Mike the Mangler
The NEWEST FIRE out of North Carolina, Mike the Mangler is here to make an impact in Hip-Hop. The only MC thats hungrier than a hostage.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I have been writing and rapping for 8 years now. I went through a couple of different styles until I reached the level I am at now. I have 8 albums completed, 2 collaborations with Johnny Danger of Salisbury, NC, and I have been on several local mixtapes. Also been featured on Power 98 FM in Charlotte, NC. Did shows and performed in a church concert with a song about real life.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I have performed in shows and even a church. I thought I would not do good my first time, but I wasn't scared at all and I can't explain the rush I got. I have turned down shows recently for poor mangement. Just being in shows are special moments to me.
Your musical influences
Life itself influences me. People give me my subjects to write about everyday. In the music business, people like Ludacris, Camron, & Jay-Z influence me on the rapping tip. But on production influences, producers like Kanye West, Neptunes, Timberland, and Swizz Beats.
What equipment do you use?
I use a Korg Keyboard, Roland 808 trackboard, Roland Sampler, Music Generator, and a AudioTechnica Studio Condenser Microphone.
Anything else?
Since I am a white rapper, I have made my style of rap like no other white rapper doing it. Just listen to my lyrics, I can rhyme the same phrase for the whole verse, fast or slow, anyway you want it. I have made songs about Battling, life, money, girls, cars, drugs, fake people, sports, food, you name it and I do it.I type all of my songs and verses to keep them handy and neat in a notebook with protective sleeves (OVER 350 VERSES READY FOR ANYTHING!!).
