We’re looking forward to introducing you to Dareel Sco. Check out our conversation below.
Dareel , we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
Yes. I’ve been going through grief for the past month. I lost a close friend of mine and an Aunt recently. My spirits have been down for a while now. Today my Daughter turned 16 and my Son committed to Eastern Carolina University on a full Scholarship for Basketball so I feel like I have something to hold my head up about for sure. Life is really hard to gain control of when nothing seems to work in your favor. I genuinely believe that everyone living knows that feeling in one way shape or form. For now I’m happy and proud. I thank God as often as I can.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m currently attempting to write and record my next single. I have writers block. I don’t enjoy writers block at all. I attribute some of my writers block to the grief that I’ve been going through lately. I’m an artist that really loves to put words together. In comparison to a painters first stroke on canvas, I write my poems one word at a time. Connecting each word until the picture is complete in song form.
Earlier this year I released a full length album called “Silent Pressure”. Every song related to the phrase Silent Pressure in on way or another. For example, the third song is call “Mind Right” about me feeling all of the let downs in my life weighing down on me. All the small problems are creating this silent pressure to the point where I feel the need to need to get my mind right before I do something that I may regret.
The seventh song on the album is called “That look” written about me knowing what it means when a woman gives you that look. Im talking about that look that most men can’t deny. Thats a different meaning for Silent pressure. That connection happens throughout the whole project. I’ve successfully connected eleven titles to the same concept. At the moment I’m working on “Silent Pressure 2” I’m sure my writers block will go away soon.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
I don’t think I could say that one particular moment changed my view on the world. But can say that my first job working as a cashier changed my outlook on the world. I worked as a cashier at Kroger in Virginia Beach in my high school years. Working with the general public really taught me how different people really are. Interacting with hundreds of people day to day you get to converse with people from all walks of life over and over again. The diversity in Virginia Beach is very prevalent due to the large military influence. Speaking with these people every day really opened my eyes. It made me realize that are most people are genuinely kind. Of corse there were few that weren’t but definitely less than the people that were. The media and music in the early 2000s made it seem as if good people were impossible to find. I’ve meet a lot of good friends that were employees as well. Over all my first job as a cashier changed how I view the world instantly.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me how much I can endure. I really don’t learn much from success. Once success occurs in my life I tend to think about the sacrifices I’ve made to be successful. Most of the sacrifices remind me of my past suffering. Suffering taught me everything that success never will.
At times I tend to choose the more difficult way to reach a short term goal just to make sure that I can endure, adapt and overcome the obstacles along the way. It makes me feel a lot better if I don’t take the easy route all of the time. It makes the success mean something more than just achieving. It’ becomes more so perseverance.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? Is the public version of you the real you?
Yes. I really have nothing to hide about my personality anymore. That may be the reason why I’ve been unnoticed for so long. I never tried to fit in with the trends of the mainstream artists. There was a time I tried to fit in but that persona only helped me to gain an audience without being true to myself. As a kid I used to really believe the popular rappers at the time were genuinely being who they are. I thought that they were portraying their real personality. I was very naive. Once I got older I grew to realize that 99 precent of the artists were just putting on a show. That really messed up my outlook on hip hop artists. I vowed that my artistry would never be anything other than who I am as a human being, I even wrote a song about my frustration with my old rap idols called “3 Min Thoughts”. A song written by a disgruntled fan.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What light inside you have you been dimming?
Showing love and support for people who rarely show love and support for me. I’ve always supported my peers. I look at the big picture. One that shows like minded people helping one another for the greater good. Lending a hand not expecting a hand back but knowing that hand will be returned out of respect.
I think that light inside of me is starting to dim. I wont let it that light go completely because showing love first is my thing but, man, I wish people didn’t take it for granted. I know that I can’t expect anyone to show love like I do. That is just something I do. The reason that light is dimming is people’s neglectful responses to it. Some of my peers in music clearly need help but their pride won’t allow that help to come from me. I’ve grown comfortable with it though. I realize that I can’t stop because of my up bringing. My family are givers regardless. We have been givers for centuries. I’m sure I’m not the only one in history whose kindness is was taken for weakness.
Contact Info:
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- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@sconow?si=lXm5VsAp0yDUHn3a
- Soundcloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/dareelsco
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