For Your Entertainment: An Interview with Bosa by lamar stephens
Syracuse University houses a handful of student emcees. I got to sit down and catch up with SU senior and artist Cameron Baker, also known as Bosa. Bosa explained his musical journey and what he’s been up to lately. Check out what he had to say: Tell us how you got into music. When did you first know you had the gift and talent? I first got into this when I went to my first concert. It was a Kanye West concert, and for some reason, being there changed every interest and hobby I had previously had. I used to be all about sports, but as soon as I saw Kanye on stage I thought, ”I have to do that some day, I have to get into music.” From there, I started to make music as kind of a joke- just experimenting with it because I wasn’t completely comfortable with it. Honestly, its because I didn’t want to have to take real criticism for it, so I would make stupid song with my friends on Garage Band until the day I thought to myself, “Shit, I think I’m addicted to making music!” (Laughs) Jello & Grits was my first mixtape, and then Jello & Grits II. After I dropped Jello & Grits II, I felt like it was time for me to start making music for myself and I wanted to begin the path to actually becoming a good musician. I dropped my third mixtape, Posted on the Quad. Around this time I noticed people responding differently to my music- it was a good feeling. You said this was when you started making music for “yourself”. Were you just making music for entertainment before? Well, what I think is- one thing about being a rapper is that a lot of rappers do it for competition,
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