Q: Who is your biggest idol and why?
A: Musically my biggest influence has always been, and still remains to be, RAKIM, due
to the fact that he has always been a thought-provoking emcee and pushed the bar of
being a lyricist to a whole nother level. I salute the God.
Q: Tell us about some of your recent records: “Perception”, “The Only City”, “Ride or Die”,
etc.
A: One of the more popular records I have released is THE SERMON. Reason being, it is a
response to the ignorant statements TRINIDAD JAMES made at his show in Brooklyn, New
York about New York music and how New York artists are being ran by the south. So my
executive producer MR FARR and I took it upon ourselves to respond to his statement
through records, and to be creative, we added a funeral in the middle of the record to
show the death of TRINIDAD JAMES AND HIS PINK THONG WEARING PUNK ASS. PERCEPTION is a huge international record produced by MR FARR. The record is important because it touches the issues of today and how governments try to force feed there version
of the truth on us as the people
through music and how we’re so
confused in the information we’re
perceiving. As we all know, perception is everything in life. THE
ONLY CITY produced by MR FARR is
a representation of that classic hip
hop sound, that BOOM BAP, and
nobody has a better more unique
sound in hip hop like NEW YORK
does, and when it comes to the
birth and creation of hip hop AND
BEING THE REAL TRENDSETTERS OF
POP CULTURE, THERE IS ONLY ONE
CITY NEW YORK CITY. LAY IT DOWN
REMIX is a co-lab done with me
and a German artist by the name
of RIENNE. After I released the
control freestyle, I was contacted
by Rienne and was asked if I could
redo the record, lay it down, and
if I can make it a joint record that
would be mine and hers as well.
So I agreed, and they sent me the
beat, I recorded it on a Saturday,
took a total of 20 min sent it back
the producer. STAMED music put his
touches on it and the rest is history.
One of the best records I have under my belt to date. Its a song that
can be played any place, at any
time, for any audience. (Cont’d)