The Artist Box Season 3: Really Ralph
More Than Productions · Jan 15, 2023
Rapper and athlete from South Bend Really Ralph drops by HQ for the Artist Box to tell about his upbringing in South Bend, mentorship and motivation and putting a lot of work into your passions.
0:00-0:11: Intro
0:11-1:51: Music Video
1:51-2:43: “What was your upbringing like in South bend?”
2:43-3:20: “What did sports mean to you growing up?”
3:20-4:34: “How was the transition to Indiana University”4:34-6:52: “How did the transition into rap begin”
6:52-7:26: “How did that early support motivate you?”
7:26-8:15: “What are the similarities between sports and rap?”
8:15-8:49: “How important is mentorship and coaching to you?”
8:49-10:00: “How do you balance being an artist and a mentor”
10:00-11:08: “How important is it for you to give back to the youth?”
“It wasn’t until I graduated until I started taking serious, which is not a regret, timing is everything, but I definitely wish I started a little earlier on that” (5:42-5:50)
“For everybody, if you think this shit happens overnight, it don’t” (5:59-6:02)
“Practice makes perfect, so if you aren’t recording, you aren’t doing what you need to do, how do you expect to get better?” (7:40-7:45)
“Everybody’s got a different path” (9:39)
“If I was one foot in one foot out, it was never gonna make sense” (9:55)
Follow Really Ralph on:
Instagram: @_reallyralph
Follow the familia on Instagram: @elitefamilia
Originally published on the ELITE Coalition Network.