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Thanks for taking time out to do this interview for RapCapital.com! So let's get this cracking! Where U representing? I'm representing Tallahassee, Florida. Tallahassee has been a good town for spawning talent. Maybe it's the political climate due to it being the capital of Florida. FAMU and FSU also bring people from everywhere. Tallahassee is more culturally diverse that most towns of this size. Dead Prez and George Clinton is from here! Plus Common as well as Nat and "Cannonball" Adderly both went to FAMU. The thing is about this town is that you got to get out of it to do something, so that's what I'm doing. I'm taking my show on the road, as they say. You aren't the typical Florida rapper..Its seems like you have more depth the to "pop lock n drop it" or to "make it reign" ..... why not just follow the trends? Fuck trends! If I do what the next man does than I'm not being me. I'm a complex person who will touch on many issues. Furthermore, I dont want to blend in with everybody else. I'm going to stand out. I'm going to follow my own path. That "pop lock n drop it" shit has its place, but I don't consider that Hip-Hop music. It's kind of like comparing 70's soul to disco. Soul music was from the heart, just like real Hip-Hop, ya know?! Do you feel like most south music is preserving hiphop or damaging it? I don't consider most South music Hip-Hop. Most of these cats is garbage! They live shows is wack. They tracks is layered a million times. That's not Hip-Hop. I wouldn't say the South is damaging Hip-Hop, I would say that DJ's who spin bullshit records is damaging it, ya dig?! We still got people in the South who go hard! I don't think anyone would question Scarface or Outkast about their skills as emcees. Plus I know a lot of underground cats here in Florida who is real nice. Don't get it twisted either, it's not just the South, Mims and the whole Dipset!? What the fuck?! Them dudes is pre-school. They got all that fame and money, but in my eyes they toddlers on the mic. How did you get your start in HipHop? In the late 80's I copped my first tape, Kool Moe Dee's "Knowledge is King" and since then Hip-Hop's been the only true love in my life. It's been my only source of release, ya dig?! As far as rhyming goes I would have to say my two partners Dub Tre & DainjaRuss got me serious in the mid 90's. When I got locked up in '99 I started writing more and when I was released in mid-2000 I started playing around with the beats too. What emcees did you look up to coming up? Growing up I looked up to a lot of cats. I was on that Wu shit hard. I was rocking Killarmy and Gravediggaz shit like there wasn't any other tapes out. I loved Outkast and Goodie Mob. The Organized Noise sound was lovely, ya dig?! Scarface and 2pac were a heavy influence. C-Bo and Yukmouth was the West Coast stuff I fucked with the most. Who are ya favorite 5 alive right now? Right now I fucks with Ghostface, MF Doom, Scarface, Nas, and Yukmouth. I say Yuk cuz he's probably the most slept on dude in the West. He's a beast on the mic, he's takes that "g" shit to a whole nother level. Doom never repeats himself plus he always entertains me. Nas is just nice, and he really captures all the contradictions of manhood well. Ghostface is just nasty, and he's seems to always be hungry. Scarface is a fucking legend in my circles! Do you have any albums or mixtapes coming soon that cats need to look out for? Yeah, I'm currently finishing up my sophmore opus, "MindState: Freedom" which also features Vast Aire, Beretta 9, Jade Foxx, & 14th Century as well as additional production from DaShin, Sealy, Big Huskee, Alkota, and Shadowville. If all goes as planned it will drop this May and be available worldwide. I'm also doing a mixtape called "Track Terrorism" with Alkota on all the beats. Me and my dude Inferno have talked about getting on some cannibal animalism shit, haha. I'm also producing the majority of Indya's (famous for "My Boo" with the Ghost Town DJ's) new neo-soul project. All of this shit is gonna be fire! Real Talk??? Why is your shit worth checking before the next man??? Real talk, the next man usually sounds just like the next man, but not as good as the man who did it before. I don't sound like the next man. All my lyrics and beats is on point. Plus, "MindState: Freedom" has no filler songs. Every joint on there is dope. I'm not only giving you something that you can rock to, my music has substance. I'm touching on shit that some emcees is too coward to touch on. Any shows coming up? Yeah, I stay performing, that's how I get my rocks off, haha. My next shows are for the Florida Music Festival & Conference in Orlando from May 16th thru May 20th and I will be performing every night. After that, I'm trying to put together a promo tour for "MindState: Freedom" so God willing that works out. I also do spot dates all the time, so just keep checking on me to see if I'm gonna be in your area. You did a song with Beretta 9 from KillArmy .... how did that come about? Killarmy has always been a major influence of mine. Especially Beretta 9 and PR Terrorist. I just reached out to dude to see if he was feeling my joints and would be down to collab. He said yeah, and the numbers were good so I sent him some beats. He chose one and we killed that shit. He's definately a humble, cool cat. Ok whats a typical day like for Big Lo? I usually wake up with the roosters. Spark the swisha on my nightstand to get my head right. Than I sip some coffee and read. I'm reading all sorts of ill shit lately. I take care of all the business shit I need to than it's to the lab for the rest of the day. For fun I go digging. We've got a couple spots with crazy record collections here in town so its cool. My family, my girl, and my peoples are pretty understanding of how much this music means to me so they don't really bother me when I'm working. Here at RapCapital.com we are known to ask "not your typical" interview questions sometimes because the fans have things they would like to know personally.So these may be a little out of the norm but paint a better picture for the people to know you better..... What 5 artists are in heavy rotation in your Ipod right now?? I don't have an iPod! Haha, I keep some Doom, Ghostface, Scarface, Killarmy, and old Goodie Mob in rotation. I've really been rockin that Afro Samurai soundtrack a lot lately. That shit's dope, I'm really feeling the joint with GZA and Big Daddy Kane. Whats the 2 hottest albums you checked in 06? The two hottest albums...damn, that's a tough question when most of the shit out is wack. I would have to say Ghostface's "Fishscale" was definately one of the top projects last year. I also liked the Outkast "Idlewild" soundtrack. It wasn't your typical album, but them dudes just make great music. When you listen to that record it really brings you to that time and place. I can appreciate a good conceptual album if it's done well. What is your ultimate goal in the hiphop game? I want to make my mark as one of the pillars of true Hip-Hop. I'll be happy to eat well by moving 40 to 50,000 units of every album I drop and getting airplay on college and indie radio worldwide. I want to travel. I would love to rock Europe and Japan they really respect and love the art in those places. Nas titled his album "Hiphop is Dead", Do you agree with that? No disrespect towards Nas, but Hip-Hop ain't dead, and it's not going nowhere anytime soon. There's tons of good music out there, you just have to know where to look. Ya feel me?! Is it hard with your style to be recognized in Florida due to the current climate of the industry right now? It's crazy. I'm getting a little love here in Florida, but it's mostly from underground heads. I seem to get more support out of New York and overseas. I think all this heat and sunshine down here has fucked up some of these peoples minds, but it's all good, I still got hope. I think people need to wake up and see that everything in life is not a party. The world is fucked up everywhere. Out of all the people you have ever crossed paths with in the industry what person made you feel just a little bit starstruck? I would definately have to say Emmanuel Lewis. I used to watch him as Webster when I was a kid, and I had the opportunity to meet him in Georgia a few months ago. I ate some cheesecake with dude and had the chance to speak with him for a hot minute. He was cool and humble. back to the norm---- Who will you be working with in the future as far as Producers and Artists?? I'm gonna always fuck with a few of my close assosiates including Dub Tre, DainjaRuss, Inferno, DaShin, Alkota, Oktane, 14th Century and Indya. People who I would love to work with include MF Doom, Madlib, Yukmouth, the Rza, and Devin the Dude. I have mad respect for all them dudes work. Out of all the tracks your recorded what 1 will make cats no you are for real!!!? You can listen to all my joints and know I'm for real, but if I have to choose just one, I would say "Good Music". It definately has a lot of emotion and I'm expressing how I'm trying to do the right thing, but keep getting caught up in the day-to-day bullshit. I'm really feeling that joint. Where can cats check you on the web? I've got the internet going bananas. You can check for me at all of these beautiful places: 10 years from now where do you see yourself? I see myself as a pillar of underground Hip-Hop. I see myself eating well off my art. I see myself traveling the world. I see myself doing production for all sorts of talented artists. I'm telling you, don't sleep on my beats. Is there anything else you want people to know,or anything you want to plug? Yeah, I hate garbage emcees! I take this music shit seriously, so if your wack you need to stop making music. You're making it tougher for quality artists to be heard. Call it what you want, but some of these cats is a waste of oxygen! Other than that, check for "MindState: Freedom" coming soon! Check out all my websites, get at me bout anything. I'm a laid back cat and I'll speak to everyone. I also want to say PEACE to everyone showing love and PEACE to rapcapital.com for taking the time out to get at me for this interview. Thanks. |
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