Bold Records artist, YB is back with his 6 track EP, “Provision”, a collection of tracks that are inspired by coming from nothing, pushing and working hard to achieve his goals, and keeping faith, the drive, and the passion, while fighting other life struggles.
Despite having a challenging upbringing as one of 8 children, and having a single mother, he kept the drive and the passion to chat after his dreams. YB found the presence of God at a young age and has steady been following Christ since, including HIM in everything he does.
“Watching the news and digesting every social media after George Floyd really hit home for me. I’m very social and typically love social encounters, but during that time, I wasn’t myself. So I started hitting the producers I know searching for a record that would help me communicate this “valley” in my life and producer, “GodFrame” sent the right record.
“I pray my supporters walk away from the project reminded of how faithful our God is. With so much tension in our society, I wanted “Provision” to be the soundtrack of those fighting to believe the best is yet to come.” He mentioned. “Staying creative during the process of this ep was seamless. After having tour dates cancel and much of spring and summer fall through, the narrative of the project, emotions, and the tenacity to execute was there, it took me dialing in and capturing that energy.”
” know early on I wanted to pursue music seriously. Growing up I watched the greats create moments through music that impacted the way people lived their lives. Seeing the effect struck a cord in me. I’m passionate about adding value to people, so the decision to figure out the how and what was a no brainer...
… The Greatest is easily my favorite song on the ep. It was the last song to make the project, but it was what I was missing. I wanted a record that could engage who ever pressed play but also arranged in a way that informed them of the climate of our society. As an artist, I feel obligated to speak truth. “The greatest” is the peak of that conviction. He continued.
YB also tells us, “In my life, I’ve seen more valleys than I have mountaintops but by the Grace of God, I’m still here today with a vision to go out and be somebody, and in 2020 that’s huge! When I look back over my life, at every moment where I could have experienced a dead end, God opened a new door. So Provision to me, is this fire to own the race set out before me because I’m only a small piece to a much greatest story at hand. Provision is my most intentional approach as an artist. As as an artist, I’m committed to articulating my journey in it’s most truest form. And I feel like Provision is a step in that direction. I wanted every song to be a snap shot of where I was in realtime, and I’m thankful for being able to capture those moments in the middle of a pandemic.”
Greatness is on the way, for YB, no doubt. Check out the official music video for “Provision” in the player card above, as well as check out the EP before its July 24 release. You can follow along YB’s journey by checking out his official website, Instagram and Twitter.
