Ambition – Q&A Interview
Tell us a little about yourself. Where you are from? How long have you been making Hip Hop?
My Name is Akil Barker , born and raised in Brooklyn, New York . I’m No different than any other man living . I’m just passionate about what I love, and it just happened to be Music . I’ve been honestly doing Hip-Hop since the age of 10 . I started on a Tape deck and finally moved on to a real studio at the age of 13.
What influences you in making Hip Hop?
The People I sorround myself by , and fresh music . I like to sorround myself with lots of positivity . People with goals , that are honest and motivational . As far as fresh music goes, I just love how hip-hop is constantly changing . It keeps me alive and always gives me something new to listen to . The diversity sometimes makes me feel like I’m listening to a totally different Genre.
Describe your music, and what separates you from other MCs?
My Music is based mostly on Figure of speech . I’m a lyricist , and to me, bars are so important . Twist that in with multiple different flows that , a few life experiences & a positive mind? And there You Go . My Positivity , along with consistent-inconsistency of flows , imagination , and probably my unpredictability is what really seperates me from other MC’s . I feel like using the same flow for too long in a verse is so boring . You need to keep fans guessing, while being lyrically entertaining at the same time .
Who have you collaborated with? Who would you like to collab with in the near future?
I’ve collaborated with a bunch of close friends like Rizzy Alberraci, Lynkz, and Sauce Vegas just to name a few . Although I’ve never done a song with anyone famous, or with a really good fanbase yet, I really want to work with someone like Tory Lanez . He’s so underrated in my opinion .
Your definition of “Underground Hip Hop”?
My definition of Underground Hip-Hop is anyone who really grinds hard for doing music , that just hasn’t made it yet . I Hate on absolutely nobody who really is aspiring to make Music a career path because it’s hard . And there will be plenty of times where you wanna quit , but as long as you stay strong and keep pushing , you are the definition of underground hip-hop , regardless of anyone’s opinion.
Production wise, who are your influences? Who does your production? And who would you like to work with?
Production wise , Johnny Juliano is really greatness to me ,you really can’t go wrong with almost any beat he makes . My Production is done sometimes by my bro Sauce_Vegas , my best work so far was produced by Jay Nasty when he collaborated with Superstar O , but I’m usually online looking for beats in many different places . I’d love to work Swiss Beats , or Jahlil Beats in the Future .
Any current or future projects you are promoting?
Definitely , My mixtape ” Uncommon ” Dropped on the 4th of January and is great . You can find it on my Soundcloud at
https://soundcloud.com/ambishh/sets/uncommon
And I’m currently working on an EP called ” Savior ” coming this January .
Money Video has already been shot && is in the middle of being produced . Coming VERY SOON.
Can you give us a brief description of the creative process of your single MONEY?
Really just something I wanted to have fun with . My very first and long awaited collab with Sauce . He brought a whole new feeling to the song and it came out better than I could have ever imagined.
Where can we find your music and info?
InstaGram – @_Ambish
Twitter – @_Ambish
SoundCloud – @_Ambish
Facebook – Akil Barker
Any shout outs?
S/O to My Dynasty Team , Sauce Vegas && the County , Flaww Riich , Shellz && The rest of RG . I’ll Phil , && all the supporters of my music . I have too much friends and family to name one by one but you’re all very much appreciated.
