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play lo-fi play hi-fi  STEP UP 2 THE MIC
play lo-fi play hi-fi  SIMPLY ILL
play lo-fi play hi-fi  KNOW MY NAME
play lo-fi play hi-fi  WHEN YOU THINK OF ME
play lo-fi play hi-fi  ROCK STARZ
play lo-fi play hi-fi  'AT THE BREAK OF DAWN'
play lo-fi play hi-fi  EVERYTIME I TRY
play lo-fi play hi-fi  'A LONG TIME COMIN'
play lo-fi play hi-fi  BOUNCE FEAT 2FASE
play lo-fi play hi-fi  SHE COULD'VE BEEN THE ONE
I AM A STUDENT OF HIP-HOP. I ONLY STUDY THE GREATS. RAKIM, BIG PUN, MOS DEF, 2PAC. PEOPLE SAY THAT MY HEART BLEEDS THROUGH MY MUSIC. RECORDING IS MY ADDICTION. IT IS MORE THAN A PASSION TO ME, IT IS A WAY TO VENT MY SOUL....OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT I HAVE ON MY CHEST. I CONSIDER MYSELF A MODERN DAY POET..THAN JUST A "RAPPER". I AM QUITE INSANE WHEN IT COMES TO RECORDING. I USUALLY RECORD 3 TRACKS PER DAY...BUT I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO RECORD 5 OR MORE AT TIMES. I AM A PRODUCT OF ARIZONA UNDERGROUND. LEGENDS/FOUNDERS POKAFASE & MIC WYLD, THE FIRST UNDERGROUND ACT IN AZ, I STUDIED THEM. WHERE THEY FAILED, I WILL SUCCEED. I WOULD SAY I AM THEIR PROTEGE, BUT THEY QUIT AND I NEVER WILL. I AM DETERMINED TO GET PHOENIX ON THE HIP-HOP MAP. I AM THE TRUTH. EVERYTHING YOU HEAR FROM ME IS %100 ACCURATE. I RECORD EVERYDAY.... NO MATTER WHAT.....I TREAT IT LIKE WAS MY JOB..NOT A HOBBY...IF ANY PRODUCERS OUT THERE WOULD LIKE TO DO A COLLAB..KNOW THIS...WHATEVER BEAT YOU WANT ME TO RECORD ON, YOU WILL HEAR THE FINISHED PRODUCT BY THE END OF THAT DAY...OR THE LATEST, BY THE NEXT DAY. .HIT ME UP ON MY MESSAGE BOARD... MY WORK ETHIC IS NON-STOP, TO DATE I HAVE RECORDED 350+ TRACKS. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 7 YEARS NOW SO I CONSIDER MYSELF A VETERAN. MY ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING M.C.'S...RECORD EVERYDAY...NOT AS A HOBBY...NOT BECAUSE IT'S "FUN"...BUT BECAUSE IT IS WHO YOU ARE. I AM A TELLER OF STORIES. I SPEAK FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NO VOICE.................. I AM "2FASE"
Why this name?
IT JUST SEEMED TO FIT...I CHOSE TO PERSONIFY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE...AND JUST EMBODY WHAT IS INSIDE OF EVERY HUMAN BEING...DUALITY......
Do you play live?
AT THE MOMENT I AM PUTTING 2GETHER MY 1ST ARIZONA ONLY RELEASE ENTITLED "THE AWAKENING"---IT WILL COMPRISE 25 TRACKS----AT THE SAME TIME I AM PUTTING 2GETHER WHAT HOPES TO BE MY NATIONAL DEBUT "MENIACLE"---A DOUBLE-CD COMPOSED OF 45 + TRACKS....SHOWS ARE IN THE MIX..SOON 2 COME
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
I THINK IT'S GREAT, THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO EVERYONE ELSE'S MUSIC---OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT NOT GET TO HEAR A CERTAIN SONG ON A CD--THAT YOU COULD GET THROUGH THE INTERNET---IT HAS BROUGHT ALL MUSICIANS CLOSER 2GETHER...
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
NEVER....POINT BLANK...NEVER. YOU MAY SAY I'M A LIAR FOR SAYING THAT...BUT COME ON NOW. LET'S SAY YOU DO GO PLATINUM....FOR INSTANCE....HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU MAKE FOR YOUR LABEL?...1 MILLION TIMES AT LEAST $10.....$10 MILLION OR SO....PLUS LIVE PERFORMANCES....SO ON.....HOW MUCH DO THEY PAY YOU OF THAT?...3..MAYBE 4 MILLION...THAT'S NICE OF THEM. SO FOR YOUR HARD WORK..YOU JUST PAID FOR THEIR MANSION'S AND JET'S AND CARS...WHILE YOU ARE SPENDING THAT MONEY...PAYING BACK YOUR LABEL...MONEY SPENT ON LAWYER'S....MORE MONEY SPENT ON THE ALBUM ITSELF...HELPING YOUR FAMILY....TRUST ME...IT'S ISN'T WORTH IT. I HAVE EXPIERIENCED THIS FIRST HAND BY WATCHING "POKAFASE" SIGN A 2 MILLION DOLLAR DEAL...ONLY TO BE BROKE IN THE END...THAT HAS TO HURT.
Band History:
WE STARTED RHYMING AND RECORDING AT MY APARTMENT 7 YEARS AGO AND HAVEN'T STOPPED SINCE--WHAT STARTED SIMPLY AS SOMETHING 2DO WHEN WE GET f***ED UP---HAS NOW BEGUN A SMALL, YET GROWING MOVEMENT IN ARIZONA---WHO KNEW?---THE OTHER BAND MEMBER'S INCLUDE "SIC" ...AKA. "THA SIC ONE" .....AND "B-O-M-B" .. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED THEY ALSO HAVE A SIGHT ON HERE....SEARCH FOR "SIC AND BOMB".
Your influences?
--ALOT ACTUALLY,----2PAC--1ST AND FOREMOST--IT WASN'T UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY THAT I ACTUALLY STARTED LISTENING TO HIM. UNDERGROUND LEGENDZ "POKAFASE & MIC WYLD"---YOU MIGHT FIND THEIR MUSIC ON SOUNDCLICK AS WELL---THEY ARE/WERE KNOWN AS "KNOW QWESTION"---THEY STARTED UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP IN PHX,AZ -CIRCA 1994-95---THEY HAVE PERFOMED WITH EVERYONE FROM THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. TO WU-TANG TO LUDACRIS--SO ON---I HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY THEM SO I KNOW THE GAME VERY WELL, ---ALSO...RAKIM MIXED WITH SOME FRANK SINATRA MIXED WITH ALCHOEHOL & ^%$#S
Favorite spot?
PHOENIX, ARIZONA---ALL YOU HEAR IS UNDERGROUND MUSIC HERE---EVERYONE HAS A BAND OR ARE A RAPPER---YOU SEE NO ONE HAS BEEN SIGNED TO A MAJOR LABEL FROM ARIZONA---SO EVERYONE IS COMPETING TO BE THE 1ST
Equipment used:
STRAIGHT GHETTO---MY RIG IS SO FUNNY I GOTTA TAKE A PICTURE AND PUT IT ON HERE---PLUS---SONAR 3 PRODUCER'S EDITION---I DO ALL MY OWN MIXING (VOCALS)--SO I GOTTA HAVE A GOOD EAR WITH THIS SHITTY EQUIPMENT
Anything else...?
IF YOU LISTEN TO ME--YOU GET THE TRUTH...NO BULLSHIT--..NO ROLLING ON RIMS OR ICED ANYTHING...GRILLS..I'LL NEVER TALK ABOUT f***ING RIMS...NO BULLSHIT PERIOD. I AM A STORY TELLER. EVERYTHING YOU HEAR FROM ME ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME OR SOMEONE RIGHT NEXT TO ME WHO CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.- I AM SOMETHING DIFFERENT---I COME STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART---I CONSIDER MYSELF A MODERN DAY POET/WITH A HIP-HOP ADVANTAGE...EVERYTHING YOU HEAR IN MY RHYMES AND STORIES IS 100% ACCURATE--- T--I HOPE YOU TAKE SOMETHING FROM MY RECORDINGS TO HELP YOU THROUGH YOUR DAY.......2FASE
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