Princeton on Local Music Somewhere: From Charlotte’s Streets to Hip-Hop Beats

Annaliese: Welcome back to Local Music Somewhere here at rBeatz.com. My name is Annaliese, and today we are here with Princeton. He is a rapper and songwriter, and he’s here to talk with us today about music and all things music life in the Charlotte city. Princeton, thank you so much for being with us today. How are you feeling?

Princeton: Oh, I’m feeling pretty good. How about yourself?

Annaliese: I’m feeling great.

Princeton: Thank you for having me.

Annaliese: Absolutely! So tell me, where does your musical journey begin?

Princeton: Ooh, man, I’ve been doing this for like, almost 11 years now. It takes me back, I mean, I could take it way back.

Annaliese: Yeah, let’s do it.

Princeton: When I was a kid, just listening to a lot of different music that my parents liked, that my dad put me on, I probably knew the greatest hits collection of like Michael Jackson, Prince, The Temptations, the Beatles, different artists like that by the time I was like 11 or 12. I would just recite in my mirror when I was growing up and just try to practice. I don’t know, I just had an affinity towards performing and entertainment. And I think when I got into high school, that’s kind of when I started tinkering around with the idea of wanting to create my own entity or artistry. And I think when I was, when I was actually also around that age, like 11 or 12, I would rewrite lyrics to popular songs that I liked. And yeah, that’s kind of how I got into songwriting at an early age.

High school came around, and I really just wanted to experiment, I think, around my sophomore year. So I was writing lyrics but kind of afraid of taking the next step of becoming my own artist. But after my senior year came around, I just turned into Princeton.

I chose the name Princeton. I was like, “Alright, I’m gonna take music seriously.” I was 17, I was a senior, and then I just started putting out remixes to songs. I was really into hip hop and artists like Kanye and Drake at the time. I saw them come up, and I was just like, I wanna make something similar to that kind of style. That’s kind of when I was 17. I was like, alright, I chose the name Princeton, and I’ve stuck with it ever since. I didn’t choose a random name that I had to change. It was Princeton, and I was like, alright, I’m gonna be called Princeton, and I’m gonna make music. And that’s kind of how I started.

Annaliese: Yeah, absolutely. Where does the name Princeton come from? Was there like a specific draw to the name initially, or did it just pop up?

Princeton: I say I wanted something smooth or clean, ’cause a lot of times you have names like “Lil Rascal” or something like that, artist names. So Princeton just came from the university, obviously, and I was like, okay, that sounds like a clean name. You know, Drake also has a Drake University, so I was like, okay, that sounds like you would want somebody to call you Princeton. And I’m trying to think what else, the artist Prince, I think. You know, there’s like Prince Royce. There’s like people with the word “Prince” in their name. So I was like, you know, it’s like I’m not taking away from Prince, but I was like, oh, Princeton, so that’s kind of where I came up with the name. Yeah, there’s a royalty aspect to it. It makes you feel like, hey, you’re in the Queen City.

Annaliese: Yeah, exactly, like the royalty thing kind of goes hand-in-hand.

Princeton: Yeah, exactly. I think I want it to be synonymous with, you know, the Queen City, and that I’m like the prince of the city.

Annaliese: Yeah, you have a song called “Prince in the City” too.

Princeton: Yeah, exactly. Everything’s on brand.

Annaliese: Did that come from just your love of the city life or?

Princeton: Yeah. No, I think I just wanted to make like a signature song. I’d been making music for seven or eight years at that point, and I really wanted something that I was like, alright, if, you know, gun to my head or something like that, like this is the song that defines me. And I think a lot of people want to make anthems for their city, but sometimes it feels forced because they feel like they have to put something with Charlotte or Queen City in the lyrics, like in the chorus, and it just doesn’t come out as well as they think it would be. So I was like, you know, I want to do something where it’s like, I’m not making a song about Charlotte, but I’m making a song from my perspective about growing up in Charlotte. That’s kind of how it became this harmonious feeling. It was talking about myself but also talking about the city and combining my perspective into the city of Charlotte.

Annaliese: Yeah, and I think that’s kind of like, you know, when I think of a signature song, I think that’s a signature song. It sucks if I perform it outside of Charlotte because it doesn’t hit the same, ‘cause I’m telling people, “Oh, I’m from Charlotte,” and, you know, but definitely in Charlotte, it definitely hits. I try to get people really involved. I’ve gotten to perform that song a few different places.

Princeton: Absolutely, and yeah, the people that get it, get it for sure.

Annaliese: Exactly. So in 2017, you released your first album called 21 and Up.

Princeton: Doing homework!

Annaliese: Yeah, I do my homework. Exactly. What was the process like of creating that album and which song are you most proud of from that album?

Princeton: 21 and Up… okay, so I’d been making music for a good three years, and it was a lot of like remixes of songs, but then I started doing more original songs. And I think it was good for the first few years, but after my third year of making music, in my head, I was like, “Oh, I needed something.” That was like, “Oh, this needs to be like a statement.” You know, at least when I put out a body of work, like, this is gonna be something big. And I kind of didn’t know how to go about making an album.

I went to UNC Charlotte at the time, and I had a friend that had an apartment because I stayed at home. And he just gave me the time of day, his name’s Will. I would go to his place and show him the ideas I had and tell him lyrics, and then he would kind of refine it, tell me what was good, what was not, and help a little with songwriting. It just came together. I was still doing good in school, but I was more focused, like, “I gotta make an album.” Everything started to come together, one song after the next, and I put out a couple singles at that time, and I got really good reception on a couple of the singles. I just started putting it together.

Annaliese: Absolutely. And which song are you most proud of from that album?

Princeton: The song I’m most proud of? There’s a song called “Faces” and “Let Me Breathe.” Those are more introspective, talking about my family life and just peeling back the curtain on growing up, mentioning my parents, grandparents, and just different dynamics. I think those are the ones I hold near and dear to my heart.

The album is good because it has a combination of different songs, I have a couple of club songs, more high-intensity bangers, and some smooth, introspective tracks. A little bit of R&B. I really wanted to make an album that represented my versatility, my prowess. And what really came together on that album was I studied abroad for a week in Panama and Costa Rica. I had a roommate who was also a classmate, and we had a rooftop pool. I had this idea for the album cover, and I told my roommate, “Hey, can you wake up at 6 in the morning and take photos of me?” I just really liked the theme of “21 and Up.”

Annaliese: Now that you mention it, the idea behind 21 and Up is really cool.

Princeton: Yeah, the whole theme was that people always say that when you turn 21, it’s either downhill from there, or it’s just getting started. So I went with that idea. The final song “21 and Up” is about how it’s just getting started.

Annaliese: It’s so immersive, and it really makes a strong statement.

Princeton: It’s been seven years since I’ve talked about it, but I still perform some of those songs today. Some songs from that album still hit, and I can perform them 10 years from now.

Annaliese: That’s amazing. Now, I want to talk about your song “La Cobra.” It’s such a great song, and the music video really captures the energy. What was the process like for filming that music video?

Princeton: So there was a little bit of history behind that because I had the idea for La Cobra a long time ago. My cousin was listening to some Spanish songs, and I thought, “Man, this is cool, I should really tap into this.” I then created a rhythm, a cadence, and it was more of a tropical feel. I wanted the song to be upbeat, with a celebratory vibe. It was a lot of fun to make.

For the music video, I had the pleasure of working with a great team, and the idea was to capture the essence of the song, which is fun, party vibes with a little Latin flair. It was shot outdoors, with a lot of movement, colorful visuals, and high-energy moments. I wanted to keep it fast-paced and vibrant, so the crowd could feel that energy through the video. It turned out great!

Annaliese: Absolutely, it definitely translates the energy of the song well. So what’s some advice that you have received that has been the most impactful in your career so far?

Princeton:
Ooh, all right, I didn’t just say that one more time ’cause I need to hear it again.

Annaliese:
What’s some advice that you have received that has been the most impactful in your career so far?

Princeton:
I think so far, I think just making a difference in showing up for other people and like how you can provide value because I know as artists sometimes we’re like listen to my song, you know, get like, you know, it’s a lot of like give me your attention because I want to give you, like I want to show you something and sometimes, you know, that doesn’t resonate with people. You know, it’s like they might be your friend and they might listen to a song but, you know, you have to, you know, ask what are you doing here for their life?

You know, sometimes,especially when you’re starting out, the music might not be there. So you just have to learn like different ways of your bringing value to them as well as them bringing value to you by like listening to your song, streaming your music, like watching your music videos, like buying merch. I think that’s something that I’ve just had to learn as I’ve gone, like going showing up for other artists. Because I think early on, I really was just like focused on like, I like making music by myself or with somebody else, but I don’t want to be out there performing at small showcases and things like that.

I started too as time went on, but I think at first I was just like, “Man, the music’s good.” More people are going to listen to the music, and I didn’t really understand the value of showing up for other people, going to events, the people that put on the events, and actually making an impact showing your face. A lot of people, they’re just a lot of networking. Like maybe their music’s not even up to par, but they’re just doing a lot of networking, they’re being seen and that’s how they’re getting opportunities.

So I think just learning that because somebody else is getting more opportunities than you, you know, that doesn’t mean that their music’s better than you or, you know, this or that, it just means that, what’s working for them is putting themselves out there. And I think, instead of being envious of that, you just have to want to put yourself out there and want to make connections.  Every time you step somewhere that can also lead to another interaction, another connection, another opportunity. I think that’s the big takeaway that I’ve learned.

Annaliese:
Yeah, who’s a big connection that you’ve made like with either producing or, you know, songwriting with that like has really made an impact in your career as well? Maybe a collaboration or something. I don’t know what to say.

Princeton:
Let’s see, somebody there. I worked with a guy early on named Steven Knightay. He’s based in New York. We’re not super close at the moment, but at the time, he was getting placements when we were, I think he was a couple years older than me, so when I was like 17, he was getting placements with artists in Charlotte, and I don’t know if you know about the NC Music Factory back in the day, but that was one of the first places I record.

I think I was 16 at the time and now it’s like, now they do like content. It’s not the same as like the music factory recording as it used to be. Yeah, and yeah, he was one of the first people that like, you know I kind of expressed to him interest that I was interested in rapping and he was a beatmaker and he was a producer and he just gave me a lot of stuff for my first EP which I dropped in like 2014.

So that’s like a five-song EP that I was like my first ever like original playlist of songs that I put together and he produced the whole thing. So I definitely have to give credit to him. And I think that’s someone that he ended up getting like better placements and bigger placements. And he’s in New York right now, as I’m saying in this.

And just, yeah, no, I’ve been very fortunate to interact with people that have been able to, you know, do things for, with bigger artists or just do things out of the scale of, you know, from Charlotte, you know, to nationally and like internationally, so.

Annaliese:
That’s incredible. Yeah, well, we’re gonna take a quick break here, but when we come back, you’re gonna perform your song called “Five AM.”

Annaliese: Can I ask, did you write that song at 5 a.m.?

Princeton: I did not write that song at 5 a.m.

Annaliese: Really? No, okay.

Princeton: It was a collaboration with a friend and he mainly had that idea for “Five AM.”

Annaliese: Oh, okay.

Princeton: I really liked this or what are you doing with it? And, oh, I’m not sure. I was like, all right, let me put my twist to it.

Annaliese: Okay. Yeah, that’s a great song. I’ve had to perform that song on like MTV and stuff like that.

Princeton: So that’s great.

Annaliese: Yes. Yes. We’re actually gonna… I actually wanted to ask about MTV. Back in 2023, you were on Fresh Out.

Princeton: Yeah, Fresh Out.

Annaliese: How did you get into contact with them and what was it like performing live in a live acoustic set for them?

Princeton: Basically how the journey started, that was the journey, that was a process. I had a friend from college that went to high school with the girl that was an intern at the time at MTV Fresh Out. So I think she put in like an Instagram story like we’re looking for talent, you know, reach out and he sent it to me. So I DM’d her and I was, I mean, I’m living in Charlotte, so like, you know, they film in New York. So I was like, well let’s see where it goes. Maybe, maybe they’ll have me out in New York.

Princeton: And after a couple of weeks, I sent her a couple of my songs and she ended up liking it and she showed it to her head producer and he liked it too and they’re like okay we’ll put you on a cue so you know hit us up early this week to see if you’ll be able to perform later in the week. It’s kind of a process of like it’s either here it’s not gonna happen right so for 12 weeks you know I hit them up at the beginning of every Monday they’re like actually we won’t be able to see you, feel free to hit us next week. Andd so for 12 weeks It was just a constant like cycle at that point. Yeah, and I think at one point they had told me on a Monday that they’re actually gonna have me do it and and then by that Wednesday or Thursday they started giving me more details and then on that Thursday, with the event on Friday, they told me we won’t be able to do it.  Something got mixed up you know and I was like man, I was I was trying to get my travel arrangements in order and everything Mm -hmm.

Princeton: It was just it was chaotic and I was I think at that point That was like seven or eight weeks in and I was just like man I think I want to give up.  I was just like what’s going on here, right? You know, I felt like you know they like your stuff and they want to have you on but you’re at the whim of them because they’re the one that’s that’s giving you the opportunity. So that was one of the biggest persistent things that I’ve ever done. So I was thinking, once you can envision yourself doing something of that nature, then you can, once you visualize yourself, then you can actually see yourself perform, you know I can perform on this stage.

And so it took til the 12th week, it was like three months in and they’re like, actually, we can have you on. I was like, are you sure? Because, you’ve given me this run around before. Like no like you know come and I was like all right. What do I do about like a backing track? They said there is no backing track, you’re gonna be doing acapella and I was like so you’re telling me I’m going all the way to New York to do a one minute performance just to perform acapella and I was like damn. This is where it gets real, but I have to do it. 

I just I could see myself like on that stage and that’s where like they had the old TRL days with MTV and Back in the 2000s and I was like man I could really see myself like performing there and so I went and it was funny because I got to Times Square, where we were meeting and you know they have people come a few hours early for production purposes. The head producer was there, we were outside of the building and he just handed me a fake water or not fake water, but handed me a water bottle that was empty and he was just like all right. 

Basically, we’re gonna run through how you’re gonna perform. I was like man I just I thought I did everything to get to this point and I’m literally right here in front of the building like a couple hours before, you need to ace this audition again, in order to you know be able to perform. If I would have bombed there then I wouldn’t have been on and like everything that I’ve, you know, sacrificed for the past three months, you know, of getting out there would have been wasted. But he gave me the water bottle and I just performed my song and then he liked it and he said oh yeah, we’ll get you on.

And it was just like something that was like, you know, it felt like magical. We don’t really get a lot of moments where things feel like magic, but that was magical, you know, to be able to perform in, you know, Times Square all the places, you know, and I’m from Charlotte, North Carolina, which, you know,

Annaliese:  Right, exactly.

Princeton:  you know, it gets frowned upon, not frowned upon, but looked down upon and it’s like, wow, I just went to New York City and performed on one of the biggest stages. So it was definitely like something that I’m glad I put up through the BS because I knew what was on the other side and that led me to performing and being on MTV and making friends there and opportunities, like I mentioned, like just showing up and opportunities come about and it just worked out, you know. I’m the only artist from Charlotte to be on MTV Fresh Out. Let’s go.

Annaliese: Yes. That’s those type of moments that you have to take.

Princeton: Absolutely. And you took that moment and you were like, you know what, hand me this water bottle. I’m going to, I’m going to ace this audition. I’m going to show y’all that I am worth being on MTV for. I didn’t came all this way from North Carolina just for you guys to give me one more buried answer, I was like, “All right, let’s do this.”

Annaliese: Exactly. Yes, absolutely. So would you say that that was your favorite performance or what performance throughout your career would you say really stands out to you?

Princeton: I would say I opened up for Riff Raff. I don’t know if you’ve heard Tiptoe and Amon Jaldens, the rapper, meme slash rapper Riff Raff. I opened up for him about three years ago. And I think I was probably, I did like a 12 minute performance and I feel like top to bottom, that was like the best performance I gave because I had a friend that was a DJ and we had met a couple of times before and I had like certain cues in my songs and I just wanted everything to be perfect. And I feel like, you know, with music a lot of things can go haywire, especially with performances and it really just ended up going as I saw it was. And It just, I performed for, I think four or 500 people and it really just like opened my eyes and had people like, that knew me that were singing my lyrics, but then like having people catch on to the songs while I’m performing and like when the chorus coming back around, they’re literally singing my lyrics like there as well and it just, it’s like an incredible feeling and I just felt like everything went well and I performed for 12 minutes and it felt like I left at a good time because maybe if I would have performed for 20 minutes like you know It would have been too lengthy, but I think for 12 it was like they’re probably like the people in the crowd were like man I really want to hear more. You leave on a good note like I want to hear more him, dang. That was just something that I was like man, you know I had taken a lot of time of emailing artists wanting to open up for bigger artists. And I just was falling short. I was never able to get picked up.

And I was like, man, I could really get some momentum going if I just was able to open up for a big, bigger artist. And that was the first opportunity that came about. And that was the first time I opened up for a major artist. And I’m still wanting to do more. And I’m just glad that I was like, man, it gave me the confidence like, and that really just opened my eyes and it was just a great performance I had a lot of my friends come out as well, and it’s just everything just worked out perfectly that night

Annaliese: How did you get in contact with Riffraff?

Princeton: I did music bingo and the guy that was my boss that owned the music bingo company He actually was putting on the show so he was artist himself So he’s like you know a good amount of years older than me And he kind of had the the building blocks in order to bring an artist of Riff Raff’s caliber. And I think that was one of those where I just was like, hey, you know, like he knew I made music and I was just like, man, I could bring some people out. Like, I, you know, I’d like this opportunity and he granted it to me. So it was something like that. That’s where the, you know, even, even in that, that was a, that was a connection based, you know, of way of me getting on stage and it just, it worked out so perfectly. And it was a good, good energy that I needed.

Annaliese: Yeah, like knowing you made an impact like that, like that’s huge, that’s amazing.

Princeton: Yeah, so, yeah, it was on TV. Got to go, I got to go again. But the second time around, like I ended up getting a buzz ’cause they weren’t really feeling, one of ’em wasn’t, one of ’em wasn’t feeling this long. But instead of like on, you know, “America’s Got Talent,” that’s how we just hear that buzz, you just hear it go like foot. Ah, which is like out. So you just hear and they keep playing that like every five seconds, like after the buzz. So you just see you’re sorry. So I heard it and then I was like singing, I was like, okay, and then it just kept going—foot ah, foot ah, foot. And I was like dang, this is, you know, so. But in that case, like normally I think like I probably would have quit, but I was just like, I just got to finish out the audition. So I, like for the last 30 seconds, I just like powered through and, you know, I’m not making it, but I, you know, it’s a cool story to tell and I think, you know, it’s like something that I also got to like, you know, showcase that like, hey, I got to perform an original song, yeah, mine on television. Like that doesn’t happen every day and you got like really far.

Princeton: Yeah, yeah, I was a quarter finalist on a show that I didn’t even know that year. I think that’s like kind of the—and I feel like that’s kind of like how I go about a lot of things, like there’s a lot of stuff that like, you know, I’m naive, I’m naive too, but I’m just like, I’m gonna show up. And I don’t know what’s gonna come from it, but I’m showing up and I’m gonna give it my best, the best of my ability. And then I know something’s gonna come from it ’cause I feel like when I put my best foot forward, I believe I can take another step.

Annaliese: You’re a prime example of like the saying like, “closed mouths don’t get fed,” you know? Like you’re like, I’m gonna put myself out there. I’m gonna show up where I need to show up in order to get where I need to go and like you’re you’re a prime example of that. Like showing up where you need to go and all that sort of stuff. That’s amazing. Yeah, so um, who’s your dream artist to collaborate with?

Princeton: Well, first off, I’d like to say, like, I don’t know when I’m, when I’m envisioning like an album, like if I had like a dream album, like I want to get people that like I like, but it wouldn’t be like so—like my favorite artists are like Kanye and Drake. But like, I’m thinking like, man, if I do a project, man, I would like Stevie Nicks. Like someone, an artist that I like, but that it would be a challenge to be on a song with her. So yeah, I definitely want like out of the box, like features, you know, that maybe don’t necessarily correlate with my sound, but that I think are phenomenal artists.

Annaliese: You like to step in a different sound.

Princeton: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I think that’s kind of like, you know, being a curator at times. I think that’s like a big part of my artistry. I know I can, I can be a gap towards other like people’s genres, like other artists, you know. I know I can like step in different worlds per se and like, you know, give them a little taste of what I do, but then also get in their world. So, but definitely probably Pharrell though, I would say probably Pharrell would probably be—if I work with him, it would be because I know he’d make the beat as well and I would want him to like be on the song, like sing on the song or rap on the song. So yeah, working with Pharrell would be—it’d be dope.

Annaliese: I was gonna say in the intro for 21 and up, you mentioned how you want your album intro to start like Pharrell. Yeah, how has music inspired you?

Princeton: I just feel like he’s just on point with anything he does, you know, whether it’s music or whether it’s clothing. Just the person that he is, you know. It’s tough because I try not to idolize people anymore and I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at idolizing people, but I think just the type of impact that he’s had and just the sounds. I think when it’s like, if you’re in a studio session with him, it’s like, man, he really knows exactly how to make this hi-hat a certain way or the exact chorus to sing. I don’t know, it’s like he has the answers to the test and I feel like that just shows. And he just does it on a consistent basis, you know, where like no one’s like really touching him in terms of like, you know, at one point in time where he was just like, you know, anything he touched would just be fire.

Annaliese: Yes. Oh, for real. Like it’s like, for real, for real.

Princeton: Well the album, um, 21 and up, uh, there’s a quote on there that I really love. In the title track, you say, “I finished the album and they said good luck, it’s hill from here, this is 21 and up.” I finished the album and they said good luck, it’s just getting started. This is 21 and up. Tell me, what did these lyrics mean to you?

Princeton: I think that’s kind of like what set off my music career and that’s why a lot of people can fizzle out after whatever hobby or interest that they had, maybe after a few years, but I think that’s what solidified me to want to keep making music and why I’m still making music to this day, was just like, you know, I think the ages of 20—sorry, the ages of 18 to 21 are like very pivotal in a young person’s life. And I feel like, you know, that project encapsulated like the shortcomings and the lessons and everything that I learned, you know, from the ages of 18 to 21, 21 up kind of encapsulated that. And like it was like a stamp of, you know, this is kind of, you know, I can just get started. I can just go downhill. It just depends on your perspective and how you see things. So for me, I’m more of like the, you know, it’s just getting started, you know. And, you know, some other people might, you know, it might just be downhill, you know, if they think that in their head, you know, it might turn into reality because, you know, that’s a manifestation on its own. So, you know, I just wanted to, you know, it can either go one of two ways. So it’s like, you know, let’s just get started. So 21 and up.

Annaliese: That’s amazing. So what’s some advice that you might have for artists who want to get started in the music industry but don’t know where to start?

Princeton: I feel like this is kind of correlates to it. I actually recently read a book called Atomic Habits and it talked to something about the Goldilocks Rule, which is like basically like humans, our peak motivation for something comes when our tasks are like optimally challenging. So it’s like not too hard or not too easy and that’s what the Goldilocks rule is. So like in Goldilocks, you know, like the porridge, you’re trying to get the porridge not too hot, not too cold, just right. So for me, it comes with like an affinity to making music and to me, I have like a natural inclination to write lyrics, just to writing. And I think that’s something that comes to me and it’s not easy and it’s not hard. It’s just like, I’m right in that Goldilocks, like I’m right where it’s, I’m in that sweet spot where like, if I spend some time on a song, I can make it pretty good. And I just urge other artists—that’s something that I’ll get into more—but I urge other artists that want to pursue music, to really do it for the love of whether it’s songwriting, entertaining, you know, the vocal performance. I think there’s a lot of aspects that make, you know, an artist, you know, it’s not just one thing. So for me, it was a lot of the songwriting, you know, just stuff that was, you know, ideas that were in my head that I wanted to write down. So the songwriting is over a melody or over a rhythm. The songwriting is what stuck out to me. But for other artists, you know, that are coming up, I just want them to know that it should be music related, you know. Because I know a lot of times, you know, if people have personalities, you know, nowadays, you know, that the music is like another aspect of their being. So like, you know, say like, you know, these TikTokers, you know, they might get big on TikTok and then they’re like, “Oh, we should start dropping music,” and it’s like, you know, for me, yeah, for me, I’m just like, well, you know, I just feel like I came about it in such a way that it just feels so natural to me that I would like other people, you know, in the genre, you know, that—and you see it nowadays though, like the Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, you know, those people, you know, you could tell like they had been musicians from day one. And I think that’s what I would urge other artists because, you know, this shouldn’t be a trend. You know, you shouldn’t hop on it because, you know, it’s a cool thing to do. You should hop on it because it’s something that you want to express yourself with and something that you just want to like, you know, it’s going to burst out if you don’t get it out. And I think that’s what I—the advice that I give to artists that, you know, do it for like those type of reasons. You know, otherwise find a different hobby.

Annaliese: Such wise words. Thank you so much, Princeton, for being here. We really appreciate it. Where can everybody find you on social media or any other platform?

Princeton: I would say on Instagram, I’m @prinstonmusica. On TikTok and, let’s see, TikTok and YouTube, I’m The Princeton Dropout. So I never did Princeton, you know, I’m telling you. But it’s called The Princeton Dropout just ’cause I think that it sounds good. So Instagram, Princeton Music, TikTok, and YouTube, The Princeton Dropout, or Princeton Dropout. Spotify, Apple Music, you can search Princeton. There are a few Princetons, but I made sure to get my profile and it kind of sticks up to the top, but you search Princeton, you can search one of my songs, and then, yeah, I’m working on a website, I’m working on merch, so I’m trying to get all those other aspects of, you know, marketing and, you know, merchandise and things like that together. But definitely like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, you know, I’m on there, so.

Annaliese: Awesome, yes. We’ll go check them out and thank you so much for tuning in to Local Music Somewhere. We’ll be sure to have more shows coming up here soon. So stick around and thank you, Princeton, so much for being here with us today.

Princeton: Yep, take care and have a great night, everybody. Bye.