Today we’d like to introduce you to Rambo. Them and their team share their story with us below:
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Rambo grew up submerging himself in sports. Creating a buzz around the city as one of the best football players in Memphis, he was known for excelling on the field from elementary all the way until high school when he attended Christian brothers high school. He was named a top prospect in Memphis all the way until breaking his ankle in the AutoZone liberty bowl all-star game. Through many conversations with coaches, Rambo committed to playing at Missouri state university in Springfield, Missouri. He played for two years before running into adversity and being let go from the team in 2017. Rambo, then, went through a time period of 3 years to find what his next step in life was.
Transferring to the university of Alabama Birmingham to continue his football journey, it was derailed by Covid and that’s when the football dreams died and the music journey came alive. From just being the one to drop a freestyle in the classroom or on the sidelines to hopping on a song with a friend, Rambo took a leap of faith and dropped his first single “envy me” on his own and followed it with a 5 track EP “free trial” and noticed that he was gaining more notoriety the more he dropped. He followed it with his single biggest single today in “dirty cancer”. For him praise from the likes of Adam 22 and no jumper and let him open for the Riff raff in New York. He has since put out a few singles in 2022 in “pimp flow” and “east cherry freestyle” while finishing up school and graduating from UAB. He is now preparing to drop his next ep “membership only” coming sometime in early 2023.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The biggest challenge I have learned from this journey is the investment I have to put into my future.
Time, money, blood, sweat, and tears are a part of being independent in the music industry, and creating the type of product that you want to give to the fans without a strong machine like a music label is not for the weak. However, I appreciate the hard work I have put into the music and videos I have done and the connections I have made with people who have the same mindset as myself.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m a rapper/songwriter. A Memphis flow and energy that comes alive on any beat.
My influences in the music I make come from different artists in different regions of the country like project pat, Sada baby, Tupac, and Drake. Plus my videos take a creative and comedic standpoint in most videos using various skits or settings that give music videos that old-school fun feel.
The crisis has affected us all in different ways. How has it affected you and are any important lessons or epiphanies you can share with us?
There are 24 hours of the day and each and every hour should be used to attack a goal because we don’t know how many sets of 24s we are going to get. It is important to calculate every step to find yourself in the best possible situation.
My uncle, Stephen Lee, is the person who has affected me the most in the community when it comes to navigating through the music scene. He has been creating and teaching jazz music for over 20 years. He is the founder of the Memphis jazz workshop in Memphis that strives to teach the upcoming youth about music. His advice has been priceless to me.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_rambo1/
- Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/The_Rambo1
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCaziUoBtrFArWP_GALC3YPw
- SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/6A47YJC1c6scHwmA6
Image Credits
A Plus Crew Productions
