Memphis concerts in July: From Yo Gotti to Mountain Goats, 10 shows you shouldn't miss Entering the Memphis rap sceneĪtoms wasn't really into hip hop music, but an encounter with a former hypeman for rap group East Memphis Boyz encouraged her to try her hand at it. New music: Clay 'Krucial' Perry releases new album for producer Tay Keith's Drumatized label That did something to me, because ever since then, I was like, 'I want to be on stage.' 'I want to do this.'"Īt 18, she sang at an open-mic at Growlers to a crowd of "like 10 people." Despite the nerves, she knew on stage is where she wanted to stay. "I remember going to my first local show ever. I would literally go to work and go home," she said. But her music offered her solace in being herself. "You can escape from your reality and just be whatever the f*** you want to be. I think, now, I'm just I've gotten more comfortable with myself."Īfter some encouragement from a Facebook friend, she decided to start attending open mics and getting to know people in Memphis' music scene. "I was such a loner. I had no friends. I didn't go out or anything. The Stax Music Academy-trained musician and Oakhaven native is a local star on the rise in Memphis' music scene. Staysie Atoms, a 22-year-old local rapper, delivers a unique blend of cyberpop and grimy hip-hop. She cites attending Stax Music Academy as her "origin story," attributing the layered harmonies found in her new music to the acapella lessons she absorbed at the academy. Subsequently, Atoms' mom enrolled her in Stax Music Academy when she was in middle school. "I felt weird. I already felt out of place because everybody in my family can draw."īut her mother saw that talent in Atoms and encouraged her to hone her voice by singing Etta James and other R&B and soul classics.
I was really the only one that was like musically inclined," she said. Throughout her childhood, Atoms found it hard to fit in anywhere.
The Stax Music Academy alum and Oakhaven native is a local star on the rise in Memphis' music scene.Įarning national attention for her eclectic sound, Atoms' musical journey started while making beats and recording rhymes in her bedroom. Staysie Atoms, a 22-year-old local rapper, delivers a unique blend of a hyper-feminine cyberpop and grimy hip-hop.
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