THJ: When will the videos be out for all the 3 songs and when is your Album expected to drop?
John K: Pretty Girl Music Video is expected to be out on the 1st May 2015. Will shoot Let Me Be in June and How we do it at the end of the year. I am still working on my Album.
THJ: As an African hip-hop artist what obstacles have you faced in the music industry in order to get yourself better recognized and listened to by both Africans and non-African people?
John K: It is a very difficult industry to be in as a lot of people do not believe African artists are talented enough or have the ability/quality to make it Internationally. Some people do not believe in you, some say you tryna sound American.. so there is a lot criticism in it and I think people should be more supportive of others and as long as an artist is good, it shouldn’t matter where they come from.
THJ: Name one African artist and one Cameroonian artist whose music style inspire you and your music.
John K: Despite different genres of music done by these artists, I would say Youssou N’Dour and Manu Dibango are the two African musicians whose music inspired me because they music expresses reality and their journey in life.
THJ: I didn’t see that coming -your pick of Youssou N’Dour! Your taste is very diversified. For those of you who do not know him, he is a Senegalese singer, songwriter and percussionist and I love Manu Dibango’s music!
THJ: Which musician or band would you like to do a collaboration with and why?
John K: I would like to collaborate with artists like John Legend or Ryan Leslie because I enjoy their music.
THJ: Good picks! If you were successful equally in both music and modeling, which would, you rather do if you had to choose one and why?
John K: I wouldn’t see myself choosing because I love them both equally.
