Unsigned Female Rap Artist | Graphic Designer | Music Engineer | Podcast Host Christine “IAMCEOCARTER” Carter has been performing since the age of eight.
Now, at thirty-two, she is an songwriter, popular rapper, and the CEO of So Focused Music Group and Rich Cartel Gang, based in Herndon, Virginia. CEO has been deeply involved in music all her life, from pop to rap to R&B, and uses every day influences as inspiration for her songwriting. The underlying message of her music is to always believe in yourself and never get discouraged no matter what li
fe throws at you. The music itself is sharp, pure hip-hop, full of laid back beats and interstellar grooves. CEO has been working on her new mixtape entitled “Writers Block’ as well as her podcast "Walk It How U Talk It. CEO has released three EPs entitled "Reach For The Stars", "Insomnia", and "Incompetent Genius. Upon from working on new music CEO has managed to be contacted by two record labels to as well as an clothing label to start working with her on cross-promotion. CEO’s musical influences include: Notorious B.I.G, Eazy E, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Teddy Pendergrass, Al Green, Earth, Wind, And Fire, D-Block, Scarface, The Diplomats, and Rick Ross, and she consistently reaches her goal of having fun while creating a memorable experience for her audience. CEO was born Christine Carter on August 13th 1989 and grew up in Reston, Virginia, surrounded by music. Her early years were spent rapping with her Uncle remixing great songs like "Turn Off the Lights" and "Let's Stay Together," and listening to old school music -- the O'Jays, the Stylistics, Earth, Wind and Fire -- with her grandmother. "Music has been my life ever since I got my first radio and listened to a CD my grandmother gave me for Christmas. It was Teddy Pendergrass' and Al Green's greatest hits"
From the age of 8 onwards, CEO was constantly performing; singing in the church choir, at talent shows and community events.. CEO’s mother died from complications from HIV/AIDS when the rapper was only 15, and the experience of taking care of her mother throughout her illness only made her will to succeed that much stronger, to honor her mother. CEO is an entertainer and family person whose work you are going to want to follow, and 2012 is going to be an amazing year for her. With success of her first show since losing her mother CEO managed to book herself as the main opener for Bad Boy/Atlantic Artist "Donnie Klang". As she writes in "He Said, She Said" -- "The whole city wanna talk about but they know nothing about me, my ups, my downs, my slips, my falls, and the battles that I've lost, my mother, my grandmother, and my cousin, rest in peace I'm still thinking of you"
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Tell us about where you are from and how you got to this position today. I was born in Reston, Virginia. It’s a small town that nobody knows about and I plan on changing that. We’ve had some of the biggest names come to this city like Rihanna and Chuck Brown. I started getting into music at the age of 8 by remixing classic songs like Turn Off The Lights, Top Billin’, and Let’s Stay Together with my uncle. I listened to music non-stop when I was younger. I sang in the choir at church, but singing didn’t catch my attention as much as writing and rapping. Tell us more about the current song you are promoting to everyone. My new single is called I’m The S**t (Say Yeah), it’s basically a song letting everybody know I’m capable of being lyrical and I’m capable of killing beats. I’m not really the gimmick type of artist, I don’t want to be a one hit wonder. I want to be around for as long as I possibly can. ”
Tell us about one of the hardest challenges you had to face in the industry? Scams, everybody swears up and down they can get you to the next level, get you exposure. They lead you to believe that they can get you in front of A&Rs, managers, radio directors, and DJs, but in all actuality they just want your money and you’ll never hear from them again. I’ve come across a few of these scam artists, but I’m one of the few who ask for proof. What was one of the biggest set backs in your career and how did you bounce back? Losing my mother was the biggest setback I’ve ever faced, but I kept on writing the music, recording, performing. Losing her was one of my biggest setbacks, but it also pushed me to write better lyrics and helped me realize that this is what I want to do. She told me when I was sitting with her one day, “don’t ever let anyone keep you from achieving your dreams, no matter what.” That right there kept me on the right path”
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Walk It How U Talk It Podcast
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Christine “CEO” Carter has been performing since the age of eight. Now, at twenty-three, she is an accomplished songwriter, popular rapper, and the CEO of So Focused Music Group and Rich Cartel Gang, based in Herndon, Virginia. CEO has been deeply involved in music all her life, from pop to rap to R&B, and uses every day influences as inspiration for her songwriting. The underlying message of her music is to always believe in yourself and never get discouraged no matter what life throws at you. The music itself is sharp, pure hip-hop, full of laid back beats and interstellar grooves.
