RESPECT. Interview: Wade08 Discusses His Latest Project ‘The Luv Files’ and How to Have A Long and Steady Career

WADE08 is a recording artist, producer , songwriter and vocalist from Hayward, California. He has been crafting music for the past 11 years. He’s been producing for 7 years and recording for 4 years .

WADE08’s high energy, diverse production and cadence separate him from the rest of his peers within his demographic. Since coming into the game he has made some notable accolades & released various singles & projects.

Currently he is signed to the Bay Area label Text me Records. He’s released a total of 4 projects in the past two years. Each project showcases a different version of WADE08. Below are the listed projects TUCKMODE EP, F.T.F.O.I , BLAP, & the Valentine’s Day special Luv Files.

WADE08: Born in Hayward California. I spent majority of up youth in Oakland, San Francisco, and Berkeley if I wasn’t in Hayward.

WADE08: I started producing in 2008 and that’s what later led me to go by WADE08.

WADE08: Being able to look back at my discography and say I showed the world the different facets of my production is one thing I will contribute to the game because I pull from various genres and time periods of music and artists . It all makes me the producer I am today . When it comes to my lyricism and artistry, I wanna give the game myself, as I grow with my music . Being able to share the knowledge I’ve gained, the ideologies I stand on, my experiences through life, and so much more. Being able to express that through music that feels good and or speaks volume is a a solid impact if you ask me.

WADE08: What keeps me goin is music whether it’s past or present. That’s number 1. The second is just living life. I can’t create if I don’t got nothing to recall on or nothing to pull from in my everyday feel me. Also animes

RESPECT.: What separates you from your peers?

WADE08: What separates me specifically from my rapping peers is that I love anime and they half ass like it plus they trippin for watching dub. But outside of that ,producing and engineering a lot of my records is one I can think of.

WADE08: Luv Files was inspired by me reflecting on my love life along with principles I’ve found to be universal, common, or false in what we deal with when it comes to the love. Speaking from different perspectives on what love can be, can do, and how it can make one feel was the thoughts that came to mind when making this lil passionate project.

WADE08: An upcoming artist should stay true to they sound along with maintain oversight over they image/sound. I just got started but staying true to my gut done came to be the right move.

RESPECT.: Who would you like to work with in the feature?

RESPECT.: What does RESPECT. mean to you?