Prinse Tay

Reimagination is an album project comprised of local teen musicians. WYEP received over 30 quality submissions of which ten were selected by Reimagine Media’s Student Producers alongside with input from WYEP staff as well as audio professionals.

The selected musicians worked with professional producers to record and produce a song for inclusion on the compilation CD, released by WYEP. Recording, mixing and mastering the CD took place at The Church Recording Studio.

Reimagine Media is a teen-led program centered on media creation and discovery. The program is focused on creativity and empowering teens as they become curators for artistic expression, creating community around arts, music, and culture.

Track List:

1. The Swag Monkeys - Dreamland

2. Jessica Bitsura - That Smile

3. Driven Lifeless - I Believe

4. Grace Tandon - Dance

5. Hat Co feat. Zoe Z. - Gold Chains

6. FYFS - Don’t Look Back

7. Prinse Tay - That Money

8. Pachyderm - Out Of My Mind

9. The Options - Sonder

10. William Forrest - Beautiful Ghost - WYEP 91.3

Pittsburgh has a lot of artists. What other artists from the burgh would you like to work with?
I would like to work with Asco100K, Meez, FTR and Tolly Bandz, they are in my lyrical group.

How has having a father as an artist influenced you and what have you learned from him that you applied to your craft?
Having a father has influenced my music because I was on stage with my dad performing & I wanted to live that dream.

Tell us about your name.
My name “Prinse Tay” was selected because I am young. The “S” in “Prinse” stands for successful. “Tay” comes from my name “Tamar.”

I have seen you quoted ““I’m building a kingdom. I’m not the king…yet! I’m just a prince…for now.” What are some things you want this kingdom to include?
My kingdom will include my team of musicians, producers, graphic designers & engineers. We will all combine to produce one musical force.

I understand you are planning a video shoot for one of your songs. What can you tell us about the song and video you are working on?
I am currently working in a video for my single “Prinse Tay.” This song is an outline about me, my city & I also mention in one line “And on 4-12, my CD dropping.” This will be my release date of my album.

What can we expect next from you?
My next two projects include a single “Pittsburgh Girls” which explains itself through the title. And a promotional track to keep my audience interested.

We have a limited number of hiphop venues in the city. Does being a younger artist in the scene help open or close the door on venue options available to you?
Being young & performing in music venues in Pittsburgh is an honor. I would enjoy to perform at more venues in the city later. Performing does open doors for me because when I am older, I will be open to more venues.

What accomplishments are you most proud of at this point in your hiphop career?
I am most proud of performing at the Rex Theatre. I was honored & amazed when I looked at the stage, then when I was time to perform, I put on a show.

You started out as a poet. Do you still write pieces with poetry in mind rather than music?
Poetry has transferred to rhymes as I aged & got better. Every once & a while I write my English II teacher a poem & she revises it, then posts it to her wall.

POPGH stands for People of Pittsburgh Going Hard. How do you go hard for your city?
I have full city spirit & culture. I always put my city first, I was born & raised here.

Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @PrinseTay

Shout out to Yung Rellz & my homeboy Tavon for being young and talented.
Shout out my record label Royalty Music Twitter: @Royaltymusic412
Shout out to Tolly Bandz & Dan Meyers.
Shout out to my OG Wiz Khalifa, I met him at ID Labs when I was younger & he’s a superstar now.
Last but surely not least, shout out to POPGH for sharing this opportunity with me.

Check me out on reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/prinsetay - POPGH.com