Hip Hop Lyricist for Features

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Digital is the future; there's no escaping it. You can even simulate analog with digital; that's the beauty of it. You virtually get the best of both worlds.

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: I executive produced my 1st EP, "Jigsaws"; doing so inspired a roadmap, so to speak, for my upcoming projects.

Q: What are you working on at the moment?

A: I've been working on my next EP.

Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

A: Rainer of Rainer+Grimm composed the beat for DEEBO'D.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I'll do everything in my power to not just send you away happy but always come back for more.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: It's therapeutic; even though I'm yet to be a house-hold name, my catalog has brought me joy and often taken me to my own fantasy world.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: Them: "Anyone tell you that you sound like Eminem?" Me: "A lot. I swear, I'm not trying to. Been working on sounding more like MrE."

Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

A: The biggest misconception about what I do is that it takes little to no skill, whatsoever, that even cavemen can do it. I've spent years honing my craft to finally prove to myself that I'm an actual lyricist. Even though there are thousands of people who call themselves rappers in comparison to those many years ago, countless prominent Veteran Hip-Hop artists, radio personalities and DJs have been often critical about their sub par lyrical content.

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: I provide a link to a questionnaire, asking whether clients want the "Show Me What You Got" option, in which I just do whatever I want, or a custom recording, for which they answer questions such as whether or not my lyrics should be explicit? How many bars should I record (8, 12, 16, etc)? How soon do you need the recording?

Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A: Listen to their projects. Look into as much of their social media. Then determine if their vibe matches with the type of project you want to create.

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: The latest PlayStation, PSVR, Highest-Res OLED TV, 7.1 Surround Sound System and equipment needed for great Wi-fi; all this Hip-Hop artist needs to remain inspired to compose rhymes.

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I started out wanting to be an actor when I was very young; it wasn't until high school that I wanted to also be a rap artist, inspired heavily by Eminem and the late, great DMX. I often joke that DMX was my Dr. Frankenstein and Eminem has been his Igor.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: My style is playful yet serious and inspired by a lot of pop culture.

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: The better question would be what artist would I not like to work with and why? It'd be a question I might not be able to answer unless I've worked with said artist. I'll say this, though, I definitely need to be on a Meagan Thee Stallion track; I automatically and quickly came up with a verse while listening to her Circles track for the umpteenth time. She and I need to collab with the quickness so that I can finally get this verse out of my head.

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Engineers I've worked with have expressed to me their appreciation of me coming into their sessions with a plan, allowing our order of operations to flow smoothly, as opposed to some of their indecisive clients.

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: I usually work on Hip-Hop; I'd be down to experiment with other genres.

Q: What's your strongest skill?

A: My strongest skill is critical thinking.

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: I bring theater of the mind. I don't just give you back a mere recording; I give you a recording containing many elements that make a recording appealing such as emotion, energy, wordplay, punchlines, themes, as well as anything else that made you fall in love with music in the first place. You'll definitely sense the love I have for the craft.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Once I receive the instrumental, along with any specific guidelines, I loop it as I compose the lyrics. I then book a session at the studio. Finally, I upload all files to the client.

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: War Drum Mixing Studio, Savannah, GA is where I record. Feel free to visit them at https://www.wardrummixing.com/ for additional details.

Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

A: Again, the better question would be what musicians or music production professionals don't inspire me? Both my inspiration and appreciation trancends all genres of music, not just Hip-Hop...which is why some may doubt I was actually born in Bronx, NY., East Tremont.

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I write and record lyrics to your project.