The Mphamous 1
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I go by the name of The Mphamous 1 I'm a rapper/producer. My crew is called Royal Entertainment consisting of: Young Thug(my brother and rapper), Burnz(my neighbor and producer), Ace(Burnz's friend and rapper), Dr.Evil(my uncle and producer),Cassius(my friend and rapper),Apex(my friend and rapper)and Queen K(my sister and singer).
Why this name?
I chose my name basically because my name begins with M. I liked the word infamous and I wanted to contradict myself in a way. My style is purely clean, plus I am not from the streets. I don't want to be famous I want to be infamous,where I'm from(Cincinnati) we don't have many people make it big from here. If I make it big out of here like Dj Hi-Tek did, I'll be hated, that's what I want. To be envied for where I am.
Do you play live?
I've played live twice in my life. Once at my school and another time at a church. I loved it at school cuz we had the freedom to move and say what we wanted. I didn't have such a good time at the church cuz even my cleanest song was thrown out. We got crunk at my school so I guess that was special.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
The MP3 changes the music industry big time. Back when 8tracks were the thing, I bet people were like this isn't goin' anywhere. Cassettes came out and 8tracks died. People were trying to avoid looking stupid by buying cassettes. compact disks come out and here we are with a bunch of cassettes. I'm like George Lucas, I saw the rise of new technology coming. That's why he released the last three Star Wars first. I, like anyone else with a brain, knew new technology would abolish CD's. I just didn't know how...
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Yes. I'm not in rap for the money,that's good and all, but I want to change the way people reflect upon themselves and change life with my perspective. I want to you to get something new out my lyrics everytime you listen. I don't care if I was on Scratch-N-Sniff Records or Def Jam Records,as long as my stuff gets sent to stores for people to learn something.
Band History:
I started rapping in the 6th grade back in '01. I wrote a battle rap towards this kid who wanted to cap. The flow was wack but he didn't know how to flow back. After that I got the whole school into rapping. Me and my friends had a tape recorder and made our first mixtape. The Apocalypse, we produced it oursleves with bad beatbox beats and wack lyrics. By 8th grade most of the school stopped rapping,but I was still at it. In the 9th I hooked up with a few kids,we were on Goldmic.com for the longest. Lookup my profile on there,Leo9. Sophomore year I performed at my school. We were using cooledit to make songs and CD's. We had people playing our songs on their iPods. Recently we picked up Fruity Loops. Help us out, check us out.
Your influences?
Eminem,Jay-Z,Nas,BigL,B.I.G,2Pac,Big Pun, Canibus,Immortal Technique,Eyedea and Abilities,Ghostface Killah,GZA,Method Man,Raekwon the Chef,Introspect,Bone Thugs-N-Harmony,Ill Bill more...
Favorite spot?
I only know Cincinnati,Ohio.
Equipment used:
CoolEdit, Fruity Loops, Cubase
Anything else...?
Always ready for a collaboration.