DoubleWood Infantry- Brass City Gangstas
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WHAT'S REALLY HOOD?!?!?! It's ya boy, the one and only Corrado "The General" Clips, head of DoubleWood Infantry(DWI) and Brass City Gangstas(B.C.G.). We're comin' straight from Dirty Water CT, trying to put DW on the map since many others failed to do so. We're bringing Gangsta Rap to another level mainly, but we've been dabbling in commercial Hip Hop and even R&B lately, so you'll never know what to expect outta us!!! I'm currently in the process of releasing my sophomore "hood" mixtape titled "This Is Me Vol.1". It's basically a freestyle mixtape wit a select few songs, all performed on industry beats by myself and a few guest appearances from affiliates. It's flamin' hot so be lookin' out 4 that within the next month, I figured I'll set the spring off wit some heat of my own 4 y'all niggaz, u heard?! Then I'll be releasing the Brass City Gangstas album, early May featuring my artists, B.Gunz, Will B., Monteca, and a few others. Be on the lookout 4 that too. I'm also currently working on a collaboration mixtape with another local Dirty Water, CT rapper, Toolz entitled "It's Lonely Up Here". That project will be a mixtape series with 3 to 5 volumes coming out within the next year. I'm telling u, I'm grindin' hard trying to get this work done so I can do some deal shopping, y'know?! Any critisism, comments, or remarks will be well aprreciated by me and my fellow artists, so feel free to holla @ ya boy! DoubleWood 4 Life, BCG is the squad!!!!!!
Why this name?
"DoubleWood Infantry originated from my hood in the Dirty Water, Wood St. We were originally just a crew of gangstas, then we switched the game up on some music shit, y'know? Me and my man Rekless was chillin' one day, trying to figure out a group name for us and we figured, let's try some military shit, like flippin' it on some gangsta sh*** so we started calling ourselves the DoubleWood Infantry and it stuck. Brass City Gangstas just came about recently when I decided to create an offspring of DWI with my producer/artist B.Gunz in 2005."
` Corrado
` Corrado
Do you play live?
"I do shows @ clubs occasionaly,(nothing lately) and in my hometown of Dirty Water. I have a show March 4th @ Los Amigos club on North Main St. in Waterbury, CT. I'll be performing alot more when the weather warms up around here and the ladies start comin' out!!"
Corrado
Corrado
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
"The internet allows producers and artists, such as myself to display their musical talents to a much wider musical audience and entertainment industry executives and A&R's. Local niggaz like me don't have the publicity or the connects to be mainstream and have a buzz by being on some big DJ's mixtape or some hood DVD that everyone's gonna see, y'know, so we use the internet for that purpose basically, u gotta get heard somehow!"
Corrado
Corrado
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
"Hell yeah I would sign with a major label! My actual plans are to go independent first though, kill all the competition and hit mainstream wit a critical buzz! That's my own vision of getting a deal."
Corrado
Corrado
Band History:
DoubleWood Infantry: Established in 1999 by Corrado Clips and Rekless Endangerment.
Brass City Gangstas: Established in 2005 by Corrado Clips and Rekless Endangerment.
Brass City Gangstas: Established in 2005 by Corrado Clips and Rekless Endangerment.
Your influences?
"Jay-Z, Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Dipset and D-Block"
Corrado
Corrado
Favorite spot?
"DoubleWood in Dirty Water, CT!!!!!
Corrado
Corrado
Equipment used:
Fruity Loops, Cool Edit Pro, BeatCraft, TSYK2000 headphones, E945 undirectional dynamic microphone
Anything else...?
"All I gotta say is I'm here to stay and y'all will be seeing my face alot more and hearing me all over the place pretty soon!!! Look out for my upcoming albums because I'm bout to put this sh*** on smash in the '06, I'm not playin' no games this year. If u need any info on album release dates, release parties, shows, or whatever, holla @ ya boy via e-mail or hit me directly by phone or nextel 2-way. It's ya boy Corrado Clips signin' out!!! G'Z UP!!!!!!!!!!"
Corrado
Corrado