Every dream starts with a dreamer, but not every dream ends with an accomplishment. However, no matter how big or small that dream is, fulfilling it is such an empowering and heartwarming sensation. What better way to celebrate that milestone than with releasing an EP highlighting the come up? That is exactly what Private Club Records’ first lady Salma Slims did when she released her project titled Ghetto Girl Dream. So what is a ghetto girl’s dream?
Creative + Ctrl | Salma Slims
What was the inspiration behind your Ghetto Girl Dream EP?
Ghetto Girl Dream was basically the persona of going from 0 to 100. I felt like I was in Atlanta working really hard at one point. But it was a different type of grind because I was leaving my job to go to the studio or hit a show that only had 10–15 people. Now it’s like I’m leaving the studio to go to a show that has 1,000 people. So I felt like the ghetto girl’s dream wasn’t necessarily just me growing up in the hood or anything like that but me being a normal girl that went from 0 to 100. And also seeing my brother’s (MadeinTyo) fame, his success and things happening so fast, and him giving me a platform. I remember when I was bringing him out on my show when I had like 30 people, so it’s a ghetto girl’s dream going from that to this.
You recently finished the Private Club Records’ tour and right after you dropped this project. Are you planning on going on tour for this EP now?
I am. It was crazy because, just to mention the Ghetto Girl Dream again, I moved out to Los Angeles from Atlanta and then went on tour with the whole team for a few days with Tyga. Right after MadeinTyo brought me out on like six dates with A$AP Ferg and Tory Lanez’s tour, right after that I got a call to go on tour with Iamsu! and Mod Sun. Following that, Protege and Allan Kingdom — and with Kingdom who worked with Kanye and others, it was legendary for me. Most recently, we, Private Club Records, had our own first collective tour with all of the artists, Noah Wood$, MyNamePhin; we just signed a dude called Down to Earth, 24hrs…it was dope.
What song resonates with you personally from your project?
I went to Atlanta to record the project because I felt like I needed that sound and that feel. It’s a different vibe in Los Angeles, and since I’m not from Los Angeles I didn’t want that sound. So, I went back to Atlanta to cut it and I felt like “Million” was the one when I was recording it. But “100 Racks” ended up being what’s growing the most on SoundCloud and all of over social media. Everyone is tweeting those lyrics. So I’m like, Dang I thought it was “Million” but you guys are rocking with “100 Racks”, it was cool. And in the verses I felt like I said something more than what I was supposed to and my first project Diary of Salma Slims was more personal, a bit more hip-hop and a little more free than this EP. This project is something that the streets can relate to and especially in Atlanta, it has that bounce sound. It’s a small six-song EP, and I was like, This is it, I want to put this out.
What do you want people to take away from this EP?
I really want them to understand who I am and still have fun at the same time because the records are songs that you can turn up to, but if you really listen to it you’ll say, Oh shit, she is really saying something too!
Listen to Ghetto Girl Dream below: