Talent is Everywhere in NYC
Lately, my favorite content creator is Ariathome, who’s been blowing up recently. He’s a producer who walks around NYC with a portable DJ setup, making songs on the spot with strangers.
In one video, he cooks up a Wu-Tang-style beat with a hip hop OG on his way to work.In another, a guy asks for a summer-style beat, harmonizes with it, sings in Spanish, then switches it up and starts rapping in English. In yet another, a guy in a full suit drops some surprisingly fire bars.
I love how ridiculous and spontaneous it all is. Some dude biking on their way to work, will drop some bars, then just bike off to work like nothing happened. Everyone freestyles. None of it is planned.
Each video has comments like:
- “Many random NYC civilians freestyle better than most rappers on Spotify.”
- “The water in NYC is cracked. Is every third person in New York a musical genius or something?”
- “New York is overloaded with crazy talent.”
From my own experience, I’d say they’re not wrong. I’ve made so many creative friends here. The talent and creativity in NYC is unmatched. Just last week, I was at an artist exhibit hosted by one of my friends and there were so many talented artists in different mediums like photography, textile art, paintings, musicians, dancers, and more.
This video reminds me what I love about NYC, talent is everywhere here.