So Isioma sought out support from members of their creative community. “Making music videos? My focus was on quarantine and trying to survive a pandemic,” they remark. (After the release of The Leo Sun Sets, they were featured in a Spotify ad in Times Square.) They’re surprisingly transparent about the fact that they had “no idea what doing” when they first started putting together video projects - especially as COVID-19 made it more difficult.
If y’all like to watch, that’s cool.”Ĭontrary to their superstar-like stage persona, Isioma is refreshingly nonchalant in conversation, more keen to discuss the process of making their first music videos than discussing moments of their rising fame. “ I keep trying to tell people that I’m not trying to be a role model. “Then I started to sing more, dropping more songs.” “I was like, Ooh, let me play around with this - ohh, I can sing,” they recall. "There was a line wrapped around the door.”īut almost unexpectedly, they say, “music fell into my lap.” Around age 16, they started poking around the introductory music-making program GarageBand, thinking they could “try and be a rapper.” But it was discovering the software’s “fake Auto-Tune feature” that seemed to unlock a world of possibilities. “Hella people that I didn’t even know just pulled up off some, ‘We fuck with you from the internet’ type shit,” they say with a huge smile on their face. In a recent YouTube video, Serena recalls one birthday party they threw after first moving to Chicago. Even as a teenager, they emerged as a local figure who was able to attract a tons of people at events, to the point where they would have to frequently interact with police officers who would try to shut them down. “I just wanted to be like him, so of course I had picked up instruments super young as well,” they told me recently on a Zoom call, sporting a black-and-white sweater with their signature round frames and fielding guest appearances from their tiny black kitten.īut before they started publicly making music in 2018, Isioma dabbled in fashion, filmmaking, and throwing house parties across Chicago. Watch for the freshest drips from the Rockstar clothing line in New Arrivals.Isioma was first inspired to make music by their older brother, who played various instruments and introduced them to local drill rap icons like Chief Keef and G Herbo at a young age. Subscribe to our email list to be the first to know when new looks drop. Whether you're a boss babe or Rockstar man, stay in the know – follow us on Insta. We have the dopest looks for men, women and kids. Looking for basics? Begin with the OG style that started it all: Rockstar jeans. Both Essentials and Collections will hook you up with the latest looks in urban streetwear and Rockstar fashions. Need a completely new look? Take a look at some of the dopest on trend styles in our specially curated Collections. Need a little inspo? Explore RSO Essentials for men and women. RSO is for street-smart men and women who appreciate the perfect blend of downtown attitude with uptown luxury. The Rockstar clothing brand is more than a label. Our drops are limited-edition, exclusive pieces, so cop yours while you can! See something you like? Get it before it's gone, then check back often for the latest Rockstar apparel. Almost every style in our online catalog carries not only the RSO logo, but also RSO's signature handcrafted details.
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