Coi Leray has opened up about the inspiration behind her forthcoming EP, Blue Moon. Earlier this year, the rapper dropped off her second debut album, Coi. The project featured appearances from David Guetta, Saucy Santana, Giggs, and Lola Brooke, among others. However, the rapper’s sophomore album got a lukewarm response. But it didn’t keep the 26-year-old rapper down. In a recent post on Instagram, she revealed she “dug deep” for her latest project. Hopefully, it will have a better response from fans.
In the post, Coi is naked, wearing blue sparkles all over her body. Featuring blue hair, the project is a reflection of the “Blue Moon” phenomenon. According to NASA, it happens every 1-2 years. Another slide contained a message for her fans. “The EP, I get deep, I get vulnerable. I got tired of “trying” new things and wanted to just do what I do BEST,” she begins. “I have a hard time with telling my story because I get wrapped up in the media narratives however Music is the best way for me to tell it. Sorry I can’t argue with y’all on the internet all day.”
She continued: “It’s my life, my story, so why not let me tell it? Sh*t.. at least give me a chance too. The amount of pressure I have on me in this music industry is wild. I mean, Who knew I would would walking red carpets and stages with the same icons I listen too growing up.” Coi adds, “Being nominated or sitting next to ICONS on the billboard charts in my lil 5 year run. I’m just grateful to have come this far. Just like @bustarhymes said ‘who am I to judge someone who’s journey isn’t finished?’ Enjoy [heart emoji] Coi.”
Last week, Coi offered fans a teaser of the project with a two-piece denim outfit via Instagram. “This EP is for all The unapologetic, Carefree, self love, doing whatmakes YOU HAPPY type of b****s . 5 SONGS LOADING,” the “Players” rapper wrote. Blue Moon will be available to the public on Wednesday (August 30).
Reneé Rapp is seen as a “huge inspiration” by SZA.
The 25-year-old artist performed SZA’s Good Days in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, accompanied by two acoustic guitarists and a harp player. SZA, 35, was deeply moved by the rendition.
She posted a short video of the moment on Instagram Stories and wrote: “Renee is a HUGE inspiration, energy, voice spirit.”
During her chat with the BBC, Renee shared her thoughts about the track. She said: “I mean, I love SZA. I mean, she was one of my favorite artists in high school. And she's remained one of my favorite artists to this day. I think she's amazing. She's also, I mean, she's an incredible songwriter, but I think because she has so much swag. People don't realize how good of a singer she is. She's a fantastic vocalist and is really, really, really articulate. And I don't cover a lot of songs anymore. So I wanted to cover something that was, like, slightly challenging and also really vocally impressive, and frankly, hard for me to do.”
Renee is currently in the middle of promoting her second album, Bite Me, and opened up about how much more enjoyable it was to create compared to her first project.
She explained: “I mean, I feel like everything was incredibly different. I stopped listening to people that don't make music, because if you don't make music, then why the hell am I listening to you. And I also think the biggest difference, I think I just got a lot better. I think I have just become a better songwriter. I think I understand how to make pop music now in a way that I didn't really before. And I was very sure about what this album was and thematically, what it needed.
“So I felt like I was quite like, headstrong in like, what was gonna work and what wasn't. Because, nobody knows something better than yourself. I think a lot of things were different. I also just, like, had a lot of fun making it, like, I made it with like, three people, mostly, like, it was always like, four of us in the studio all the time, and we got so close, and some of us were already so close. So it was also just like a mess. It was such a mess, like we were just tweaking every day. It was so fun. And I don't think I enjoyed making the first one as much.”
