1. What city are you from/ Where are you based now?
I was born & from Queens,NY .. yurrr ! I’m now currently living in Baltimore,Maryland
2. What is your real name? What is your Stage Name? How did you get your artist name?
Young A.D .. I started with Ant Dinero Anthony is my middle name .. But me and my management team decided i should come up with a name I can better market myself with . So I changed it to A.D after my father suggested the name 🤣 It made sense too
3. At what point in your life did you decide to pursue a career in your field?
I decided when I was 16 . I was freestyling at the lunch table and after school with my homeboys .. shout-out global gang ent
4. Has your upbringing played a role in shaping who you are and defining you today? If so, how?
Yeah , I’m not going to sit up here and say I had the roughest child hood story growing up as a kid, I feel like everyone wants to throw that in there .. I will say I did grow up around positive & negative examples To where depending on if some situations went the other way ain’t no telling where I could be at so shoutout my Momma for moving me away from the city around the right time . If I could define my sound I would say it’s Soul Melodic I like the pianos , 808 drums , guitar vibes yeah lol that’s me all day .. I Speak the truth in my music I tell stories whether it’s My own or Someone close to me that’s been through real life situations or been facing obstacles..
5. How would you describe yourself to readers who may not be familiar with you?
Soul trap
6. What ultimately inspired you to dedicate yourself to your career?
When close friends & family encouraged me to go all the way if I’m going to at least start
7. What’s one reason you are passionate about your focus and what inspires you?
One reason I’m passionate is it’s easier for me to get my voice and points across people like to dive in and hear your everyday TRUE life .. what inspires me is seeing other rappers in higher positions take care of they family and loved ones the right way
8. Do you have any hobbies outside of your career? What do you do to stay creative?
I edit videos , I’m into fashion & shoes. I be on the 2k / call of duty & madden a lil but.. I’m a huge fan of art too.
9. Who are some of your main musical influences?
Fabolous , Drake , meek mill , & Lil Durk
10. What are some of your career goals for the future?
Billboard hits top 50 .. I Want to own my own label and earn a partnership with a major , I also want to create a webinar for up and coming artists
11. Tell us about the project or something that you are promoting. What is it about Also, what is the name of the last thing thing you released?
New single called “ Mind Racing “ Featuring Zryan Will be otw. Produced by Phil2K. I have 8 songs done .. half of them are singles the other half will be a ep. last project I dropped is called Dreams Worth Chasin you guys can catch that on all streaming platforms
12. What has the response been to the last thing you promoted?
I switched my flow , I sound generic ..really a lot of excitement .. I just can’t wait for the next project to up the score even more !
13. What are some things you’ve done in the past that you are most proud of and why?
I’ve been on a few projects as a feature one project I’m proud of would be my very first tape “ glowed up “ on SoundCloud .. not because I think it was my BEST but because that’s really where it all started
14. What’s next for you? Are you working on any upcoming things we should be on the lookout for? Include some dates if you have them.
One new single . I have a Clothing line coming out , I have new videos on the way & right now I’m working on press / media
15. What message do you hope people take away from what you do?
You can achieve anything you put your mind to.⭐️ Everyone was born a star , Don’t stop for nobody & never let your foot off the gas!!
16. Where can we follow you on social media?
Follow me on Instagram @1youngad , Twitter @1youngad SoundCloud @YoungADOfficial
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