Artist Interview

Young, talented and eccentric, Renee Baptiste has risen to fame with numerous features on ‘Lights Out’ and ‘Better’. With humility and pride, Renee opens up about her many challenges and triumphs. She’s not your average R&B artist. With vocals that are soothing, extraordinary and underestimated she is versatility at its finest.

How would you describe yourself?

Well, I’d describe myself as a really bubbly and extroverted person who’s always up for good time! This sometimes gets me into trouble because I’m seen with the ‘wrong crowd’ even though I would consider them as a fun group of people, especially as I’m becoming more and more popular in the industry, it’s gonna be difficult for me to continue the friendships I currently have with people, even though I shouldn’t care about the opinions of others but, you know... it sometimes gets to me.

You’ve heard the saying ‘more money more problems’ right? Did that have any effects in your life?

It’s funny you ask that actually [laughs]. As I started doing more shows and touring with celebs like Tinie Tempah and Chipmunk, the money was rolling in and me I’m just a generous person, it’s just in my nature. So when all my friends have planned to meet up and have a girl’s night but one friend isn’t able to because money, I’m so quick to offer to pay. I started to experience this in abundance and long story short she’s no longer my friend. I also found out that I had so much ‘family’ that I didn’t realise I had last year [laughs]. But I guess I’ve just gotta deal with it. But yeah, the money is good   [smiles].

So, what are your songs and lyrics and lyrics based on?

Well I love to tell a story when I’m writing a song which may be based on my previous personal experiences or other people who I see, I get permission off of those people by the way, I don’t just steal their stories [laughs]. Which I believe R&B is all about – telling a story.  My music is a way for me to release my passion from personal experience to everyone; I believe these experiences have allowed me to grow into a knowledgeable individual.

So here you have it, our exclusive with the one and only Renée Baptiste, be sure to watch out for her new music and collaborations.


(I wasn't able to fit in all the research I conducted into my actual artist interview as there wasn't enough space on my double page spread to put it all, I will however, add in 'continue on the next page' to let readers know that there is more to come which I believe would and could happen in a normal and established magazine. An example of this is the Rollings Stones double page spread featuring Adele, not a lot of space was left on the double page spread for the interview as Adele's face was the main focus which is what I wanted to incorporate in my double page spread as I feel this reflects R&B a lot in regards to it's passion for the artists and their image.)