Be Yourself by RJ

'Be Yourself' was my debut EP released on Midication Recordings. At the time, this was the most experimental I'd ever been with music. Myself and JSD had been working together for a couple of years, trying lots of different styles out. My aim with this EP was for every track to have its own unique sound.

Reflecting 6 years later, there are things about this EP I wish I'd done differently. But when I listen to it, I hear a hungry artist putting work in, in the studio, to hone his craft and make something that wasn't conforming with what everyone else was doing. I knew I could rap. I knew I could bar. 'Be Yourself' was about making music, taking the listener on a journey through each track, and enjoying the process. We definitely achieved that!

If I didn't make this EP, I couldn't have made 'Home Grown'.

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