SMC (Soufsyde Money Cartel)
MAX CARTEL was born in the late summer of 1985 in Ft. lauderdale, FL. He was raised all over Miami-Dade County in South Florida since birth. "I lived in some of the realist hoods in Dade, fool...Carol City, Liberty City, Brown Subs, Opa-locka, Lil' Haiti, Overtown. It wasn't no sunny beaches and models in my hood. Just dopeboys, murders, and fiends. You know straight up hood shit", says Max Cartel of his childhood in those neighborhoods. MC and his mother(a single parent) along with his older brother, finally settled in the area known as "Carol City(in the North West area of Dade County)",which was once a middle-class town but has transformed into a drug-ridden place since the late 1980's. This type of environment has molded MC into the street lyricists he is today with sharp wordplay & crafty punchlines. His love of music, began after he was introduced to the sounds of "ICE CUBE, EAZY-E, TOO SHORT, LUKE & THE 2LIVE CREW, 2PAC, UGK, 8BALL & MJG, SCARFACE" at the young age of seven years old. Years later, he is burning up traccs & pushing his own name in the rap game...
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
YES
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
"Yeah, I am willing to perform any where as long as the money is right. I want to get heard but I also want to get paid at the same time"
Your musical influences
2Pac, Scarface, 8Ball & MJG, UGK, Bump J, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Field Mob, Ric Ross (Of Carol City Cartel), Young Jeezy, T.I, Young Buck, Tric Daddy,Jayo Felony, Kurupt and Crooked I
What equipment do you use?
PEN...CHECC!
NOTEPAD...CHECC
MIC...CHECC!!!
BOOTH...CHECC!!!
Anything else?
SHOUT OUT TO MY WHOLE "SMC" FAMILY. SHOUT OUT TO MY CRIP AND BLOOD HOMIES ALL OVER THAT ARE REAL NIGGAZ ABOUT THIS CULTURE WE CLAIM AND BANG. TO ALL THE REAL NIGGAZ, REAL BITCHES, AND HUSTLERS. TO EVERYONE WHO IS SUPPORTING YA' BOY. THEY SAY WE CAN'T RAP IN THE SOUTH, WELL, IM HERE TO PROVE 'EM WRONG. LOOK FOR MY MIXTAPE "ITZ A MOVEMENT, VOL.1" WHICH WILL BE HOSTED BY DJ T-GUTTA OF SUPREME TEAM DJ's. IT FEATURES "BLOOD RAW (CTE/DEF JAM), THA BLOCC BOYZ (BLU DIVISION/SONY), TURKLOC OF DA TRAYGANG, K.O OF DA TRAYGANG, CATO AVE OF DA TRAYGANG, CALICO JONEZ (PEACH TREE MUSIC GROUP/CAPITOL), YOUNG DURRTY, READY ROC, AND MORE. ALSO, LOOK FOR MY SQUAD MIXTAPE CALLED "DA TRAYGANG & AFFILIATES" WHICH I WILL BE HOSTING. KEEP IT GANGSTER, TRAYGANG SIGNING IN, SMC FOR LIFE, WE MOOOVING!!!
