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"Still I Rise" with Sam Adams & G Curtis

"Still I Rise" with Sam Adams & G Curtis

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We head to the set of Sam Adams music video for "Still I Rise," featuring G Curtis. We chat about their musical influences and the surprising poetic inspiration for the hit song. Hosted by Tatiana Diana.

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Sam Adams

Welcome to YoungHollywood. com. What's up everyone, I'm Sam Adams, I'm on music video, Still I Rise. The set. Take you around. Beautiful ladies. Some decent guys. This is where the director does, does his thing. This is the last shot we just did with me and G, drinking some champagne. This is the house. The beautiful mansion that I wish I own. I mean, look at the ocean. That's the best part. Here we go. It's got the infinity pool, this is the little chill zone with the fire pit. Which we're going to utilize later tonight hopefully. That pretty much wraps it up.

Young Hollywood

Sam Adams here with Young Hollywood. Tell me what's going on, I see a lot of girls in bathing suits in high heels hanging around the pool, is this like what your life is like?

Sam Adams

Um, no not really. I try to stay away from girls, girls are trouble. One of the scenes is before, me on the beach, walking on the beach. And then G was in the hallway. G's down there. This is sort of like a feel good video to a summertime song, so.

Young Hollywood

Feels like it's kind of like a pool party action going on.

Sam Adams

Yeah, a little pool party going on. Cute girls.

Young Hollywood

Who influenced you growing up musically?

Sam Adams

Everyone. Um, everyone from like the Neville Brothers to like Dave Matthews to like Jay Z, Nas, Big L, Biggie. Um. Cause like I played piano and like was interested in music before I even really knew what rap was. So a lot. Um. I'd say Eric Clapton.

Young Hollywood

No, you didn't. G Curtis. What's up? That hook, I can't, it's in my head now.

G Curtis

Yeah? Good, good.

Young Hollywood

I'm kinda pissed about it.

G Curtis

You shouldn't be pissed about.

Young Hollywood

I'm just gonna go home and just sing it.

G Curtis

You, as you should, and tell all your friends to buy the record and just keep singing it so the whole world can sing it.

Young Hollywood

It's such a good song, how did you get together with Sam on this?

G Curtis

Well basically, uh, with this one actually the first day I met Sam we got we were in the studio and we came up with this hook. Heard the track and, uh, you know, got some ideas flowing, got some juices flowing, feeding off each other. I kinda, uh, went back to the, uh, Maya Angelou poem, Still I Rise. And when I when I heard that I was like, you know, that's kinda what we're doing. You know, we're you know, young artists on the rise coming up, you know, doing what we're doing. It was like, okay still we're rising so I got we got Still I Rise. Wrote the rest of the lyrics and it was beautiful, you know. It's definitely a feel good song. I mean, you know, you see how we're doing the video just living it up, summertime enjoying ourselves. Um yeah, it's definitely a a really heart heartfelt song and, uh, yeah, that's that's definitely how we're going about it.

Young Hollywood

So let's talk about you for a second.

G Curtis

Yeah, let's talk about G.

Young Hollywood

You've got a lot of going on.

G Curtis

I do have a lot of going on. Um. Oh can you cuss on. No we can't. So let's do that again.

Young Hollywood

You've got a lot of stuff going on. You messed that up. Do you wanna tell us what you have going on?

G Curtis

Uh, well right now I have my EP on iTunes, it's my first EP. G Curtis called Fallin' Out. Definitely go get that. Holla. First round records. Um, and right now I'm just kinda, um, going on tour with Sam, opening up for him. Here on the set of Still I Rise, G Curtis, Sam Adams. You already know what it is. Thank y'all. Peace.

Sam Adams

Thanks for visiting my set. This is Sam Adams for Young Hollywood. Check me out on Twitter. com/BostonBoy. www. SamAdams. live. com. Peace.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Sam Adams

    Artist, featured in the video, discussing his music video

  • G Curtis

    Featured artist in the song and video, discussing inspiration

  • Tatiana Diana

    Host of the segment

  • The Neville Brothers

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Dave Matthews

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Jay Z

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Nas

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Big L

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Biggie

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Eric Clapton

    Mentioned by Sam Adams as a musical influence

  • Maya Angelou

    Her poem "Still I Rise" inspired the song title

FAQ

Who are the artists featured in the "Still I Rise" music video?+
The music video for "Still I Rise" features artists Sam Adams and G Curtis.
What inspired the song "Still I Rise"?+
G Curtis revealed that the song "Still I Rise" was inspired by Maya Angelou's poem of the same name, reflecting themes of rising up as young artists.
What is the name of G Curtis's EP?+
G Curtis's EP is titled "Fallin' Out" and is available on iTunes.
What kind of vibe does the "Still I Rise" music video have?+
The "Still I Rise" music video has a feel-good, summertime, pool party vibe, filmed at a mansion with an infinity pool.
Where can I follow Sam Adams on social media?+
Sam Adams can be followed on Twitter at twitter.com/BostonBoy and his website is SamAdams.live.com.

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