STUDENT TO THE ART OF HIP HOP, I CAME UP LISTENING TO RAKIM,KOOL G. RAP, GANGSTARR, D.I.T.C, KRS ONE, THE LIST GOES ON. WHERE IM FROM, KINSTON, NC, DURING THE 80'S AND 90'S, WE WERE FASCINATED BY THE NEW YORK RAPPERS AND THEIR ATMOSPHERE. IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE NEW YORK. ALL YOU HEARD WAS NAS, MOBB DEEP, CNN, JAYZ, JUST REAL AZZ MUSIC...THAT'S WHERE THE SWAG CAME FROM EVENTUALLY..LOL. BUT REALLY BEING THAT MY PARENTS ARE BOTH FROM UP NORTH, I KIND OF LEANED THAT WAY ANYWAY.. BUT ONCE I STARTED ...
STUDENT TO THE ART OF HIP HOP, I CAME UP LISTENING TO RAKIM,KOOL G. RAP, GANGSTARR, D.I.T.C, KRS ONE, THE LIST GOES ON. WHERE IM FROM, KINSTON, NC, DURING THE 80'S AND 90'S, WE WERE FASCINATED BY THE NEW YORK RAPPERS AND THEIR ATMOSPHERE. IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE NEW YORK. ALL YOU HEARD WAS NAS, MOBB DEEP, CNN, JAYZ, JUST REAL AZZ MUSIC...THAT'S WHERE THE SWAG CAME FROM EVENTUALLY..LOL. BUT REALLY BEING THAT MY PARENTS ARE BOTH FROM UP NORTH, I KIND OF LEANED THAT WAY ANYWAY.. BUT ONCE I STARTED RAPPING AROUND MY FRIENDS, YOU KNOW THE TYPICAL NIGHTS GETTING WASTED, THROWING THEM BEATS ON AND YA HOMEBOY'S LIKE,"MEL GO IN" OR I BET YOU CANT GO IN ON THIS ONE. IT WAS LYRICAL EXERCISE FOR ME. ANY BEAT, NO MATTER THE GENRE OR ARTIST. IT JUST CAME TO ME...NOW IM TRYING PUT LIFE AND MUSIC TOGETHER, AND MAKE ART. FINE TAPESTRIES, COLLAGUES, REAL RECOGNIZE REAL... SO WITH ME, IM COMBINING NORTH AND SOUTH TOGETHER. I CALL IT SOUTHPAW.I CAN SWITCH IT UP ANYTIME I FEEL LIKE IT...YA DIG
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