Likwuid
Peace, and thank you for checking out my soundclick page. Please enjoy, and feedback is appreciated.
Freedom
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Hip hop has gone from MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, talented female representatives of the art, to Lil Kim and Foxy Brown, fashion-crazed, money hungry eye candy. All hope for returning the dignity that Lyte and Queen worked so hard to uphold; or so we have been led to believe.
Enter Likwuid Styles, a female emcee fighting to overcome the stereotypes of being a woman, but also being from the state of South Carolina, a relatively untapped market as far as the industry is concerned. Her debut, Likwuidation: The 5th Element, is a slap in the face to any critics that share any of the aforementioned views.
The opening track, Forwarning (featuring E-Clipz), sets the tone for the album. Likwuid takes emceeing seriously, and it shows in her verses, delivery, and energy. While Ill-Natured, in-house producer for Likwuids label, handles most of the production work, DJ Ambush blesses Likwuidation with some of his best work. (Forwarning, and the Exorcist remix being a couple of the stand-outs). On Exorcist, Likwuid speaks on the concept of all female emcees needing a ghost-writer, letting the world know that she writes her own verses.
My personal favorites are South of The Border and Hospice (featuring Akshun). On South of the Border, Likwuid proclaims her Carolina pride, and shouts out the various regions of the state. On paper, it may sound like a gimic, but the depth of the verses, and the southern mannerisms that she addes to her flow makes this joint a definite banger. Hospice touches on how our generation is too dependent on drugs for an artificial high.
Other guest appearances include Dan Johns (The Promise), Hannibal of Odysee, Sacryfice (both featured on Peculiar Institution), Odysee, and Logic (Gametime) Gametime is arguably one of the best posse cuts to come out of South Carolinas hip hop scene in some years, with Likwuid preferring to set it off on the track instead of running the anchor. But the best appearance on the album comes from the incarcerated Style Young, who drops an accapella on the album via a prison telephone, declaring his loyalty to the Sweatbox family.
Likwuidation: The 5th Element is an album with a defined purpose. Contrary to public opinion, the art of emceeing is alive, no matter what gender you are. Peace.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Live shows are like my oxygen. I perform all the time- any and everywhere: from my bathroom shower to Pyramids in NYC; I've been around, but there's no place like home.
Special Moments: My album release party April 22, in West Columbia. I got to perform infront of friends and family; it was great.
Your musical influences
I love all types of music, from Motown to Iron Butterfly. Bach to Pac; Avril to Jane Doe...I love it all. These are people that really had an impact: Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, Bob Marley, Nas, Outkast(since Southernplaylisticadilacmuzak)
What equipment do you use?
gimmie a mic minus the chord and im good- hell, i'll rhyme to crickets and midgets snapping...
Anything else?
I want to salute SWEATBOXENT.COM, my fam and fans; and sending speacial love to all the haters...without you, I wouldn't have as much material as I do. So keep sending the hate and I'll be the alchemist to change that into the love that I send to my peoples. SALUTE!
