MNEK

I keep quiet and let the music do the talking.

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My real name is Uzoechi Emenike.

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I've always liked discovering things.

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Schoolwork was always suffering! I hated school!

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I love Usher's 'Confessions.'

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I really like BTS' stuff.

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I've always been interested in fashion.

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I'm a massive Mariah Carey fan.

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I've been so blessed to work with all my favorite artists as a gay man.

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I'm not really into beer, but I like tequila shots.

— MNEK

The way Beyonce works, the song is a jigsaw piece and then she will piece various elements.

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I started making beats when I was nine in my bedroom and garage.

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I always knew I wanted to work in music. There was no plan B.

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I had so much fun working with the queens on 'Drag Race U.K!'

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I signed my first publishing deal when I was 14, and it was from two records I put on MySpace.

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A lot of dance producers aren't really musical, they don't care much about detail.

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I don't think there's been many chances for people to see a black, gay, pop experience and that's what I want to…

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I think the stereotypes many black men are put under, even in the entertainment world, can sometimes have a dark or negative…

— MNEK

This constant feeling of, 'I have to have everything figured out' is not going to get anyone anywhere.

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For me personally, I've always tried to exude positivity and I feel that it's important for all types of experiences of black…

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If I'm writing a tune with someone I'm making sure it's what they wanna say and it's articulating what they have to…

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Having the opportunity to work with someone like Beyonce is definitely going to hopefully open a few doors.

— MNEK

A lot of the time the K-pop fans are pleasant and enthusiastic and they really credit everyone who has been a part…

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That's the thing about creating. When you create, you create your own thing, whatever that is. It's always going to seep through…

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I'm very thankful that I'm in a position where I'll never be without a session. I'll always have someone who will want…

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When I'm doing a session for another artist, it's a very scheduled thing, and it's kind of imperative that I write a…

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They saw that it was a passion of mine from really young... My parents did a good job. They wanted me to…

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There are so many amazing out, gay, black artists who are really great in their own fields, but they aren't necessarily trying…

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I often make a joke of my parents, because I come from a Nigerian background and there's a stereotype in the Nigerian…

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I think 'Girlfriend' in particular is definitely one of the songs that is angled towards early 2000s, late '90s, R&B pop and…

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We have a lot of black British men who are killing it: John Boyega, Stormzy, Anthony Joshua, Tinie Tempah, and Idris Elba,…

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I've been in situations where someone has told me that my video made them uncomfortable. This was a straight man, and I…

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I think anyone can actually sing. It's the mindset. Singing is imitation.

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My visual medium is my videos, and I've got to feel as though I can put my truth in that.

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I lost a lot of weight. No carbs for a good six or seven months. It was tough but I looked hot.

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I love '90s and '00s R&B, and those songs go on for ever.

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Some of white middle America haven't seen a black gay guy in a music video before.

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I've never been massive on rap, but there's that whole kind of culture of U.K. rap.

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I really enjoyed 2NE1's music; I really like BLACKPINK.

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It's not that some songs are for radio and some songs aren't, I'm just making whatever I feel.

— MNEK