Jay Rico 27
We went to Brighton to meet Jay Rico, this young 20-year-old rapper from Spain who grew up in the south of England. It is with a lot of maturity and kindness that he told us about everything about his background and especially the projects he wants to see happen. Between sincerity and a heart full of hope for the future, Jay gives us a real testimony here about what has led him to become the young artist he is today, and who has been able to live a daydream by going to MTV Award in Bilbao. Can you tell me a bit more about you? What’s your background? I started doing music when I was around 13. I was just putting out little videos with my friends. I wasnʼt really doing much. And then last year – e.d 2017 – I started taking music seriously and trying to make a career out of it. When you were a bit younger, was it obvious for you that you wanted to be rapper or did you struggle to find your way? To be honest, I wanted to be rapper, but I didnʼt expect it to be. I didnʼt think it could happen because of my resources as I didnʼt really know anyone in this industry. I didnʼt know how everything was working so it never saw it like a possibility. Do you think that it’s difficult to get into the music industry and to make connections? I think itʼs easier for the people who are London based because obviously it’s the capital and where everything goes on. Do you want to move to London? Not really... There are lots of things going on in Brighton and Iʼve recently opened a recording studio down here. To be honest, I’m not a big fan of busy places. Why did you decide to open this record label? I wanted to do anything involving music in my career. So Iʼm just trying to work with everything possible such as running a recording studio and working with others.
