Pigeon Opinion Featuring an Interview with Exzenya

“International Power” is a hip-hop dominant anthem about earned authority, legacy, and self-definition. Opening with a stark a cappella declaration before shifting into commanding, modern production, the track blends controlled hip-hop cadence with melodic vocal passages — creating a dynamic interplay between anticipation and impact.

Interview with Exzenya

(^)> What is the meaning behind your track International Power? You discuss themes of authority and self-definition?

International Power reflects a mindset that comes from lived experience. I’ve spent decades as a CEO and entrepreneur, and leadership teaches you that real authority isn’t about being loud or aggressive. It’s about composure, clarity, and knowing who you are.

The song is about defining success for yourself rather than allowing others to define it for you. It’s about presence and conviction — the kind of confidence that comes from building things over time and understanding your own value.

(^)> What is the significance of incorporating hip-hop rhythms and melodies in your track?

Hip-hop carries rhythm, confidence, and storytelling in a very direct way. That rhythmic structure allows the message to move forward with intention.

At the same time, melodic passages bring emotional depth and space into the track. Blending those elements creates movement — authority through the hip-hop cadence and reflection through the melody. It allows the song to feel strong without becoming aggressive.

(^)> You describe your music as coming from a place of reality rather than bravado. What is the impact of this approach on your music?

My work comes from lived experience.

I’ve spent decades as a CEO and entrepreneur, and leadership teaches you something important about power. Real authority doesn’t need to raise its voice. Sometimes you walk into a room and the energy shifts without a word being spoken. That presence comes from experience, discipline, and knowing who you are.

That same mindset carries into my music.

When I talk about power, legacy, or independence, it isn’t an image or a performance. It’s grounded in real life. I’ve built businesses, invested internationally, and created structures that will continue supporting my heirs for generations. I have foundations and investments set up overseas so that what I build today continues long after I’m gone.

That idea of legacy is also present in my creative work. I’ve written thousands of songs, poems, and stories over my lifetime. There is far more material than I could ever finish or release myself. In a way, that body of work becomes another inheritance. I hope my children and future generations explore it, build on it, and create their own paths forward.

At the same time, I hope listeners hear something in that journey as well. Many people believe legacy, financial stability, or creative success are only available to a small group of people. In reality, anyone can begin building something meaningful. It often starts small. Sometimes you gain ground, sometimes you lose ground, but persistence builds knowledge and confidence over time.

That understanding is where the power in my music comes from. It’s not bravado. It’s the confidence that grows from experience, resilience, and the belief that the future can be built step by step.

(^)> What is the significance of your brand and its themes of reinvention and independence?

My brand reflects something I believe strongly — that reinvention is always possible.

People often think creative pursuits or new chapters in life have an expiration date, but that simply isn’t true. I started releasing music later in life after decades in business. That journey represents independence, curiosity, and the willingness to pursue something meaningful regardless of timing.

If my story shows people that they can still evolve, explore, and create at any stage of life, then that message has value.

(^)> What is the meaning behind your track Drunk Texting? You combine elements of pop, R&B, and comedy sketches?

Drunk Texting is a humorous take on a very relatable situation. It was inspired by a real-life moment involving my son during a chaotic night while we were traveling.

The song captures that mix of embarrassment, humor, and unpredictability that happens when people send messages they probably shouldn’t, and in turn, I hope that they can learn to be kinder to themselves knowing they are human and be able to laugh at their mistakes instead of ruminating on them. By blending pop and R&B with comedic storytelling, the track turns an awkward moment into something playful and relatable.

(^)> What is the significance of incorporating themes of life events in your music?

Life events are where real stories come from.

Music becomes more meaningful when it reflects genuine experiences — whether those experiences belong to me or to people around me. Those moments contain emotion, conflict, humor, growth, and insight, which naturally translate into compelling storytelling.

Drawing from real events allows the music to feel authentic and emotionally layered. It allows people to relate to the themes and feel that they understood and are not alone.

(^)> What is the impact you want listeners to feel when they listen to your music, especially those songs based on life events?

I want listeners to feel seen, and I want them to come away with more empathy for themselves and for others.

We’re all human. We all have real emotions, real mistakes, real regrets, real moments that didn’t go as planned. A lot of the time, people are very hard on themselves. They replay things, judge themselves, judge others, or carry shame much longer than they need to.

I want the music to remind people that those moments are part of life. There are consequences to our actions, of course, and we learn from them. But after the moment has passed, I hope people can look back with a little more understanding and say, “Wow, that happened,” or even laugh at it someday and turn it into a story they survived.

Especially with songs based on life events, I want listeners to feel recognition. I want them to hear something and realize they’re not alone in what they’ve felt, said, done, or lived through. And beyond that, I want them to be gentler with themselves, to stop dwelling so harshly, and to accept that these experiences become part of the story that shapes who they are.

That, to me, is the impact that matters most.

(•)> That's all, Folks! Check out Exzenya on the Pigeon Opinion Playlist