# @ourgenerationmusic on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=dqFNjmc7SQo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69334886-ourgenerationmusic-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/78f2d55f05.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T22:17:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Our Generation Music (@ourgenerationmusic) — https://gondola.cc/ourgenerationmusic

## Caption

#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/

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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

## Stats

- **Views:** 33,531
- **Likes:** 1,934
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 172

## Tags

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