King Faro is doing NUMBERS
The Jersey artist is next up
The urge to break away from the monotony of a safe, generic life to pursue a passion is something that creative people know all to well. What separates the world class artists from the rest though, is the courage to act on it. King Faro, the up and coming Jersey artist, has already displayed this quality, as he dropped out of school to pursue his passion of music. These days you can catch him on TV, as his track has been featured on CBS, along with the ever popular show, "Power". From recording tracks in his grandmother's garage to receiving over a million streams, King Faro is breaking through. We got the chance to chat with him about his come up.
1. First off your music bumps man, you're really putting on as a Jersey artist. Can you give us some insight about your upbringing and how it's contributed to you as an artist?
Thanks man, I appreciate that! Jersey has been slept on for a while so it feels good that I can shine some light on us. I’m from paterson, NJ born and raised. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s where Fetty Wap is from. It’s a very diverse city so I was exposed to a lot of different types of cultures growing up. I’m the youngest of 4. I have twin brothers and a sister. Music was unavoidable in my household. My mom would blast gospel music every morning to wake us up. So I always had a melody stuck in my head.
"When I was in college I had this epiphany that I wasn’t where I was supposed to be."
I don’t know if you remember limewire but I used to run home from school everyday just to find all the new songs so I could put my friends on lol. I was an athlete in high school, I ran track and played football. Sports teaches you a lot of discipline which you need not just in the business but life in general. My brothers were the first to get involved in music so I got to see the process at a young age. Studying them helped me figure out how to move in this industry. It’s the reason why I’ve come so far in a short amount of time. When I was in college I had this epiphany that I wasn’t were I was supposed to be. Naturally I’m a creative so not being able to create when I wanted was not ideal to say the least. I ended up dropping out after a year and it was probably the best decision I’ve ever made. Not saying college isn’t helpful but It can’t teach you everything. Luckily my family has always been super supportive of my career so it made the transition that much easier. Women have probably had the most influence on my music though. Every woman that I’ve been involved with has taught me at least one valuable lesson. Whether it was a bad experience or good, I always walked away a better person. They showed me things about myself that even I didn’t know were there.
2. Petty Tapes was our introduction to you and your songs. What was your creative process like in creating that project? What's been the reception you've received about it?
Yea Petty Tapes changed my life man. I recorded that entire project in my grandmothers garage believe it or not. I went through like 50 songs and somehow picked my favorite 7 to go on the project. Even though I had been around music all my life, recording it was new to me. I was going through a transition during the process as well. I had just got out of a real toxic relationship and I had lost my job so life was hitting me fast and hard. Music had consumed me at this point and I was just embracing it and speaking my truth you know. I didn’t really know how people would respond to it honestly. I just made the music that I wanted to make.
I guess people can sense when it comes from a genuine place because the response was incredible. It was so crazy! It got to the point that I had fans asking for Petty Tapes 2 like a week later lol. It made me a lot more confident as an artist knowing I had all of this support. There’s really no better feeling. It pushed me to go 10x harder. I mean I knew music was my passion but I realized it’s bigger than that. I remember getting this one dm from a fan telling me that I’m an inspiration and that I changed their life. Stuff like that is priceless you know.
3. With stream numbers passing one million, would you say the numbers are important to you, or are you more so just focused on creating quality content?
It’s a blessing to even have a platform to be able to connect with people around the world and share my music so to be able to surpass a million streams feels unreal. Numbers mean a lot if they’re organic. They show progress. If you’re producing quality content and staying true to yourself then people will listen. So I focus on providing quality and trust my fans to judge me accordingly.
It’s a big world man, there’s enough people that will listen to you if you’re dope. I’m not signed to a label or anything so garnishing a million streams on my own kind of proves that theory. I’m not saying you should focus on the numbers but keep an eye out for them. If you aren’t growing as an artist than you might be doing something wrong. You don’t need a million streams but as long as your numbers are growing then you’re going i the right direction.
4. Your tunes have been featured on some of the country's favorite shows. What was the experience like seeing your work manifested on TV?
You ever had a dream that felt so real that when you woke up you still felt like you were dreaming? Yea that’s how I’ve felt about it since it happened. I still can’t believe it. Like I mentioned before I recorded my first tape in my grandmothers garage ... let that sink in. So imagine going from that to hearing yourself on TV. It still gives me goosebumps. Not only that, imagine that song is in one of the most popular shows on TV. Everyone I know watches Power! Even my grandmother lol. Shoutout to 50 and everything they’re doing over their man it’s incredible. I thought the dream was over after that but then I got a call from my manager saying I had another placement in a show on CBS called God Friended Me”. Brandon Michael Hall who’s the main character actually reached out to me when the episode aired to show love. We keep in touch from time to time so big shout out to him for the support. I work very hard at what I do but you can never plan for moments like these. I want this to be an example for any upcoming artists that you can make it using the tools you have already. I wasn’t in some big studio or even a medium studio lol. All it took was a mic and a MacBook. By the way if you haven’t seen that episode of Power yet it’s season 5 episode 7. 
5. We seen you previewing new music on IG. What should we expect next going forward from you?
Yea I’m always playing my new stuff on the gram for the fans. Right after my studio sessions I just play whatever I recorded. I want them to feel apart of the process. I even asked them for their insight. This year will probably be the most music I drop. I’m sitting on 2 projects right now just finalizing some things. And I’m currently working on a third. Last year I made my mark on the music scene and this year I’m taking it over. I’m dropping a single in a couple of weeks and from there the ball won’t stop rolling. I want to oversupply my fans with quality music, they deserve it. I’m not a gimmick rapper and I don’t have to troll to reach my people. I speak directly through my music. So just expect non stop content and 1000% of Faro. You know the vibes.
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