ChitownBoys
Shouts to all the real mc's who keep rap real. Check out my fam, Condeezy, Spen G, Dilla, Louisville Slugger, EJ HOTT, LIL ACE, NETT, Infamous PAT,Preacha Boy, Kaos AND me IrokBeatz.
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Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Just grinding it out. Shout out to Big Dog Entertainment, D man Comedy Allstars, DJ Kold Kurt, TA, Temple on Cottage grove and all the underground groups doin this thing fo real!
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yep!
Your musical influences
I am influenced by all the pioneers of rap, R&B, pop etc.
I listen to 2pac(RIP), biggie (RIP), Jay Z, BigTymers, UGK, Scarface, Nas, Rakim, KRS1, Tribe Called Quest, (Swisha House-Screwed up ish), Yellow Boy(Still luv that Mystical dis)RIP, Jason Weaver) Midwest-Chitown, Chicago Underground music( Psycho Drama, Soldiers at War, DA, Thug Ability, Northern Alliance, Short fuse, Devo), BigDaddy kane, Heavy, NWA, Geto Boys, Juvenile, DMX, LL, HEAVY D, COOL G, EZ, DOC, NWA, SNOOP, NAS, NATE DOG, Kanye West(Chitown) Twista (Chitown), Do or Die(Chitown), Shawnna, Brat(Chitown)Hard to think she grown now. I like the great R&B singers as well. I like that Chicago underground house ish (Dj Deon, Greedy, Kold Kurt(my fam), Isleys, George Duke, DJ MJ, Christian, Jagged Edge, Dells, Delfonics, Spinners, Luther, Frankie Beverly Maze, Case, R Kelly, Rome, Profile, and Everything. You might even catch me listening to some rock, rock rap, easy listening and Definitely Reggae( Sizzla, Sanchez, Luciano, Singing Melody, Beres Hammond, Elephant man, Bounty Killa, Lady Saw, Tanya Stephens, Marcia Griffins, Frankie Paul, Wayne Wonder, Shaggy, and others), Sean Paul, Bob Marley, Freddy Mcgregor, Aswald Gregory, Dennis Brown, Buju Banton, Half Pint, Shabba, Prince Malachi,etc. I listen to all that old and new steppin ish. Some don't know about that Chitown steppin fo real.
What equipment do you use?
I'll use anything. I use MPC200XL PROSTUDIO ver. I have a roland VS1840 board, sonar 5 Pro vers, Rhode NT mics, Yamaha, Pyro, Magix mp3 encoder, Reason 4, Numark CD mix equip, Behringer, Maudio, Art Gold Preamp, Samson compressor, Samson multi Head phone amp, pent 4 computer, Pent 4 computer, Three flat screens, Eurorak and some other things. I like to have hardware and Software on hand. Software has come a long way.
Anything else?
Look out industry. Chitown-Agtown!
Shots to KELLS, KANYE, TWISTA, COMMON, CRUCIAL CONFLICT, DO OR DIE, PSYCHO TRAUMA, SOLDIERS AT WAR, DA BRAT and all the other area artists. Shots to CD shop in Dallas(Got Studio, mad mixtapes and underground ish), Mark at the studio on the West side, , MR POOKIE, LIL FLIP, GETO BOYS, 2 SHORT, UGK, JUVENILE, 8 BALL AND MJG, BIG MIKE, MASTA P, PASTOR TROY, LIL TROY, JAMIE FOXX and all the Dirty! MIDWEST, DIRTY DIRTY. K104 for keeping it crunk and playing the underground at night when I am busting my butt. OUT!!!!!!!
Other peeps on tha team
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/irokbeatsmusic.htm
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/bigils.htm
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