Getting to know music artist HBK Boogey

What’s your artist name and where are you from?

My name is HBK Boogey, I’m from the south side of Waco Texas but I moved to San Antonio in 2019 to pursue a rap career and make more bread. There was never many career paths in Waco and it’s a smaller City so I never wanted to stay there for long. The woods is too big to settle for a small city like that.

Why do you love music?

You probably hear this a lot but music genuinely saved my life. It’s artist like Kendrick Lamar, Jcole, even gunna that made music that literally inspired me to do better in life. As a kid and mainly in my early adult years I suffered from a lot of mental illnesses. Even before I started making music at the age of 20 I always felt a spiritual connection towards the music I listen to. From rockbands like Arctic Monkeys, Three days grace and System of a Down to rap artist like 50 Cent, lil Uzi and Kendrick.

What makes you different as a music artist?

I genuinely believe I’m the most versatile artist alive or at least in Texas. A lot of artist say this but my proof is on wax. There isn’t too many artist that can make r&b music like Same Girl, space melodic tracks like wicked, lyrical songs like The Celebrity and even new school hyperpop tracks like Okay Let’s Go.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Releasing my 4th studio album. I usually don’t like to try to predict my own future cause it’s all up to god where I’d be a couple years from now but I’m doing my part to make sure I’m successful at the very least. A lot of people don’t understand how difficult it is being an independent artist. This is an expensive goal. Last year I spent over $10k promoting my music and my fanbase is still small.

What do you want to accomplish in life?

Honesty acting was my first passion before music. My dad was a dreamer so he used to always have some “make it out the hood” project going on and I would always try to be apart of his films. Unfortunately a lot of that stuff never took us anywhere but that’s when I fell in love with acting for a while. Of course music is going to always be my first passion but hopefully down the road I get to show the world how multitalented I am. I plan on starting a couple podcast as well. I love music more than I love making it so before I even started rapping I wanted to be one of those YouTube channels that interviews artist and upload music related content.

What do you bring to the music world?

I believe I bring versatility to the table. A lot of artist may have a unique style for the time being but many of these guys become stagnant and complacent. Refusing to change their style which could be a good or a bad thing depending on what you like as a consumer. Me however, it’s extremely difficult to keep a similar style for multiple songs. My fans NEVER have to worry about me sounding the same. It’s a blessing and a curse because I’m still trying to grow my fanbase and it’s difficult because some might like my melodies but others prefer my lyricism. I just need to attract consumers similar to myself. I’m a genuine fan of all styles of music.

What do you want to be remembered by?

Although I have a love/hate relationship with my city I do strive to be the biggest artist to come out of Waco. Growing up In Waco wasn’t easy at all. So I put that sh*t on my back! I’m blessed that I made it out in 2019 but that place will forever be my home.