This accomplished musician amazed us with his opening performance for B.o.B. at the beginning of the semester. Meet Rotimi Adeoye!
Class year: 2018
Major: Economics
Minor: Anthropology
HC: Why did you choose to come to HWS?
RA: To be honest, HWS wasn’t really on my radar until I visited. The campus and great community really drew me in.
HC: What are you involved in on campus?
RA: Well, I’m on the debate team and I try to go music events or concerts on campus whenever I can. I love hearing any type of music.
HC: How long have you been performing and what first sparked your interest in music?
RA: I started performing music when I was super young, like at 9 years old I was in youth choirs and things like that. My family is really into choral and classical music so that really influenced me just in terms of my own sound. I really got into hip-hop a little later when I was 13, my family used to travel a lot and when we were driving my parents would give me and my brother an hour to play our music. My brother would always play Jay-Z- “The Black Album” and Snoop Dogg- “Tha Doggfather”. I just kind of started writing my own stuff behind the beats, and that’s how it started.
HC: What was it like opening for B.O.B.?
RA: It was a great experience, performing for me is always so much fun. When I perform I feel like I share apart of myself with people, I really enjoy that. Also, HWS students know how to have a good time.
HC: What are you hoping to accomplish before you graduate?
RA: Musically, I definitely want to finish my own official project/album. I have a lot of stories to share through my music. I’ve released a two mix tapes, but an album with a whole press roll-out would be great and super exciting.
HC: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
RA: In 10 years I definitely see myself working in Washington DC with music, if not music, then political activism. That’s something I’ve always been really interested in and passionate about.
HC: What is one thing you couldn’t live without?
RA: Music definitely, and FIFA. FIFA is great.
HC: Do you have anything on your bucket list?
RA: I love traveling. Something I’ve always wanted to do is visit every country in Africa. The music, the culture and everything out there is so vibrant.
“Favorites”:
Place on campus: The quad
Food: Pasta
Musician: Marvin Gaye, he’s one of the best lyrically.
Movie: Pulp Fiction
Celebrity Crush: Olivia Munn
Song: Jay Z – “H to Izzo”
TV show: House Of Cards , Kevin Spacey is the man.
Thing about HWS: The community