like I push away every relationship because iam so scared or worried that everyone is just out to destroy me or my hard efforts and work. It something iam working on and been praying about. But its a hard battle because we are living in times that their is no friendships and their is alot of hate and envy in people’s hearts. So am i wrong for being distant from any relationship or should I let some people in again ? Its not easy there has to be alot of lonely people in this world these days and its a hard dark place feeling lonely and havjng no one to talk to that understands.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering which i still deal with today taught me How to really gain countrol over my thoughts and emotions. But sometimes I tend to hold everything in for so long never having someone i can talk to that I not going to feed me negativity or voice their opinion.
It showed me who is really there and got my back.
It taught me patience and strong faith god and to sit me down and clear my head sometimes. The suffering also taught me what I dont want in my life anymore and made me fight to want to change things
Suffering Also taught me to be grateful and cherish the things I do have and be more patient
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
Absolutely. Sometimes I actually wish it wasn’t so real and genuine .even the Rap Name is actually based on my initials O.G and is what I been rapping under and a graffiti tag from my childhood and what ppl known me as since I was in elementary school.I just lost a lot of confidence in myself over the last 2 years .with all the injuries and loneliness . But Iam me the same me all day every day. Iam a lost broken man that used to live a corrupt street life found God in my life years ago but I still struggle with Sin and mental illness. Same person in the vocal booth as Iam the same person in the paint booth as iam the same person in real life at home with family. I am a broken soul and man that strongly believes in god. Iam a sinner like the rest of the world that is trying to work harder on being a better and bigger man of faith .never in my life had to set someone up for failure i never have an ounce of hate thought of the next person .But we live in crazy times these days, and all i wanna do is change my life , kids life and change the mindset and hearts of others while doing something I love. I tell my story through my music . Alot of the older stuff was violent and aggressive I had to check myself on it . And came to the conclusion of why would I keep promoting street stuff at my age especially when it has done nothing good or positive in my life. I have some Christian rap i been working on and soon what to mix some of my glorifying god songs in with my other music. Sometimes ppl seem to think we gotta be this perfect person to walk with god or be a Christian when in reality he loves us for the broken hot mess that we are . And over time he molds and shapes you into a better man or women once your heart and mind is pure on seeking his relationship.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
Definitely what I was born to do . I actually wished I pursued it earlier in life . Instead of spending so much time in the streets and being loyal and real to a lot of people that never had good interest in their hearts for me . The feeling I get when is writing songs and working on music is like no other feeling for me . In these days it’s all I got left . I do also enjoy working on cars and painting cars but it doesn’t feed my soul like the music does .
Contact Info:
- Website: https://open.spotify.com/album/0r69l0RmKpuL8VavKoRkvE?si=IN3z9CncQ6WUsOs9q1HF7Q
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohgeemuzik?igsh=MTVzeWtxang4dGpxMA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: Ohgeemuzik
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/b89N6t59Yns?si=yPy2ClYSMypneAps
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/nLZ1ZaNFK6TZwcZzE9
- Other: New music video was released on my YouTube for the latest release
Image Credits
My music video was filmed and edited by
Ig @ Counterpoint 2.0
Ig @ vana305
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