'I’m in a different space' — Inside Prince Kaybee's music evolution

23 June 2023 - 16:00
By Constance Gaanakgomo
Prince Kaybee said street music is too loud for him now
Image: Instagram/ Prince Kaybee Prince Kaybee said street music is too loud for him now

Not only has Prince Kaybee evolved as an artist, but he has no interest in making street music any more.

The DJ and music producer released his sixth studio album Music Theory on June 20. 

“Thank you for giving my music a chance. I’m no longer an artist for the streets. I’m in a different space, a different time, street music is loud to me now, it makes loud noise and I feel I have betrayed the people I started with, but over time an artist will change. I appreciate you being with me in this journey,” he wrote.

Its been two months since he cut ties with his former record label.

“As you know, I’ve been released not so long ago from a contract I’ve had for eight years. I’ve been a label baby for eight years. I’ve got no background of independence, so with that, my propensity after being released from Universal, is I’m scared, I’m very confused in what I need to do moving forward,” he said on Twitter.

He has to approach things differently. 

“I’m playing [it] by ear, I’m looking at [it] from different angles. It has [required] me to apply myself in trying to understand what [there is for me] in this time in my life. And there is music, there is a lot of music. I’ve been posting snippets of the growth I’ve experienced and there’s nothing bad between me and Universal. It was just for them to let me go.”

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