“There is a fear but it’s a good fear,” OSCAR #WORLDPEACE observes candidly on being vulnerable in his art, a skill he has sharpened as of late. “The fear only comes from putting out the music, when you’re writing or producing there’s no fear. You can even forget that people are actually going to hear it and that’s where the fear comes in; being vulnerable to the world.”
The North London MC and producer is renowned for the resilience of his expression and his forward-thinking artistic nature; a point-figure in UK Alternative Rap cementing itself as one of the country’s most inventive movements. “UK [Rap] has evolved entirely, there’s so many different sounds now,” he offers. “I feel the term ‘Alternative’ refers to anything outside of the mainstream and that the ‘Alternative’ scene has grown to the point where we can keep being true to ourselves whilst maintaining a career at a certain level.”
Collaboration is quintessential within the scene that Oscar has made his name and refined his craft. He labels Skepta, Eyedress and J Dilla as dream link-ups. “I feel like collaboration is the most important thing as you get to share energy and bounce off one another and something good comes out of that,” he divulges on the essence of working with other musicians. “We get used to being by ourselves because we can make everything alone from our computer, but I still feel it’s important to have that collaborative spirit as that’s how music is supposed to be shared.”
