That’s why it looks original or fresh, because I always want to do things Bree’s way. I could even be inspired by the sky, but I’m like, “what about the sky do you like? Ok, let’s get hair the same colour as the sky.” I feel like it’s important to respect people’s art and not completely mirror it, but to go off how it makes you feel – however a person’s art makes me feel is what gives birth to my inspiration.
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But the thing that never makes me crack a brain cell is that I’m never trying to be them I always want to be me. One day I could be inspired by Chief Keef and the next day by Freddie Mercury’s melodies – it varies. How did you hone all your diverse inspirations growing up into finding your ultimate sound?ī: I live by the fact that you can be inspired by someone but you don’t have to copy them. P: I can relate to that! Your music, your videos, your vibe you seem so sure with exactly what you want to put out into the world while still being experimental with it. It’s nice because everybody really trusts my vision, but at the same time, it is quite stressful because I always want to go for gold I always want to aim big and do my absolute best – so sometimes my brain hurts. I’m signing off on everything, down to the colour of a single strand of something – everything is Bree approved. I don’t think there’ll ever be a day when I’ll just lift my hands up and say, “OK, you guys do this, I’m not going to have anything to do with it.” I’m signing off on everything, down to the colour of a single strand of something – everything is Bree approved. What value do you think your DIY background brings to how you approach your work now?ī: It’s made everything a lot easier and harder. P: That’s amazing! I think that it’s so cool that you’re a proper DIY musician there’s so many skills involved there. It was such a great day I left here at 7am and we finished at 8:30pm, but everyone was still on a high because the images were so great, the looks were so great! I was so happy. Prishita: Hi Bree! How are you? I’d love to hear how the cover shoot went with Vasso!īree: You’re gonna go crazy over the images. Bree’s groundbreaking DIY music spans time and space, from glossy yet destructive pop to nu-metal to the beats of trap – it is electrifying and genre-defying – while her music videos vibrate with the energy and aesthetics of early-2000s MTV.īoldly forging her path through the music world, Bree is an “80s tycoon”, self-made and self-assured, but behind the Armani suit and the dissolving cigar smoke sits a dark-skinned ambitious Black girl who overcame the struggles of colourism and bullying to dream “beyond her postcode.” Now, she wants to use her creativity and her privilege to ensure that every dark-skinned girl feels like a star. Raised on an eclectic diet of Queen, Lady Gaga and Ghanaian genres like High Life, Bree’s veins overflow with legendary inspiration, yet she radiates originality.
Risk-taker, shapeshifter, rule-breaker Hackney-born Bree Runway challenges expectations and categorisation – and so does her music. “APESHIT” is just one of her songs that embodies these feelings.This article originally appeared in the SS21 BRICKS #9 ‘Make Noise’ issue. Bree Runway’s second project, 2000and4eva, was released in 2020 and continues to push themes of confidence, self-love, not caring about the opinions of others.
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Given how popular skin bleaching creams are in African and Afro Caribbean communities, Black women throughout the diaspora are faced with the decision to either be themselves or try to change to become more socially palatable (lighter).
It symbolizes the struggle that colorism presents. The picture featured above is from the Be Runway EP (released in 2019) cover shoot. She was signed to EMI Records in 2018 and has since released two projects (one of which contains a Missy Elliott collab) that reflect her appreciation for Black women. The music and artists inspired her to not only accept, but love herself as a dark-skinned woman. Bree Runway leaned on her Ghanaian roots and found a safe haven in highlife music. Unfortunately, these creams left her with chemical burns but they also prompted a change in her behavior. Constant bullying over the shade of her skin drove her to try skin bleaching creams at the age of nine.
Being a dark-skinned woman, she experienced the harmful effects of colorism first-hand. Originally hailing from Ghana, the artist grew up in Hackney (a borough in London), and quickly developed a love for music. Bree Runway, born Brenda Wireko Mensah, is a 28 year old musician skilled in both singing and rapping.
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