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DO YOU TEND TO LIKE BEATS YOU BUILT YOURSELF AS OPPOSED TO SAMPLED BEATS?
BOTH. I’M FROM THE SAMPLING ERA. SO I LOVE SAMPLES BUT I ALSO LIKE TO PUT NOTES AND SOUNDS TOGETHER..
WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVE PRODUCERS?
DJ PREMIER,PETE ROCK,LARGE PROFESSOR,THE BEATNUTS,9TH WONDER,J DILLA,QUINCY JONES
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR FINISHED WITH THE BEAT?
WELL FOR ME IT’S WHEN I SIT BACK AND LISTEN TO IT ABOUT 10 TIMES AND PRETEND I DIDN’T MAKE IT AND CRITIQUE IT.
HAVE YOU EVER MADE WHAT YOU FELT LIKE WAS A NIICE BEAT AND SOMEONE GOT ON IT AND DID IT NO JUSTICE?
OH YEAH. HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. I HATE TO HURT ANYONE’S FEELINGS BUT I GOTTA GIVE MY HONEST OPINION. MOST ARTISTS ARE COOL WITH IT SOME AREN’T.
DO YOU PREFER TO KEEP YOUR BEATS AS INSTRUMENTALS OR DO YOU LIKE TO MAKE BEATS FOR ARTISTS?
ACTUALLY BOTH. I MAKE CUSTOM BEATS FOR ARTISTS WHO REQUEST IT. BUT MOST ARE INSTRUMENTALS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT NEWER EQUIPMENT VS THE OLDER EQUIPMENT?
HONESTLY I LIKE’EM ALL. TECHNOLOGY IS ALWAYS CHANGING SO THE EQUIPMENT GETS BETTER AND BETTER. THERE IS SOME OLDER EQUIPMENT THAT IS PRICELESS.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO PRODUCING/ ENGINEERING?
I USE TO BE AN EMCEE AND ONE OF MY BROTHERS USE TO MAKE MY BEATS. SO I WAS ALWAYS HELPING/CO-PRODUCING WITH HIM. THEN HE DECIDED HE WANTS TO GO INTO THE ARMY AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO DO BOTH. I SAID HELL NO I CAN’T HE SAID YOU DON’T HAVE A CHOICE. SO THEN I STARTED MAKING BEATS FULL TIME .
WHO/WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR STYLE?
GOOD MUSIC ALWAYS INFLUENCES ME. ALL MY FAV PRODUCERS INFLUENCE ME.
WHO ARE SOME OF THE ARTISTS YOUR HAVE WORKED WITH SO FAR?
MR.SB, RASH BOOGIE, JAY MOSES, MIDKNYTE, DEE THE BEATSTRESS,JANE DOE, JK THE SUPANOVA
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT PEOPLE THAT AREN'T FANS OF YOUR MUSIC YET TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I’M A LAID BACK PERSON THAT ENJOYS LIFE GOOD OR BAD.
WHO TAUGHT YOU ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE LESSONS IN LIFE?
MY MOMS. SHE SAID TO ALWAYS LOVE AND RESPECT YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT CUZ GOD DOES.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE 1 THING ABOUT YOUR LIFE WOULD YOU? WHAT WOULD IT BE? AND WHY?
I WOULDN’T REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING BECAUSE LIFE IS ONE BIG LESSON AND I NEED TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN SO WHEN MY TIME IS UP I CAN ANSWER THE MAN UPSTAIRS WHEN HE ASKS ME WHAT DID I LEARN. EVERYTHING IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
WHY DO YOU LOVE MUSIC?
IT CALMS ME DOWN WHEN I’M STRESSED. IT KEPT ME OUT OF A LOT OF TROUBLE. I LOVE HEARING NEW SOUNDS AND SAMPLE THAT OTHER PRODUCERS SOME UP WITH.
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 MOVIES?
HEAT, BELLY, HOUSE PARTY, MR.BROOKS, NATIONAL SECURITY
IF YOU COULD PICK 3 ARTISTS PAST OR PRESENT TO WORK WITH WHO WOULD YOU PICK?
BIG L, BIGGIE, JADAKISS
WHAT ARE 3 THINGS YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT?
GOD, MY KIDS, MUSIC
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE COOL LAID BACK, INYOUR FACE, CONSCIOUS?
ALL OF THE ABOVE. I’VE LEARNED NOT TO BOX MYSELF INTO JUST ONE STYLE.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO TO RELAX?
LISTENING TO SLOW SONGS AND JAZZ MUSIC.
WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU LOVED MUSIC MORE THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON?
HAVING SOMEONE I MET FOR THE FIRST TIME TELL ME I TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT MUSIC.
HOW DOES THE BEAT COME TO YOU? I KNOW SOME PRODUCERS SAMPLE BUT LIKE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL BEAT HOW DOES IT COME TO YOU?
HONESTLY IT COMES FROM ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. YOU COULD HEAR A SOUND THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY DAMN I WANNA USE THAT OR A SAMPLE THAT GIVES YOU GOOSE BUMPS WHEN YOU HEAR IT. ANY REAL PRODUCER KNOWS ABOUT THE GOOSEBUMPS.
