Mapei, Musician

For years, people within the music industry and fans alike were eagerly anticipating a full body of work from Swedish/American recording artist Mapei, and in 2014 their prayers were finally answered as she released her critical acclaim debut album.

After being active, mostly as a rapper, for years within the industry, Mapei gradually gained notoriety within music circles and the rumor of her immense musical talent led many to predict the young lady to become the next big thing out of the Swedish music scene.

“When I write a heartfelt rap verse I consider myself a child of hip-hop, but when I sing I do something that I’ve been doing since I came out the womb”

We recently had the chance to sit down with the singer to discuss music, having the courage to follow your heart and the artist’s role as a prophet in today’s turbulent society.

CQP: Now we are moving into the final quarter of the year, what has Mapei been up to in 2015?

Mapei: Among many things I did a reality show with Volvo Trucks. The plot was that my friend and I travelled around Europe with
a truck driver to see what a trucker’s life was all about. It was exciting because I hadn’t seen countries like Poland before. Above all I’ve been working on my second album, which really feels like the work of my
life. It’s very compatible with what I want to convey as an artist. I’ll be recording everything this fall so hopefully it can come out sometime next year. They say it takes 10.000 hours to become really good at something, and I feel I’m really getting into the art of writing songs with all the hours I’ve put in so far.