yuke | Tana, Cheetah World 3, Xaviersobased, Nettspend

#OGM #OurGenerationMusic In this Our Generation Music interview, Hakeem sits down with rising Bronx artist and producer Uke to trace the unconventional path behind his growing presence in the underground. Uke explains how his Dominican upbringing, his mother’s love for dance music, and his father’s passion for artists like Wisin & Yandel shaped his rhythmic sound and pushed him away from the drill music commonly associated with the Bronx. He reflects on teaching himself FL Studio, learning to rap on beat with help from JS and WiFiSkeleton, producing for Tana, and building relationships through Discord, SoundCloud, Roblox, and TikTok. Uke also opens up about finishing high school while earning money and gaining recognition, performing in front of thousands at Terminal 5, and representing a Dominican fanbase that proudly supports him at shows. The conversation dives deeply into Cheetah World 3, the final chapter of a trilogy created in memory of his late aunt and her love of cheetah print. He discusses the project’s angel-and-devil imagery, sequencing, production, vocal growth, and creative process. Uke also shares stories involving xaviersobased and Nettspend before closing with a message about consistency, persistence, and giving people a reason to believe in your work and long-term creative vision. Follow Yuke: https://www.instagram.com/yyyyuke/ CREDITS: Hosted by: https://www.instagram.com/ayohakeem/ Follow Our Generation Music 🔰 Web: https://ourgenerationmusic.com IG: https://instagram.com/ourgenerationmusic/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ogmusicco/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourgenerationmusic STAMPS: 00:00 – Preview: Students and teachers discovering Uke’s music 00:25 – Introduction and meeting Hakeem in New York 00:47 – Growing up in Uptown and the Bronx music scene 01:32 – Choosing the jerk sound instead of Bronx drill 01:51 – Dominican and Hispanic dance-music influences 02:10 – His father encouraging him to become a DJ 02:30 – Being named after Wisin & Yandel 02:50 – Experimenting with turntables as a child 03:25 – Beginning music through FL Studio instead of BandLab 04:18 – Originally wanting to produce beats 04:37 – JS and WiFiSkeleton teaching him how to rap on beat 05:24 – Meeting JS and connecting through Instagram 06:10 – Editing videos and discovering underground music 06:45 – Growing up during the SoundCloud era 07:43 – Performing at his first concert 08:14 – His parents’ reaction to his success 09:04 – Receiving his first DistroKid payments 09:30 – Producing “Stupid Bitches” for Tana 10:25 – Coming up through Discord communities 11:14 – Competition replacing community in the underground 12:09 – Learning through Discord calls and screen sharing 12:50 – Promoting music through Roblox audio codes 13:38 – Roblox and TikTok helping his music grow 14:03 – Honoring his late aunt through the Cheetah World series 15:02 – The immediate response to Cheetah World 3 15:23 – Developing his sound and avoiding forced creativity 16:37 – Improving his vocals, recording and mixing 17:20 – Searching for the right engineer 18:02 – Sequencing “Heavy Metal” into “My Flesh” 18:18 – Working with producer October and Finesse School 19:20 – Flipping Playboi Carti’s “Kelly K” 19:44 – His favorite Playboi Carti project 20:50 – The angel-and-devil artwork for Cheetah World 3 21:51 – Ending the Cheetah World trilogy 22:36 – DistroKid issues and its private-equity acquisition 23:25 – Finishing high school for his mother and family 24:04 – Experiencing recognition and attention at school 25:18 – Teachers discovering his music 25:58 – Balancing homework, performances and school 26:21 – Performing with Swoopy at the Snow Strippers show 27:17 – Reaching 100,000 monthly listeners while in school 28:18 – Representing Dominican artists in the underground 29:22 – Meeting xaviersobased through Discord 30:09 – Running into xaviersobased and Nettspend in New York 31:14 – Listening to unreleased music together on the street 31:36 – Opening for Lil Shine before his incarceration 32:22 – Uke’s message to Our Generation: remain consistent and persistent