Is Hip-Hop Dead?
Hip-Hop is dead because the mainstream killed the reason why Hip-Hop was created. However, the underground has kept it alive and strong for the real heads. It’s a double sided dilemma with a lot of answers to go with many questions. I will zombify Hip-Hop and watch it eat the brains of the mainstream, Die Mother…..
What is your vision of Hip Hop’s future?
All good music will only be released in other countries, oh wait! That’s now…. I envision that Hip-Hop’s future will only be truly reveled in the underground, because past, present and future, mainstream people will never understand why we love this culture so much and what it brings to the table physically, mentally as an art form.
Do you listen to other forms of music outside of Hip Hop?
Metal, Rock, Classic Rock, Alternative, Jazz, Classical…
Who were your artistic/musical influences growing up?
Kurtis Blow, Big Daddy Kane, Tribe Called Quest, Soul Sonic Force, Ultra Magnetic Emcee’s, Fab Five, De La Soul, Rakim, Audio Two, Slick Rick, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Wu-Tang Clan, Grave Diggaz, Boot Camp Click, Kool Keith, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Ozbourne, KISS, Beatles… The list goes on…
What is your music background?
Born in Brooklyn and Raised in Staten Island, NY, I came up around a lot of Zulu’s who were emcees or promoted for Wu-Tang. I went to school with many extended family members of the Wu-Tang. When I would be in the projects, I would see them around and some times watch them kick ciphers, but I was mad young and didn’t know then I wanted to be an emcee, but I did know I loved Hip-Hop and everything it represented. When I moved to Jersey I was 10 and around kats who freestyled, battled and would make demo tapes. So I started writing until I filled up like 30 books. Was it good? Probably not, but it was where I started. It’s when I moved to Florida I met this cat Voider through some friends and we formed Abstrakt Distortion. Then through an acquaintance I met Jes right before he got started on Paramanu Recordings and a bunch of other cats in the same circles.
How do you describe your music to people?
The last score before the music for the last days comes upon us and the zombies rise from hell and kill everyone….
What image do you think your music conveys?
Distressed by the hardening I’ve had to endure throughout life, and the sick bastard thoughts that brew in my head everyday.
What’s your outlook on the record industry today?
All suits controlling the way they want Hip-Hop to be marketed just to make that greenback. The industry is as shady as the f*&kin’ government. Everything comes with a cost that only ends up with reluctant consequences. Underground heads that I know will never sell out to perceive the culture for wrong doings.
