what & who do you
wanna protray in your raps and in life?
well most definately, you can tell i'm not a thug... i really
dont try to protray that image. i wanna break the mold of that
hiphop music is just for black people, or jus for thugs, or wutever.
i wanna open the eyes of today's listener, and stop trying to
judge and stereotype people, but actually try to get to know them.
i wanna protray myself as a humorous yet clever korean, that knows
how to get a point across. i want you to laugh, smile, be in awe,
and nod your head all at the same time. i'm not trying to be someone
i'm not, hiphop and rapping is jus a way of expressing myself.
so i hope that you see the real me in it.
what does hiphop mean to you?
hiphop means gangsterism, pimpism, hoeism, or wutever to many
people. but they're wrong, they think saggin, drug dealin, and
all that shit is apart of hiphop. then again, thatz stereotyping.
hiphop is a beautiful thing, although the roots may have came
from the bronx, where being a thug and gangster was eccentially
common... it doesn't mean thatz where hiphip is today. hiphop
is not a type of music, itz a culture. itz the way you live, think,
speak, and act. the 4 elements are rapping(poetic), graffiti(visual
arts), DJing(musical), and breakdaning(movements). with these,
itz a battle of creativity, expressing yourself. hiphop has caused
me to feel so free, and being able to express myself in hiphop
is extrodinary. i love hiphop, and it has become who i am to this
day.
hiphop influences?
lotta people hate on eminem, and lotta people like him. i mos
definately like him because, he broke the racial barrier. lotta
kids knew and thought that a white kid would never make it big
in hiphop... but eminem has yet to defy that stereotyping. he
has not only broke the mold, but he's also extremely talented
at multis, story telling, battling, and his delivery is incredible.
but of course i got love for other kids like, peterock, KRS1,
delasoul, a tribe called quest, NWA, EMPD, rakim & ericB,
redman, methodman, wu-tang killer beez, Cormega... those are only
a few to name that have extreme talent... and these are big influences
on my music.
describe yourself...
lotta people wanna see me as some sorta thug wanna be kid or sum.
jus cuz the way i dress... but at the end of the day, you'll realized
i aint like that at all. i'm really laid back, i want to avoid
beef, and i try really hard to be funny. sense of humor is key,
not the stupid immature type, but the clever funny stuff, that
you gotta think about to get it. i'm really
into clothes, and i wanna present myself good. but on the other
hand, i dont really care wut people think or say about me... i
can't change what they feel or how they see me... i jus live the
hardest i can, and if thatz not enough, they're not enough to
be my friends. i know what i want, and i think alot. so in any
debate or arguement, i usually have good solid beliefs. i'm my
own worst critique, so i'm really hard on myself... like i'm not
happy with my traits all the time, but i accept it. i always see
room for improvement. i'm hungry for knowledge, but only what
i want to know about. i want to stay focus, so i try to keep away
from girls and drugs. (i'm actually drug free) i've never been
in the hood, but my music isn't aimed at black america or white
america. itz aimed at humans, so regardless of where you came
from... i hope my music touches you... thatz it about me.
goals? dreams?
this is my ideal life... i want a house studio in downtown seattle,
a view of the city... beautiful view at night. a recording studio
that i can go to, or one in my house. i want alotta shoes and
outfits to rock, a decent car to drive around in... no wife and
no kids... i dont want anything to nail me down to the floor...
i wanna be able to get up and leave when i want... no career or
anything to hold me back. i'd be happy to work a couple part time
jobs, jus as long as i get my even dosage of music time. hopefully,
sell a million records and go platium oneday. if i do get married,
hopefully it'll be with ms. alba herself.
do you have any last words?
conformity... uniformity... is bull shit. dont let how the way
things are stop you from wanting to be something you are. dont
let being arab, korean, chinese, asain, african, stop you from
doing what you want. dont let not being a thug, or not being hard
stop you from rapping. no one is a poser, jus be who you are...
dont try to fool the world, and put on a mask... cuz pre soon
you wont even know your own idenity. dont be afraid to express
yourself, and let the world know who you are... individualism...
we dont need another eminerm, or another brad pitt, or jessica
alba, or wutever... we need you, therez only one you... so dont
let that originality go to waste. ever. pond
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