The name Al E. K@t came from growing up taking the alleyways of Detroit...There I saw & experienced the things that assisted me in learning how to survive...

I've done shows all over the place from hole in the wall red neck bars to big auditorium type gigs...they're all the same to me...it's not about the crowd...it's the message and energy of the music...

The internet was the best thing that could've ever happened to the industry because it gives the under dog an opportunity to be heard and noticed...big companies fall victim to "what's hot right now"and forget that real talent still exists in these streets...there are great artists out here still starvin'...quit bein greedy bi***!...

only if that major label donated money to all the schools in my neighborhood...& gave me a jumpstart to build my own...

I've been writing and in cyphers since ll cool j's "my radio" came out...& i only get better every year...

my mom...taboo...marvin gaye...stevie wonder...patti labelle...aretha franklin...quincy jones...james brown...barry gordy...snoop...ice cube...busta rhymes...nas...fat joe...e-40

Aint no place like home INKTOWN MICHIGAN!...

only what i was blessed with...

i do it all in house...beats...graphics...write my own shyt...even directed my own video...i'm self sufficient homie...what u gone do for me?...