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YA DA WAS UP. ITS YA BOII J-HUSS AKA MR. FIVE4WON. I AM FROM THE BAY AREA AND ALSO THE NORTH WEST.

I HAVE BEEN INTO HIP-HOP AND THE B-BOY CULTURE SINCE THE MID 80'S. I WAS LIKE 10 BREAKDANCIN ON MY MOMAS KITCHEN FLOOR. I WAS INTO ALL THAT BREAKING MUSIC LIKE ELECTRIC BOOGALOO AND RAP ATTACK. YOU KNOW ALL THAT EARLY 80'S B-BOY SHIT. RUN DMC AND THE BEASTY BOYS WERE SOME OF MY FIRST INFLUENCES. WHAT REALLY GOT ME INTO RAP WAS LISTENING TO BIG DADDY KANE AND BIZ MARKIE. LATER IT WAS NWA AND CUBE AND GANGSTARR. I GOT MY FIRST SET OF TURN TABLES IN JUNIOR HIGH AND YES THEY WERE BD10'S( I STILL HAVE ONE OF EM). I USED THEM TO THEY FULL POTENTIAL AND THEN I GOT THE 4 TRACK TAPE RECORDER.

I WENT FROM BEING A DJ IN TRAINING TO A HIGH SCHOOL RAPPER. THEN AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I JUST KEPT DOIN MY THANG. I GOT INTO BETTER EQUIPMENT OVER THE YEARS. THEN STARTING IN 2002 I BEGAN REBUILDING MY STUDIO STUDYING AND GAINING KNOWLEDGE EVERYWERE I COULD.

FOR ABOUT A TWO YEAR SPAN IVE PUT MY MUSIC ON HOLD AND HAVE FOCUSED ON BEING IN NEW SURROUNDING IN THE NORTH WEST(SOUTHERN OREGON). NOW THAT I FEEL THAT I HAVE STABILITY I AM STARTING TO REFOCUS.

I HAVE CHOSEN TO FOCUS MY ENERGY ON MAKING BEATS. I STAY IN MISSION CONTROL MAKING SLAPS. THEIR ARE GROUPS IN THE BAY AREA AND IN THE NORTH WEST THAT I MAKE BEATS FOR. BUT EVEN IF I DIDNT I WOULD STILL BE MAKING BEATS .
Why this name?
J-HUSS BECAUSE J=JONATHAN, HUSS=HUSSLA
AKA MR FIVE4WON=SELF EXPLANATORY
AKA JON BLAZE=NAME I HAD IN MY EARLY DAYS ON A COME UP
Do you play live?
I MAKE BEATS
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
IT MAKES IT RAW. I LOVE THAT SHIT
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
YES
Your influences?
In no particular order....Tupac, Big, Nas, Mac Dre, Bay Area Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Gang Starr, Biz Markie, Outkast, Goodie MoB, Common, Heiro, Mobb Deep, Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Al Green, DITC for old school, Tower of Power, Dre, ALC, DJ Babu, Timbaland, Storch, Hitek, 9th Wonder, Nottz, Guitar Center and Magazines
Favorite spot?
San Francisco, or the 707 say it backwards.
Equipment used:
mpc, turntables, vinyl, keyboards, software
Anything else...?
You can also peep me at www.myspace.com/husslehardrecords
contact me at:
morlamusic@yahoo.com
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