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Sponsored by Anchor, Lyrically Correct, also in partnership with Pandora. Ray Ray's Podcast is back from the 9th floor of Hello Studios. On this episode we sat down with Musician, Producer, and Artist Naz aka “The Trap Pianist” (@thetrappianist). We discussed his journey through the industry, him accepting his calling, and lessons the industry has taught him. As always, Big thanks to Tite (@Tite1205) for our Intro from his single "Get'n Paid" ft Chalie Boy. Visit our new Website www.RayRaysPodcast.com for all our amazing content. Continue to follow us on all social media IG @rayrays_podcast Facebook.com/RayRaysPodcast and TikTok @rayrayspodcast. Follow our new youtube page as we have started to drop video episodes. Like and Subscribe on Youtube Please.
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Musician/Music Producer/Entrepreneur
Naz “The Trap Pianist”
Born in Atlanta’s once infamous East Lake neighborhood, which at one time was called “Little Vietnam”. Naz was exposed to life’s ills at an early age. In the late 80s and early 90s crime and drugs ravaged Atlanta’s southeast section.
However, there was a beacon of light, his parents. His father had a knack for business and a passion for music and his mother urged him to use his musical talents in their church. His father’s entrepreneurial endeavors generated enough funds to move his family out of East Atlanta to the suburbs of Lithonia, Ga. This gave Naz an opportunity to focus on his natural gift of playing the piano and drums, which led to his first job playing the drums at church at the early age of 9 years old. Naz inherited his entrepreneurial spirit due to the stern guidance of his father which taught him the importance of a dollar and that he had to “learn to earn” it for himself. At the age of 11, Naz honed in on his piano playing skills so he could take advantage of an opportunity to make more money by playing the piano for the children’s choir at church, and thus the piano became his “Trap”,
With the growing Atlanta Hip Hop culture and artists like Outkast, Goodie Mob, SoSo Def and others, Naz was inspired to pursue a career in music.
For many years, Naz worked tirelessly on perfecting his craft, trying to get his music heard. Trap music was growing strong, producing pioneer rappers like: TI, Gucci Mane, Jeezy, and many others,Naz fell hard for the Trap Movement. He took a night time job as a valet, pa… Read More
