"I’m trying to practice writing about things that aren’t specifically about me. I don’t know why, maybe just to better myself as a songwriter. All my music, as it stands, is very much about me and my feelings."

"I’m definitely proud of how the album turned out and that I have the support of such a big tastemaker in instrumental hip-hop, Cold Busted, on board as the label, but I’m more proud of the journey I’ve been on."

Not your average hip-hop album, ‘The Art’ sees Traè Scott celebrating lyrical introspection as well as the underlying creative process.

"It’s kinda wild to imagine a life where I wouldn’t be doing music now, because I think I’ve finally found myself through it, and I’m just grateful that I have."

"Releasing music takes a ton of time, effort, and funds, so I never fault artists for taking a break when they need to!"

"At 17, everything feels huge. Friendships feel huge, relationships feel huge, school feels huge, and future decisions feel huge. So naturally, that ends up in my songs. I think I usually write more about how I feel in relation to things happening around me because emotions are what make songs interesting."

"For ‘Lemon’, I wanted to recapture the atmosphere of the 2000s, so I dove quite deeply into nostalgia, MSN Messenger, Windows XP, the sounds of that era..."

"The EP doesn’t offer easy answers to the uncertainties of adulthood. It sits alongside us in those moments of doubt, reminding us that becoming who we are is a process still unfolding."