Lets get into your second mixtape "Flyer Than A Lear", tell us a little about where you got that name from and the development of the tape.
Well, I came up with that name, because that was around the time everybody was talking about "swag", and I've never been the type to really follow trends, and Ive always seen myself as a "fly" individual, so I just tried to think of a few things that was "Fly"... came up with the Learjet .... and put it all together. my 1st mixtape was Unofficial, So i figured i would use some of the ideas from that mixtape and integrate them into a more relevant mixtape.
Now you received 1200 views in the first week on datpiff, how did you feel knowing you are capable of generating those types of numbers?
Honestly, i had no idea how the tape would do the first week. I do a LOT of networking myself online, and crossed paths with Stack or Starve Mixtapes in that process, who also has a HUGE following online, and decided to have them host the mixtape. But once I did drop the project and see the numbers, i was surprised. I've heard of people actually "buying" views but I've never been under that act. I'd rather see how many Real fans I have, and see how fast I can get those numbers to multiply.
You are also in the process of dropping another tape which is "Flyer Than A Lear 2", what is the release and availability info behind that?
Flyer Than A Lear 2 is about 80% finished. I'm almost finished with the recording, waiting on a couple mainstream features to come through, then its just the mastering and hosting. I'm expecting this one to at least double the number of the last one, so I wanna make sure Everything is up to par, from the songs, beats, features, to the quality of the music and the artwork. But, I'm expecting it to drop late January/ Early February.
Who are some of the artists you collaborated with on this project?
Well of course I have members from my label, SkumBagg Music, Sonny Cheeb, Mark Jakob & KaDro. I also have my mans Ed Brooke, Polo Pilla, I got G.S. ( who be killing on the R&B side, as well as rapping ). I got my bro Monz The Talk, featured and on the production side, as well as JBonThaTrak. I also have a couple mainstream artists I'm working on but don't wanna jinx anything so we'll just wait until the final release to see those names.
If you could leave some words of encouragement behind for other up and coming talents, what would you say?
Never Give Up, WORK hard 24/7 on perfecting your craft, and show the same support that you expect to receive, and it'll definitely pay off.
We are finished, any final shoutouts and love mentions lol
Lol... i just wanna shout out my team, SkumBagg Music. All the Engineers and Studios I've been in and all the Producers Ive worked with over the years, KillaNoiz, Monz The Talk, THG, EHP/Hit Coalition, JBonThaTrak, Paris Beuller, Marco B., Cryptonite Beatz, S.K., Klass, and I know I'm forgetting some people, so all the rest of the producers I've worked with.