Despite Ivory Scott’s ascension as a much sought-after songwriter, penning hits for Beyonce, Trippie Red, and other artists that span across the diaspora of music, Scott believed that the next greatest hits he had yet to write should be for an artist that he knew best. Emboldened by the story he has not heard and motivated by the ability to create music that connects to a fanbase looking for something real, Ivory Scott set out to transform his trials into a beautiful struggle on his forthcoming debut LP MUD. <br /><br />Having escaped the ills associated with growing up in an environment that is best known for its murder rate, Ivory Scott provides a sonic journal that measures him as a man. Not as he hopes to be, but of the experiences and the people that have shaped what he now understands, Ivory Scott is the manifestation of the dreams he has refused to defer. Talent aside, Scott embraces the reality of survivor’s remorse and has chosen to pioneer what “those who have the will” can be by becoming the example of what is possible. <br /><br /> “We need role models who come from where we come from that were able to avoid… A lot of artists have been through something but they don’t tell the story. All they see is the big chain, the cars and the things obtained but we forget to tell that story so somebody who is in the situation that we were in can get out of it.”<br /><br /> MUD chronicles the journey of Ivory Scott’s experiences and captures the introspection and emotions of those experiences to help the listener answer the question: Who is Ivory Scott? <br /><br />As much as MUD provides the soundtrack of his journey, Ivory Scott wants this album to serve as a medium for the journey that everyone is going through. Having stepped to the forefront as the artist, he has only done so to be what he feels the people need. There is a gap for those dwelling in the mud of life who also need a soundtrack to get through. Knee-deep with stains of their circumstances beneath their fingertips, Scott wants to be the mirror for his listeners. Proud of the dirt, Scott wants to show them that they are more than what they think while in the grit of their situation.<br /><br /> “When we are striving in life we got to go through the dirt in order to become something bigger than ourselves. I come from the mud. I come from the struggle. I come from the part of the world that people would be afraid to go but it made me. The lotus flower grows from the mud. Just like the lotus, I’m a flower that came from the concrete.” <br /><br /> Ivory Scott and his debut album MUD are the motivation for what the people need and, most importantly, what they desire from music.<br /><br />Connect with BIG CED: <br />https://www.youtube.com/@bigced328?sub_confirmation=1<br />https://www.instagram.com/bigced328/ <br />https://www.facebook.com/bigced328 <br />https://x.com/bigced <br />https://bsky.app/profile/bigced328.bsky.social <br />https://www.linkedin.com/in/bigced/ <br />https://www.twitch.tv/bigced328 <br /><br />https://open.spotify.com/show/35yBW0BTd4c7HvCnh9dVXz?si=HvZeE8RfTJGH6YjvHBiYzg
