Conversations with YB Breezy

Today we’d like to introduce you to YB Breezy.

Hi YB , so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Music has always been a passion of mine. Ever since I was a kid, growing up in Motown it’s very second nature to have a love for music. I started writing raps and poetry as early as elementary school. Although I always had this dream to make music for a living, I was always told that dreams weren’t practical. I would get criticized for wanting to pursue music hearing things like “What’s your backup plan” or “Dreams don’t pay the bills”. I went through most of my life being discouraged about my dreams. At 18 after graduating high school I decided that I wanted to pursue music seriously. I dropped out of college despite how I thought it would look to all the people who thought I should have a “back up plan”. But I firmly believe that if you have to create a Plan B for your dream, that means you don’t believe in yourself wholeheartedly. At 18 I started dropping music and shooting videos. I started out performing at every open mic night for the underground music scene in Detroit. Everything started off really slow and I had so many tough moments. But I stayed consistent and I got better as an artist. I got wiser and stronger as a woman and most importantly I found God. All of a sudden things started to shift. My music started to reach people in rooms that I never been in. I started receiving so much love and so many opportunities and from that moment forward I decided to never give up on my dreams.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has not been a smooth road for me at all and that used to be discouraging to me. Until I learned that nothing easy is worth having and nothing worth having is easy. There were many moments where I wanted give up because I thought that all of my hard work was for nothing. I let doubt creep in more times than I would’ve liked but deep down I always believed that God wouldn’t have blessed me with this talent if it wasn’t meant for me to pursue music. So every time I felt like giving up God sent me a reminder in the form of support from friends, family and fans telling me to “Keep Going”

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I make music that reflects the reality of what I’ve been through as a Masculine presenting lesbian woman from the West side of Detroit. As a woman representing the LGBTQ+ community I feel that we don’t have enough representation in the music industry. I’m proud of the fact that my music is undeniable, it doesn’t matter your race, sexuality or demographic at all. When people hear a YB Breezy song, they let go of every prejudgment that they made about me and realize that music doesn’t belong to one demographic specifically. music is universal and I’m proud to be standing at the forefront of that change.

Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
Out of all the characteristics that makes an artists successful, none are more important than faith. I have so much faith in God and my dream. That makes me confident enough to take risks as an artist because I trust that God is guiding me everyday and Gods will can take you anywhere you need to go. Amen

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ybbreezy_?igsh=MXhhZDE1eG4yczZucw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ARA9VY3VY/?mibextid=wwXIfr
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@ybbreezy_?si=dQxIkNcp-j_UriFV