Interview with MX - South African Artist/Twitch Streamer With Amazing Energy

We had our first intercontinental interview as we spoke with MX, a South African artist worth knowing about. Holden Stephan Roy loved this interview and is so grateful we can share it with you. Make sure to let us know how you feel in the comments below

00:00 Intro
05:44 Technical limitations growing up in South Africa
16:19 Trying to find an identity moving around
24:57 There's more to South Africa than Die Antwoord
33:00 Radio and internet's role in music
42:27 Ethereal forces and religion
54:27 Networking at Hip Hop conferences
01:01:11 Freestyling and low-end tech
01:11:00 Opening for Lil Wayne and touring in college
01:22:17 What is happiness anyway
01:34:00 From Niche Fam to going solo
01:41:43 Government funding and grants
01:56:00 Exploring the definition of value
02:11:00 Why subscription marketing matters
02:20:00 How MX did the first independent tour in South Africa
02:33:14 Leveraging the tools around to create more
02:45:24 The difference between promotion and marketing
02:54:16 Stop thinking and start doing
03:11:17 Being authentic to represent your people
03:29:00 What South Africa is actually like
03:34:29 - It really is who you know
03:47:44 - Outro

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https://www.instagram.com/mxsouthafrica/
https://www.facebook.com/MXsouthafrica/
https://www.twitch.tv/mxsouthafrica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olx-hPTvwo
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vfgJe9dIQqvSzIf1RXaJC
https://soundcloud.com/MXsouthafrica

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