5500PK has been dropping consistent heat over the last few months. With hits such as the “Nomad Ep”, his single “4WD” ft. SSGKobe and his joint project with Indigo Blu titled “5500 Blu’s”, you can see why 5500PK is making noise in the music industry. Within this article we will peel back the layers of who 5500PK is as an artist and as a person.
5500PK, hailing from Conway, South Carolina, created his artist name when he was in high school . Originally his name was just PK. The letters PK stood for poetic kid. Once 5500PK got out of high school he met up with his friend Leigh Paris. Once together, 5500PK teamed up with Leigh Paris and that’s where he adopted the 5500 in his name. In addition, 5500PK also go by “The Angel.“
5500PK began making music at the age of 14. His mom and uncle influenced him a lot in his developmental years. His mom and uncle both had old cassette tapes with songs they enjoyed. 5500PK remembers listening to these tapes growing up. 5500PK’s uncle also owned a barbershop that had a studio inside of it. There, 5500PK’s uncle taught him how to rap.
When asked what’s 5500PK’s creative process like he replies : “I’m usually alone 85-90% of the time. If I’m not working on a song or project with one of my peers or my friends then I’m recording myself. I make sure I eat good before I go to the studio. Then I roll up and smoke while I’m going through beats. Once I find a beat I load it into protools and just go off how I feel or what I’m going through in life at that time.”
You can describe 5500PK’s sound as raw, music that you can feel and southern trap. That makes sense when you think of 5500PK’s musial influences. Some of his influences include Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne, Nipsey hussle, Bone thugz n harmony, Nocap, Rylo Rodriguez, Kodak black and G Herbo.
5500PK’s final message to fans is “if you have a dream chase it. No matter the risk no matter the dream. Don’t make lifelong decisions based off others Happiness.”
All in all 5500PK is a very versatile and talented artist. This article has given you a better feel for who 5500PK is as an artist and as a person. If you haven’t heard “4WD” ft. SSG Kobe or his projects ”Nomad” and “5500 Blu’s” do yourself a favor and click the links below. We promise you won’t be disappointed.
