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In this episode, we sit down with ITZKYY, a rising artist from Durham & Scarborough, to talk about his journey from hoop dreams 🏀 to pursuing music 🎶. He opens up about his upbringing, inspirations, sacrifices, and the Toronto rap game.

We cover everything: growing up in Durham & Scarborough, early studio sessions, collabs with Toronto artists, hoop dreams, pain in music, and his vision for the future. This is a REAL conversation you don’t want to miss!

🎤 Hosted by: @SHENTAKEOVER
🎧 Guest: @ITZKYY
📍 Location: Toronto
🎬 Studio: 1990Studios
🎼 Audio/Visuals: Chris Dupuis

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00:00 – Intro w/ ShenTakeOver & ITZKYY
02:10 – Growing up in Durham & Scarborough
06:45 – Hoop dreams vs. music dreams
10:20 – Early studio sessions & first verses
15:00 – Musical influences (Chris Brown, Tupac, Michael Jackson, A Boogie)
22:30 – Building a sound & melodic rap style
28:00 – Pain, emotions & expression through music
33:40 – Upcoming EP in 2025 & features
40:00 – Life before fame: who was Kai in the ends
47:15 – First collabs & studio grind
55:30 – Realest sacrifices for music
01:05:00 – Hood lessons vs. studio lessons
01:12:40 – Red flag or green light (fun game)
01:30:00 – Future goals: music, business & family
01:42:20 – Biggest losses & using pain as motivation
01:55:00 – Final shoutouts & outro

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