Featured artist: Teleon The Don – Teleon The Don – New Hip Hop artist emerges!
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist Teleon The Don from Indianapolis to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Teleon The Don! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
Teleon The Don: I started battle rapping at the age of 12 after being influenced by the 90’s Hip Hop era. My sister and my uncle played a very important role in building my confidence and lyrical ability. I also began writing songs with my best friend after creating a dream that would become my first love, Hip Hop.
Never give up, sometimes you can see, that’s hard, but you can do it.
What about concerts? Do you play live?
I definitely am open to performing live and doing concerts.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
Devastated like I’m constipated now they salivating cause it’s that amazing, participating when you hit the pavement if you miss a payment we gone get it blazing.”
Featured artist: The Real John Dough – Werk or clock out
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist The Real John Dough from Montgomery to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, The Real John Dough! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
The Real John Dough: I was always a poet. Music is poetry. We're expressing our feelings combining poetry with music. As a kid I would listen to songs on the radio and think of ways i could've did it better with my own cadence. I would listen to rap songs and sing the artist rap verses. When I was too young to work I would sing for food in the fast food restaurants. I think thats when I fell in love with performing in front of an audience. The thing that got me into songwriting is the fact I was too shy to talk to the girls at school so I would write melodic raps about what I would say to them if I had the courage. This started in elementary.
Hard Work (Werk) speaks for itself
What about concerts? Do you play live?
Yes i do performances. Im working(werking) on putting a live band together to switch my performances up from time to time. I usually like to do things to stand out so the audience remembers me.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
Got more kick then Bruce and Jet Li just call me Sensei.
Featured artist: Natalac – Pimp of the City is Now, Pimp of the Nation
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist Natalac from Jacksonville to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Natalac! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
Natalac: I always had something to say so & since i could always captivate peoples attention without a beat so i knew i could do it with a beat.. ya know.
No cryin’ in hip hop was the best advice I ever got in hip hop so seeing so many rappers cryin’ bout their career ain’t where they wanted it. I think it’s really feminine.
What about concerts? Do you play live?
Yes, I perform live with a band sometimes if the budget allows that or I just do it solo.
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist Ds Dakati from Inglewood to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Ds Dakati! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
Ds Dakati: My father was a percussionist and my mother was a vocalist so my passion started through family musicians when i hear Hip-Hop. I immediately wanted to try it and I wrote my 1st rhymes in 6th grade.
Nobody ever gave me good advice, they just told me to change my name when i really started making mixtapes because i went by the name DanxSmoke in the early stages of my career so about 6 years ago I changed my name to what it its currently: Ds Dakati
What about concerts? Do you play live?
yes i play live as much as im allowed but dealing with promoters I would have to say is the worst
Best punchline you ever wrote?
How you gangster when the gun weight more then you do / Fake bloods Fake crips with the voodoo / I’m from the hood but I dont do what you do lying bout sending weight on the chu-chu (train)
Featured artist: LeCadre – …and then LeCadre (finally).
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist LeCadre from Brooklyn / Houston to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, LeCadre! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
LeCadre: I've always been an artist, lol at least in my head. I wrote my first song when I was around twelve or thirteen. I thought you had to write the entire time length of the music so that song was like 4 pages front and back. I don't think I ever let anyone hear that one.
The best advice given to me would be "keep going" if you stop now, you will be mad at yourself for being in the same spot that you're in. So no matter what, "keep going."
What about concerts? Do you play live?
Play live? Man I have live conversations! I try to make my shows more than an "I perform, you watch" situation. I like to engage with my audience, if I'm having a f*ucked up day I'll probably talk about it at some point during the show. I think it helps the crowd relate to you that much more.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
"You really must not really care nicca, that your bitch all up in here nicca, she fucking up all of her hair nicca, cuz Cadre might let her get near a nicca."
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist Wiz Mars from Dapaong to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Wiz Mars! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
Wiz Mars: J'ai grandi avec la musique. La musique est omniprésente dans ma culture. J'ai été bercé par les rythmes traditionnels ainsi que le Jazz et le Blues que mon père écoutait énormément. Le RAP et moi ne tenons qu'à un seul nom…Hichem. Un ami qui m'a fait découvrir cet art et qui m'a appris certains codes. Le reste m'est venu tout naturellement en compensation avec ma solitude.
Ayez de l'ambition
What about concerts? Do you play live?
Je fais des prestations lors de soirée. L'un de mes objets est de faire un concert au Stade de Dapaong.
Featured artist: D R E A D (DreadTripleSix) – TheOnlyThingToFearIsFearItself: Meet DREAD.
As part of our ongoing “Rap’s New Generation” series, today we sat down with the upcoming underground artist D R E A D (DreadTripleSix) from Tampa to talk about his recent music, his upcoming projects, his career advice and his overall experiences being in the music industry and he did not disappoint…
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, D R E A D (DreadTripleSix)! Let’s go back to the beginning of your career. How did you decide to become an artist?
D R E A D (DreadTripleSix): I decided to get into rap/hip-hop after contributing most of my life to being instrumentally virtuous so that I could rip the stage like Randy Rhoads or Eric Clapton, or whoever else I idolize even to this day- then seeing my skill increase without a proportionate increase in an audience.
When you feel like quitting, don't.
What about concerts? Do you play live?
I have played live shows in the past but only as a rock/metal artist. I've only done one show as DREAD.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
I don't really wanna give a punchline. If you're really interested, just go listen to the music until you find one you like.
