EightWeaks: 8x8

What is a WRLD? And what is WholeWRLD? 

WholeWRLD isn’t just a brand—it’s a tag. Most importantly, it has no fixed meaning; it’s whatever you make it. It’s how you define and observe your world, your vision. It’s whatever brings you happiness—that’s your WRLD, and you make it part of the WholeWRLD.

What Is Eightweaks' WRLD?

“My WRLD is music & fashion, it's my perspective on life. It's how I turn my thoughts, experiences, and emotions into something people can see and hear.”

Who is Eightweaks ?

“Hello my name is Kiel, some may know me as "Eight" or "Bleezy."

Eightweaks is a producer, growing fashion influencer, and model in the state of Rhode Island. He's collaborated with others in his 2 primary niches, from featuring and headlining as a model in multiple photoshoots by New England talent Aiden Jack or producing tracks for Sibitakoi and Don444x. Through his other moniker "0bleezy" he has produced and shared tracks on Soundcloud with some tracks amassing near or beyond 10 thousand views. 

Eightweaks is a Jamaican-American, born in Jamaica and being raised in Providence, Rhode Island-primarily growing up on the south side of Providence. As a child he found interest in gaming as well drawing. "I was really interested in consoles like Sega Genesis and PS3 and even drawing."  Early on in his life he was introduced to Modern EDM, "I remember when I was a kid I got introduced to "Skirillex" and "Deadmau5", and hearing a lot of their creativity changed my perspective on art." He didn't know it yet but that early inspiration fueled his creativity.  In the 7th grade Eightweaks  got into music production.  "I was just bored one day on YouTube scrolling and I came upon a video called "Travis Scott Instagram live making beats",  in my 12 year old mind I'm thinking "how can this nigga make beats I thought he was only a rapper" so I clicked the video and forward to near the end of the video I was mind blown. Travis had a sampled and chopped up this beat with a MPC which led to questions like, "How did he do that? What did he use to make beats? Etc.""

With the Covid-19 school wide shutdown in 2020 it was the perfect storm to learn a new hobby. "I remember trying to find DAWS or music programs on the internet for free on my school Chromebook, since a school Chromebook was really limited on the things you can do with, the browser brought me to SoundTrap which changed my life forever." Throughout his years of making beats and producing for artists he's grown as a producer, with time comes refinement and lessons you learn through trial and error. I asked Eight about the lessons he's learned from his time producing music. "Producing music takes time and a lot of thought. I've realized that the patience and focus I practice in music also apply to my personal life. I used to be impatient or quick to act without thinking, but in music, you have to slow down and really listen. It's about finding the sounds that resonate with you and making the beats come together in a way that feels right. That process has taught me the value of patience and careful decision making."  

Eightweaks' passion for fashion kick-started started once he started high school, telling WholeWRLD, "I remember when a lot of my mutual friends would post fits on  . I thought I was capable of making a good outfit-which took an incredibly long period of time to do, but I figured it out in the long run." That long run started then but it took meeting a good friend to blastoff, "I remember in 9th grade I met this upperclassman Yordanis who taught me all I know about how this fashion shit works, he told me what I needed to improve, but above all else I believe my mom gave life to my apparel." He explains later that having friends in Yordanis, and others friends as well as icons in the scene really pushed him to get into fashion saying, "That Playboi Carti when he was in his "Self Titled" era and also "Whole Lotta Red" era and also the legend Pharrell Williams really inspired me." There are so many branches of fashion and a popular one being modeling, Eightweaks' introduction to fashion was through his mother, "When I first got into modeling it was when my mom and I would go to Roger Williams Park. My mom's a photographer and she really wanted me to be her model for her photography gig to reach out to more customers and more opportunities in the future."  

I asked Eight what fashion meant to him, he told  me, "Honestly fashion means a lot to me I remember on bus 17 on my way home I remember meeting some kid named Mervin (Babylenci). I wanted to spark a conversation with him because he seemed really quiet in school and at track practice. The conversation went from girls, to things we want to do in life, and onward to shoes. When we were talking about shoes it sparked this little light of ideas such as, "how can you make this fit better" or "how nice those shoes would look if we had them", it went on and on and the rest is history."

The statement Eight wants to make with fashion is tied to his creativity, "It doesn't matter what you fucking wear as long as you think it's fire and you make other people ask questions that's it. The brain can do so much as is, especially with a creative mindset, I want people to never limit their creativity, I think it's important to focus on your art and be great at what you do."

Eight talked about the influences in his life,"The people in my life have shaped my vision of myself over years through guidance, and example. Every friend, family member, or mentor has contributed to me, sometimes subtly, sometimes profoundly to the way I set my goals, values, and who I want to become. Their impact is ongoing, because I'm always learning from them and adjusting my perspective."  Through him sharing about how his vision for himself has changed, I asked him about where his current vision leads him. "My goal with fashion is to show people that "fashion" is not just about clothes and expensive silhouettes, it's about the art and emotion you put behind it and who you inspire everyday, that's important to me." 

In the grand scheme of fashion and music I asked where he saw the blend between the two, "I see fashion and music as a place to go to when I feel stuck in a society that repeats the same cycles everyday or even when my mental health is all over the place and I don't know where to put that energy to." 

After conversing with Eightweaks about his past and present the only box to tick off was his future. I asked Eightweaks where he saw himself in 5 years, "In the next 5 years I see myself and RÄF being one of the biggest collectives there is when it comes to being multi talented and being very creative at what we do.

“RELENTLESS ÄMBITION FOREVER” - Eightweaks