I was in a casual relationship, or a casual situation-ship, at that time, and I kind of had to let the person know that it wasn’t going to be anything more than what it was. I played the track to him and he didn’t really get the picture. He was like, ‘I don’t really like this one.’ When I produced it, I was listening to Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreak and Solange. I was really interested in how sonically there’s a lot of grit and beauty in both of their production styles, so that was the inspiration. Okay, I’ll be really honest, I actually wrote to play it to – so that he’d understa… read more
I was in a casual relationship, or a casual situation-ship, at that time, and I kind of had to let the person know that it wasn’t going to be anythin… read more
I was in a casual relationship, or a casual situation-ship, at that time, and I kind of had to let the person know that it wasn’t going to be anything more than what it was. I played the… read more
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The Pogues, Sinead O'Connor, Kendrick Lamar, Gregory Isaacs and Kate Nash as her influences.
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Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. C… read more
Joy Elizabeth Akther Crookes is a British Neo Soul singer-songwritter of Bangladeshi-Irish heritage. She was born in Lambeth, South London and grew up in the area of Elephant and Castle. Crookes has cited Black Uhuru, Marvin Gaye, The… read more