Tristan Wilds has shown us all what he can do as an actor, making his mark on shows including “The Wire”, “90210” and more but now the multitalented Wilds has decided to show us yet another one of his many gifts! As Tristan Wilds makes his official transition as rapper/singer “Mack” Wilds with the release of his debut album “New York: A Love Story”, he sat down with Stuff Fly People Like and exposed what sparked the creative change, expectations, his love life and more! Oh he also gave them a hefty photo spread that will not disappoint the ladies! Hit the jump for more!
Your love for singing, how long has it existed?
I mean, I’ve always sung, always had a love for it. Before acting, I was always singing. I was the kid running around the house singing “One Last Cry”, or Jodeci’s “Forever My Lady.” Even though I had no business singing those songs at that age lol, I didn’t know anything that they were talking about, but music was very much apart of my upbringing.
What made right now the right time to make the transition from acting to singing?
I think it was perfect timing with “90210″ ending. It just made sense to go full fledged with it. I’m usually a gut feeling type of person, and my gut was telling me to go, so instead of backing up, I decided to go hard with it!
Is there one passion that outweighs the other as far as acting or music?
Ahhh, Nah. I can’t even choose. Had you asked me this a few years ago, I would have definitely said music. But I love acting so much that I can’t even choose. Acting has shown me my love for creativity and creation, and building character, but performing, writing songs, singing songs, rapping the songs, making them into something dope, something great! Actually creating something, I love that more than everything else that I do.
What can we expect to hear musically on this new project?
Realness. It’s a taste of the New York feeling. The iconic feel on New York City. The sound of where we are from, and also just great music.
Who are some of your favorite artist right now?
J. Cole is amazing. Kendrick is amazing as well. Drake did his thing on this album. Especially the legends of this s–t as well, The Kanye’s, the Jay’s, the Lauryn Hills etc… Just watching all the kids of this generation, my generation, watching them do it, and do it right.
Are you currently dating?
I’m single.
Single in all caps or single in lower case letters?
Single, lol.
What does the word FLY means to you?
Fly is a mindset, it’s more than just a word or a style, its a whole mindset. To be fly is to be upper echelon, to be next level. And that’s in all aspects whether it’s musically, fashion wise or anything else. Fly is definitely next level.
**Check out pictures of the spread in the gallery above!**
