
the FAM 304
We are the FAM 3o4 out of charleston, wv. The group consist of one dj and two m.c.'s. Eric Hoover a.k.a DJ M.E.M.P.H.I.S.(makin'easy money pimpin' hoes in style), the dj; Brian Hoover a.k.a Brian Breezey, the m.c., Corey Fortson a.k.a C-Tip, a.k.a Preacher's Man,,a.k.a C.A., also an m.c..
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Myself(Breezey) and Eric's intrest in music started in the early 90's shortly after our family moved to a little town called Union City in Tennessee, just an hour or so north of Memphis. The reason of our intrest was a group, now on the top of their game, named Triple Six Mafia. Who at that time was pushing mix tapes and some of those tapes reached our area. We fell in love with their style of music and even more interestingly was the fact that most of the group members(at that time) was around our age. Very young and still in school as i thought. That there started to motivate me...musically. Cause then me and my two brothers where into art and drawing comic books. So after 7yrs we moved back to West Virginia, which we where the first to introduce 3-6 mafia to west virginia, shortly afterwards we was employed for a local dj company (Soundtastic Enterprises). There a man, our boss (Alex Foster), guru us on the music business and mainstream us into different styles of music. And there came along Corey Forston, who is originally from Detroit, Michigan. He was introduced to us from another new employee early in our dj career. Corey plays the drums and bass guitar and he is a master when it comes to his work as a dancer and m.c.. Our original members of the FAM 3o4 were me, Eric, Darius Hoover(the youngest sibling)a.k.a Sinncere or Sinn, Lamont Drew a.k.a Monty Roc one of the originator of charleston, wv., Jason Romero a.k.a Teardrop, Dewayne Lamarr a.k.a Weezey.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
The only live entertainment we do is at our jobs every now and then. Now our boss is intrested in hearing our new found material and is willing to help promote this. As in do time i will keep viewers posted on the whens and whereabouts of our live performances.
Your musical influences
Triple Six Mafia, Eazy E(r.i.p), Ghetto Boyz, Boogie Down Productions, Biggie Smalls(r.i.p), Tupac Shakur(r.i.p), Common, Kanye West, JayZ, Nas, Eightball, MJG, Big Daddy Kane, Rob Base, RAKIM and Eric B., NWA,....there's so many. Now as for me personally, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles(r.i.p), Earth,Wind, and Fire, Al Green, Luther Vandross(r.i.p),Commondores, Micheal McDonald, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, SWV, there's so many....i can go on and on.
What equipment do you use?
Fruity Loops producer edition 5 and Acid Pro 4
Anything else?
we are planning to come out with an album here sometime between late Dec. or early Jan. of 2006..hopefully by that time. and right now we are working on a few singles off the album and hopefully we should have that done here in the next few weeks. And also Eric(Memphis) is working on a bass slash techno album,somethin new and different, the date is unknown as of now but i will keep viewers posted. and ill have some instrumental posted out there for anyone who are interested into listening. i would love to hear commits, and i can take constructive critizism cause i am still learning and want to be better my email address is soulstar19782002@yahoo.com
reminder all songs and lyrics under fam 3o4 are copyright to fam 304/CP Productions any illegal use without comfirmation will resort to legal pentalties.