[Interview] SpankzOnline Meets Haywire (@Haywireifeanyi).

SpankzOnline meets Rap Extra-Ordinaire "Haywire" who is currently signed to FingerPrintz Music. We had a brief chat with him and got to know a little more exciting stuff about the artiste himself. Read up! you can also get links to song by Haywire just right at the end of the convo. Bless!

Yo whats good bro? Can you just tell us a bit about yourself, background and all that?

Alright , my real name is Ifeanyi Okoli , first boy from a family of 6 . 2 younger brothers and 3 elder sisters to a single mom . 

So when, where and how exactly did you start doing music?

Started music when I was 10 , was in the drama department in church as a kid , wasn't in the choir but I was always selected to Rap Kirk Franklin songs during presentations in church . Then junior high , rap battles with my mates till I was 15 when I met Chordratic beats and music started professionally for me.

So what exactly has kept going up the ladder, motivating you and all that stuff?

Oh yeah , God has been the no 1 factor in my life . And my Mom is always there to motivate and encourage me .

How then did you come about the name “Haywire”?

Lool the way I got the name is crazy , don't laugh please , back in senior high during english class we wher all using our dictionaries for some topic that I can't remember ,I was particularly looking for a word then I came across 'Haywire' ,. wrote it down in my note , something led to another but my mates started calling me that .Lool I've always been a crazy guy so I guess the name fits me perfectly

Are there any challenges that have been slowing you down one way or the other, or something you just feel has been like a burden to you so far?

Oh yeah , finance and sponsorship has always been the problem , still is . But God got me

And has your mom been in full of support of you all the way?

My mom has never ranted against my music before, she's always been supporting right from the time she heard my first song . She'd wake me up really early to go to studio ,She's amazing

So what exactly are your plans and how do you intend to influence the industry at large?

Well , I have alot of plans but I'd rather watch em materialize than spill em out now ..

I mean! You have one of the largest fan base as an upcoming act, like whats the secret to that? I’m tryna say like your music has this quality sound, a lot of people eventually gets to hear it and um, I think generally your sound and music seems to be really satisfying and circulates pretty well, How do you do that?

Lool thanks for the compliments. Large fan base? Me ? Ah osheyy . There's really no secret just work hard and pray always . I listen to alot of music and I focus on perfecting my craft and making great sounds ,the way it circulates is all on God not me

Then I can recall you being signed to Chord-Nation sometimes back with Chordratic, But now we only hear about “Finger-Prints”. What’s up with that too?

Chord Nation is a family to us , but we doing our own thing independently now which is FingerPrintz its sorta like a fam thing since we was little , we just think its the right time to publicize it , but we still cool with Chord Nation

So now you gonna help us out with a few listings, First of all um…. What artistes or producers have been really glad to work with over time since you got into this game?

For producers I'd say Chordratic beats is the best I've ever worked with , BBJN , K9 mixes my jams he's amazing .Alot of other dope producers . Then artists in no particular order Epiq , Jeffrey Benson , Pro , Landers , 9ytro , J.I , P.W, Nicotine , Rere . All great talents 

And which of the top music icons  “In Nigeria” would be looking forward to working with as time goes on?

Would love to work with M.I , Sinzu , Jagz , Naeto C , Burna boy , Wande coal , Yung L etc

How about Internationally? Lol! Like who do you fvck with, could be who you listen to, or would love to work with?

Lool I think I'm Eminem's biggest fan , Chris brown too . I fuck with artists like J.Cole , Logic , Slaughterhouse , Jon Connor , Johnny rain , Hopsin , HS87, PND , Angel .etc 

Okay…. Then is there any artiste you feel might be a threat to your position at the moment.

Lool Naa , the only competition I see are the niggas in FingerPrintz tbh 

You have dropped quite a lot of songs so far, should we be expecting a package soon? Sorta’ like a mixtape or something?

Yh of course , really sorry for taking so long to drop a compilation , but I've got a mixtape I'm working on called 'Listen' . I've dropped a couple of jams from it already , the full tape will be dropping soon . Track List will be released soon too .

                               

Yeah so, you’re presently in Unilag right? Uhm! How exactly have you been able to balance up School and Music at the same time?

My school is very social so its quit easy to juggle music with my studies . So far it hasn't been a challenge atall 

What do you feel about the current state of the nigerian underground music at large, is there anything that irritates you or something that is quite pleasing?

The thing is you get to hear the realest songs in the underground scene , but basically support from the top artists is always a problem , they feel they aint on the same level with the underground dudes irrespective of how good the artist is , that's bad . Nothing pleasing so far , but we stay positive and do what we got to do .

Anyone of the upcoming acts you pay your respect to, probably in terms quality and all that?

Yh of course , Yaylow , LOS and Ozzy .

How about producers?

BBJN , Banky , GMK

Oh cool! Can you brief us a little bit more about RealTalk? what do you guys do, how you function and all that?

Real Talk Clothing is a Clothing line owned by my Cousin Foken , its a family business . Me and Pro market here in Nigeria , we have outlets in UK and malaysia . Spreading to other countries soon . With time well have Real Talk ent for entertainment generally not just clothing .

Great! So is there anything we should be expecting from you pretty soon? Any surprise…. (Don’t bother saying what it is exactly, just an idea)

For now keep expecting good music , couple of internet videos to be released soon . My mix tape 'Listen' . Pro's tape 'Daddy Know's Best'. There should be a joint Compilation from us both along the way or FingerPrintz . We out here .

Shout outs to anyone out there? For the team or for the bae… Loool! We are testing you o! (“Hommies over hoes” or vice versa). Any?

Shout out to Blaack Elite , Daviid . My team , FingerPrintz , Chordratic Beats , my mama . God bless em .Lool if your indirectly asking if I've got a babe, naa I'm single . Music is bae forever .

And also any words for the freaks and fans out there?

Listen to music , Listen to Haywire . Thank yall for supporting . Bless

Alright then So Thank you so much for being with us for this short while. We really hope you to see you there!

Yh thanks bro!

Also cop these songs by Haywire: We On || Snapbacks No Tattoos || Submarine ...... Many other tracks already dropped and more are yet too. You can also follow him on twitter @HaywireIfeanyi for the latests updates as time goes on.

Bless y'all for sparing this little time on here... We're pretty grateful!