What will Den Vau bring home for his mother this Tet: Girlfriend, prize or money?

Black is not charity, it is service.

*In 2023, Den Vau received many awards. For young artists, dedicated to art or the community, sometimes awards are the goal and also the affirmation of "brand", what about you?

-RapperBlack Vau: Den would like to affirm that Den highly appreciates all awards. Not only in the arts and culture, but any profession needs awards, because it is a great recognition and encouragement for the efforts of everyone, every group. However, Den cannot set awards as a goal because Den truly writes music with inspiration and for Den, the most important thing in composing is to bring emotions to the listener. Den really thinks that no one can outline how to make music to win an award. Therefore, in all award ceremonies, when the names are announced, everyone bursts into tears because neither the artists nor the audience know which work will win an award. And if it is not clear, it is impossible to calculate or shape the work to win an award. So just write with emotion, whatever comes will come.

* So how has Den Vau changed now compared to 15 years ago, both in music and life?

- In music, Den feels that the biggest change is that instead of writing music for himself, Den writes for more people. For more people here does not mean writing music to reach more listeners than before, but to write about the thoughts and feelings of many people like him. Den thinks that change comes from age, from personal experience and from what he sees and hears when looking at life more broadly than he did 15 years ago.

* You not only stand out in your music products but also get noticed for knowing how to bring music into community life, breathing into it meaningful human things with specific actions such as MV.Cook for me. Actually, artists do charity work quite a lot and for many different purposes. What about Den?

- Den doesn't think he is doing charity work. Den considers what he does as service. That is what he has to do for the community when he himself has received so much support from the community for many years. The only purpose that Den desires is to become a useful person for the community. To quote a saying that people often say, something like: What comes from the heart will touch the heart. The audience, the public, and society will feel everything.

*If at some point Den Vau does charity work or community work and is misunderstood or criticized like some artists have encountered, will Den continue or stop?

- Den always listens, learns and always carries out the motto of living and working in accordance with the law so that what he does is always clear, transparent and not contrary to life and the law. Den believes that the audience, community and society are always fair and will always see clearly when he lives and does right.

*You once confided that you had a spiritual shift when you went from music for personal use to music for the community. So why did you make that shift and what was the origin of that starting point?

- The starting point for that change is that Den realizes that Den is lucky to be given the opportunity to work and develop himself by the community. The audience and the public allow Den to work freely and shine with enthusiasm. And Den realizes the role and responsibility of an artist in bringing good things to the community.

Mother doesn't know her son is famous

*Actually, making music in particular and art in general to serve the community is a smart choice and easy to "cause nostalgia". Let's ask directly, when doing this, does Den Vau have any calculations or put personal interests into it?

- Den thinks that he needs to have more aspects, a comprehensive and straightforward perspective for the profession he is doing. Honestly, it is impossible to calculate or predict the audience's taste, especially in an era where music in particular and art in general change every day and every hour like this. So Den thinks that he should just be innocent with music. Just for fun.